Ready to Run (with a little help from Celliant)

Hello all! I don't know where time has gotten to! I can't believe it's almost April already, the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler is on Sunday and the Cleveland Marathon is 45 days away! How did that happen?! I'm nowhere near close to being mentally or physically prepared for this..

I also can't believe that I've raised $1,225 for diabetes research through the Diabetes Action Team, totally amazing and unexpected! Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far, and if you haven't (and want to) check out my Diabetes Action page on here or just click here to go to my team page =)

I did an 8 miler Monday, which is the furthest I've run since my half marathon that resulted in a running hangover. I did 8.1 miles in 1:25:11 which is a 10:30 average pace. Here's the breakdown:
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Mile 1- 10:19

Mile 2- 10:34

Mile 3- 10:33

Mile 4- 10:40

Mile 5- 10:22

Mile 6- 10:43

Mile 7- 10:27

Mile 8- 10:35
8 to 8.1- .54 (9:55 pace)

I was actually pretty surprised (and impressed) with my consistency. I think I'm definitely ready for the race on Sunday, the cut off is 2:20 so I should be in well before then

In other news, a wonderful company called Celliant found me on Twitter. They've been supportive about my running and raising money for diabetes and the other day they sent me a surprising tweet..

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@SeeSaraRun Sara, we'd love to send you a care package to show how much we appreciate you and your efforts for diabetes research! DM us!

I was really excited to try their products, and sure enough a few days later a nice little package arrived. Unfortunately, I ripped it open before I took a picture.. 

What it is: Celliant fibers are created from natural minerals and embedded into polyester fibers. They absorb energy form the body and converts it into a form usable by the body. The Celliant fibers essentially recycle the body's energy back to the body, which causes chemical reactions that increase blood flow and oxygenation to the tissues. I got all this information from the brochure that was included in my care package.

So here's what came in the care package:

Celliant fiber wrist bands

A recipe book called Eat Tweet

 

This book is really neat! It has a ton of recipes and breaks them down into 140 characters or fewer so you can post it on Twitter. I can't wait to try some of them out! In the front of the book there's a chart of symbols and explanations so you can decipher what the recipes mean exactly.

2 pairs of Celliant fiber socks

I only pictured 1 pair because I've been wearing the other ones and I figured you guys didn't need to see my dirty socks =P

They also sent me a gift card for Barnes and Noble and a really nice Thank You card =)

 

After my run on Monday, the side/bottom of my left foot was pretty sore so I decided to give these socks a try. I wore them Monday night, pretty much all day Tuesday and then slept in them again last night. And I can honestly say that my left foot didn't hurt at all when I got up this morning and hasn't hurt since!

I don't think I'll run again until Sunday. My leg feels okay(ish) and my foot feels better but I don't want to push it and agitate them with 'junk' miles. The race is much more important than the 2 miles I would have run this afternoon. I'm getting a massage and yoga class tomorrow so hopefully that will fix my remaining aches and pains =)

I can't wait to go to D.C.! My parents and I are leaving Friday morning but I pretty much have my stuff together already. Stay tuned for my race recap coming up next week =)

Busy, busy..

Ohh mannn.. things have been so crazy and busy that I haven't had time to post at all! I miss you guys!

This semester is killing me.. slowly but surely. I had midterms last week so it's been nonstop studying. All went well though. I actually ended up withdrawing from one of my classes. It turns out I don't need the class and it was a lot of work. My paleoanthropology class is probably one of the hardest classes I've taken. We had an essay midterm last week that I stayed up for 3 days to study for. The result..

Don't mind if I do =)

In running news I haven't been able to do that much since I ran that half through my neighborhood. I now have a shin splint in my right leg, I'm guessing because my left ankle is bad and I probably unconsciously favor it a little. Saturday I went out for a run after resting for a few days and did 3.01 miles in 29:34, a 9:49 pace. It was raining so I took every precaution to protect my ipod..

 
























My Garmin 405 is supposed to be water resistant up to 5 ft submersion so I figured a little rain wouldn't hurt it. As soon as I got home I wiped it off and when I went to check it later the screen was frozen! Everyone suggested that I put it in a bag of uncooked rice so I left it in there for about a day and then charged it again. Don't worry, he came back to life and works like a charm (thanks goodness!).

Monday I ran a 5k through my neighborhood and it was my first ever sub-30minute 5k!! It was just under 30 minutes at 29:56 which is a 9:39 pace, but hey, under is under, right??

I've been icing and resting and elevating and wearing my compression socks.. I'm doing everything I can to heal faster. I even went and bought the compression sleeves so I can wear different socks and my toe shoes while still wearing them.

I've actually been wearing this one since I bought them yesterday afternoon. Now it's back to the grind, I have another exam tomorrow in forensics plus a quiz in stats.. it just never seems to stop. Spring break next week is much needed!