tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72721762256049137262024-02-07T13:48:55.382-05:00Runner's LuckLuck is taking the opportunities God gives you and making the most out of them... this is my journey about making the most of the life He's blessed me with and training for races while going back to school and working as a substitute teacher! I am so blessed!Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.comBlogger402125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-83796322543275683262014-06-17T16:29:00.001-04:002014-06-17T16:29:59.901-04:00Howdy Folks!<p align="center">Hey guys!! I’m still around… just super busy! *Story of my Life!* ha!</p> <p align="center">I PROMISE a post tomorrow!! *pinky promise*</p> <p align="center">Just wanted to remind you to enter my NUUN giveaway before it’s too late!!</p> <p align="center">Click the image below to enter!!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/06/kara-joins-team-nuun-nuun-energy.html" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="NUUN" border="0" alt="NUUN" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3W97ELBWaHI/U6ClRYbh6sI/AAAAAAAAFmg/7fcfugET8Ig/NUUN%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="240" height="240"></a></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-49465232074552382832014-06-08T17:26:00.000-04:002014-06-08T17:27:12.657-04:00Kara Joins Team Nuun & Nuun Energy Giveaway<p>So… If you aren’t living under a rock, you probably already know that my fave runner Miss Kara has joined up with my fave hydration drink company, <a href="http://nuun.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NUUN</a>! Two of my favorites teaming up together?!! What could be more perfect?? </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_Tu2zn-LAFI/U5TVCO_mkFI/AAAAAAAAFlI/7bF9rAvF2co/s1600-h/Kara%252520Nuun%252520Image%2525201%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Kara Nuun Image 1" border="0" alt="Kara Nuun Image 1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-waefS-QBtXU/U5TVDODSlFI/AAAAAAAAFlM/QtMZQTBUzZE/Kara%252520Nuun%252520Image%2525201_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="370" height="253"></a> </p> <p>Here’s a little snippet from the press release:</p> <blockquote> <p><font color="#808080">“Staying hydrated during a hard workout or race is important. But just as important is showing up hydrated and properly recovering afterwards,” said Goucher. “That’s why I love Nuun; for its versatile use before, during, and after activity. Better yet, I can then turn around and serve it safely to my child instead of some sugary soda or juice drink. I am ecstatic about this partnership and the opportunity to evangelize the brand.” </font> <p><font color="#808080">In a unique move, the partnership will go beyond the traditional elite athlete partnership model. Goucher will also be a Nuun stakeholder and collaborator on product development.<b> </b>After Boston, Goucher plans to come back into running and racing with summer road races and track meets along with a fall marathon while gearing up to make the US Olympic team in 2016.</font> </p></blockquote> <p><b></b></p> <p></p> <p>I received the latest copy of Runner’s World last week and was super excited to see this (Kara’s take on Nuun… It’s like we’re best friends!):</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6SjMFETGV50/U5TVD1M4u3I/AAAAAAAAFlY/6DbwwZr8ID0/s1600-h/2014-06-07%25252012.09.27%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Runner's World Magazine" border="0" alt="Runner's World Magazine" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-cm3IiIYMjYs/U5TVE9CNQnI/AAAAAAAAFlg/Uu-XKgnMXZ8/2014-06-07%25252012.09.27_thumb%25255B14%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="254" height="255"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lgtu__NlfFc/U5TVF8JS-YI/AAAAAAAAFlo/YY5sDrqJiv4/s1600-h/2014-06-07%25252012.09.09%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Kara Goucher Nuun Runner's World Magazine" border="0" alt="Kara Goucher Nuun Runner's World Magazine" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LgfPbX2AG38/U5TVGfgjWXI/AAAAAAAAFlw/Y7NcLYhI9S0/2014-06-07%25252012.09.09_thumb%25255B14%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="254" height="254"></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#008000">Who’s your fave runner?</font></strong></p> <p align="center">I asked you what would be more perfect earlier… well, how about a Nuun Giveaway?! </p> <p align="left">Nuun has graciously offered to giveaway 2 tubes of Nuun Energy to one of my readers!! If you haven’t heard (and are still living under that rock), Nuun has come out with an energy tab that has about the same amount of caffeine as a half a cup of coffee! If you’re like me and don’t like coffee… look no further for that energy boost!! I absolutely LOVE Nuun energy!! After a long day of work, I would head to the gym while sipping on a bottle of Nuun Energy and by the time I got there, I was ready to workout!</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-j2N9HhjOtfA/U5TVH0LInyI/AAAAAAAAFl4/XclvntKmTq8/s1600-h/%252523GetElectrolit%25255B3%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="#GetElectrolit with Nuun" border="0" alt="#GetElectrolit with Nuun" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TN9khxjGt-g/U5TVIzPGQ0I/AAAAAAAAFmA/NQAq7cSHMwQ/%252523GetElectrolit_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="250" height="375"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">If you want to learn more about Nuun’s newest creation, I did a full </font><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/03/nuun-all-day-and-nuun-energy-review.html" target="_blank"><strong><font size="3">review on Nuun Energy</font></strong></a><font size="3"> back in March!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Here is </font><a href="nuun.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font size="3">Nuun’s website</font></a><font size="3"> too so you can learn more AND shop at the same time! ;) and now on to the giveaway…</font></p> <p align="center">It’s easy to enter the Nuun Energy Giveaway! All you have to do is follow the prompts on the Rafflecopter form below!! Good luck!!<br>This giveaway will end 6/18 at 11:59pm and winner will be announced later that week!</p> <p align="center"><font size="1">**The tubes of Nuun are being provided by the good people of Nuun themselves… I was not compensated in any other way for this post and all opinions are my own!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-d2xHteCcsJw/U5TVKZ-jr7I/AAAAAAAAFmI/u0X0oINVpzU/s1600-h/NUUN%25255B3%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="NUUN Giveaway" border="0" alt="NUUN Giveaway" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aslnU9bWSro/U5TVLclUswI/AAAAAAAAFmQ/wfDgl8HMzLk/NUUN_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="300" height="300"></a></p> <a id="rc-5eddc114" class="rafl" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/5eddc114/" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><br /><script src="//widget.rafflecopter.com/load.js"></script> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-8078623305768084072014-05-22T21:52:00.000-04:002014-05-22T22:02:57.722-04:00Vega Sport Protein Bar Review #FuelYourBetter<p align="right"><font size="1">Sponsored Post</font></p> <p><font size="2">My life gets crazy sometimes… trying to work two jobs AND workout AND still take care of the house AND trying to fix at least one good meal during the week can get kinda crazy. Which is why sometimes my recovery after my workouts is usually … NOTHING… then when I get home and finally get a shower, all I can think about is getting ready for another crazy long day and hitting the sack… </font></p> <p><font size="2">Which is why when Vega teamed up with Fit Approach and offered some Sweat Pink Ambassadors a chance to do a product review, I jumped at the chance and applied immediately!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4nIp_an6xxs/U36qCZbqhvI/AAAAAAAAFj8/qW1DW31oHX0/s1600-h/Badge_Vega200%25255B2%25255D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Badge_Vega200" border="0" alt="Badge_Vega200" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sz5EIuhmCGQ/U36qDNVnp6I/AAAAAAAAFkE/naCmjlPO6zA/Badge_Vega200_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="200" height="200"></a> <br><strong><font size="2">I am super excited to officially be a Vega Blogger!! :)</font></strong></p> <p><font size="2">Vega has launched a campaign called </font><a href="fuelyourbetter.com?utm_campaign=FitAppFuelYourBetter&utm_medium=link&utm_source=blogger&utm_content=FitAppFuelYourBetter0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font size="2">#FuelYourBetter</font></a><font size="2"> and it focuses on helping you find out what holds you back and how to overcome that obstacle by helping you fuel better! Go click on what’s holding you back and check out their tips, advice, and products to help you overcome and get the best workout and best results! Vega also helps you </font><a href="http://vegasport.com/performance-nutrition-plan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font size="2">create you’re very own personal Performance nutrition Plan</font></a><font size="3"><font size="2">!!</font> </font></p> <p><a href="fuelyourbetter.com?utm_campaign=FitAppFuelYourBetter&utm_medium=link&utm_source=blogger&utm_content=FitAppFuelYourBetter0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="2353-FuelYourBetter-Tag" border="0" alt="2353-FuelYourBetter-Tag" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lelDOoEmdsY/U36r8YE93MI/AAAAAAAAFkM/XyC8Lkm7tZc/2353FuelYourBetterTag4.png?imgmax=800" width="275" height="100"></a> </p> <p>It was no secret to me what my setback was… RECOVERY… so I chose to review the <a href="http://vegasport.com/product/protein-bar/?utm_campaign=FitAppVSProteinBar&utm_medium=link&utm_source=blogger&utm_content=FitAppVSProteinBar0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vega Sport Protein Bar</a>! When it arrived at my door I was super excited, but I was also super bummed because it happened to be on one of my 14 hour long days and I only had 15 minutes to change between jobs and get out the door!! </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0gPhNL0t3UY/U36r8z6OXEI/AAAAAAAAFkU/V2pCG1cA2TY/s1600-h/2014043015.57.1123.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Vega Sport Protein Bar" border="0" alt="Vega Sport Protein Bar" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QmPvF3NQ4NM/U36r97Rq8hI/AAAAAAAAFkc/Fln12l9Klrs/2014043015.57.11_thumb21.jpg?imgmax=800" width="206" height="273"></a> </p> <p>My usual go-to recovery is a green smoothie, but lets be honest… that gets old real fast trying to make it before hand and think of a way to keep it cold throughout the day and not let it leak all over your gym bag! Gross!! That’s why I LOVE the <a href="http://vegasport.com/product/protein-bar/?utm_campaign=FitAppVSProteinBar&utm_medium=link&utm_source=blogger&utm_content=FitAppVSProteinBar0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vega Sport Protein Bar</a> because <font color="#0000ff">they are super easy to just throw in your gym bag, eat on the go, and completely mess free!! Not to mention totally vegan AND delicious!!</font> (I was sent the Chocolate Mint flavor but I’m sure the Chocolate Peanut Butter and Chocolate Coconut are amazing too!! How could they not be?? They’re chocolate!!)</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-J168QQfjCP4/U36sAMBYfpI/AAAAAAAAFkk/A9ngp1g4Jts/s1600-h/PicsArt_140080734110619.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="#FuelYourBetter Vega Sport Protein Bar" border="0" alt="#FuelYourBetter Vega Sport Protein Bar" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Thh1-1TF5Qc/U36sBIpJVGI/AAAAAAAAFks/UPPuqcUBVOo/PicsArt_1400807341106_thumb17.jpg?imgmax=800" width="320" height="320"></a> </p> <p><strong>Check out what their website has to say about these bad boys:</strong></p> <blockquote> <p><font size="3" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Give your muscles the protein they crave. Recharge and repair with Vega Sport Protein Bar post-workout, so you can do it all again, sooner.</font> <ul> <li><font size="3" face="Bradley Hand ITC">15 g complete, multisource, plant-based protein </font> <li><font size="3" face="Bradley Hand ITC">2.5 g BCAAs </font> <li><font size="3" face="Bradley Hand ITC">2 g glutamine </font> <li><font size="3" face="Bradley Hand ITC">1 g Omega-3</font></li></ul> <p><font size="3" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Formulated by Brendan Brazier, vegan professional Ironman triathlete and bestselling health author on plant-based nutrition, Vega Sport Protein Bar is part of the three stage Vega Sport Nutrition System.</font> <p><font size="3" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Non-GMO, gluten-free and made without artificial flavors, colors or sweeteners, enjoy Vega Sport Protein Bars in Chocolate Coconut, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Chocolate Mint flavors.</font></p></blockquote> <p>They really are not like other protein bars I’ve had in the past… Even with 15g of protein in each bar, they still don’t taste chalky! The texture is easy to handle and it really kind of tastes more like a candy bar! Even my husband snuck some off in his gym bag and he’s picky about what he eats!!</p> <p>Since I can conveniently take a Vega Sport Protein Bar with me to eat after my workout, I’ve noticed that I am less sore the next day and feel more refreshed and ready to go! It’s so easy to just eat it walking out of the gym or in my car on the way home!! Isn’t it funny what proper recovery can do?! I’m so glad I found Vega’s Protein Bars!! <a href="http://vegasport.com/products/?utm_campaign=FitAppVSProduct&utm_medium=link&utm_source=blogger&utm_content=FitAppVSProduct0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vega Sport</a> also has other products that make it easy and fun to <a href="fuelyourbetter.com?utm_campaign=FitAppFuelYourBetter&utm_medium=link&utm_source=blogger&utm_content=FitAppFuelYourBetter0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#FuelYourBetter</a>!!! Go check them out!!</p> <p><font size="1">Disclaimer: As stated above, I did receive a free box of bars to review on my blog from Vega through my ambassadorship with Sweat Pink and Fit Approach. However… like always, my opinion was not swayed in any way and this post contains 100% my opinion!!</font></p> <p></p> <p><br><strong><font color="#0000ff">How do you recover after hard workouts?</font></strong></p> <p><strong><font color="#0000ff">Have you ever tried a Vega Product?</font></strong></p> <p><strong><font color="#0000ff"><br><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/4980743" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" class="nopin" title="bloglovin" border="0" alt="bloglovin" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PBFC8anjVWg/U36sT6JR_nI/AAAAAAAAFk0/iq4ngCye88M/bloglovin3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="178" height="57"></a> </font></strong></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-84086563159846363372014-05-19T14:56:00.000-04:002014-05-19T14:59:19.633-04:00Frigo® Cheese Heads® Light String Cheese Review<p align="right"><font size="1">Sponsored Post</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="3">Guess what guys?! I’m back!! I promise you I have a post coming on why I’ve been MIA … besides the usual working multiple jobs/60 hours excuse… ;)</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="3">BUT… that means I’ve got LOTS of exciting things to tell you all about!! First up is </font><a href="http://www.frigocheeseheads.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font size="3">Frigo® Cheese Heads® Light String Cheese</font></a><font size="3">! You all know </font><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/03/my-five-friday-faves-from-week.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font size="3">I already LOVE their cheese sticks</font></a><font size="3"> so when Saputo Cheese USA Inc. emailed me about working together on a review I was all like:</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wsWBFwkd2Ic/U3pUNfXMhcI/AAAAAAAAFh8/Ye2uv1kkWOw/s1600-h/fainting%252520gif%25255B3%25255D.gif"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="fainting gif" alt="fainting gif" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QUM5K9JGmbQ/U3pUVmGS7qI/AAAAAAAAFiE/sjSh-0qpeBk/fainting%252520gif_thumb%25255B1%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="300" height="225"></a></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2"><font size="3">They sent me come coupons to try out their product and for agreeing to work with them, they sent me a blender bottle and GoStak! How handy!!</font> </font></p> <p align="left"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Blender Bottle and GoStak" border="0" alt="Blender Bottle and GoStak" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LfXoIW9Z3UI/U3pUWiNrI9I/AAAAAAAAFiI/Exq-5B0LyIo/2014-04-17%25252018.08.37_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="220" height="287"> </p> <p><font size="3">Before I really did any research for this review, I would eat just the cheese stick by itself… <font color="#0000ff">pulling it apart of course because who in their right mind would just straight up bite into STRING CHEESE?!<br></font>After a little time on their website, I found that </font><a href="http://www.frigocheeseheads.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font size="3">Frigo® Cheese Heads® Light String Cheese</font></a><font size="3"> could be used in many different ways!!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JnLKs635FbA/U3pUXWJH6II/AAAAAAAAFiQ/XemUCd1jO_k/s1600-h/light-cheese%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="light-cheese" border="0" alt="light-cheese" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BMBfuPqxRjs/U3pUYCVE5VI/AAAAAAAAFic/MnqxNQk4k1M/light-cheese_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="213" height="240"></a></p> <p><font size="3">For example, I tried apples and cheese together for the first time ever… please tell me you’ve tried this?! It’s super delicious!!</font></p> <p><font size="3">I also cut a few up and put it in my spaghetti with some pepperoni for “pizza” spaghetti</font></p> <p><font size="3">AND made a couple ham, spinach, and cheese tortilla rollups!! For more fun recipe ideas you can go to their website <a href="http://www.frigocheeseheads.com/Recipes-Snacking-Fun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bou9lfVgS-o/U3pUYttHJfI/AAAAAAAAFik/jIWoxsJRDEk/s1600-h/2014-05-05%25252015.44.55%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Frigo Cheeseheads Apples and Cheese" border="0" alt="Frigo Cheeseheads Apples and Cheese" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vpAUnOEKW8s/U3pUZD--nYI/AAAAAAAAFis/qAKqbZCHcaY/2014-05-05%25252015.44.55_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="236" height="240"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Gqxl2Kany7M/U3pUaQDaC_I/AAAAAAAAFi0/XbMdi0aA23g/s1600-h/2014-05-08%25252020.11.33%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Frigo CheeseHeads Spaghetti" border="0" alt="Frigo CheeseHeads Spaghetti" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ypx2wOvHP50/U3pUa2V9dvI/AAAAAAAAFi8/7gWKw8N4Dug/2014-05-08%25252020.11.33_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="240"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7q2lgjrXkUc/U3pUbRIbH3I/AAAAAAAAFjE/c58XCvE1siA/s1600-h/2014-05-12%25252012.24.31%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Frigo CheeseHeads String Cheese Rollup" border="0" alt="Frigo CheeseHeads String Cheese Rollup" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uwDagENPKFs/U3pUdwxEsNI/AAAAAAAAFjM/XLTsPVdV-Uw/2014-05-12%25252012.24.31_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="240"></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">So what makes </font><a href="http://www.frigocheeseheads.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font size="3">Frigo® Cheese Heads® Light String Cheese</font></a> <font size="3">a great snack? Great question!! <br>(as if you needed any more excuses to eat cheese, right?!) ;)</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Here are 4 HEALTHY reasons to eat cheese!**</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MJQazlO2uPk/U3pUfLG_AkI/AAAAAAAAFjU/mE1ANNCY92s/s1600-h/4%252520HEALTHY%252520reasons%252520to%252520eat%252520cheese%252521%25255B7%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="4 HEALTHY reasons to eat cheese!" border="0" alt="4 HEALTHY reasons to eat cheese!" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-oWicQPsZp2U/U3pUf3OxN1I/AAAAAAAAFjc/EBaqEkWBuxg/4%252520HEALTHY%252520reasons%252520to%252520eat%252520cheese%252521_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="300" height="300"></a> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3">1. 7 grams of protein in 1 cheese stick!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">2. Only 50 calories! (Go ahead, eat 2!)</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">3. Just 2.5 grams of fat in each one!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">4. Each stick has a high volume of calcium!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong>BONUS:</strong> Frigo® Cheese Heads® String Cheese comes individually wrapped so it makes a great “take anywhere” snack!<br>(I take mine to work, to the gym, to the park, in my car… there’s no limit!)</font></p> <p></p> <p align="center"><font size="1">** These stats are only meant to be true about Frigo® Cheese Heads® Light String Cheese and may not be true about all cheese!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><font color="#008000"><strong>So go ahead… eat 2! This is a judgement free zone! ;) And just in case the only thing holding you back from eating these tasty treats is the fact you don’t like mozzarella… </strong><strong>Frigo® Cheese Heads® String Cheese comes in many other flavors!</strong></font> </font></p> <p align="left"><font size="1">Disclaimer: Saputo Cheese USA Inc. provided me with 2 coupons to test their product and a blender bottle and GoStak for working with them as compensation, however I was not paid for my opinion! I ate Frigo String Cheese long before they contacted me and will continue to do so! :)</font></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-46895396452552299252014-05-04T21:31:00.001-04:002014-05-04T21:38:05.244-04:00Exciting News!! (and March/April Sponsor Highlight)<p>Sorry I haven’t been around much lately… I’ve been working 55-60 hour weeks and trying to work out 3 days a week still… (If you miss me and don’t want to miss out on anything, I find <a href="http://instagram.com/runnersluck" target="_blank">Instagram</a> easy to keep up even during my busiest of weeks so you can follow me there!)</p> <p>That’s all about to change because I have some days I have to take off work because we get paid for over time by time off instead of money… Although I think I’d rather have the money… wouldn’t you?! ;)</p> <p>Anyways… I have some super exciting news!!! Are you ready for it??</p> <p>Remember that one time <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/02/cali-or-bust-my-fund-for-fitness.html" target="_blank">I had a dream</a>?? Well… I’m closer to reaching that dream today because I am now partially sponsored to go the the IDEA World Fitness Blogfest by …</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fzgYweGwoE4/U2brJUC59oI/AAAAAAAAFfs/MNm42cZDltY/s1600-h/Tommie%252520Copper%252520Sponsor%252520Badge%252520no%252520border%252520225%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Tommie Copper Sponsor Badge no border 225" border="0" alt="Tommie Copper Sponsor Badge no border 225" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fSlINf2zP38/U2brJy-h_WI/AAAAAAAAFfw/UoCA9iTgbHc/Tommie%252520Copper%252520Sponsor%252520Badge%252520no%252520border%252520225_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="231" height="231"></a> </p> <p>I am so honored that a company I truly love and have worked with in the past has decided to support me in my fitness endeavors! Thank you so much <a href="http://www.tommiecopper.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tommie Copper</a>!! They have some awesome stuff in the works and I’m really excited to share it with you, so be on the look out for another Tommie Copper post this week!!</p> <p><font color="#0000ff">I have now raised about 25% of my goal</font> and am still looking for a few more sponsors for my trip across the country this summer! If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, or know someone who might be interested, please email me at <font color="#008000"><strong>runners.luck@hotmail.com</strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jI74yf6Y7oI/U2bp_4UnTAI/AAAAAAAAFfY/NNG11nQn-2E/s1600-h/Cali%252520or%252520Bust%252521%25252025%252525%252520with%252520text%25255B10%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Cali or Bust! 25% with text" border="0" alt="Cali or Bust! 25% with text" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dVgTzbuUZeQ/U2bqAUGxMtI/AAAAAAAAFfg/htBa_fs4M3c/Cali%252520or%252520Bust%252521%25252025%252525%252520with%252520text_thumb%25255B8%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="220" height="320"></a> </font></p> <p align="center">________________________________________________________________________</p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong>March/April Sponsors</strong></font></p> <p align="center">Here are some awesome blogs that have helped sponsor <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Runner’s Luck</a> in the months of March and April by trading blog buttons with me! <br>Thanks for helping to spread the word about my blog guys!! If you’re interested in swapping buttons for May/June please send me an email at <font color="#008000"><strong>runners.luck@hotmail.com</strong></font></p> <p align="center">Go check out these awesome people!!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://varietybyvashti.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/superwoman_Z/Sponsors/advarietybyvashti100.jpg"></a><a href="http://leanlena.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/superwoman_Z/Sponsors/adleanlena100.jpg"></a><a href="http://thewellnessdoer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/superwoman_Z/Sponsors/adthewellnessdoer100.jpg"></a><br><a href="http://meg-in-training.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/superwoman_Z/Sponsors/admegintraining100.jpg"></a><a href="http://focusedtobefit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/superwoman_Z/Sponsors/adfocusedtobefit100.jpg"></a><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/02/seeking-event-sponsorship-with-health.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/superwoman_Z/Sponsors/adthankstosponsors100.png"></a></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-87013748160244753552014-04-18T21:21:00.000-04:002014-04-18T21:22:23.017-04:00I’m a Popular Kid & Outside Yoga<p><font size="3">Oh my goodness!! Where does the time go?! I feel like I haven’t seen you guys in forever!!! What have you been up to?! </font></p> <p><font size="3">I’ve been doing the same old thing… working and trying to workout a few nights a week! I’m pretty tired today, so I’m kind of just lounging around… not really doing any cleaning or laundry today… I’ll save that for tomorrow! ;) I did go get my haircut this morning and then met my mom at the grocery store to catch-up and she invited me over to have lunch with her and my dad. We had fish, rice, baked beans, and asparagus… it was delicious!! I also had a donut.. a long john to be exact… it was absolutely amazing and I don’t regret anything!! ;) haha! </font><font size="3">What did you have to eat today?</font></p> <p><font size="3">I few exciting things have happened since we’ve last hung out… (and I know I still haven’t told you all about my road trip during spring break… it’s coming! I promise!)</font></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#008000" size="3"><br>~1~</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I’ve been getting outside more and more for my workouts… including a little park bench yoga! ;)</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tRblbD38aF4/U1HPmZd2JGI/AAAAAAAAFdA/ttAfqxhp1Zc/s1600-h/IMG_20140414_215413%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Outside Yoga" border="0" alt="Outside Yoga" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FobBjjLPAi8/U1HPnAdBTqI/AAAAAAAAFdI/NzcYgGib82U/IMG_20140414_215413_thumb%25255B14%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="275" height="273"></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#008000" size="3"><br>~2~</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I reached (and exceeded) 500 followers on </font><a href="http://instagram.com/runnersluck" target="_blank"><font size="3">Instagram</font></a><font size="3">!! I feel like a popular kid…You guys rock!</font></p> <p><font size="3"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8S_tC_xlA9c/U1HPnsLHgwI/AAAAAAAAFdQ/l3bOr4_u5YY/s1600-h/IMG_20140416_193344%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="500 Followers on Instagram!" border="0" alt="500 Followers on Instagram!" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tkWu5eLiZ7o/U1HPoXKHDuI/AAAAAAAAFdY/qggnHQR1IA4/IMG_20140416_193344_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="274" height="274"></a> </font></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#008000" size="3">~3~</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Won a fun giveaway! Now I just need to decide what I want from Athleta.. any recommendations?</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LUa1zrSFa50/U1HPo1at8eI/AAAAAAAAFdg/PSvgsYMmpls/s1600-h/IMG_20140411_145419%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="The Body Book and Athleta Giftcard" border="0" alt="The Body Book and Athleta Giftcard" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-a5zIqngljPE/U1HPpuH3GJI/AAAAAAAAFdo/qRwoAUTRqEk/IMG_20140411_145419_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="274" height="274"></a></p> <p align="center"><br><strong><font color="#008000" size="3">~4~</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Hit a yoga move I’ve never been able to do before!! (Proof that success does indeed come from failure! Story is on this video in IG)</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"> <a href="http://instagram.com/p/myzQ2ckMdR/" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Yoga Forearm Backbend" border="0" alt="Yoga Forearm Backbend" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nN_shw5bX64/U1HPqcDny0I/AAAAAAAAFdw/9kCEnGyq3RE/2014-04-18%25252023.59.26%25255B16%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="274" height="275"></a> </font></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#008000" size="3">~5~</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Finally got a new laptop battery and charger and I don’t have to run from outlet to outlet like a Tasmanian Devil anymore! For real!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NODRrh6eWlw/U1HPrGkm-OI/AAAAAAAAFd4/ON5znxhN7Dk/s1600-h/2014-04-18%25252018.44.56%25255B14%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Look ma! No cords!" border="0" alt="Look ma! No cords!" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kwJLEXvHr8I/U1HPrsmVyAI/AAAAAAAAFeA/DG_llD-7IZI/2014-04-18%25252018.44.56_thumb%25255B19%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="274" height="276"></a> </p> <p align="center"><font color="#008000" size="3"><strong>~BONUS~</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Came across a few sales you guys might enjoy! :)</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.fuelbelt.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FuelBelt</a><br><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IKUsC2_3Gjc/U1HPsv2TOfI/AAAAAAAAFeI/Am8Rp67W1dI/s1600-h/Screenshot%2525202014-04-18%25252010.55.45%25255B8%25255D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="FuelBelt Sale" border="0" alt="FuelBelt Sale" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-SwzX9Z0aDMQ/U1HPtR8yh6I/AAAAAAAAFeQ/VF0W7bo5sGI/Screenshot%2525202014-04-18%25252010.55.45_thumb%25255B10%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="374" height="253"></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.oiselle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oiselle</a><br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-68iES6Em2AM/U1HPuqUoztI/AAAAAAAAFeY/zABa1E3sVzw/s1600-h/Screenshot%2525202014-04-18%25252020.53.18%25255B6%25255D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Oiselle Sale" border="0" alt="Oiselle Sale" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9MHV6Z28FAc/U1HPwA7mA4I/AAAAAAAAFeg/bSJCfw3ydeQ/Screenshot%2525202014-04-18%25252020.53.18_thumb%25255B7%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="374" height="344"></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://shop.powerbar.com/Sarah-Reinertsen-PowerPack/p/PWR-PPKCAFSR&c=PowerBar@PowerPacks?utm_source=PBnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=April" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PowerBar</a><br><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WsF4bhjTe2g/U1HPxgAZVoI/AAAAAAAAFeo/b84vxi567UA/s1600-h/Screenshot%2525202014-04-18%25252021.02.32%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="PowerBar Sale" border="0" alt="PowerBar Sale" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6lptrV874BY/U1HPyvdF4YI/AAAAAAAAFew/_s8pMhAADTo/Screenshot%2525202014-04-18%25252021.02.32_thumb%25255B6%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="374" height="302"></a> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Hope you all have a lovely weekend!!!</font></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/4980743" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" class="nopin" title="bloglovin" border="0" alt="bloglovin" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iuCgSOxsjl0/U1HPzBjAokI/AAAAAAAAFe0/nhjTmfZFdus/bloglovin%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="178" height="57"></a></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-91806335404071919122014-04-12T12:05:00.001-04:002014-04-12T12:05:59.902-04:00Heads Up… Spartan Up!! (A Book Preview)<p>A few weeks ago I was contacted by Spartan Race Media to see if I would like to read a synopsis of Joe De Sena’s new book coming out, <font color="#ff0000"><strong><em>“Spartan Up!”</em></strong></font> I’ve never run an obstacle course race before.. Let alone a Spartan Race, BUT, um… read?! I LOVE reading!! Of course I said yes!! I received a 20 page synopsis of what to expect in <em><strong><font color="#ff0000">“Spartan Up!”</font></strong></em> which is being released in 1 month on <strong><font color="#ff0000" size="3">May 13th</font></strong>!</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggA3MUmCAMZlM6_F2dJKdWO6b9wifLjB9Gqo7PwTrYXeHeNHOoN-PGkBr-srNQH4oWV_Qmg1_pDpAwXz04jJ83kVNPe8nFVlGHan_Oou8jEx0Dma-ZBTnzts6Q9jA59nVzwiKnfD04hM4T/s1600-h/51RGXK9oOrL._SY344_BO1%25252C204%25252C203%25252C200_%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="51RGXK9oOrL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_" border="0" alt="51RGXK9oOrL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jph-oGW6ysE/U0lkX2vmRVI/AAAAAAAAFcY/RLR8x6Vk8kA/51RGXK9oOrL._SY344_BO1%25252C204%25252C203%25252C200__thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" height="260"></a> </p> <p>Ok, first things first… If you don’t know who Joe De Sena is, shame on you!! Just kidding… kind of ;) Joe is the founder and driving force behind Spartan Race! More about him from their website:</p> <blockquote> <h5><font color="#808080" size="3" face="Californian FB">“An entrepreneur from 8 years old Joe has had a passion for life that moves the ball forward against all odds. Born in Queens NY to a yoga teaching, meditation practicing mother and an Italian father that was an uber-entrepreneur the author learned simple techniques for forging ahead no matter the odds.”</font></h5></blockquote> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0VyNcVzaOHc/U0lkYRdxrwI/AAAAAAAAFcg/GGyB8yxvTy0/s1600-h/joe-at-festival-tent%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="joe-at-festival-tent" border="0" alt="joe-at-festival-tent" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-w5_RR2iKCc0/U0lkYxUkt2I/AAAAAAAAFco/oAMFn_MBUeU/joe-at-festival-tent_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="173" height="246"></a> </p> <p align="left">As I started reading the synopsis of <em><strong><font color="#ff0000">“Spartan Up!</font></strong></em>”, I was immediately drawn in by his style of writing and the stories he told! One thing Joe said in the synopsis that really stood out to me was “<em>To reach full potential, you need to <u>UNLEARN</u> every important thing modern society has taught you</em>” and that “<em>success is a byproduct of delayed gratification</em>” After reading that, I instantly knew that this was going to be a book that EVERYONE could benefit from, not only those who call themselves Spartans! How true is it though? <font color="#008000"><strong>Cheat days</strong></font>… product of wanting instant gratification! <strong><font color="#008000">Injuries</font></strong>… also a product of instant gratification (training to much/too hard, too fast because we want to see immediate results).</p> <p align="left"><strong><em><font color="#ff0000">“Spartan Up!”</font></em></strong> will test your comfort zone and make you think about things differently!! From their <a href="http://spartanupthebook.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h4><font color="#808080" size="4" face="Californian FB"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Spartan Up!</font> is more than an insider’s view of the world of obstacle racing</strong></font></h4> <h5><font color="#808080" size="3" face="Californian FB"><em>It’s a manual for the Spartan way of life, including:</em></font></h5> <ul> <li><font size="3"><font face="Californian FB"><font color="#808080"><strong>Finding the will to succeed: The first half of a race you run with your legs; the second half you run with your mind. Turn your pain into an outboard motor to drive you forward. </strong></font></font></font> <li><font size="3"><font face="Californian FB"><font color="#808080"><strong>Tossing your cookies: The Cookie Test can teach you how to overcome the need for immediate gratification and help you prosper in the long term.</strong></font></font></font></li></ul> <ul> <li><font size="3"><font face="Californian FB"><font color="#808080"><strong>Getting Spartan fit: Survival of the Fittest means training outside the gym for strength, endurance and flexibility for your entire body—and don’t forget those burpees! </strong></font></font></font> <li><font size="3"><font face="Californian FB"><font color="#808080"><strong>Moving mountains: Whether metaphorical mountains or the ones on which Spartans race, what you think of as your limitations can actually be a mere starting point for transformation.</strong></font></font></font></li></ul></blockquote> <p><font size="3">Here’s a little audio snippet of the book to hold you over til you receive your copy! ;)</font></p><iframe height="166" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/136545959&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_artwork=true" frameborder="no" width="100%" scrolling="no"></iframe> <p align="left"><font size="3">And an amazing video you HAVE to watch!! If you don’t want to preorder your very own copy after watching this there’s something wrong with you! ;)</font></p> <p align="center"><iframe height="281" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/89565202?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=fc082c" frameborder="0" width="500" allowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://vimeo.com/89565202">Spartan Up – DNA Promo</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user8045119">SpartanRace</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Now the people over at Spartan Race Media have a special offer for you!! If you preorder the book before May 13th, you can get 20% off if you use the coupon code: </font><a href="https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/select-race?e=7380052" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font size="3"><strong>SPARTANUP</strong></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong>Otherwise, You can get 15% off of a 2014 Spartan event if you preorder now!! Just click the preorder image below!</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0544286170/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0544286170&linkCode=as2&tag=spartanraceco-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Spartan-Up-Book_300x250" border="0" alt="Spartan-Up-Book_300x250" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-CGco5R_NrRo/U0lkZo04-dI/AAAAAAAAFcw/9SiQMrg-mXk/Spartan-Up-Book_300x250%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="250"></a></p><img style="border-bottom-style: none !important; margin: 0px; border-left-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important" border="0" alt="" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=spartanraceco-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0544286170" width="1" height="1"> <p><font size="1">* I was promised a first edition of the book when it releases May 13th in exchange for this preview. As always all opinions are my own and I was not paid for a positive review! 100% honesty is my policy and I only share things I think you guys would like as well!! :)</font></p> <p><font size="1">** If you are a company looking for a blogger to host a review/giveaway or to sponsor, please email me at <font color="#008000">runners.luck@hotmail.com</font></font></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-25422304016326557142014-04-02T13:23:00.000-04:002014-04-02T13:34:45.101-04:00Spring Break Update & Giveaway Winners!<p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>HAPPY APRIL EVERYONE!!! :)</strong></font></p> <p>Well, last week I told you all I was on Spring Break!! :)</p> <p>Somehow It’s already half way over!! I can’t believe it!! Partly because Monday, instead of sitting at home <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/03/sunday-marathon-time.html" target="_blank">watching Lost on Netflix</a>… I decided to go on a roadtrip with my mom!! (and I’ve still been working my second job) I’ll write more about that tomorrow, but here are a few pics to hold you over! ;)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0BEetan-x-c/UzxHpme9klI/AAAAAAAAFbo/_x61l3iEVIE/s1600-h/2014-03-31%25252010.44.35%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="2014-03-31 10.44.35" border="0" alt="2014-03-31 10.44.35" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KNaPGrL1VxQ/UzxHqYYjFCI/AAAAAAAAFbw/rn7KzO9lqOM/2014-03-31%25252010.44.35_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="206" height="273"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_iFWabwmHj0/UzxHrGvQ6fI/AAAAAAAAFb4/tDfExD_ckrM/s1600-h/IMG_0507%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0507" border="0" alt="IMG_0507" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xIjeQSWxJTk/UzxHr3FuM9I/AAAAAAAAFcA/hF-nrDnrYRc/IMG_0507_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="206" height="273"></a> </p> <p><font size="3">And congrats to the winners of my two giveaways!!!</font></p> <blockquote> <p>The Nuun Giveaway Winner is… <font color="#008000"><strong>Becky G.</strong></font></p> <p>The Spring Running Essentials Giveaway Winner is…. <strong><font color="#008000">Katie H.</font></strong></p> <p> </p></blockquote> <p align="center"><strong>CONGRATS TO YOU BOTH!!</strong> <br>Email me your info at runners.luck@hotmail.com and if I haven’t heard from you by tomorrow (when I don’t have to work my second job) I’ll email you for your info!! :)</p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-39432148845535241292014-03-28T22:07:00.000-04:002014-03-28T22:08:41.862-04:00My Five Friday Faves From the Week<p><font size="3"><font size="4" face="Britannic Bold">{1}</font> “For the first time in forever….” I got to see <font color="#0000ff"><strong>Frozen</strong></font>! We showed it to the preschoolers on Thursday and let me just say … it was AMAZING!! There are just so many things I love about that movie!! I loved it!! And now you’re singing that song in your head aren’t you?! You’re welcome!! ;)</font></p> <p><font size="3"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84erCTuVDBjMVPEE41TXwC79iTwAIqUSNI2a4HGiJZMsYkrmSeDT1WoiI8_ohiNqxZYGC5fM0MxDE-wqZ0oblX_mXpHdIW-X9DbzpAD1q_kJCdzbnv3sOVD9jRXUHvy-ZRtx7FqHGUsw1/s1600-h/IMG_20140327_125132%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Frozen Movie DVD" border="0" alt="Frozen Movie DVD" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nJQTJzxMnIc/UzYrEp1uwbI/AAAAAAAAFao/5B3BW2wCNq4/IMG_20140327_125132_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" height="246"></a> </font></p> <p><font size="3"><font size="3"><font size="4" face="Britannic Bold">{2}</font> <strong><font color="#008000">Cheese sticks</font></strong>!!! I’ll spare you a picture of me eating these things, but I can’t get enough of them!! They are so good!! I wait until they go on sale and I have a paper coupon and get them for super cheap!! yeah… remember that post I told you for the bazillionth time that I’m <strike>a cheapskate</strike> frugal? ;)</font></font></p> <p><font size="3"><font size="3"><font size="4" face="Britannic Bold">{3}</font> <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/03/great-news-ffcheckin-and-awesome-workout.html" target="_blank"><strong>My workout from Monday</strong></a> was another fun one! AND my favorite one from the week… seeing as I only got to work out once during the actual week! Hopefully I’ll be able to get in another 1 or 2 workouts this weekend! *My fingers are crossed!*</font></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QiEgOeFsXKg/UzYrFG5wRFI/AAAAAAAAFaw/6118ClNHvyc/s1600-h/IMG_20140324_173048%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Wall Sits are so much fun!" border="0" alt="Wall Sits are so much fun!" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKED168FUmdV1dzx2vvTw2EAcIHd4GftG3ir0H7Ma7XR4CMtdeA_HrvpurHVTW6XUvLlXbjS-dk_drqq1TCPvRnUDLU59JO-N6HmvKnPdZ0oz9OZryQBSvb67xWvhgnds1cHiF06SDptR/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="240"></a> </p> <p><font size="3"><font size="4" face="Britannic Bold">{4}</font> <strong><font color="#0000ff">My favorite Backfire</font></strong> of the week…<a href="http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Magazine-Makes-Fun-of-Cancer-Survivors-Tutu-252560451.html" target="_blank">When SELF put down tutu wearers</a>, the running community came together in support and now wearing tutus is even more popular… take that SELF!! However, I did learn today that the magazine did apologize. I personally don’t have a tutu, but if I ever dressed up for a race I would definitely be a cute superhero tutu wearin’ runner!! Every one races for different reasons and wears different things, we are ALL out there running none-the-less!! No one has the right to judge someone who is making a healthy lifestyle choice like running a race!! <font color="#0000ff">What</font> <font color="#0000ff">do you think about this whole situation? Do you think the apology fixes everything?</font></font></p> <p><font size="3"><font size="4" face="Britannic Bold">{5}</font> Starting yesterday at 4pm I am officially on <font color="#008000"><strong>Spring Break</strong></font>!!! Bring it on!!! :) In the next 9 days I will only be working a total of 16-22 hours! I’m super pumped!! :) I have some fun things planned too! My mom and I are going to have a girls day out and although I don’t know what we are going to do yet, I know it will be a blast! I can’t wait to hang out with her! She happens to be my best friend and I miss her now that we don’t live with my family anymore! </font></p> <p><font size="3"><font size="4" face="Britannic Bold">{BONUS}</font> Don’t forget to enter my two giveaways! <font color="#0000ff">They end Monday 3/31</font>!!</font></p> <p align="center"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Spring Essentials Running Giveaway" border="0" alt="Spring Essentials Running Giveaway" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lQtONuyC1h0/UzYrGjYUh0I/AAAAAAAAFbA/i_EM3xZB3Fg/IMG_20140315_131725%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="240"><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/03/nuun-all-day-and-nuun-energy-review.html" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="NUUN Giveaway" border="0" alt="NUUN Giveaway" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXTfxs_9EffpsvGpPmdlNAvdQaowNcE1ahctdBviMkinqfeF594Ub-YMSxu50sIzOzuFTMKRXgosLDCFvQVzEM-PRgH0Yh-40vO9MLU7rR-6oA4seEs5XZcoaUnP_l6MNvWo95DGcU0Xu/?imgmax=800" width="235" height="235"></a> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3">And don’t forget to visit the giveaway linkup to see other great giveaways going on in Blogland (or linkup your own giveaway!)</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2013/04/giveaways.html" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="giveaway link" border="0" alt="giveaway link" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xVEHe-qZkh8/UzYrIynfYPI/AAAAAAAAFbQ/w3HoFDGbXx0/giveaway%252520link%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="200"></a> </p> <p></p> <p><strong><font color="#000080" size="3">What are your Friday Faves from the week?<br>What do you have planned for this weekend?<br>Do you wear tutus?<br>What food are you obsessed with lately?</font></strong></p> <p><strong><font color="#000080" size="3"><br><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/4980743" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" class="nopin" title="bloglovin" border="0" alt="bloglovin" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IGLo6LrERDrZt0brVjttDSrSTyMKHZ8D6MqcHNpyczOekozp3TXtl9nTwA7GfmQL59lYtTu_dzvuMUuAYrraq9eVaSv3R7s1AHoU3jVUjQ-2OlNen_2IcaAm-sbqrTBiYYsxwtMCxAq1/?imgmax=800" width="178" height="57"></a> </font></strong></p> <p><a href="http://jillconyers.com/2014/03/eat-seasonably-and-15-salad-recipes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://jillconyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/FitnessFridayRev3.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.the-good-life-blog.com/search/label/FIVE%20on%20Friday" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="Grab button for FIVE ON FRIDAY AT THE GOOD LIFE BLOG" src="http://i1351.photobucket.com/albums/p782/thegoodlifeblog/5onFridayLogo-Final-forblogsidemenu_edited-1_zps7fcf6068.jpg" width="185" height="185"></a><a href="http://eatprayrundc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Friday Five Link Up" src="http://eatprayrundc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/DC_linkup.jpg" width="175" height="182"></a></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-53400120337899955742014-03-24T22:40:00.000-04:002014-03-24T22:41:04.098-04:00GREAT NEWS!! #ffcheckin and an Awesome Workout!<p>You can save 15% or more on car insurance…</p> <p>Just kidding! ha! And yes… <font color="#008000">What you see on my blog is what you get</font>… stupid humor and all! Although I do hold back on my lame jokes quite a bit so that you guys will maybe like me a little bit more and not think I’m a weirdo! ;)</p> <p>I really do have some awesome great news though! Are you guys ready for this?! Last year I applied to be a #FitFluential Ambassador and a couple weeks ago I got the <em>official</em> “you’re accepted” email. I didn’t want to share though until today when I got the <em>official</em> “you’re <em>official</em>” email! So it’s <em>official</em>… I’m now the newest FitFluential Ambassador!! I’m super excited to be a part of yet another great community!! </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xsw-VRhQ0Ss/UzDsn_6yb1I/AAAAAAAAFY4/HiJWGlMurP8/s1600-h/fitfluential%252520Ambassador-Badge%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="fitfluential Ambassador-Badge" border="0" alt="fitfluential Ambassador-Badge" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kWoW4O8eJsg/UzDsora7UgI/AAAAAAAAFZA/-3vZZXN0zu8/fitfluential%252520Ambassador-Badge_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="200"></a><font color="#0000ff" size="3">Are you a #FFAmbassador??<br></font></p> <p>So, my day today was pretty much amazing and not really for any specific reason… other than I actually got enough sleep for once last night!</p> <p>**<strong>Confession</strong>** <em>I’ve been AWFUL at going to bed at a decent time!! Most nights I won’t go to sleep til after midnight or 1am! I can blame it on not getting off work til 11pm at my second job, but it’s totally my fault…</em> </p> <p>Ok, back to my awesome day… I only went to work (educational assistant) for half a day and got off at noon to go to a required training. Well that training wasn’t supposed to end til 4pm which is when I normally get off work anyways… BUT I got done at 2!!! How awesome right?! That meant that I got to the gym 2 hours earlier and wasn’t exhausted (in part because I got enough sleep) and got home 2 hours earlier and was able to make dinner when the sun was still shining! </p> <p>I know some of you are like “girl, why don’t you go to the gym BEFORE work and then you’d be home at 4 every Monday!” lol… well, you may have missed the <strike>one</strike> few billion posts where I mention I’m <strike>a cheapskate</strike> frugal, have a bajillion jobs, and <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/02/cali-or-bust-my-fund-for-fitness.html" target="_blank">don’t even have enough money to fly across the US to Cali this summer</a> which is why I don’t have a gym membership and <font color="#0000ff">workout at my college alma mater for FREE</font>… which means my workout window is pretty small as the gym is only open from 10-8. Such is life and you gotta make the most of what you’ve got, so I’m not complaining! :)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ShdGKnFZsMw/UzDspdJtJEI/AAAAAAAAFZI/3Od_WrG4B08/s1600-h/2014-03-24%25252015.32.58%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Gym Workout View" border="0" alt="Gym Workout View" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yZaoL2befEE/UzDsqdQpR-I/AAAAAAAAFZQ/w1cqoJvWsus/2014-03-24%25252015.32.58_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="353"></a><font color="#008000">This is the view from where I worked out today… Not too shabby right?!</font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p><u><font size="3">I switched up my workout a little bit… I did a circuit type of workout today…</font></u></p> <blockquote> <p>- <font face="Arial Black">Walking</font> <font face="Arial Black">Warmup</font> 7min --> .42mi</p> <p>- <font face="Arial Black">Squats</font> (12)(14)(16); <font face="Arial Black">Lunges</font> (10ea leg); <font face="Arial Black">Wall Sit</font> (30sec); <font face="Arial Black">Pushups</font> (10 manly ones) ;) <em><strong>X 3 repeats</strong></em></p> <p>- <font face="Arial Black">30 Day Fast Start with Jackie Warner</font> [Arms only, used 5lbs] (I have it memorized so no need for the DVD ha!)</p> <p>- <font face="Arial Black">Side Lunges</font> (10ea leg); <font face="Arial Black">Plank</font> (45sec)(50sec)(1:00); <font face="Arial Black">Crunches</font> (20); <font face="Arial Black">Bicycle Crunches</font> (16)(18)(20) <em><strong>X 3 repeats</strong></em></p> <p>- <font face="Arial Black">Run</font> 20:27min --> 2 miles!!! <font color="#008000"><strong>Pretty pumped cuz I’m consistently running 2 miles without any knee pain!!</strong></font></p> <p>- <font face="Arial Black">Walking Cooldown</font> 8min --> .46mi</p></blockquote> <blockquote> <p>- <font face="Arial Black">Stretch</font> for 20 minutes</p></blockquote> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-BKoW-4Fn0ec/UzDsq1ASSgI/AAAAAAAAFZY/FAOcSk54UUs/s1600-h/IMG_20140324_173048%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Wall Sits" border="0" alt="Wall Sits" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-M6pN82EAJJI/UzDsrp1jeAI/AAAAAAAAFZc/ps_ThIMC-jE/IMG_20140324_173048_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="284" height="284"></a> <br><font color="#008000">Wall Sits!!! (and Nuun Energy!! Don’t forget to enter </font><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/03/nuun-all-day-and-nuun-energy-review.html" target="_blank"><font color="#008000">my giveaway</font></a><font color="#008000">!)<br></font></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center">No scientifically proven reason why I did any of the things I did in my workout… just did it cuz it sounded fun! ;) And remember, if you duplicate this workout for yourself cuz it sounds fun, I’m not a doctor or trainer or coach, etc… nor do I play one on tv! It’s just a workout I came up with on my own and doesn’t guarantee you any kind of results except for maybe sore muscles ;)</p> <p align="center">I’ll leave you a picture of my dinner… </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-quZ5l2dPYZg/UzDssrJaWyI/AAAAAAAAFZo/k0ljf7n_f2Q/s1600-h/IMG_20140324_185034%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_20140324_185034" border="0" alt="IMG_20140324_185034" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fiGMGfDDToA/UzDstK_W3aI/AAAAAAAAFZw/GpjUFRh4QMY/IMG_20140324_185034_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="270"></a> <br>Chicken Quesadilla, Rice, Mixed Veggies, Salad, and Water</p> <p align="center"><font size="3">And just a reminder to enter my giveaways going on right now!! They both end 3/31 at 11:59pm!! :) (click the pic to go to the giveaway)</font></p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/03/nuun-all-day-and-nuun-energy-review.html" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="NUUN" border="0" alt="NUUN" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jQDNSAGCpB4/UzDsuO9x4sI/AAAAAAAAFZ4/HTfsooM9qmc/NUUN%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="240" height="240"></a> <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/03/spring-into-fitness-giveaway-blog-hop.html" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_20140315_131725" border="0" alt="IMG_20140315_131725" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-AB3DGSqJB90/UzDsuhWLJeI/AAAAAAAAFaA/nWJt8F4OuZM/IMG_20140315_131725%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="245" height="245"></a></p> <p align="left"><br><strong><font color="#0000ff">How was your workout this fine Monday?! ;)<br>Are you a FitFluential Ambassador?<br>Are you an Ambassador for a company/program/blog?<br>What’d you have for dinner?</font></strong></p> <p align="left"><a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/4980743" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" class="nopin" title="bloglovin" border="0" alt="bloglovin" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Z__CQKmiBMc/UzDsvS9yX7I/AAAAAAAAFaI/h9FIaKXIJAY/bloglovin%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="178" height="57"></a></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-33555357979066819252014-03-22T15:12:00.000-04:002014-03-22T15:14:34.168-04:00Nuun All Day and Nuun Energy Review & Giveaway<p align="right"><font size="1">Sponsored Post</font></p> <p align="right"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Nuun Review&Giveaway" border="0" alt="Nuun Review&Giveaway" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vbfVbIPHfJc/Uy3g17y1RJI/AAAAAAAAFXI/5b4RvmXhg0A/ReviewGiveaway_thumb4.png?imgmax=800" width="600" height="222"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Hey R-Luckies! If you’ve been around my blog at all… even just for the past week, you may have read a little about Nuun! </font><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/03/whoops-we-were-supposed-to-wear-green.html" target="_blank"><font size="3">Case in Point</font></a><font size="3">! ha! If you’ve been living under a rock and have no idea what Nuun is, let me tell you a little bit about them! From their <a href="nuun.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>:</font></p> <blockquote> <p align="center"><font size="3"><font face="Bodoni MT"><font size="6">“</font>Nuun, pronounced “Noon,” was the first company to separate electrolyte replacement from carbohydrates. Before Nuun, if you wanted electrolytes, the result was a bottle full of sugar. With our simple, self-dissolving, sugar-free electrolyte tab, we revolutionized the sports drink forever.<font size="6">”</font></font></font></p></blockquote> <p align="center"><font size="3">Recently I was given the opportunity to work with </font><font size="3">Nuun</font><font size="3"> to bring you a product review of <em>two</em> of their products: Nuun All Day and their NEW Nuun Energy!</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="3"><strong><br>First up is Nuun All Day:</strong></font></p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eIRhN6cZGfM/Uy3g3WLmmqI/AAAAAAAAFXQ/18hKHaznbvo/s1600-h/EVERY%252520DAY%252521.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Nuun All Day EVERY DAY!" border="0" alt="Nuun All Day EVERY DAY!" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Cc7JYDnUthU/Uy3g4fSorrI/AAAAAAAAFXY/lY6P9vydb4U/EVERY%252520DAY%252521_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="220" height="311"></a></p> <p><font size="3">Nuun All Day is designed for just that… for you to drink all day, every day!! It’s a natural hydration tab that provides zero sugar, under 8 calories per tab, and a blend of A, B, C, D, and E vitamins! I got to try out the <font color="#ff8040"><strong>Grapefruit-Orange</strong></font> and <font color="#800080"><strong>Blueberry-Pomegranate</strong></font> and although I really like the taste of both, I REALLY like the citrusy flavor of the Grape-fruit-Orange… it’s super refreshing! I LOVE the fact that </font><a href="http://nuun.com" target="_blank"><font size="3">Nuun</font></a><font size="3"> All Day has all those vitamins because, I’ll be honest, some days I really don’t get all the vitamins my body needs just from my food intake! AND just like all of Nuun’s products, it’s Gluten free and safe, fun way for your kids to drink more water!</font></p> <p><br><strong><font size="3">Nuun Energy:</font></strong></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ahs-fZH9U9Q/Uy3g54CoZeI/AAAAAAAAFXg/ZgotXw-xtsw/s1600-h/%252523GetElectrolit%25255B4%25255D.png"><font color="#000000" size="3"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="#GetElectrolit with Nuun Energy" border="0" alt="#GetElectrolit with Nuun Energy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AhU2EX9tqaM/Uy3g61ejokI/AAAAAAAAFXo/snKkuBXMWAI/%252523GetElectrolit_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="220" height="330"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3">Now, some of you love coffee and drink a cup when you wake up and a cup an hour before your race, but what are those of us to do that hate coffee?! *insert huge gasp from my readers* YES… I confess… I hate coffee! I can’t even stand the smell of it! So how am I supposed to get that edge and better athletic performance that caffeine gives you without drinking coffee?? At the beginning of March, Nuun came out with their newest product… Nuun Energy! Here’s a little blurb from the press release on March 4, 2014:</font></p> <blockquote> <p align="left"><font size="3" face="Bodoni MT">“Nuun Energy elevates your hydration with a scientifically proven formula that balances hydration and sustains energy for optimal performance. Nuun Energy has a unique blend of B Vitamins for energy metabolism, Caffeine for increased endurance output and cognition, and the same Optimal Electrolyte Blend as Nuun Active Hydration to keep you hydrated. Nuun Energy is staying true to its roots with an effervescent tablet that contains zero added sugars, under 12 calories and stored in the same popular, portable container. Nuun Energy’s mission is to redefine the energy drink market with a clean, eco-friendly alternative.”</font></p></blockquote> <p><font size="3">With only 1/2 the caffiene of a cup of a coffee, Nuun Energy is safe to drink and will give you that boost your looking for! For more information I’ve snagged this picture from Nuun’s website for your educational purposes… to read it, just click the image and it’ll take you to Nuun’s website!</font></p> <p><a href="http://www.nuun.com/products/nuun-energy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="FB_Contest" border="0" alt="FB_Contest" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rnfDRBTTyuI/Uy3g7qymQRI/AAAAAAAAFXw/_10qyxldKp0/NuunEnergyGetElectrolitFinal%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="403"></a><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3">The tubes of Nuun Energy come with 10 tabs… they are thicker than the Nuun Active and Nuun All Day lines… my guess is the caffeine takes up more space! ;) haha! I’ve put together a little diagram for you so you can see the difference between the three tab sizes: Nuun All Day comes with 15 tabs, Nuun Active comes with 12, and Nuun Energy has 10.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sL9Jd1bZaLM/Uy3g9_9lE-I/AAAAAAAAFX4/uNPNE0iwrNw/s1600-h/Nuun%252520Size%252520Difference%25255B6%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Nuun Size Difference" border="0" alt="Nuun Size Difference" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eMB18yahh5M/Uy3g_Rp70xI/AAAAAAAAFYA/dXDaBJtcQSg/Nuun%252520Size%252520Difference_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="404" height="304"></a><font size="3">Even though Nuun Energy only comes with 10 tabs, I think it is well worth the money! At $24 for a pack of 4, it’s the same price as a pack of Nuun Active. I don’t drink it as much as the active and All Day, so I think it’s well worth it for the boost! I’ve tried out Nuun Energy in the morning and before I’ve gone to the gym… with a 60 hour work week and still trying to work out, I’m exhausted before I even hit the weights or pavement!! It really does have the same great light taste as the other Nuun lines and I felt like it gave me the energy I needed to get in a great workout!</font></p> <p><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Ready for the Gym! Bring it on!" border="0" alt="Ready for the Gym! Bring it on!" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ap5DScfJhtM/Uy3hAPBowEI/AAAAAAAAFYE/V0VlYjQ50Ss/2014-03-17%25252016.50.00_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="254" height="337"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3">If you order now through Sunday (3/23) you get a free Nuun Trucker hat with any purchase!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1of-453kteY/Uy3hBxfa-WI/AAAAAAAAFYQ/wQHr5nXmesw/s1600-h/Screenshot%2525202014-03-21%25252021.31.40%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Screenshot 2014-03-21 21.31.40" border="0" alt="Screenshot 2014-03-21 21.31.40" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6Jqg6eUN5Uk/Uy3hCz2weEI/AAAAAAAAFYY/YXAheZDGzIA/Screenshot%2525202014-03-21%25252021.31.40_thumb%25255B7%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="300" height="144"></a> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3">What are you waiting for?! Go #GetElectrolit with @nuunhydration #nuunenergy!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">And just because Nuun is awesome, they are offering one of my readers the chance to win a tube of Nuun Energy in their own choice of flavor!!<br>All you have to do to enter is use the rafflecopter form below! Giveaway will end 3/31! Good luck!! <br></font><font size="1">*I received 2 tubes of All Day for the purpose of the product review, I bought the Energy with my own money and my opinions like always are my own!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGv6n_NsiZktMZGKeUJ5sA8c0SRPYoYcrzdzawxCqlQxcu6nkHOPbfc1zF9kpNwaZkEjYIjTTD6LN3N3EjSrzBEzdrpP_DFsoZw-FauZe66HCFnpzVIikq8KuSbK43nasixXaqvQlqOGOi/s1600-h/NUUN%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="NUUN" border="0" alt="NUUN" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fk-pBE1DVoI/Uy3hFqXmbCI/AAAAAAAAFYk/Iop08l9xV5c/NUUN_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="300" height="300"></a></p> <a id="rc-5eddc112" class="rafl" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/5eddc112/" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><br /><script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"></script> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-83541343609730381932014-03-17T23:15:00.001-04:002014-03-17T23:38:54.147-04:00Whoops! We were supposed to wear GREEN today?!<p><font size="3">Ok, PLEASEEEE tell me I’m not the only one that forgot to wear green today?! BTW, Happy St. Patty’s Day everyone! ha! Completely slipped my mind till I was already at work! I had some gold on my shirt so I told anyone that told me I was going to get pinched that I would indeed NOT be pinched because I was wearing the pot of gold!! Totally legit right?! ;) Thought so!</font></p> <p><font size="3">Well, if you did forget, here’s a tip for you for next year! (Don’t worry, I don’t charge 25cents for my advice!) Here it is:<br>Grab the nearest tube of <font color="#008000">Lemon Lime NUUN</font> and accessorize!! Voila! Insta-NUUN ring!! You’re welcome!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XL1w5_5RATA/Uye6WQqBWnI/AAAAAAAAFWY/NtTJGvgQOqw/s1600-h/IMG_20140317_163553%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="NUUN ring" border="0" alt="NUUN ring" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EESzf57Vk-s/Uye6W7J12gI/AAAAAAAAFWc/-kDEvXIFkq8/IMG_20140317_163553_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="280"></a> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Speaking of NUUN, I have a great post coming to you soon!! Keep an eye out!</font></p> <p><font size="3">After almost getting pinched a gazillion times at work today, I headed to the gym and did an amazingly FUN workout!! Seriously… it was the most fun working out I’ve had in a long time and I didn’t even pick up a single weight!! Hopefully I’ll have a blog post up in the next week!! But for now, I’m gearing up with <a href="http://www.tommiecopper.com/" target="_blank">Tommie Copper</a> and heading to bed!! I’ve got 30 hours of work coming up in the next 2 days, so I need to get some shut eye!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3XHeRIgi0dA/Uye6XjgKRzI/AAAAAAAAFWg/lqo_xN1firs/s1600-h/IMG_20140317_211337%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Tommie Copper Knee Sleeves" border="0" alt="Tommie Copper Knee Sleeves" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sxamiKLBb5g/Uye6YYp_lHI/AAAAAAAAFWw/YQiGFOyLagI/IMG_20140317_211337_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="280"></a> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Goodnight lovelies! </font></p> <p><strong><font color="#008000" size="3">How did your workout go? (You better not have skipped a Monday workout!) ;)<br>Did you wear green or did you forget?? (it’s ok, you can be honest! This is the blog bubble of trust)</font></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/4980743" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" class="nopin" title="bloglovin" border="0" alt="bloglovin" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EuegbIezWMc/Uye6Y3QVqaI/AAAAAAAAFW4/FgAc-F-Ducs/bloglovin%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="178" height="57"></a></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-10895320489171448752014-03-14T11:23:00.000-04:002014-03-14T11:24:02.437-04:00Spring Into Fitness #Giveaway Blog Hop<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-L5r1Tt_Zox8/UyMfBw8m04I/AAAAAAAAFVw/FT8is1PILM8/s1600-h/Spring-Into-Fitness%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Spring-Into-Fitness" border="0" alt="Spring-Into-Fitness" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-K0VT-r9rWjM/UyMfCvfk9fI/AAAAAAAAFV4/4tEfXyyD-MA/Spring-Into-Fitness_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="250" height="250"></a></p> <p align="left"><font size="3">Wow… This is the first time I’ve actually turned on my computer and been on the internet </font><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/03/holy-brooks-ravennas-batman-and-winner.html" target="_blank"><font size="3">since I posted on Monday</font></a><font size="3">!! Honestly, life was crazy busy this week and sad to say I didn’t workout at all (yet! I still have this weekend!) I’m hoping to get out today because it’s nice and sunny and supposed to be 63*! I have to go pick my sister up at the airport in an hour so we’ll see if it happens. My fingers are crossed!!</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="3">I can’t believe there’s only 1 week left until it’s officially spring!!! I’ve been counting down since right after Christmas! ha! Since I’m so excited that spring is coming, I decided to join in on the Spring into Fitness Blog Hop Fun! It’s hosted by </font><a href="runawaybridayplanner.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><font size="3">Run Away Bridal Planner</font></a><font size="3"> and cohosted by </font><a href="catladyruns.com" target="_blank"><font size="3">Cat Lady Runs</font></a><font size="3">.</font> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VU32OziuQ2Q/UyMfDbdVrDI/AAAAAAAAFWA/lXCzzDbJlg8/s1600-h/20140314_105426%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Spring Hop Giveaway" border="0" alt="Spring Hop Giveaway" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hxyYac_bfwM/UyMfEIhgC7I/AAAAAAAAFWE/MSdIDEWm5aw/20140314_105426_thumb%25255B15%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="290" height="290"></a> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3">So What can you win on my blog?? A nice Spring Essentials Pack!! It includes:</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">- An Ironman Handheld water bottle<br>- 2 Chocolate Agave #9 Gels<br>- A pair of Sweat Pink Shoelaces<br>- A #RunChat Sticker and Temporary Tattoo</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">It’s easy to enter… Just use the rafflecopter form below!! Good luck!!</font></p> <a id="rc-5eddc111" class="rafl" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/5eddc111/" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><br /><script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"></script> <p align="center"><font size="3"> </font></p> <p align="left"><font size="3">I’m super excited to be able to link up with some other super amazing bloggers in the Spring Into Fitness Giveaway Blog Hop! Each blogger has a different giveaway on their blog so go check them out!! </font></p><!-- start LinkyTools script --><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=223939" type="text/javascript"></script> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-78186913200523953102014-03-10T22:04:00.000-04:002014-03-10T22:05:23.955-04:00Holy Brooks Ravennas Batman! (and a Winner!)<p><font size="3">OMG guys… the weather Friday was amazing!!! </font><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/03/friday-faves-hosted-by-five-for-friday.html" target="_blank"><font size="3">I told you I would get outside</font></a><font size="3"> and if you follow me on </font><a href="http://instagram.com/runnersluck" target="_blank"><font size="3">Instagram</font></a><font size="3">, you know I stayed true to my word!! ;) Tomorrow it’s supposed to be 65*!! I’m super bummed though because I’m inside all day tomorrow working 14 hours! Ugh! Thursday, the day I can actually get outside again, is supposed to be 25*!! How does that work?! for real!! I LOVE being outside and just getting out Friday has improved my mental state and outlook on life after being stuck inside </font><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/02/snow-day-randomness-challenges.html" target="_blank"><font size="3">all winter long</font></a><font size="3">!!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LifF0xW8VO4/Ux5vP1KJ0yI/AAAAAAAAFTw/oCHhj79ms0U/s1600-h/2014030715.14.3511.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Runner's Luck Running" border="0" alt="Runner's Luck Running" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oryZpBMcsn0/Ux5vQnSlLcI/AAAAAAAAFT4/bYAjYVcEKMg/2014030715.14.35_thumb9.jpg?imgmax=800" width="235" height="301"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MDqROBwenRY/Ux5vRWvO8CI/AAAAAAAAFUA/IeYdOQMZOq0/s1600-h/2014030714.58.128.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="2014-03-07 14.58.12" border="0" alt="2014-03-07 14.58.12" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--iEudDRBmjk/Ux5vR39XYbI/AAAAAAAAFUI/VjlLJv9cS9g/2014030714.58.12_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="230" height="301"></a> </p> <p align="center"><font color="#0000ff">Look guys… no gloves!! ;)</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-m6tt5tnU06Q/Ux5vSfhjAdI/AAAAAAAAFUQ/DKQpLMTv9ZU/s1600-h/2014030715.14.2813.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="spring is coming" border="0" alt="spring is coming" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-HIOL4e98b0Q/Ux5vS8JSoRI/AAAAAAAAFUY/oYjt7MCYCI8/2014030715.14.28_thumb11.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="353"></a> </p> <p align="center"><font color="#0000ff">Look at this weather!! It was absolutely glorious!! (Now <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW-Bnmnrb4Y" target="_blank">this song</a> is stuck in my head)</font></p> <p><font size="3">I was going to pull up some Garmin stats for you all, but somehow I misplaced my USB when we moved… hopefully I can find it!! You’ll just have to settle for pictures and taking my word for it! ;)</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><font color="#008000"><strong>I RAN 2 MILES STRAIGHT… WITHOUT STOPPING!!!</strong> <br></font>Longest run post-injury with no pain to report!! I’m super pumped!!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_aqkjrn7158/Ux5vTpRbh3I/AAAAAAAAFUg/TxGlY10XMuI/s1600-h/2014030715.38.088.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Garmin Forerunner" border="0" alt="Garmin Forerunner" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yxYz8QjzHP4/Ux5vUWGBPQI/AAAAAAAAFUo/isPg0snO02M/2014030715.38.08_thumb11.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="260"></a> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Do you see that average pace?!! <font color="#0000ff"><strong>Holy Brooks Ravennas Batman</strong></font>!! Where did that come from?! <br>I’ve been running 11 something miles on the treadmill but Friday my pace per mile was:</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Mile 1 – 9:54</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Mile 2 – 10:37</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="3">I guess it just felt amazing to finally get outside again!! <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/01/friday-favorites-that-hill-is-109-out.html" target="_blank">Remember how I told you there are no hills</a> where we moved?? Well Friday I even found a little hill to run up! ;) </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xT-bGBpCiTM/Ux5vUyh9yTI/AAAAAAAAFUw/CGfAkFIj55o/s1600-h/2014030715.08.209.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Small Hill" border="0" alt="Small Hill" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-aYtOCKFeUaE/Ux5vVs8wO-I/AAAAAAAAFU4/BkSaOS3DhDM/2014030715.08.20_thumb15.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="280"></a> </p> <p align="center">Like I said… It’s tiny! ;)</p> <p align="left"><font size="3">After I got home, I stretched, foam rolled, and drank a green monster! All the stretching, strengthening, yoga, and rolling I’ve been doing must be helping!! There are some days when I feel a little ache in my knee, but nothing compared to how it used to be!! I’m so happy about the healing progress and pray that it continues to heal!! I’ve made a pact with myself that if at any point the pain comes back/gets worse I will <em>immediately</em> call the orthopedic doctor!! (hold me to it guys!!)</font></p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tvMznJDAitI/Ux5vWYjuZqI/AAAAAAAAFVA/ozmKEtc-db4/s1600-h/2014030715.56.079.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Foam Rolling" border="0" alt="Foam Rolling" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-e1wcFc1tUVQ/Ux5vW2HX2cI/AAAAAAAAFVI/esU11xsNUDQ/2014030715.56.07_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="354"></a> </p> <p align="center">And now the moment I know you’ve been looking forward to… I know you skipped my post just to see if you were the winner! <br>Really guys??? Really?!!<br><br>It’s ok… I’ll forgive you! (this time)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rcjMOBTcHkQ/Ux5vXZaUhaI/AAAAAAAAFVQ/38SB1zuVAKE/s1600-h/Screenshot2014031021.02.074.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Apera Bags Sprint Pack Winner" border="0" alt="Apera Bags Sprint Pack Winner" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IGymX2Qe-2U/Ux5vYOg68uI/AAAAAAAAFVY/-PatyXvgcqM/Screenshot2014031021.02.07_thumb7.png?imgmax=800" width="246" height="114"></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center">Congrats Tessa B.!! You’ve won the Sprint Pack from Apera Bags!! Look for an email shortly!! :)</p> <p align="left"><strong><font color="#0000ff" size="3"></font></strong> </p> <p align="left"><strong><font color="#0000ff" size="3">Are you recovering from an injury??</font></strong></p> <p align="left"><strong><font color="#0000ff" size="3">Do you prefer to run/workout inside or outside??</font></strong></p> <p align="left"><strong><font color="#0000ff" size="3">Do you stretch, foam roll, or stick after working out?</font></strong></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/4980743" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" class="nopin" title="bloglovin" border="0" alt="bloglovin" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mqp7TeUjnCM/Ux5vYnkbdMI/AAAAAAAAFVg/JR9aXJA7gNk/bloglovin3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="178" height="57"></a></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-55424645088707486782014-03-07T21:46:00.000-05:002014-03-07T21:54:24.203-05:00Friday Faves Hosted by Five for Friday<p align="center">Hello R-Luckies!! Welcome to my Friday Faves brought to you by Five For Friday!! ;)<br></p> <p align="center"><strong>1. My Workout on Monday was probably one of my <font color="#0000ff">favorite</font> workouts this year! Everything was just clicking and I felt great physically and mentally!</strong></p> <p align="center">I warmed up by walking, then I ran 1.51 miles in 17:45 (11:45/mile)<br>I also did some other weights and stuff, but I was super happy with how I felt during the run!! I’m coming back people!!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-g1MxQAIwRyg/UxqEzN_-ygI/AAAAAAAAFRs/mYKxR0FU65Q/s1600-h/2014-03-03%25252018.05.32%25255B15%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Running on the treadmill" border="0" alt="Running on the treadmill" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uuccQRL96Vg/UxqEzlTPdvI/AAAAAAAAFR0/Q7yMv4JIvYY/2014-03-03%25252018.05.32_thumb%25255B13%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="337" height="254"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DiKqwAjkqtY/UxqE0YZ9ruI/AAAAAAAAFR8/BEH_SctqOaM/s1600-h/2014-03-03%25252017.54.04%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Selfie at the gym" border="0" alt="Selfie at the gym" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ziP-swbZjAc/UxqE1HpMXiI/AAAAAAAAFSE/wutIh980m-8/2014-03-03%25252017.54.04_thumb%25255B16%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="207" height="254"></a></p> <p align="center">I also held my longest handstand EVER!!! No wall!! Check it out on <a href="http://instagram.com/runnersluck" target="_blank">Instagram</a>!! I’m so proud of my 3 second handstand! haha!<br>If you’d like to see the video, just click on the picture below!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/lGX1fSkMTB/" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Handstand Practice" border="0" alt="Handstand Practice" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MtKVQOO1w0M/UxqE16U6DqI/AAAAAAAAFSM/eccE8j0nQzs/Screenshot%2525202014-03-07%25252021.10.43%25255B18%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="204" height="407"></a> </p> <p align="center">Then I came home and ate a favorite meal… chicken cordon bleu casserole with a salad and cottage cheese <br>while watching a favorite show… Wheel. of. fortune!!! (read that like they announce it on tv! haha)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dRY8FF5umNk/UxqE3WpUb6I/AAAAAAAAFSU/lPubzj_ILK4/s1600-h/2014-03-03%25252019.34.37%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="2014-03-03 19.34.37" border="0" alt="2014-03-03 19.34.37" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-s-gclbCUaNg/UxqE30UC6WI/AAAAAAAAFSc/YWFIqsP_K2I/2014-03-03%25252019.34.37_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="333" height="250"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wZxC-BEtBAA/UxqE4hT8qbI/AAAAAAAAFSk/HQDRmeMZBWQ/s1600-h/2014-03-03%25252019.35.00%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="2014-03-03 19.35.00" border="0" alt="2014-03-03 19.35.00" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9QGdd0EO4pk/UxqE5HVS3ZI/AAAAAAAAFSs/1Xk5bTI15KI/2014-03-03%25252019.35.00_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="188" height="250"></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong>2. My </strong><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/03/last-day-for-giveaway.html" target="_blank"><strong>favorite giveaways</strong></a><strong> right now and I’m not biased or anything lol ;)</strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>3. The weather today is gorgeous!!! You better believe I’m getting out there today!! My <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2013/05/five-randoms-for-friday.html" target="_blank">favorite workouts happen outside</a>!!</strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KBtmrw17_xY/UxqE6ab0GGI/AAAAAAAAFS0/SDpCnnWlb9c/s1600-h/2014-03-07%25252019.08.59%25255B6%25255D.png"><strong><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="2014-03-07 19.08.59" border="0" alt="2014-03-07 19.08.59" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-97D8OeMAkZ4/UxqE6xvCMaI/AAAAAAAAFS8/0rfYTNqh5Co/2014-03-07%25252019.08.59_thumb%25255B8%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="260" height="194"></strong></a><strong> </strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>4. Nuun is my <font color="#0000ff">favorite</font> electrolyte drink and they just came out with their </strong><a href="http://www.nuun.com/products/nuun-energy" target="_blank"><strong>new Energy drink</strong></a><strong>!<br></strong>Why yes… I did just buy a sampler pack lol… I couldn’t help myself!! Look at that awesome bottle!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1OADvxZVTtg/UxqE7dCPfhI/AAAAAAAAFTE/rC2-hrEtbyM/s1600-h/nuun%252520energy%252520sampler%252520pack%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><strong><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="nuun energy sampler pack" border="0" alt="nuun energy sampler pack" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5wENfotZS_A/UxqE8SoJmmI/AAAAAAAAFTM/fcgFH-3mPKU/nuun%252520energy%252520sampler%252520pack_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="232"></strong></a><strong> </strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>5. My <font color="#0000ff">favorite</font> down time right now is </strong><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/03/sunday-marathon-time.html" target="_blank"><strong>watching Lost</strong></a><strong>. I finished season 1 of and can’t wait to get started on the 2nd season!! Any Lost fans out there?</strong></p> <p align="center"><strong></strong> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#008000" size="3">What are some of your favorites this week/weekend??!!</font></strong></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/4980743" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" class="nopin" title="bloglovin" border="0" alt="bloglovin" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mJbQgCsVSik/UxqE8-7jJ4I/AAAAAAAAFTU/hopvb4kYtvA/bloglovin%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="178" height="57"></a></p> <p><a href="http://jillconyers.com/2014/03/spice-it-up-with-homemade-spice-blends/" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="FitnessFridayRev3" border="0" alt="FitnessFridayRev3" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-pp6P0J6x2qs/UxqGXneFNyI/AAAAAAAAFTg/o8COXQQw2Z0/FitnessFridayRev3%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="100" height="148"></a></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-81464649071797409162014-03-07T10:59:00.000-05:002014-03-07T11:00:29.896-05:00Last Day for the Giveaway!!<p align="center"><font size="3">I just wanted to remind you all that it’s the last day to enter my giveaway!! You have 13 hours before it ends so <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/02/apera-bags-yoga-tote-review-giveaway.html" target="_blank">head on over and enter</a>!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/02/apera-bags-yoga-tote-review-giveaway.html" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Apera Bags Giveaway" border="0" alt="Apera Bags Giveaway" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PiCPvmuj_10/UxntGC1B4CI/AAAAAAAAFRU/e1B8qzshlYs/Apera%252520Bags%252520Giveaway%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="250" height="250"></a> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Also, Alicia over at Never Ever Been Skinny is hosting a giveaway for one of my Skinny Yoga Mat Straps so <a href="http://www.nevereverbeenskinny.com/yoga-strap-giveaway-awesome/" target="_blank">head on over and check it out</a>!! :)</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.nevereverbeenskinny.com/yoga-strap-giveaway-awesome/" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Yoga mat strap sweat pink laces" border="0" alt="Yoga mat strap sweat pink laces" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bPqbxzfzFuI/UxntG4ks7wI/AAAAAAAAFRc/_Wtrr9XQ9K0/Yoga%252520mat%252520strap%252520sweat%252520pink%252520laces%25255B8%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="256" height="256"></a></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-30088661372712040922014-03-02T21:09:00.000-05:002014-03-02T21:11:58.559-05:00Sunday Marathon Time!!<p align="center">Oh you be cray cray!! I’m not talking about RUNNING a marathon silly “RLuckies” << That’s what I literally just now decided to call you all! You like it? It’s like you “are lucky” (“luckies” for short?) … ok, don’t try to see through my logic… it won’t work! My brain works differently than most I guess ;)</p> <p align="center">ANYWAYS… I just found Netflix and remembered I started a tv show series about 5 years ago and never finished it…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6rtEpVpJITU/UxPk2-5TLgI/AAAAAAAAFQE/hj7PC5X9kNE/s1600-h/Lost-season1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Lost-season1" border="0" alt="Lost-season1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VwSxrDiDOe0/UxPk36yR5gI/AAAAAAAAFQM/sefp2JPHDHE/Lost-season1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="225"></a> </p> <p align="center">Yes, I’ve been having a “Lost” Marathon!! I started back at the pilot episode! There are 6 seasons… this might take me a while!!</p> <p align="center">In other news we are having yet another snow storm and have a 1 hour delay for tomorrow already! Let the celebration begin!! </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-v3_E6hA0AYw/UxPk5TWJSHI/AAAAAAAAFQU/czrkBPAznuE/s1600-h/tumblr_muoyaan4GZ1qhf8vvo1_500%25255B3%25255D.gif"><img style="display: inline" title="tumblr_muoyaan4GZ1qhf8vvo1_500" alt="tumblr_muoyaan4GZ1qhf8vvo1_500" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SjcV3KgykDU/UxPk7FrDA7I/AAAAAAAAFQc/SjZYhfDzSgM/tumblr_muoyaan4GZ1qhf8vvo1_500_thumb%25255B1%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="400" height="160"></a> </p> <p align="center">What better way to celebrate than by watching yet another episode?!! ;)</p> <p align="center">PS – sorry for the blog sidebar deficiencies… if you click the “home” button to go to the main page they disappear. I’m trying to find a solution but haven’t found the right tech-y vitamin or mineral I’m lacking yet… Anyone else have any issues like this lately?? How did you fix it?</p> <p align="center">Alright… time to celebrate!! Stay tuned this week for some FUN, and I mean the most fun you’ve ever had in your life, news coming up this week! :)</p> <p align="center"><br><strong><font color="#0000ff">Do you have Netflix or Hulu+?</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#0000ff">What shows/movies do you recommend?</font></strong> <br><font color="#008000">(I watched the Croods and thought that was a cute movie)</font></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-83723627294962817022014-02-27T01:16:00.000-05:002014-03-03T16:09:57.118-05:00Apera Bags Yoga Tote Review & Giveaway<p align="right"><font size="1">Sponsored Post</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDXmF_z-rMYujiUQnCGN0qVD4S_3SB8UlVEKwuiHTljj8Gc2JZ5W8KKhnLP3MGL1YjGHpzrMEL-a3eWvvBgwtUBSgbB3Co0YTujYi9LZuh_pVX79eJhlXSBLYcc6JoyjNnVZWT2h7iNIJ/s1600-h/AperaBagsGiveaway5.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Apera Bags Giveaway" border="0" alt="Apera Bags Giveaway" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VY_rnnn3TWI/Uw7Yc8dV4OI/AAAAAAAAFOE/OyjWlUlLJoY/AperaBagsGiveaway_thumb3.png?imgmax=800" width="354" height="354"></a> </p> <p align="center">I was on the internet a few weeks ago looking for a cute way to lug around not only my gym stuff, but my yoga mat as well. Now let’s just get something straight here, when I say “<em>gym stuff</em>” I’m not just talking about a Garmin and a water bottle… I’m talking like a whole wardrobe change <font color="#008000">AND</font> the kitchen sink!! I seriously WAY over pack to get my workout on!! You can’t be too prepared right?! Let’s face it… those little tiny Nike backpacks just don’t cut it!! I mean, I can fit a pair of shoes and a piece of gum in that thing and that’s about it!! If I’m carrying my yoga mat, water bottle, and everything else I might need for my workout, <font color="#008000">that little bag’s not doing me any favors</font>!! That’s when I happened upon <a href="http://aperabags.com/" target="_blank">Apera Bags</a>! They were gracious enough to send me their Yoga Tote for a review and I’m super excited to tell you all about it!! :)</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zuwVJRnr3Nfwe8HcrFAJ6VpW28nC-7mgNBSyXI4Z0wOamvC0IPKzbabY41RYTBqRkFxXEcMPPdzGhD3nxFCiOgI1VhFuUxxXhA5pmzMnZ73iiYo_XADQpEfhWWQ9Ra4CVJ5kuSh_-VTn/s1600-h/PocketsFullofSunshine6.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Pockets Full of Sunshine" border="0" alt="Pockets Full of Sunshine" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZBjCNQoWjX0/Uw7YgpcougI/AAAAAAAAFOU/SLlbqW6X844/PocketsFullofSunshine_thumb4.png?imgmax=800" width="479" height="361"></a> </p> <p align="center">One thing that really stood out to me was all the pockets! <font color="#008000">It has pockets full of sunshine everywhere</font>!! It quite <em>LITERALLY</em> has pockets inside of pockets!! No Joke!! It has a place for everything and it’s plenty big enough to hold everything I need to take to the gym with room to spare! (Although it’s not quite big enough to fit the kitchen sink, but you win some you lose some I guess!) To tell you just how big it is, let me tell you what all I fit into my <a href="http://aperabags.com/puresport/yoga-tote" target="_blank">Apera Bags Yoga Tote</a>:</p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-e42TKaQ7ALA/Uw7Yho4-LsI/AAAAAAAAFOc/mQsy_b7by0s/s1600-h/2014021015.52.2911.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="What I take to the gym" border="0" alt="What I take to the gym" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-M0oKYUGelMo/Uw7YiaKhPpI/AAAAAAAAFOk/srbWKq_GWwE/2014021015.52.29_thumb9.jpg?imgmax=800" width="329" height="248"></a> </p> <p align="center">~ Pair of size 9 women’s shoes (the bag has a separate compartment inside to keep the stench of my shoes from spreading)<br>~ Yoga Blocks<br>~ Yoga Strap<br>~ Ipod Nano with arm strap and earbuds<br>~ Eyeglasses case and contact case<br>~ Fuel: Clif Bar and Orange<br>~ Hydration: Nuun & Waterbottle (the yoga tote has a special place on the side for water bottles so your stuff won’t get wet if there’s a leak)<br>~ Workout notebook and pen<br>~ Workout Outfit: Shorts, a tshirt, sports bra<br>~ Backup outfit: Capris and tank (I told you I overpack)<br>~ After workout clothes: towel, sweatshirt, and a clean pair of socks<br>~ And of course my YOGA MAT!!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZHM0uLoLZAw/Uw7YiybiFJI/AAAAAAAAFOs/TDaiJV24-JI/s1600-h/2014020711.15.1712.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Apera Bags Yoga Tote" border="0" alt="Apera Bags Yoga Tote" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4YBroCkpewg/Uw7YjWpDZbI/AAAAAAAAFO0/rt5rNm01XC0/2014020711.15.17_thumb10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="214" height="284"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GyAggiNGaiM/Uw7Yj2tTZRI/AAAAAAAAFO8/GUbhjW9nwmA/s1600-h/2014021015.56.179.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Apera Bags Yoga Tote Inside" border="0" alt="Apera Bags Yoga Tote Inside" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-y9fiM2PV0YM/Uw7YkZYietI/AAAAAAAAFPE/g5eMGtjFBR8/2014021015.56.17_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="214" height="284"></a></p> <p align="center">You may be thinking “how in the world did you fit <em>all of that</em> AND your yoga mat inside your gym bag?!” Well my friends, that’s easy! I didn’t have to put my yoga mat inside the bag because it has it’s own special place on top of the bag!! <font color="#008000">The strap on the bag has a special “Y” shape</font> that you can easily fit your yoga mat through! (OR your foam roller and friendly massage stick)!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EZaF79Fbbjw/Uw7Yk0FiMEI/AAAAAAAAFPM/y_diPqc8ZWA/s1600-h/2014020711.20.248.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Apera Bag with Foam Roller" border="0" alt="Apera Bag with Foam Roller" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qHW6DHGBNSA/Uw7YlVfd0OI/AAAAAAAAFPU/f__xd_WTnO8/2014020711.20.24_thumb11.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GAzO0dh2gpM/Uw7YmN6DtDI/AAAAAAAAFPc/5UjYI-ferro/s1600-h/2014020711.21.3417.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Apera Bag with Yoga Mat" border="0" alt="Apera Bag with Yoga Mat" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8t_K5jbmxl4/Uw7YmkBYGZI/AAAAAAAAFPk/8e_Gx-gHGGc/2014020711.21.34_thumb19.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a> </p> <p align="center"><u>Some other things I LOVE about Apera Bag’s </u><a href="http://aperabags.com/healthier-bags" target="_blank"><u>healthier bags</u></a><u> are</u>:</p> <p align="center">- It’s antimicrobial to help prevent the growth of bacteria and yucky odors<br>- It has vented compartments to help air the bag out (which it definitely needs after my shoes are in there!)<br>- Wipeable lining that makes it easy to keep clean<br>- A separate washable insert to keep your stinky gross clothes away from your clean ones!<br>- Padded pockets for electronics such as garmin, phone, and ipod<br>- Not too big and not too small!! It’s the perfect size!!</p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://aperabags.com/our-cause/" target="_blank">Apera donates one bag to a Special Olympics athlete for every three bags they sell!</a></font></p> <p align="center">They only thing I wish were different about the bag is that the pockets were different shapes on each side! Both side’s outside pockets look the same (size and shape) and I tend to open the wrong side first when looking for something! Besides that tiny little thing, I love my Apera Yoga Tote!!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GkozGyKPYU0/Uw7YnSaNznI/AAAAAAAAFPs/3OT-mZ-83FE/s1600-h/2014-02-26%25252017.05.51%25255B14%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Apera Yoga Tote in action" border="0" alt="Apera Yoga Tote in action" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Qh71l1TkI9Q/Uw7Yn-J4TsI/AAAAAAAAFP0/mBuaTBpAwSw/2014-02-26%25252017.05.51_thumb%25255B19%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="341"></a> </p> <p align="center">A couple of weeks ago Apera announced some awesome sales! Right now they are offering 40% OFF their entire <font color="#0000ff">Blue line of bags</font> (any style) including the Yoga Tote (making it about $72 instead of $119)! <em>AND</em> if one sale wasn’t enough, their Duffel Packs in any color, are 40% OFF as well! <a href="http://aperabags.com" target="_blank">Go Go Go!! What are you waiting for</a>? That’s a great deal!! Make sure you come back though because I have not 1, but <font color="#008000">2 ways for you to win your very own Apera Bag</font>!</p> <p align="center"><font color="#008000"><strong>First chance</strong></font>, Apera holds their own giveaway on their website for a different style bag each month! This month is the Yoga Tote!! All you have to do to enter is head on over and provide your email address for updates! <a href="http://aperabags.com/win" target="_blank">Here’s more info for you</a>!</p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#0000ff">UPDATE:</font></strong> March's giveaway will be an Apera <a href="http://aperabags.com/sling-tote">Sling Tote</a> in the color of your choice.</p> <p align="center"><font color="#008000"><strong>Second</strong></font>, Apera is offering one of my readers the chance to win an Apera <a href="http://aperabags.com/puresport/sprint-pack" target="_blank">Sprint Pack</a> of their very own AND 25% off their bag of choice!! Just enter below!!</p> <p align="center"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="Sprint Pack" src="http://aperabags.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/store_page_image/462x/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/s/p/sp_store_462x337_1.jpg" width="220" height="162"><font size="1">**Apera sent me a bag to review on my blog, but as always my opinions are my own!! I was not compensated in any other way!</font> <a id="rc-5eddc19" class="rafl" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/5eddc19/" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><br /><script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"></script> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-15785783534446192652014-02-21T21:48:00.001-05:002014-02-21T22:10:51.873-05:00YES! YES! YES! And Friday Randoms<p align="center"><font size="2">Hey friends!! I can’t believe it’s been a week since we’ve last hung out!! Life gets super crazy sometimes!! Which is why you get a life update in bullet points… isn’t that your favorite?! ;)</font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#008000" size="2"><strong>___________________________________________________________________<br></strong></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><strong>1.</strong></font> <strong>Have you ever had someone you really look up to …. oh let’s say like the upbeat, optimistic person who always wins 1st overall in all the local 5ks… ask you to work out with them??!! I have!!</strong> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">At first (I was afraid I was petrified…) I was like:</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-L79pX2o-Uo8/UwgPmqtOydI/AAAAAAAAFL8/QYpLy3GUUmQ/s1600-h/thats-funny%25255B5%25255D.gif"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="thats-funny" alt="thats-funny" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6tFVkcHMErA/UwgPoF7uxsI/AAAAAAAAFME/gCoFLq1o6IA/thats-funny_thumb%25255B3%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="350" height="161"></a></p> <p align="center">Then I realized she was serious!</p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bjepncBuDTU/UwgPpgD8uUI/AAAAAAAAFMI/8Uey342dpBE/s1600-h/Sheldon-Cooper-Freaking-Out-Reaction-Gif-On-Big-Bang-Theory%25255B5%25255D.gif"><img style="display: inline" title="Sheldon-Cooper-Freaking-Out-Reaction-Gif-On-Big-Bang-Theory" alt="Sheldon-Cooper-Freaking-Out-Reaction-Gif-On-Big-Bang-Theory" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ldX2SQBFKew/UwgPq2VCPHI/AAAAAAAAFMU/-kNMZ3qGdoM/Sheldon-Cooper-Freaking-Out-Reaction-Gif-On-Big-Bang-Theory_thumb%25255B3%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="350" height="196"></a> </p> <p align="center">Of course I said:</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHI1TJ51NguSdFGLHTe8tUxR8FfEaTPC4E78l-JMhfUWn0IPcaWcPnNNdPtLLsrrxu7uecVuTTgJyukHa8jf3unqz_vL5vUw2JOVgq-3jSc1568CHnS4rwjp2NLpBmpAcCa5W_zglJHrYj/s1600-h/Daniel-Bryan-Yes-Cheer%25255B3%25255D.gif"><img style="display: inline" title="Daniel-Bryan-Yes-Cheer" alt="Daniel-Bryan-Yes-Cheer" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-pHRnmjEmWN8/UwgP0Ipi1zI/AAAAAAAAFMk/l1gBGHnp3Ck/Daniel-Bryan-Yes-Cheer_thumb%25255B1%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="350" height="198"></a> </p> <p align="center">She paid to have me come as a guest to her gym… I’ve never been to an actual gym gym before! (My old college doesn’t count) So yesterday I met up with her and we did about 1 1/2 hours of arms and abs… IT. WAS. GREAT!! She was fun to hang out with and it was so much fun to workout with someone other than myself! She kicked my butt!! I am indeed sore today!</p> <p align="left"><br><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><strong>2.</strong></font> <strong>I got a couple fun packages in the mail last week… can’t wait to share them with you!! Look for a couple reviews and a giveaway in the next week or two!</strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-cidzY935_rc/UwgP0y3t2MI/AAAAAAAAFMo/VaqVkejLqmo/s1600-h/2014-02-07%25252011.11.18%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="2014-02-07 11.11.18" border="0" alt="2014-02-07 11.11.18" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-W1nZjlM5ZOc/UwgP1dAVSoI/AAAAAAAAFM0/cPUn9e1ElkI/2014-02-07%25252011.11.18_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" height="186"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zQbdYtpjYQY/UwgP2KwNeFI/AAAAAAAAFM8/myrx-ee_lMI/s1600-h/2014-02-10%25252016.01.11%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="2014-02-10 16.01.11" border="0" alt="2014-02-10 16.01.11" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Q_zCRW124P0/UwgP2uk8peI/AAAAAAAAFNE/3Q0O-re7kNM/2014-02-10%25252016.01.11_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" height="186"></a> </p> <p align="left"><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><strong>3.</strong></font> <strong>Just in case it is ever in question, I do in fact work hard and earn my pay at work! ;) Yes that IS playdough… why do you ask?! ;)</strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-s8LgskvzUkA/UwgP3LUQVeI/AAAAAAAAFNM/5N_jQxeeCGE/s1600-h/2014-02-18%25252010.59.34%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="2014-02-18 10.59.34" border="0" alt="2014-02-18 10.59.34" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-dM9D3c9_vZM/UwgP3pkrLUI/AAAAAAAAFNQ/SHlH1A39h4Q/2014-02-18%25252010.59.34_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="406" height="246"></a> </p> <p align="left"><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><strong>4.</strong></font> <strong>I made it on to the </strong><a href="http://www.marathontrainingschedule.com/blog/awesome-list-top-100-best-running-blogs-2014/" target="_blank"><strong>Top 100 Running Blogs</strong></a><strong> list for 2014!! (I’m #83) Holy Guacamole!! I feel honored to be listed with so many other great bloggers that I look up to! Who would be on your top 100?</strong></p> <p align="left"><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><strong>5.</strong></font> <strong>Some seniors at the school at work for came around and handed out these flowers. The pot says they are Azaleas but one of the other teachers insisted that it was a Geranium… Do any of you have any opinions or know what it is? I do not have a green thumb…</strong></p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-t7b_FdJTmJ0/UwgP4Ug4BGI/AAAAAAAAFNc/Qf8keI-zm2Q/s1600-h/2014-02-21%25252013.28.43%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="2014-02-21 13.28.43" border="0" alt="2014-02-21 13.28.43" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-q0FuvYr-nYY/UwgP5Ca3ZLI/AAAAAAAAFNk/MBzSkKVnWd0/2014-02-21%25252013.28.43_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="256" height="339"></a> </p> <p align="left"><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><strong>6.</strong></font> <strong>I was invited to be a guest over on Alicia’s Blog, </strong><a href="http://www.nevereverbeenskinny.com/guest-post-yoga-mat-straps" target="_blank"><strong>Never Ever Been Skinny</strong></a><strong>. Go check it out!! :)</strong> </p> <p><strong><font color="#0000ff" size="3">7.</font></strong> <strong>I haven’t watched ANY of the Winter Olympics this year… not even a minute!! Does that make me a bad person? Go USA! lol.. have you been watching? What’s your favorite event?</strong></p> <p><strong><font color="#0000ff" size="3">8.</font> I have some exciting news!! Can’t wait to share an update with you all on <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/02/cali-or-bust-my-fund-for-fitness.html" target="_blank">my dream becoming a reality</a>!! :)</strong></p> <p><br><strong><font color="#008000" size="3">What are some randoms from your week?</font></strong></p> <p><br><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/4980743" target="_blank"><img class="nopin" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="bloglovin" border="0" alt="bloglovin" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-11GbDPJ-Q0c/UwgP5tcTMZI/AAAAAAAAFNs/wFL3qOBoNUY/bloglovin%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="178" height="57"></a></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-16327680424672092392014-02-15T10:58:00.001-05:002014-02-15T10:58:21.789-05:00Running Shoes or Candy? You Decide!<br style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <div style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="3">This is what I feel like telling everyone I come in contact with on Valentine’s Day… you’re welcome for being THAT awesome.. now buy me candy!! (Any will do, but my favorite is Reeses Cups!)</font></span></div> <div style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="3"></font></span> </div> <div style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="center"><img style="border-bottom: transparent 0px solid; border-left: transparent 0px solid; padding-bottom: 8px; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: transparent 0px solid; margin-right: auto; border-right: transparent 0px solid; padding-top: 8px; -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px" title="valentineeecard" border="0" alt="valentineeecard" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbePYTMefWy7tesVHAwVt-ClFsc3uhKpRS4nZnjkaDQYv6GJArFgd4Sjk_TsbqslcsdNxElwKVdUa3Re60cBZIcQuplA0PfNYj06FixhkX-57ZVX3h3UtfoYDITl7bCuXb8X3AAv9kuny/?imgmax=800" width="280" height="156"></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="3"></font></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="3">Saw<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></span><a style="color: rgb(153,153,153); text-decoration: none" href="http://m.runnersworld.com/fun/valentines-runners" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="3">these fun valentines on the Runner’s World</font></span></a><font size="3"><span style="font-size: small"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>website… How fun?!</span> <em><strong> </strong></em><span style="font-size: small">If you came up with a fitness/running/yoga/(workout of your choice) valentine card what would it say? Mine would say</span></font><strong><em><br><font size="2">You’re the shoes to my running, the ice to my bath, and the compression to my legs…<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!</font></em></strong></div> <blockquote style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <div align="center"><strong><em><font size="2"></font></em></strong> </div></blockquote> <div style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="center"><strong><span style="color: red; font-size: small"><font size="3">OK, which one would you choose? Candy OR Running Shoes??</font></span></strong></div> <div style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="center"><a style="color: rgb(153,153,153); text-decoration: none" href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xLL40oXu6SY/Uv7W4i1EBEI/AAAAAAAAFLE/tei4EUChDVk/s1600-h/HappyValentine%252527s%2525C2%2525A0Day%252521%252521%252520Candy.png"><img style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 8px; border-right-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 8px; -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px" title="HappyValentine's Day!! Candy" border="0" alt="HappyValentine's Day!! Candy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SGrJou1SL7w/Uv7W6CJX-iI/AAAAAAAAFLM/x8uTA0X5TME/HappyValentine%252527s%2525C2%2525A0Day%252521%252521%252520Candy_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="254" height="254"></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="color: rgb(153,153,153); text-decoration: none" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0kAVnJd1cWw/Uv7W9tjD71I/AAAAAAAAFLU/GgAlFt9S_qo/s1600-h/HappyValentine%252527s%2525C2%2525A0Day%252521%252521.png"><img style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 8px; border-right-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 8px; -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px" title="HappyValentine's Day!!" border="0" alt="HappyValentine's Day!!" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nh7Ty4xXKLU/Uv7W_G20ixI/AAAAAAAAFLc/BUVZs_OP33I/HappyValentine%252527s%2525C2%2525A0Day%252521%252521_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="254" height="254"></a></div> <div style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255,0,128); font-size: small"><strong><font size="3"></font></strong></span> </div> <div style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255,0,128); font-size: small"><strong><font size="3">My Valentine to you all is that I’ll eat all the above chocolate and think of you! ;) (no shame!)</font></strong></span></div> <div style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255,0,128); font-size: small"><strong><font size="3"></font></strong></span> </div> <div style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="3">Happy Valentine’s Day my Friends!! I hope you have a great day full of love and being spoiled!! (even if it is spoiling yourself!!) ;) I want to thank you all for being so awesome… seriously, you guys are the best!!! So I’m giving you, my valentines, a coupon code for $1 off of my Skinny Yoga Mat Straps!! That makes them $7 total which includes shipping to anywhere in the US (if you’re international please email me for shipping rates)!! 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box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px" title="Screenshot 2014-02-14 20.54.39" border="0" alt="Screenshot 2014-02-14 20.54.39" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZJRQZHsfcis/Uv7XCuuzqxI/AAAAAAAAFLs/h0l6zIW704c/Screenshot%2525202014-02-14%25252020.54.39%25255B7%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="404" height="251"></a> <div style="z-index: 9999; position: absolute; visibility: visible; cursor: pointer; top: 1363px; left: 446px; opacity: 0" class="pinit-wrapper"></div></div> <div style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: small"><font size="3">HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!</font></span></strong></div> <div style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: small"></span></strong> </div> <div style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="left"><span style="color: red"><br><strong>What/who do you love?</strong> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br> </span></span><span style="color: black">- In all seriousness, I LOVE my family, you all, the ability to work out, and God and the life he’s blessed me with!</span></div> <div style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="left"><span style="color: red"><strong>How are you spending your valentine’s day?</strong> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br> </span></span><span style="color: black">- Sick and on the couch… was gonna go to the gym, but my head feels like a balloon so you guys gotta share the gym love with me today! ;)</span></div> <div style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="left"><span style="color: red"><strong>Do you use Valentine’s Day as an excuse to eat all things chocolate?</strong></span><span style="color: red"><strong><br></strong> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: black">- You betcha!! ;) Who needs an excuse anyways?! ;)</span></div> <div style="text-transform: none; 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-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px" class="nopin" title="giveaway link" border="0" alt="giveaway link" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Y5amD0YOWX8/Uv5gP20L0fI/AAAAAAAAFKI/PA4NOZSsQks/giveaway%252520link%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="115" height="115"></a><span style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; display: inline !important; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; float: none; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(153,153,153); 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text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(153,153,153); word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/02/seeking-event-sponsorship-with-health.html" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: transparent 0px solid; position: relative; border-left: transparent 0px solid; padding-bottom: 8px; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; display: inline; border-top: transparent 0px solid; border-right: transparent 0px solid; padding-top: 8px; -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px" class="nopin" title="GREAT Promotional Opportunity for Health" border="0" alt="GREAT Promotional Opportunity for Health" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vbZGZH7mGQY/Uv5gQwbnvxI/AAAAAAAAFKY/UAQ1lFau6EA/GREAT%252520Promotional%252520Opportunity%252520for%252520Health%25255B20%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="115" height="115"></a><span style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; display: inline !important; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; float: none; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 13px/18px arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; white-space: normal; color: rgb(153,153,153); word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/01/skinny-yoga-mat-straps.html" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: transparent 0px solid; position: relative; border-left: transparent 0px solid; padding-bottom: 8px; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; display: inline; border-top: transparent 0px solid; border-right: transparent 0px solid; padding-top: 8px; -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px" class="nopin" title="Skinny Yoga Mat Strap Graphic" border="0" alt="Skinny Yoga Mat Strap Graphic" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9bCquQKSzLU/Uv5gRbHYzxI/AAAAAAAAFKg/eHWkyvsEZUA/Skinny%252520Yoga%252520Mat%252520Strap%252520Graphic%25255B13%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="74" height="115"></a></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-44929731139047669282014-02-13T08:00:00.000-05:002014-05-05T16:24:11.710-04:00Cali or Bust!! My Fund For Fitness!<p align="center"><font size="3"><strong>My #1 Goal this year</strong>… in 2014… is to raise enough money to be able to go to <strong>Anaheim, California August 14-17th for the</strong> <strong>IDEA World Fitness Blogfest with Sweat Pink</strong>!! (you can read more about my goal and why it’s my goal <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/01/forget-goals-for-2014-i-have-dream.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>)</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><u>Why am I trying to raise money for the trip instead of just paying for it?</u><br></font><font size="2">I LOVE my job! I get to work with preschoolers who have disabilities! It’s such a rewarding job! I walk in smiling and walk out smiling! When I took the job I knew I wouldn’t be making enough money to pay all my bills let alone get a gym membership, so I had to take a couple other jobs to make ends meet. When I saw how much it would cost to go to the blogfest, I was sad because I knew I wouldn’t be able to go… BUT then I thought, I can raise the money!! I told myself if I could raise the money <em>outside of my paycheck</em>, I could go to the conference!! So that is what I am trying to do!! This page is the overview of my progress and different ways you can help me get to California this summer!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">The amount it will cost me to go is:</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2"><strike>$399 – Conference Cost</strike> (covered by <a href="http://www.tommiecopper.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tommie Copper</a>)<br>$778 – Airfare (Roundtrip)<br><u>$636 – Hotel (4 nights)<br></u><strike>$1813</strike> $1413 – Full Trip Cost</font></p> <p align="center">If you feel like being generous, or want a shout out on my blog and a pat on the back, or maybe just want to be my <font color="#008000"><strong>Fairy God Mother for 2014</strong></font> and help send me to California, take a look below!! Maybe one (or more) of the ways to help me live out my dream/goal sounds appealing to you!! Thanks for even just stopping by and checking it out!! You guys are the best!! </p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JlbpuhvoLTQ/U2fzRmWWQkI/AAAAAAAAFhc/n_97L-R41sQ/s1600-h/Cali%252520or%252520Bust%252521%25252025%252525%252520with%252520text%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Cali or Bust! 25% with text" border="0" alt="Cali or Bust! 25% with text" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aV1UvlwIafE/U2fzStss8tI/AAAAAAAAFhk/RreFRCtYZGQ/Cali%252520or%252520Bust%252521%25252025%252525%252520with%252520text_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="220" height="320"></a> </p> <p><font size="5" face="Britannic Bold"><strong><u>STORE</u></strong></font></p> <p><strong><font color="#008000">To place an order for any of the items below, go to the product page and hit the “Order Now” button to go to the short order form!!</font></strong></p> <p><font size="3" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>Skinny Yoga Mat Strap <br>(<a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/01/skinny-yoga-mat-straps.html" target="_blank">for the product page click here</a>)</strong></font></p> <p> <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/01/skinny-yoga-mat-straps.html"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Skinny Yoga Mat Strap Graphic" border="0" alt="Skinny Yoga Mat Strap Graphic" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-C9oihIiaV4M/Uvw6UakhRXI/AAAAAAAAFhs/kliEXVIn72k/Skinny%252520Yoga%252520Mat%252520Strap%252520Graphic.jpg?imgmax=800" width="152" height="240"></a> </p> <p><strong><u><font size="5" face="Britannic Bold">SPONSORS</font></u></strong></p> <p><font color="#008000"><font size="2"><strong>OPEN TO COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS who are looking to promote and gain exposure at the LARGEST fitness event in the WORLD!! <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/02/seeking-event-sponsorship-with-health.html" target="_blank">Click here for more in depth information about becoming a sponsor for my trip</a>!</strong></font></font></p> <p><font color="#008000"><font size="2"><font color="#000000"><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/02/seeking-event-sponsorship-with-health.html"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="GREAT Promotional Opportunity for Health" border="0" alt="GREAT Promotional Opportunity for Health" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-CqVZJc2z9dk/Uvw6VfNO9XI/AAAAAAAAFHg/ILhK9nOHZEc/GREATPromotionalOpportunityforHealth.png?imgmax=800" width="246" height="246"></a> <br></p></font></font></font> <blockquote> <p><font size="3" face="Calibri"><strong>Promotional Opportunities for Sponsors include, but not limited to:</strong></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Calibri"> ~ Ad Space on my blog<br> ~ Promoting your company on my blog before, during, and after the event<br> ~ Live instagramming and tweeting at the event promoting your company<br> ~ Wear or use your products at the event<br> ~ Blog posts before and after the event thanking your company<br> ~ Your company’s Logo or Website on my business card I’ll be passing out at the conference<br> ~ Of course plenty of word-of-mouth promoting at the conference</font></p></blockquote> <p><font color="#008000"><font size="2"><strong>Basically I’ll be a walking, talking, blogging billboard for your company! ;) Email me at <font color="#0000ff">runners.luck@hotmail.com</font> or click </strong></font><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/p/contact-me.html" target="_blank"><strong><font size="2">HERE (email form)</font></strong></a><strong><font size="2"> to discuss becoming a sponsor!</font></strong></font></p> <p><strong><font color="#008000" size="2"></font></strong> </p> <p><u><font size="5" face="Britannic Bold"><strong>AD SPACE</strong></font></u></p> <p><strong><font color="#008000">Ad Space is available to Companies, Blogs, and Individuals, on my blog as a way to contribute to my dream fund!</font></strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Sidebar Ad (200x200) Space is available for $10/month</p> <p> <img alt="Screenshot 2014-02-10 00.21.11" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-iYhumOMZ7eU/Uvhmk7Mg8sI/AAAAAAAAFEk/mWNXhx3K1Io/Screenshot%2525202014-02-10%25252000.21.11_thumb%25255B13%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="200" height="196"></p></blockquote> <blockquote> <p>Sidebar Ad (125x125) Space is available for $5/month</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40gmdNDjoQj2sCJs5HiUjVzoiueBE_9ka5C3TsQsqXZNP7qIJT0vzUoaGRud4_qq8b2n-Glr5RxAV0nybRCcCVka0ppoc919rwAJYbEanhCwg7OCk0s23DproIi7lrw7CUl8KU70eJY7x/s1600-h/125x125adexample4.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="125x125 ad example" border="0" alt="125x125 ad example" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NK8Y_1qLJp8/Uvw6XAEK8zI/AAAAAAAAFHw/iYKCjbQ_NN4/125x125adexample_thumb2.png?imgmax=800" width="128" height="128"></a></p></blockquote> <blockquote> <p>***<a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/02/sponsoradvertise.html" target="_blank"><strong>Click here for more information</strong></a>***</p></blockquote> <p><u><font size="5" face="Britannic Bold"><strong>DONATIONS</strong></font></u></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#008000">If for some <em>really</em> bizarre reason you want to be my <font color="#0000ff">Fairy God Mother</font> and just make a donation, you are seriously the best, kindest, angel ever!!! Just click the “<em>Donate</em>” button below!! Seriously… you are awesome and I owe you like a bazillion favors!!</font></strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PeTjrHjiQ-CPOgCnt_nqz2DZQLl6zQEctr87PIhZ6E4/viewform" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Donate Button" border="0" alt="Donate Button" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mb5yA9nnDtY/Uvw6XyD1u5I/AAAAAAAAFH4/027dsHWtlUw/DonateButton3.png?imgmax=800" width="240" height="121"></a> </p> <p><strong><font color="#008000"></font></strong></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-56372991830643894302014-02-12T17:06:00.000-05:002014-02-12T17:13:51.137-05:00February Fitness Survey (linkup)<p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="center">Saw this over on Sarah’s blog (<a href="http://www.howmyworldruns.com/" target="_blank">How My World Runs</a>) and thought it would be fun… since I’m sick and all…</p> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><strong><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DJ8H2RttWNQ/UvvwY38doGI/AAAAAAAAFGM/hYHTFOIWMVs/s1600-h/fitness-survey%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="fitness-survey" border="0" alt="fitness-survey" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mP7adoZII5c/UvvwaE0_MtI/AAAAAAAAFGU/z4gvGM5vdR4/fitness-survey_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" height="240"></a> </strong></p> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><strong>1. Do you have a Fitness board on Pinterest? Share it.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <blockquote> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" align="left"><span class="Apple-converted-space">I have a couple!! <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/superwoman4002/running/" target="_blank">My Running Pinterest Board</a> and my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/superwoman4002/yoga/" target="_blank">Yoga Pinterest Board</a> and my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/superwoman4002/runners-luck-blog-posts/" target="_blank">Runner’s Luck Blog Posts Board</a></span></p></blockquote> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><strong>2. What is your go to place for fitness questions? (friend, blog, website)</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <blockquote> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><font color="#000000">I LOVE asking questions on my blog.. the Sweat Pink and Girls Gone Sporty Communities on Facebook too!</font></span><span style="color: rgb(255,0,255)"> </span></p></blockquote> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><strong>3. What do you do to workout when the weather outside is too cold, snowy or icy?</strong></p> <blockquote> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><font color="#000000">I’m really a fair weather runner… if it’s less than 30 degrees, I don’t like running outside… so I’ve been running on the treadmill, doing some weights, and lots of yoga!</font></p></blockquote> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><strong>4. Latest song added to your playlist?</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255,0,255)"></span></p> <blockquote> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span style="color: rgb(255,0,255)"><font color="#000000">God’s Not Dead by the Newsboys</font></span></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:79747c8c-0090-4e72-8eeb-426d58d09a85" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="04e23134-5ef8-41c4-8ca1-bb0a707ac331" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_OTz-lpDjw" target="_new"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mTKZF2-cukg/UvvyGsAD6kI/AAAAAAAAFHA/1DoWvN7VhlA/videob8419371a98b%25255B17%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('04e23134-5ef8-41c4-8ca1-bb0a707ac331'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/S_OTz-lpDjw&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/S_OTz-lpDjw&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div></blockquote> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><strong><br>5. Share a link to your favorite healthy recipe.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255,0,255)"> </span></p> <blockquote> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span style="color: rgb(255,0,255)"><font color="#000000">Not exactly healthy healthy, but it has bananas in it…. so there ya go! ;)</font></span></p></blockquote><span class="PIN_1392242695350_embed_pin PIN_1392242695350_fancy" data-pin-id="68046644344123292"><a class="PIN_1392242695350_embed_pin_link" title="Banana Bread using frozen bananas!! #recipe #fitfluential #sweatpink #runchat #girlsgonesporty #food" href="//www.pinterest.com/pin/68046644344123292/" target="_blank" data-pin-log="embed_pin"><img style="width: 237px; height: 178px" class="PIN_1392242695350_embed_pin_link_img" alt="Banana Bread using frozen bananas!! #recipe #fitfluential #sweatpink #runchat #girlsgonesporty #food" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/237x/6d/f2/c7/6df2c791d6256037949ac0f2abeb3cb0.jpg" width="237" height="178" data-pin-log="image_from_embedded_pin" nopin="true" data-pin-href="//www.pinterest.com/pin/68046644344123292/"><i class="PIN_1392242695350_repin" data-pin-log="repin" data-pin-id="68046644344123292" data-pin-href="//www.pinterest.com/pin/68046644344123292/repin/x/"></i><i class="PIN_1392242695350_getThis" data-pin-id="68046644344123292">get this<i></i></i></a><span class="PIN_1392242695350_embed_pin_desc">Banana Bread using frozen bananas!! #recipe #fitfluential #sweatpink #runchat #girlsgonesporty #food</span><a class="PIN_1392242695350_embed_pin_text" href="http:////www.pinterest.com/superwoman4002/" target="_blank"><img class="PIN_1392242695350_embed_pin_text_avatar" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/avatars/superwoman4002-35_30.jpg" width="30" height="30"><span class="PIN_1392242695350_embed_pin_text_container">Pinned by <em class="PIN_1392242695350_embed_pin_text_container_em">Zaneta</em></span><b class="PIN_1392242695350_embed_pin_link_shield" data-pin-log="pinner_from_embedded_pin" data-pin-href="http:////www.pinterest.com/superwoman4002/"></b></a><a class="PIN_1392242695350_embed_pin_text" href="//www.pinterest.com/superwoman4002/bread-recipes/" target="_blank"><img class="PIN_1392242695350_embed_pin_text_avatar" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/upload/68046713058869281_board_thumbnail_2014-02-05-17-05-20_36904_60.jpg" width="60" height="60"><span class="PIN_1392242695350_embed_pin_text_container">Onto <em class="PIN_1392242695350_embed_pin_text_container_em">Bread Recipes</em></span><b class="PIN_1392242695350_embed_pin_link_shield" data-pin-log="board_from_embedded_pin" data-pin-href="//www.pinterest.com/superwoman4002/bread-recipes/"></b></a></span><!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><script type="text/javascript" async src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><strong>6. What’s your favorite fitness app?</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <blockquote> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span class="Apple-converted-space">I haven’t tried any fitness apps yet… but I downloaded Nike Training Club and Nike+ Running last week… Has anyone else tried these apps? What do you think?</span></p></blockquote> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span><strong>Share a picture of a recent workout.</strong> </p> <blockquote> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px">I shared a video of <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/02/longest-run-post-injury-video.html" target="_blank">my longest run post injury</a> earlier today! This is my second post because I’m sick and don’t feel like getting off the couch today! This picture is after I got off the treadmill and felt so good!! What?! Doesn’t every blogger take a sweaty mirror selfie after they conquered a workout?! ;)</p> <p style="text-transform: none; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font: 16px/26px body-font; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51,51,51); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-J6C73Ky2fyw/UvvwiWTMJSI/AAAAAAAAFGk/gAtCLkmZWnw/s1600-h/2014-02-10%25252020.08.05%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="2014-02-10 20.08.05" border="0" alt="2014-02-10 20.08.05" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uvth0I1cDEw/Uvvwi1fApJI/AAAAAAAAFGs/kF6UWt2OhKo/2014-02-10%25252020.08.05_thumb%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="260"></a></p></blockquote> <p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>What’s your favorite fitness app?</strong></font> <p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>What’s the latest song added to your playlist?</strong></font> <p><strong><font color="#0000ff"></font></strong> <p><a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/4980743/runners-luck" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" class="nopin" title="bloglovin" border="0" alt="bloglovin" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KRV8cZA-GXo/UvvwkJfWhAI/AAAAAAAAFG0/UFUQHSUu7vo/bloglovin%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="178" height="57"></a></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-75948138543248535272014-02-12T12:28:00.000-05:002014-02-12T12:30:57.229-05:00Longest Run Post Injury!! (video)<p align="center">I’m home sick today… read BORED… so I’ve been working on improving my blog while having a Bachelor marathon… </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-M4CuWRlOkww/UvuvjH0W1XI/AAAAAAAAFFk/8998CwjweaE/s1600-h/Screenshot%2525202014-02-12%25252012.11.38%25255B6%25255D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Screenshot 2014-02-12 12.11.38" border="0" alt="Screenshot 2014-02-12 12.11.38" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OVRKgaEwt6Y/Uvuvr0wasqI/AAAAAAAAFFs/bx7vbztggi8/Screenshot%2525202014-02-12%25252012.11.38_thumb%25255B8%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="286" height="289"></a> </p> <p align="center">I DVRd all of the episodes but haven’t been able to watch them until now… you may or may not be seeing a lot of blogging from me today ;) Be prepared to become best buds lol! </p> <p align="center">This is from Tuesday night!! I’m so excited!!! After <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2013/04/i-ate-ice-cream-sandwich-for-breakfast.html" target="_blank">being injured</a>, this is the highlight of my week! My longest run post injury!<br>(I have no idea what happened with the quality of this video… sorry for the weird pauses)</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 425px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:ecd7e406-ccca-492a-8d73-954acb3a1c07" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="fb5bf254-749c-4ccd-9728-068346078786" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsXbbXh4Q9c&feature=youtu.be" target="_new"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hmBRXgSEa_8/UvuvvcxSs6I/AAAAAAAAFF0/nd68AjBIly0/videoa9898195df56%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('fb5bf254-749c-4ccd-9728-068346078786'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/zsXbbXh4Q9c&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/zsXbbXh4Q9c&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p align="center">I ended up running 1.60 miles in 19:45min (11:52 pace)… I miss my faster pace, but if I want to heal up and get back to running as much as I was before, I gotta take it SLLLOOOOWWWWW…<br><font color="#008000"><strong>I’m happy to report there is ZERO knee pain going on up in here after this run!! :)</strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff"><strong><br>Have you ever come back from an injury?<br>How did you cope?<br>Do you watch The Bachelor? What do you think of this season?</strong></font></p> <p><strong><font color="#0000ff"></font></strong> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/4980743/runners-luck" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="bloglovin" border="0" alt="bloglovin" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bPV_gbBiOA4/UvuvxfwztvI/AAAAAAAAFF8/9_7Odi6L1VE/bloglovin%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="178" height="57"></a></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-78329626562406052102014-02-10T10:30:00.000-05:002014-02-12T09:44:29.108-05:00Seeking Event Sponsorship with Health and Fitness Companies<p align="center"><font size="3" face="Leelawadee">A call for Fitness & Health related companies looking to spread the word about their product through word-of-mouth and social media at the LARGEST Fitness event in the WORLD!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qUQ1flkPAJg/UvhFkRdEUHI/AAAAAAAAFDU/Bh1OGngQxgU/s1600-h/GREATPromotionalOpportunityforHealth%25255B1%25255D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="GREAT Promotional Opportunity for Health and Fitness Companies" border="0" alt="GREAT Promotional Opportunity for Health and Fitness Companies" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NiTHCnwDUKA/UvhFlPvGhwI/AAAAAAAAFDc/Jb7UbZnLQhw/GREATPromotionalOpportunityforHealth%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="322" height="322"></a> </p> <p>If you haven’t heard of the <a href="http://www.ideafit.com/fitness-conferences/blogfest" target="_blank">IDEA World Fitness Blogfest with Sweat Pink</a>, you’re missing out!! It’s <em>THE LARGEST</em> fitness event in the world held in Anaheim, California! This health and fitness convention brings bloggers from all corners of the globe together for advanced blogging sessions, celebrity workouts, and plenty of opportunities to network with other fitness, blogging, and social media gurus!</p> <p>As I said in my <a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/01/forget-goals-for-2014-i-have-dream.html" target="_blank">Dream for 2014 post,</a> I’m so excited to go BUT I don’t have the funds to get myself there! I <em>LOVE</em> my job because I get to work with such wonderful little preschoolers who just happen to have autism but don’t let it hold them back BUT it doesn’t allow any room in my budget for gym memberships let alone travelling across the entire US for a fitness convention!! <br><strong>That is why I am looking to partner with Fitness and Health related companies for a great promotional opportunity before, during, and after this amazing event</strong>!! I believe it’s a great place to promote your product or company as everyone attending has the SAME interests as I do and are going to see what products, companies, or trends are THE BEST of 2014 and the future of fitness and health!!<img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IDEA World Fitness Blogfest with Sweat Pink" border="0" alt="IDEA World Fitness Blogfest with Sweat Pink" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wdCK5R7PKHs/UvhFlstkr_I/AAAAAAAAFDk/oIB5f2cMHZk/IDEAblogfest_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="156" height="154"></p> <p align="center"><font color="#008000"><strong>I am currently looking for full or partial sponsorship for my own attendance to the blogfest</strong></font>! If you are ANY health or fitness related company related to running, yoga, or nutrition (apparel, jewelry, fuel, recovery, workout tools, etc), I am looking for you!! </p> <p align="left">I want to be totally honest and up front with you, so here is the approximate cost to send me to the Convention:</p> <blockquote> <p><font size="2" face="Century"><strike>Conference - $399</strike> Covered and sponsored by <a href="http://www.tommiecopper.com/" target="_blank">Tommie Copper</a> <br>Airfare (Round Trip) - $778<br>Hotel (4 nights) - $636</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Century">FULL Sponsorship - $1813</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Century">*Sponsorship amount left - $1413</font></p></blockquote> <p><strong><font color="#008000">In return for your sponsorship</font></strong>, your company will receive MANY thanks on my blog (including a sidebar ad) and my other social media websites (FB, IG, Twitter), as well as company promotion and gratitude AT the IDEA World Fitness Blogfest itself! A few ideas I have to benefit your company through this sponsorship are: <blockquote> <p>~ Ad Space on my blog<br>~ Promoting your company on my blog before, during, and after the event<br>~ Live instagramming and tweeting at the event promoting your company<br>~ Wear or use your products at the event<br>~ Blog posts before and after the event thanking your company<br>~ Your company’s Logo or Website on my business card I’ll be passing out at the conference<br>~ Of course plenty of word-of-mouth promoting at the conference</p></blockquote> <p align="center"><strong>I am also open to other ways of promoting your company and making this partnership work for you!! I would love the chance to discuss this opportunity in greater detail with you!!</strong> <p align="center"><font color="#008000"><strong>If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for my trip please send an email to </strong></font><a href="mailto:runners.luck@hotmail.com">runners.luck@hotmail.com</a> <p align="center">If you are a <em>blogger</em> and are interested in becoming a sponsor or helping me get to California for the Convention please feel free to email me at <a href="mailto:runners.luck@hotmail.com">runners.luck@hotmail.com</a> and we can discuss it further!! <p align="center"><font color="#0000ff">Thank you so much for all your support!! I look forward to hearing from you!!</font></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7272176225604913726.post-89333826268714720442014-02-10T00:38:00.000-05:002014-05-04T23:00:31.235-04:00Sponsor/Advertise<p align="center"><font size="3">Are you looking to promote your blog, company, etsy shop, event, or fundraiser to gain a little more exposure and more followers? This is the perfect opportunity for you!! Become a Sponsor of Runner’s Luck! </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-NeNF-kNvXeg/UvhmfIjh0II/AAAAAAAAFEE/MThx1AQCG3o/s1600-h/Be%252520a%252520Sponsor%252521%25255B12%25255D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Be a Sponsor!" border="0" alt="Be a Sponsor!" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GyXfV32a-bM/UvhmgaDXvyI/AAAAAAAAFEM/kdW7d2jiJEc/Be%252520a%252520Sponsor%252521_thumb%25255B10%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="470" height="350"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong>Your ad will be seen by</strong> (As of 3/2/14)<strong>:</strong></p> <p align="center">Average Monthly Pageviews – 5,500</p> <p align="center">GFC Followers – 323<br>Bloglovin’ Followers – 86 (+28 personal)<br>Instagram Followers – 388<br>Facebook Followers – 231<br>Pinterest Followers – 149<br><u>Twitter Followers – 1,633</u><br>Total Followers: 2,828</p> <p><strong><font size="3">Who can sponsor?</font></strong></p> <p><font size="3">Anyone who has a blog, company, shop, event or fundraiser that is in any way related to health and fitness or living a healthy lifestyle! I also do have some occasional knitting, crocheting, and crafting posts pop up so if you think it might benefit your site you are more than welcome to purchase ad space on my blog!</font></p> <p><strong><font size="3">How does it work?</font></strong></p> <p><font size="3">You can purchase a monthly ad on my site, create a button that fits the size requirements of the space you purchased and I will display it on the sidebar on my blog! It’s that easy! Your button will be clickable and will take visitors directly to your website!! If you don’t have a button that meets the specific size requirement, I can resize it for you for a $1 fee. If you don’t have a button I can create one for you for $5 and it will be yours forever to use wherever and however you wish!! </font></p> <p><font size="3">All ads will run for 1 month, starting the first Friday of the month.<br>Ads will be displayed on the left sidebar of my blog, in descending order according to size (biggest on top).<br>Within each size category, ads will be displayed in the order they are purchased.<br><em>All sponsors will be featured in a group sponsor shout out post during the month that will highlight your space and introduce you to my readers.</em></font> <p><font size="3"><strong>How much does it cost?</strong></font></p> <p><font size="3">I currently have 3 different size options available:<br></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-la7hSpKPEU0/U2b-tOWAnaI/AAAAAAAAFgM/4xR7CAlIkTg/s1600-h/100x100%252520Ad%252520Example.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="100x100 Ad Example" border="0" alt="100x100 Ad Example" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9-SCU6ZdSPmg6MvbSPCw9-oIEgygkzQlIe7bdua6mlopZjwTXa4QxmKSddXNgG5YgRUYFYsjrp6Vxl9UvFg-StgBpOGs0DQRFCVfZKLkoy3BV_qeQxw60hlejDQYv3swB-8v4rQu0kR5/?imgmax=800" width="102" height="102"></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><u>100x100 Ad Space</u></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">FREE to bloggers who would like to swap buttons!</font></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ugi5vU0201w/U2b-wpO1HvI/AAAAAAAAFgs/sm4j24LUs3M/s1600-h/125x125%252520ad%252520example.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="125x125 ad example" border="0" alt="125x125 ad example" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-c3BfuUaWtEc/U2b-xwJ_p7I/AAAAAAAAFg8/itu-vkqJAFA/125x125%252520ad%252520example_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="128" height="128"></a><font size="3"><u><br>125x125 Ad Space</u></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">$5 per month</font></p> <p align="center"><u><font size="3"></font></u> </p> <p align="center"><u><font size="3"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NCWiVCe3vwI/U2b-ylkneDI/AAAAAAAAFhE/Gv49M1R2sgE/s1600-h/Screenshot%2525202014-02-10%25252000.21.11.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Screenshot 2014-02-10 00.21.11" border="0" alt="Screenshot 2014-02-10 00.21.11" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cs96ytBUUnY/U2b-zWyq91I/AAAAAAAAFhM/FUx3eHUhxB8/Screenshot%2525202014-02-10%25252000.21.11_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="203" height="199"></a></font></u></p> <p align="center"><u><font size="3">200x200 Ad Space</font></u></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">$10 per month</font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><u><br>If you are interested in these other forms of sponsorship, please email me at <font color="#008000">runners.luck@hotmail.com</font></u></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">- Event Blogger<br>- Guest Post<br>- Sponsored Post<br>- Product Review/Giveaway<br>- Event Sponsor (see below)</font></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="3"><br>If you are a health or fitness Company looking to promote your company/product at the LARGEST fitness event in the WORLD, click the picture below for a great promotional opportunity and partnership with </font></strong><strong><font size="3">Runner’s Luck</font></strong><strong><font size="3">!!</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2014/02/seeking-event-sponsorship-with-health.html" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="GREAT Promotional Opportunity for Health" border="0" alt="GREAT Promotional Opportunity for Health" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-44AEWGlIPL8/UvqLsh-FOuI/AAAAAAAAFFU/UTwpLHnh5Zg/GREAT%252520Promotional%252520Opportunity%252520for%252520Health%25255B5%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="242" height="242"></a> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong><font size="3">GREAT! I’m interested in becoming a sponsor!! How do I sign up?!</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">That’s wonderful!! Thanks for being a HUGE supporter of <em>Runner’s Luck</em>!! Space is limited so if you are interested in becoming a sponsor, have any questions regarding sponsorship, or would like to request a media kit, please email me at <strong><font color="#008000">runners.luck@hotmail.com</font> </strong></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> Zaneta @ Runner's Luckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297091763891223499noreply@blogger.com0