Kara Joins Team Nuun & Nuun Energy Giveaway

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, NUUN! Two of my favorites teaming up together?!! What could be more perfect??

Here’s a little snippet from the press release:

“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.”

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. 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.

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!):

Who’s your fave runner?

I asked you what would be more perfect earlier… well, how about a Nuun Giveaway?! 

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!

If you want to learn more about Nuun’s newest creation, I did a full review on Nuun Energy back in March!

Here is Nuun’s website too so you can learn more AND shop at the same time! ;) and now on to the giveaway…

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!!
This giveaway will end 6/18 at 11:59pm and winner will be announced later that week!

**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!

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Spring Break Update & Giveaway Winners!

HAPPY APRIL EVERYONE!!! :)

Well, last week I told you all I was on Spring Break!! :)

Somehow It’s already half way over!! I can’t believe it!!  Partly because Monday, instead of sitting at home watching Lost on Netflix… 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! ;)

And congrats to the winners of my two giveaways!!!

The Nuun Giveaway Winner is…  Becky G.

The Spring Running Essentials Giveaway Winner is…. Katie H.

 

CONGRATS TO YOU BOTH!! 
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!! :)

Nuun All Day and Nuun Energy Review & Giveaway

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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! Case in Point! 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 website:

“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.”

Recently I was given the opportunity to work with Nuun to bring you a product review of two of their products: Nuun All Day and their NEW Nuun Energy!

First up is Nuun All Day:

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 Grapefruit-Orange and Blueberry-Pomegranate 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 Nuun 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!

Nuun Energy:

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:

“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.”

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!

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.

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!

If you order now through Sunday (3/23) you get a free Nuun Trucker hat with any purchase!

 

What are you waiting for?! Go #GetElectrolit with @nuunhydration #nuunenergy!!

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!!
All you have to do to enter is use the rafflecopter form below! Giveaway will end 3/31! Good luck!! 
*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!

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Whoops! We were supposed to wear GREEN today?!

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!

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:
Grab the nearest tube of Lemon Lime NUUN and accessorize!! Voila! Insta-NUUN ring!! You’re welcome!

Speaking of NUUN, I have a great post coming to you soon!! Keep an eye out!

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 Tommie Copper 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!!

Goodnight lovelies!

How did your workout go? (You better not have skipped a Monday workout!) ;)
Did you wear green or did you forget?? (it’s ok, you can be honest! This is the blog bubble of trust)

Friday Faves Hosted by Five for Friday

Hello R-Luckies!! Welcome to my Friday Faves brought to you by Five For Friday!! ;)

1. My Workout on Monday was probably one of my favorite workouts this year! Everything was just clicking and I felt great physically and mentally!

I warmed up by walking, then I ran 1.51 miles in 17:45 (11:45/mile)
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!!

 

I also held my longest handstand EVER!!! No wall!! Check it out on Instagram!!  I’m so proud of my 3 second handstand! haha!
If you’d like to see the video, just click on the picture below!

 

Then I came home and ate a favorite meal… chicken cordon bleu casserole with a salad and cottage cheese
while watching a favorite show… Wheel. of. fortune!!! (read that like they announce it on tv! haha)

  

2. My favorite giveaways right now and I’m not biased or anything lol ;)

3. The weather today is gorgeous!!! You better believe I’m getting out there today!!  My favorite workouts happen outside!!

4. Nuun is my favorite electrolyte drink and they just came out with their new Energy drink!
Why yes… I did just buy a sampler pack lol… I couldn’t help myself!! Look at that awesome bottle!

 

5. My favorite down time right now is watching Lost.  I finished season 1 of and can’t wait to get started on the 2nd season!!  Any Lost fans out there?

 

What are some of your favorites this week/weekend??!!

Lazy Blogger Super Bowl Sunday and I’m getting a Doberhuahua!

I feel like being a really lazy blogger because well… It’s the last couple hours of my weekend and I’m watching the super bowl… GO BRONCOS! ;)  Ok… I really don’t have a strong feeling for either team and there are things that I really like about both so I don’t really care who wins.  Who are you cheering for?

OK, even bigger than the Super Bowl itself … the Super Bowl COMMERCIALS!!!  My husband just informed me he wants to get a Doberhuahua? I already hate dogs and this one is super scary so … prolly not! ;)

You’re welcome for making you waste a minute of your life that you’ll never get back! ;)  A minute in which you could’ve done 20 burpees, chugged a liter of NUUN, or apparently Crush 49 eggs with just your toes? haha!  Came across these Guinness Book World Records while googling “things you can do in under a minute”

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I bet Monica could eat 23 grains of rice individually with her new chopsticks! ;) Another minute of your Sunday night wasted… maybe you should just stop reading this post so you don’t waste anymore time! ;) haha! (Sidenote: I actually learned how to use chopsticks 2 years ago while going to school for my Sign Language Interpreting degree… while eating sushi for the first time)

Another sidenote:  The Broncos finally just scored a touchdown!! I was so scared they were going to be shutout… Saw this on twitter and had to retweet it!! hilarious!

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Since I’m being a lazy blogger tonight, I’m just going to remind you all of some things!

1. The Valentine’s Day Card Swap signups are closing in 3 days on Wednesday, 2/5/14!!  So hurry up and SIGN UP!!  By the way, if you’ve signed up … YES i got it… I’m just being lazy and haven’t updated the list yet! I’ll get right on that… tomorrow! ;)

2. If you raced this past weekend… CONGRATS!!!  Want to share it with everyone?!  (I know you do because you’re a runner and that means we like to talk about our running accomplishments!)  Nothing to be ashamed of! ;)  You can link up your Race Recap in the Race Recap Roundup #Linkup!!   If you post, please visit and comment on other’s race recaps too! :)

3.  I’m trying to raise money to go to California this summer for the IDEA World Fitness Blogfest with Sweat Pink and one way I am raising money is by selling some Skinny Yoga Mat Straps that I’ve crocheted myself!! If you are one of the next 9 people to place an order you get a pair of FREE sweat pink shoelaces with your purchase!! They make great gifts!!! You know you want to buy one!!  $8 includes shipping and handling! :)

Whew!! That’s a lot of reminders!! Welp, this lazy blogger is out!  Time to finish watching the Super Bowl curled up on our couch under a blanket!  The weather guy AND Groundhog Phil are calling for more snow and a longer winter!  Not exactly what I was wanting to hear… thanks a lot… what do groundhogs know anyways?! :-P

Are you watching the Super Bowl? Who are you cheering for?

What’s your favorite Super Bowl Commercial so far?

Were you happy with Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction?

If you could have a world record for doing something in under a minute, what would it be?

Our Internet Guy is Visiting and CrapTON of Pictures

Our internet has been spotty and the internet guy finally showed up to fix it… While he’s doing that I figured I would write a post that doesn’t really take all that much effort because it’s Sunday and I’m kinda feeling like a bum today after working 14 days with 1 day off and a 12 hour shift on Thursday…  I’m not complaining because I truly do feel thankful and blessed that I even have a job! :) Just don’t expect anything inspirational on the blog today! ;)

Anways… here’s the crapTON (real legit unit of measurement) of Pictures I promised… They’re all from the past couple weeks (you can follow me on instagram here so you don’t feel left out)… Enjoy!

Last time I checked in I said I was done with the resting like Harry Potter is done with Lord Voldemort and starting to workout again…

 

Getting off work after 11pm and not getting home til 11:30pm, I wouldn’t expect to see a whole lot of anything in nature… I would be wrong:

I’ve enjoyed a couple softball games and my twin and fur-niece even came to a couple:

                                                              Me and my fur-niece

Some food shots:

Some blog things:

NUUN happened to make it’s way into a couple pictures… I don’t honestly know how that happened other than the fact that I drink it ALL.THE.TIME! :-P

There ya have it… a totally non-inspiring, lazy bum, crapTON of pictures Sunday post for ya! ;)  I hope you have a great Sunday!!  Tell me something you enjoyed doing this weekend!