Goal MET

23 miles this weekend put me at 119 MILES for the month of August. 

GOAL MET! 

WOOT WOOT! 

Check out THAT bar graph!!!

August- Devoted Doggie Dash 5k

It was tough to find an August race in Northern Virginia so I decided to participate in my first ever virtual run by Fit, Fab and Lean! You sign up online, create your bib, pick your distance, race your race, share your time/pictures and receive your BLING! How cute is my bib? I know there is an apostrophe missing but it was not an option which was my only complaint. I decided to do a 10 k and was determined to PR the distance. Proceeds from the race are being donated to Freedom Service Dogs, a nonprofit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by rescuing dogs and custom training them for individual client needs! In addition I threw on Charity Miles and ran for ASPCA! Here are a few pics from race day! Had it not been so hot/far I would have taken Lilly with me, my favorite furry little running buddy! I felt a like a lost runner with my bib. I know no one was even paying attention but I kept giggling because if people were expecting more runners it wasn't happening which either made me look SUPER FAST, super slow, totally crazy, or LOST! But I ran MY RACE as Lilly and Gremmy's Mommy with HOPE (#FF) of someday adding another little one to our family! 

Isn't the BLING adorable?! Love the pink, the glitter and the sassy little puppy! It arrived a few days after I logged my time and shared my Flipagram! 

100 Miles

Facebook sometimes gets me into situations! I "like" a lot of running pages. They share stories and motivation, offer advice and encouragement, post pictures and quotes and sometimes even challenges! 

Each month I <3 to Run hosts 100 mile challenge. I saw it in June and thought, "THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE. 100 miles in one month. No way. No how." 

I saw it again today and decided to commit to it for August and drag a few friends along with me :).

100 miles in August is my goal!!!

August Race

August is the ONLY month that I cannot find a race for! I am assuming that there aren't many races scheduled around here because of the NOVA heat. In my quest to find a local race I stumbled upon virtual races. You sign up online for your race/distance and then run it on your own wherever you want. Some are scheduled and others are flexible and you can do it anytime you wish. Some you receive bibs and others you just get flashy bling! I am still in search of the perfect race that has a bib and bling.