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Running

Rock Those Lady Twins with Rock It Red

September 7, 2016 By Caroline Peterson

I probably spend way more time than the average person thinking of synonyms for breasts. #copywriterproblems

Remember how I became a Race Ambassador for ENELL earlier this year? Remember how their sports bras allow me to run half marathons, bike, yoga and generally dance around the house without knocking myself out?

Yeah, that’s ENELL. Love their sports bras.

Well, exciting news. THEY HAVE A NEW COLOR!

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Boom.

Welcome to my life, Rock It Red. I know it’s early on in our relationship, but I love you. As a Race Ambassador, ENELL sent me one and I honestly should have recorded it when I opened the package.

“Ohhhhhhhh.” <pets it> “Prettyyyyyyy.”

It’s pretty enough to wear alone, but you don’t even have to go shirt-less to feel good in it. Plus, ENELL is offering 10% off for a limited time on this puppy.

Head on over to ENELL.com and use the code ROCKIT10 for 10% off and FREE shipping until 9/12!

Filed Under: Health, Running

#NYAGmile – How did you do?

August 26, 2016 By Caroline Peterson

I have an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon this week, that’s how well I did. Ha!

As you may have seen on the Not Your Average Gal Facebook page (<—– psst. You should Like that page, I have entertaining updates), I sprained my ankle with only 2 FRIGGING DAYS  LEFT in the #NYAGmile challenge.

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It hasn’t healed enough for the ER doc hubster to be satisfied. I can walk on it, with a bit of a hobble. It’s painful at the end of the day. So it’s either a really bad Grade-2 sprain, or I have a hairline fracture somewhere…we’re assuming. Mind you, this is the same ankle I’ve had surgery on from an old soccer injury, and if I’m ever wobbly, it’s the only ankle to give out and roll.

So needless to say, I should get it checked out officially. Hence the orthopedic surgeon appointment. Wish me luck.

ENOUGH ABOUT MY BUM ANKLE, how did you do in the #NYAGmile? It was so wonderful to see so many kick-ass people participating. Tell me about it in the comments!

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#NYAGmile –  Things I Learned

I like to give up when I’m tired.

By the third day, I wanted to throw in the towel because I had a long day at work and just wanted to veg on the couch. The mile doesn’t take that long, there was no excuse good enough.

Consistency is king.

I should have gotten up at the same time each day and do my mile before work. Sometimes I was successful, other times I knew I had one more thing to do when I got home.

Podcasts are pretty cool.

I’m not sure why I never got into them. But hey, if you’re walking for 15-20 minutes, why not bang one out? That sounded gross. Or did it? Did my perverted mind just think it did? I digress. I like the Hal Elrod podcasts.

LOTS of you wanted to have a daily activity like this.

That says to me we, as a whole, lack a lot of “me” time. So many of you voice that the #NYAGmile is just want you needed to get “back into” something or have a goal to meet by the end of the month. It says to me we aren’t alone in wanting more for ourselves.

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How did it go for YOU?

Filed Under: Body Love, Health, Running

I got a FitBit. It’s Approximately 100 Steps To The Bathroom.

March 30, 2016 By Caroline Peterson

I realize I’m joining this fitness revolution a bit late, but I recently bought the FitBig Charge. I normally wear my Garmin Forerunner 310XT when training for my races or just going for a fun run. I even brought it on a recent bike ride.

But I know that during the work day, I could stand to take a 10-20 minute break and unlock the handcuffs to my desk. I didn’t need a FitBit to tell me that I didn’t walk enough during my work day.

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But, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, one day with a FitBit told me I barely moved. (And it’s approximately 100 steps to the bathroom.)

So today, I decided to just go for a quick walk around our building in downtown Fort Lauderdale after lunch.

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We are in a pretty good area for walking, but just like any major city, Ft. Lauderdale has sketchy pockets which has prevented me from just getting up and going.

Know what I found out on my walk? There are a lot of FitBitters out there! Haha. Bitters. Ha.

“You a Bitter too?”

<high-five>

Anyway, when I was injured a few years ago, my orthopedic surgeon told me to walk, instead of run, for exercise. I forgot how much I missed just slowing down and walking. Sure I may not be burning thousands of calories, but I was enjoying the sunshine and boob sweat.

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In fact, it looked like it may rain, so I threw on a jean jacket because I was wearing a v-neck white shirt and, well, I’m close to my coworkers, but I’m not sure they’d appreciate the free show. But, then I ended up sweating more because I was so hot. So I came back a drenching anyway.

Listen, no one said I was the brightest bulb, okay?

I’ve also figured out that if I want to hit the almighty 10,000 steps then I need to actually do more than a 10-20 minute walk each day.

Wonder how annoyed our security guard would be if I just walked back and forth in the lobby? Wonder how many steps that is…

 

Any tips for a FitBit noob?

Filed Under: Health, Running

Thoughts On The Eve Of My Third Half Marathon

February 13, 2016 By Caroline Peterson

As I’ve mentioned before, I haven’t exactly had a stellar training schedule this season. I’ll be running the Fort Lauderdale A1A Half Marathon tomorrow and I’m not as nervous this year going into it because I’ve ensured I won’t PR with my lack of training.

So, with that said, my thoughts this year are pretty vastly different than the last 2.

Thoughts On The Eve Of My Third Half Marathon

  1. Hope my knee holds up. Must pack ibuprofen.
  2. Double check Body Glide. Boobs can’t chafe.
  3. What am I going to eat afterwards? Burger? Fries?
  4. Well isn’t this a splendid way of spending Valentine’s Day with the hubster.
  5. What am I going to eat afterwards? Sushi?
  6. If I’m in pain, I’ll walk. It’s okay to walk.
  7. What am I going to eat afterwards? Pizza?
  8. Probably should put together that running music list at some point…
  9. Wonder if I can sleep in the car before the race.
  10. What am I going to eat afterwards? Girl Scout cookies?

Wish me luck!

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Filed Under: Health, Running

Sports Bras Unite. I’m Now An Enell Race Ambassador!

January 19, 2016 By Caroline Peterson

I knew my lady jugs would win the internet some day. (Ahem. Sorry, Dad.)

Last fall, I applied to be an ENELL Ambassador and in December I heard the news that they had chosen me to be one of their Race Ambassadors!

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What does that mean?

It means I get to run a few races this year with ENELL sponsoring me while I spread the gospel of taking care of your girl puppies by using the right sports bra.

Like I did here.

So, how cool is that?! It figures my boobs got sponsored before anything else on this website, but whatever, I’ll take it!

I can’t begin to tell you how proud the hubster is of my ta-ta’s.

I’ve been a big supporter (pun intended) of ENELL ever since I bought my first bra from them years and years ago. They’ve made a HUGE (pun intended) difference in how I work out.

You know what else that means?

I need to start running more regularly again. <side eye> Like for that minor half-marathon in less than a month. You know, the one that I should be training for presently.

I like to live on the injured list edge.

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I have a game plan, but let’s just say I’m taking a WYCWYC approach and not aiming to break any PRs here. I really miss running regularly. Real talk: I logged less than 10 miles in December. Son of a nutcracker! (Mind you, I was on the other side of the earth most of December, but minor details.) Buckling down to do it, especially knowing my gals have a sponsor now, will be a great motivation.

Plus, I’ll keep it real with you when I’m lacking inspiration or just really want to eat some Ho-Ho’s.

My goal this month is to do conditioning runs during the week and 6-7 miles this weekend, then 10 miles next weekend. I’ve also asked the hubster to commit to hit the weights at the gym with me from 5-6 a.m. certain days of the week in February, his ER schedule permitting. That’s it!

Small goals.

Big boobs.

Everyone’s a winner!

Filed Under: Health, Running

Top Posts of 2015 & How I Did with my Goals

January 3, 2016 By Caroline Peterson

NYAG_2015It was an interesting year on Not Your Average Gal with a total rebrand (formerly Caroline Made This), more posts about travel hacking and a fun mix of what you guys liked to read.

Take a look at the Top Posts of 2015.

  1. How to: Valentine’s Day Wreath
  2. A Reminder for all Teachers
  3. Canceling our Trip to Southeast Asia & How Things Will Get Better
  4. Why I Flew to Atlanta Yesterday Morning (and was Home Before Noon)
  5. You seem so happy.
  6. Welcome to Not Your Average Gal!
  7. 2015 Changed Me
  8. What is Travel Hacking?
  9. Changes are Happening in my Life and on This Site
  10. Short-Term Health Goals Before our Trip

Recap of 2015 Goals

Now, how did I do with the goals I set back last January? Pretty darn well. Sort of…

I’ll keep chugging along to hold myself more accountable this year. Big things are planned, plus I have a big announcement coming in the next few weeks regarding my fitness and upcoming races.

Blog

  • Join a blog network and start expanding readers. Readership is way up! No blog network.
  • Gain more followers on Twitter and Facebook. Check and check.
  • Choose one medium for all my social networks, that can push blog posts to all of them. Check. Plus, I’m focusing more on what works. Facebook is my best network.
  • Include more videos. Big fail. I have some up my sleeve from this most recent trip.
  • Write more about “travel hacking.” Check and check and check.
  • Gain more freelance writing work. Woot! Check.
  • Feature sponsored posts, guest writers and perhaps open up advertisements. Guest writer: Check Still leery of advertisements. It could change. This year, I’m focusing more on writing about what I love and seeing where that goes, as opposed to focusing on what sponsors may like. Writing a post last year about something I loved actually worked out for this year…more on that soon. :D

Life

  • Travel somewhere new in July. July got switched to December.
  • Read a damn book. 4, in fact! Woohoo!
  • Give up TV for one month. Check.
  • Learn more Spanish. Fail. Big time. Aside from the fun terms my coworkers have taught me.

Health

  • Lose 15 pounds. I lost exactly half of that, 7.5 pounds.
  • Incorporate more lifting in my workouts. Check.
  • Allow myself to buy pre-packaged meals. Check.
  • Run 2 half-marathons. I only ran one. But I’ll cut myself some slack considering this past fall, when I would have run the second one, was somewhat of a shit show. BIG announcement coming about races this year though.
  • Get up each morning at 6am. Check.
  • Eat less meat. Somewhat of a check? Meh.
  • Letting go of guilt. Check!

I think I did pretty darn tootin’ okay. What do you think? Do you have any goals for 2016 you’d like to accomplish?

Filed Under: Blogging, Confessions, Health, Mental Health, Running, Soapbox, Travel, Travel Hacking

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