April showers brings May flowers eh? I feel like today was a reverse of that childhood rhyme as most of the April flowers were washed away with today’s heavy rain in New York City.
As lovely as a speedy run along the East River sounded last night when I went to bed it didn’t quite happen this morning. I’m human and when I hear heavy raindrops on my window sill at 5:30am it makes rolling out of bed and lacing up my shoes 100x harder than normal. I rolled back over and enjoyed an extra hour of sleep along with a relaxing cup of hot coffee while getting ready this morning. It was such a nice treat but that also meant that my run needed to happen tonight after work. I’ve committed to keeping my health and fitness a priority over the next few weeks even when I have long, stressful days. Today was a perfect example. I wanted nothing more than to head home at 7:15 and enjoy a glass of wine. But, as I sip that wine I know it tastes better now than it would have sans workout!
As I’ve mentioned, my Equinox membership will be ending soon but tonight it served as the perfect place to do a quick workout. I only had 30 minutes for my run due to an 8pm work conference call. Therefore I knew I wanted something challenging that would also keep things interesting since I get VERY bored on the treadmill. It was a pretty simple workout but it helped me keep an average pace of 8:54 which is pretty speedy for a 30 minute run. I remember that last year this time I was feeling out of breath and challenged at a 9:40 pace!
I also had the chance to test out a fun, red chevron BAMR band during tonight’s run. Have you heard of BAMR bands? BAMR stands for Bad Ass Mother Runner and her bands are 7/8 inch non-slip headbands that support the Every Mother Counts charity! How cool is that? Katie sent me a band to test earlier this week and I couldn’t wait to try it! Each headband is lined with velvet with helps keep it in place while the bright patterns keep things fun! Each headband is only $10 which is a great price compared to some other similar headbands on the market.
How about you? Headband or not when you workout? If you’re on the headband train which one are you sporting these days?
I love Every Mother Counts — Oiselle makes apparel for the charity. The EMC sweatshirt is one of my absolute favorites. I wear it all the time. Much be the french fleece on the inside!
http://www.oiselle.com/shop/the-collective/every-mother-counts/every-mother-counts/emc-hoodie
OOh fleece on the inside you say? I may have to jump on this!! I didn’t know Oiselle supports it too! So great to hear!
I dream of the day I can run that fast! Very cool. Right now I’ve been doing speed workouts since November and I’m up to 6.5 on the treadmill for sprints. Slowly but surely I’ll get there!
I have yet to find a headband that tames my thick, unruly hair. I’ll keep trying. Thanks for the review! 🙂
Steph fast is so relative! That’s great headway! I started 7 years ago only being able to walk a 4.0 on the treadmill and my run was 4.5!
Hello Ashleyd,
Every time I use the treadmill, I make sure that I brought my iPod with me. It is really boring. Anyway, I love your BAMR band! Where can I buy that?
Kelly if you click on the link it should take you to the site where you can buy the BAMR bands! http://t.co/gAeWIhyMX4