What's Your Dream?

That's right, I said it! Seahawk Shoes! I spent some time trying my best to be creative and made two pairs of Seahawk Shoes. One for me and another for a friend. This is what it turned out to be!  This was my pair. I added tons of Seahawk inspired details, right down to the shoe laces! This is the pair I made for my friend. I think they turned out great! First try too! I am not too sure I'd be willing to do it again though, simply because it was WAY harder than I thought it would be! From the paint being hard to work with to the shoe laces not fitting through the shoe charms. >.<   But I managed to get them done. I bought some ribbon when I was buying supplies for these, their may be some bows in the works as well! I do have a Seahawks 12k coming up soon! 

Spring training is about to start for the Seattle Mariners! I am so excited that the baseball season is getting ready to start back up. For those of you who don't know, baseball is by far my favorite sport. I love it all! I grew up a semi-Cubs fan. Being that I couldn't watch any games because they weren't played on local TV. But I inherited the team from my family. Now that I am an adult I am a Mariner's fan and love the fact that I can now go to the games!  In celebration of season getting ready to start back up I finally ordered myself a jersey! Unfortunately the style that I wanted no longer is available in a women's size so I had to order a youth size but none the less, I have my jersey!  I cannot wait to show my Mariner's pride! I am definitely one of the "decked out" fans. I have hair bows, earrings, jackets, t-shirts, ball caps, etc. Right now I am even looking at creating my own shoes! Strange idea, but true. I have a pair of Seahawks s...

This week I was super excited to try out my new running shoes  New Balance   WR1 . On Friday I decided to get a little run in on the treadmill. I was only planning on three miles because they are bran new shoes and because they are Zero drop shoes I knew that it'd take some getting used to. But I was feeling really good and they were really comfortable and I love running in them so I just kept on running. I reached almost 6 miles and felt fine. A little tense but I stretched extra long afterwards to help with cramping.  In result: I could barely walk for two days! I knew better... I should have stopped, but I didn't. I knew better from previous shoes AND there is a warning label on the tag to take it easy when you first start using them. My calves were so sore that I looked like a toddler just starting to learn how to walk. Take it easy when the label says to!  That being said, I loved these guys! I have a feeling they will only be treadmill and v...

Are you ready for some football!? Seahawks are going to beat those Packers for sure! I can't wait for the game. I hope your weekend is going well and that your team is playing today as well. Just remember to have a health lunch/snacks for the game. Last week I had carrots and celery as my snack with cod and brussel sprouts at my dinner. Today I am working so I won't be indulging in anything that isn't accepted by Advocare. As far as my Advocare experience is going, I am ready for it to be finished. It isn't the food part of the diet at all, it's the supplements. I am tired of taking so many pills and feeling like poo. At this point I am only planning on finishing it because it is so expensive! I love the clean eating but the supplements make me feel like blah and it's always a fun experience having to run to the restroom in a rush. Never thought I'd say I miss the simplicity of Nutrisystem. There is my not positive update. I wish I was loving it as much...

Let's take it back to the basics, running gear 101. It may seem silly but everyone has to start somewhere and when you're just starting out something for the very first time you don't have things you need such as running shirts or even running pants. So that's what the Christmas gifts were for a days 10 and 11.  On day 10 Anthony received a running shirt and on day 11 he received a pair of running leggings. Both are things that he didn't have before and the leggings will really help out during the winter months. You don't have to have special gear when it comes to running but it does help keep you cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, it helps keep you dryer and it keeps the chances of chafing down. When it comes to long distance running it can be worth it to invest in running specific clothing, if anything to keep the chafing down. And for me to keep it helps to keep me cooler because I sweat like a pig, and I am not afraid to admit that either!  ...

Today I finally got the new running shoes that I ordered three weeks ago! Sketchers GoMeb Mstrike, size 8.5z. I have used Sketchers GoRun Bionic for two years now but they are too loose in the front part of my foot now that I've lost 25lbs. (YaY me!) so I chose to change things up with a much more narrow shoe.  I tested them out tonight, I did about three miles in them. I was able to tell that the mid foot was a little bit tight and my abkles were slipping a bit. So I simply looked up ways to tie my shoes that would solve these tiny problems. The blog Katierunsthis ( http://katierunsthis.com/2011/10/04/running-shoe-lacing-techniques/ )  was my solution!  I put together a lace combo that will hopefully work out, I used the loose heel and wide foot lace up ideas.  I will be testing these out in the morning!  For a runner, new running shoes are better than diamonds! So important and love able!  Keep on Running!