Birthday winners!!

Ready for my Birthday Giveaway Winners??

If you win, please email me by thursday to claim your prize!

First up is.....

The Allied Steel Medal Display of your choice 

and it goes to....

BJ Klllam!

Next up is...

The Hydrapak Avila!

Congrats to....

Jenn @ Will Run for Food!

Road ID & Gu goes to...

Lisa @ Up, Down, Touch the Ground!

My 4 Injinji winners are....

Karen @ Just Me & My Running Shoes

Aimee @ Amazing in Motion

Jen @ Running 4 my Life

Kasey @ Stitch. Bake. Run.

and lastly, those yummy...

1 variety pack goes to...

Sarah @ Sweet & Savory by Sarah

Congrats to everyone & thanks for helping me celebrate my birthday!!

email me at sgrigely (at) hotmail (dot) com to claim your prize.

Didn't win?

Check out my latest giveaway...

HERE

Right now the prize is assorted fuel and Sparkly Soul...

with one more vote it will include a pair on injinji socks, and $30 amazon giftcard if I win the contest.

Go check it out!!

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Happy Birthday to Me!! (and a few giveaways for you!)

The day is here....

Today I turn 30!!

I'll spend the day celebrating with Kevin & I's families. I made delicious clean eating sweet potato casserole and green bean casserole, and cranberry sauce.

I want to celebrate my birthday by giving YOU some gifts of my favorite things!

Here are the awesome prizes up for grabs...

1 Allied Steel Medal display hangar of your choice

1 Hydrapak Avila & a selection of Gu

A Road ID e-card and selection of Gu

4 winners (2 smalls & 2 mediums): Injinji socks and selection of Gu

Box of 16 mixed LARABARS

A big thanks to everyone for sponsoring my birthday celebration!

How to Win

please leave a separate comment for each entry!

Follow me on blogger, blog loving, or email

Follow Running to Health on facebook HERE & leave me some birthday love!

Visit Allied Steel HERE and tell me which hangar you would want

Visit Hydrapak HERE and tell me how a hydration pack could help your run

Go to Road ID HERE, and tell me which ID you love

Visit Injini HERE and tell me something you learned about toe socks!

Visit LARABAR HERE and tell me your favorite.

Spread the word! (twitter, facebook, blog) 1 for each!

Contest ends 12/5, midnight EST

good luck!

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Around the house...

My new favorite wall in my house...

Want a close up?

"You don't know, until you try"

so true.

Many of us wouldn't be where we are today without giving something a try that we never thought possible. Seeing this reminds me to keep trying, working hard, and go after my goals. I can never say can't unless I've truly tried and exhausted all possibilities.

This is my new Allied Steel Medal Display that I finally hung up after winning it from Watch MeGo Run! Joel helped me create a custom hangar that I absolutely love. I can't wait to add my new medal on saturday to it!

From Whooha gear

This is the picture I have framed above it (my picture had a glare, so this is from the website). I bought it at my last Tri of the season and LOVED it. I found a great long sleeve tee that I bought from them as well.

I love to have things around the house to motivate me. What's on my list?

1. My medal display & Tri wall

2. My race schedule on the fridge

3. My clothes laid on the dresser the night before

4. My "hat" hangar on the closet door that only holds 1 or 2 hats, but mostly running headbands

5. My supply of Stinger waffles and chews by my running gear

6. Your blogs to check in with on the computer and iphone

7. My foam roller in the living room

8. My bike & trainer in the living room/dining room

9. New packages arriving in the mail often with new running gear and fun things

10. magazines and flyers for more races!

What motivates you around the house?

I have to admit, I did miss this morning's run. I had about 5 nightmares last night, and thought sleeping in would be better. Plus, I think in the long run it will help my calf for saturday's half marathon. Did I mention I bit the bullet & bought new black CEP socks, so I now have a pair to match every outfit. They have become a must have for me.

Tonight we worked on our plan for our big Halloween bash! Remember last year's fun?

I cannot wait!

What are your Halloween plans?

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Sneak peaks: weather, raffle, and sweaty band winner!

This week has been a little tough, getting ready for my Nana's funeral. Last night was the wake, and after we went to Olive Garden with the family since it was her favorite restaurant. I overindulged and ate way too much. A little bruschetta, breadsticks & salad (how can you say no?), my meal thankfully was a light seafood dish (and I only ate half), and finished with some tiramisu. Did I mention I washed it down with 2 glasses of Pinot Noir? Thankfully I did get in a fabulous run after work, before the wake. A nice speedwork run on the treadmill for a total of 5.5 miles.

This morning my original plan was a cross training day before a manicure and the funeral. However have you seen the weather report?

I think this is just tonight into friday morning, and we're expecting more during the day. Like we don't have enough yet? I'm anticipating not being able to hit my gym tomorrow. So my new plan is to get my tempo run in this afternoon, and do some videos and the bike trainer on friday. I know I'm not supposed to do my key runs on back to back days, but I really do not want to miss any more runs before the race. I hate how winter weather is messing with my training schedule.

I also started reading The Long Run: A New York City Firefighter's Triumphant Comeback from Crash Victim to Elite Athlete, which I won from Whitney's pay it forward giveaway. So far I love it. I am the girl who loves to hear the traumatic stories of accidents gone wrong. I love shows like real life trauma in the ER, and Medical Mystery Diagnosis, and pretty much any crazy trauma show you can find. When I get a new patient at work, the more complicated the injuries, the better. I LOOVE working with complex injuries with interesting stories. Makes my job a MILLION times more interesting! It would have been amazing to be his physical therapist and help get him back on his feet, a HUGE kudos to whoever rehabbed him!

I want to throw a BIG shout out to the companies so far offering items for my Run to Home Base raffle!

 This is a sneak peak at what there will be, with more items in the works!

Thank you to all the amazing companies who have donated items so far! There are more items in the works for some great surprises too! If you are a company interested in donating to my raffle, please email me at sgrigely@hotmail.com to let me know!

Also, a special shout out to Whitney @ Running with Whit who donated an awesome training log to the raffle!

My Sweaty bands winner?

Baby weight My Fat Ass

haha what a hilarious blog name, LOVE it! She's also sponsoring a virtual 5K, so go sign up, I am!

email me at sgrigely@hotmail.com to claim your prize by Sunday!

Happy running, I'll be posting some other exciting things as soon as i have the chance.

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Three Things & a giveaway winner!

1. I lost 2 pounds this week. Well technically since monday, so I figure thats pretty good. I have 2 more pounds to get back to pre-holiday weight, and although tonight wasn't perfect, I'm heading in the right direction. I got my tempo run in today. I had to cut it 1 mile short, since I was running out of time. I'm hoping to get to the pool and do a little strength training tomorrow.

2. I did it. I jumped on the bandwagon & joined Tall Mom's 1,000+ miles in 2011 club! HERE, go join yourself! She broke it down with the mileage to get to 1,000....

83.33 miles/month (sounds like a lot)

or

19.23 miles/week (sounds like a little less)

or

2.74 miles/day (sounds manageable, but I know I won't run every day!)

I know I made a goal to run 1,000 miles this year, so hopefully this will keep me motivated. I am worried about getting the miles in though once triathlon training begins and those long runs are missing from my schedule. I will be marathon training at the end of 2011 though, so I think that will help!

3. The Allied Steel winner? You all remember my review of this fabulous product (HERE). I love these things and now someone else will enjoy them too!

Paula @ Running Mom of 5!

She is a newer blogger, busy taking care of her kiddos and training for her next half marathon and a full marathon goal this year. Go check her out!

Paula, please email me at sgrigely at hotmail dot com by sunday to claim your prize!

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Allied Steel Review & Giveaway!

I admit, I have been lusting over medal organization & display hardware

Enter.....

Allied Steel Fabricators

My medals had been sitting in a pile in my office, collecting dust. Over the years, I played with the idea of shadow boxes, but really wanted something special to show off my hard work! When I came across Allied Steel HERE, I was head over heels. I HAD to have one! So when I was kindly offered to review & giveaway one of these fabulous pieces, I was in heaven!

My medals have their first home!

I selected the female runner display and loved the clean cut design, the ease to hang up, and of course the fact that I now have a stylish place to display my medals! I hung it up in the hallway outside my bedroom so I can see it on my way to the gym in the morning as motivation. After it was hung up, I noticed that the only way I could put on more medals, was to take out a nail from the wall. When I looked at the website, I noticed that the pictures showed an opening in the middle to put race medals on more easily. I emailed Joel, and found out that they had recently changed the design. He sent me out the new design so I could compare the two.

Look at the size difference!

The first thing I noticed was the size difference! While the pricing hasn't changed, you now get much more medal space on the female runner display. I found it to now be about the same length as the dual runner display. It also felt more heavy duty. The lettering was a little thicker, and the new design of the female runner looks much better. She really looks ready to run right off the display. Best of all, I can now add my medals easier than before!

My medals' home on the new design!

Kevin hung it up for me (although I could have myself, I just needed the use of his drill). The new design has screws to hold it in place, as opposed to the thin nails on the previous design. I assume this will help keep it anchored, despite the weight of all the bling I add. I smile every time I walk by it. There are a ton of amazing designs to choose from on their website, or you can pick a custom piece that is unique to you! Want a hot gift idea for your dancer, cheerleader, or soccer player? They can accommodate it, to make an amazing display for your son/daughter, nephew/niece, etc!

I'm even more excited, because Allied Steel has given me the opportunity to spoil one of you, with your very own fabulous medal display! I picked this out for one of you...

How to enter

Please leave a separate comment for each entry

1. Mandatory - Be or become a follower 

2. Visit the Allied Steel website HERE and tell me what you LOVE 

3. Like Running to Health on facebook HERE

4. Like Allied Running Medal Hangars on facebook HERE (let them know I sent you!)

5. Post about this giveaway on your blog, on facebook or twitter (1 entry for each)

Contest will be open until 1/6! Good luck!

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