Winner of the GU Sampler Pack

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Let me first thank everyone who stopped by, entered, and took the time to share my blog and giveaway with your virtual friends.  I have been blessed with success in the blogger community and I like it when I can share the benefits of that success with you, my readers.  I feel like I have been doing a lot of giveaways lately and have had trouble mixing them with my normal content.  I am trying to keep this under control but I still have a lot of giveaways coming up over the next couple weeks that I am sure you don't want to miss.  Please know that giveaways are not the focus of this blog, but rather a side benefit for all of you...... I hope you don't mind!

I Am Running With GU - Do You Want To?

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If you have trained for and run a half marathon or rocked the 26.2 I am sure that you have heard of GU Energy.  I have used GU over the years for the multiple endurance events I have run in, but I have also tried other brands and other products to make sure what I am using is giving me the best energy and sustaining power for those long runs.

When you get to that distance where a little something extra is needed to keep you going it is amazing how much different each product can be.  Each time I have been there I have noticed a definite increase in energy shortly after using the GU's I brought along to get me through the run.

I Rounded It Up To 13.1 To Get An Even Number

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Cold, wet, rainy, windy, icy, long 13.1 mile run.  That is really enough to explain this run, but you know me.... I am not one of few words, so I will continue. (like you thought for a moment that I wouldn't)

I was really not feeling the motivation and was really having a hard time getting out of the door for this run. I missed my run yesterday because life and family took precedence.  I was feeling much more motivation after about a mile of running and was in the groove after a couple miles when the rain started to come. I am a wimp and I had wished after about 1/2 mile that I had wore gloves. It wasn't horribly cold at 42 degrees but the wind was blowing pretty good making for some very cold hands.