It’s beginning to look a lot like St. Patty’s….wait…no it’s not…with all the snow on the ground it still looks like Christmas, who am I kidding? But it IS almost St. Patty’s Day and since I have not a single drop (that I know of) of Irish blood in me, I’m celebrating with some of my favorite green things anyway:
Lock Laces: Where have these been all my life? Despite double tying, I am SO anal about my laces coming untied mid-race. Although I’ve been lucky so far in that respect, just the other day my laces came untied during a slushy training run. Mucho no bueno. Lock Laces are stretchy, water-resistant and come in a whole mess of dynamite colors. I went with apple green for obvious reasons. Just slide the patented fastener, clip the lock and you’ll never worry about tying/untying again.
Green Recovery Shake: This recovery shake was so good, I couldn’t wait to share it:
- 6-8 oz coconut milk or whatever you like
- 1/2C fresh pineapple chunks
- 1 big handful spinach
- 1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
- Splash of orange juice (optional)
- couple of ice cubes, or of you’re really sly, freeze coconut milk in an ice cube tray
Just whip that up in a blender and enjoy! So simple and so good in a tropical, am-I-in-the-islands? way!
BAMR Band in Green Chevron: Yes it’s super cute and will be a hit at your St Patty’s Day races. Yes it’s made of durable, 7/8″ thick grosgrain ribbon and lined with velvet so it won’t budge while you workout or run like the wind.
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We are road trippin’ downstate to a wedding this weekend. I feel like I haven’t been to a wedding in years as our family/friends are all married and the next generation is on the young side for that sort of thing.
Have you gone to a wedding recently? Who’s racing? I know lots of you are!
Kimberly @ Healthy Strides says
I got some LOCK LACES to try, and I’ll be test-running them at lunch. So excited! I’m good about double-knotting but I had to stop during a race, and I still think about whether that was the difference between a 1:54:12 half and a 1:53:XX half. Of course, it does give me just a few seconds leeway if/when I try to PR in Wisconsin. (Hopes aren’t high at this point.)
Rachelle Q says
Love the lock laces and headband. All these bright colors make me so happy:) Last wedding was in August. No races for me this weekend:(
Carilyn Johnson (@CarilynJohnson) says
Green is one of my favorite colors (second only to bright pink), so I end up owning a lot of green stuff – yes, I’ve made some very regrettable choices in home furnishings.
Have fun at the wedding!
Char says
Green is this year’s colour. I convinced our coach that our squad singlets would look great with green and he listened. Not that he’d actually know himself- he’s colour blind.
Molly Baker says
I’m so excited for St. Paddy’s Day, I love it as much as Christmas : ) Coconut Milk ice cubes = genius!
Have a great weekend!
Kate says
2 weddings in the past two weekends! Very fun, as both couples were pretty special to me. 🙂
No race this weekend. It’s weird how few and far between races are for me this year…like one in January and no more til April! Luckily, I’ve been really enjoying actually training, which will hopefully make the races I DO do that much better.
Safe travels!
Laura @ Mommy Run Fast says
Love that band!! I first used lock laces for my triathlon last summer… I should dig them out again for races, too. No reason to only save them for a once/year tri… 🙂
Ali says
I’m turning into a big green fan (just in time for St Patty’s day!). The brighter the better!
Heidi @BananaBuzzbomb says
People keep talking about lock laces. I have a pair of Yankz but have yet to install them. More importantly, what are those Mizunos? Love the color!
Marcia says
Heidi they’re Wave Creations! I’ll be really sad when they’re to the point when I have to give them up.
Natalie says
I’m not racing this weekend but I do have my last long run before my race!
Karen@ La Chanson de Ma Vie says
I’m racing tomorrow. It is my spring benchmark race, so I hope I do well 🙂
Jamie @ couchtoironwoman says
Have fun at the wedding! We haven’t been to one in awhile but our two friends are getting married this August, I’ll be interpreting for their ceremony.
I love green and I definitely need to get some lock laces!
Art @ Fit at Fifty says
Like the lock laces and the headband!
Art
Terzah says
I love St. Patty’s Day and green is my favorite color. I also love weddings, but the number we get invited to has really slowed down as well. I have a cousin I don’t know very well who is planning a destination wedding in June 2014–I’m hoping we get an invite to that one.
Mandy says
I always love your stuff I love posts!
Half-Crazed Runner says
I buy plain whey powder from Whole Foods. It doesn’t add any flavor to my veggie drinks. For a little vanilla flavor, I use yogurt – and I get the added benefit of the probiotic! I want to try the hemp powder, I got a small trial package – but haven’t tried it yet? Have you?
Gaye says
Love those laces. Very fun.
Gaye
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