It’s another Recap Monday!
Yes, I will reveal the lucky 4 NuNatural giveaway winners… at the end. Bwhahaha. (Yes, I realize you can simply scroll down.) 
Saturday’s People’s Health Day 5K was a good one. I was a little worried when I signed up because the wesite looks like a cult recruitment tool. 🙂 It turns out that it was a well-organized race and event.
The course was hilly, but fun because there was lots of scenery to enjoy. Even better – I got to participate in it with fellow ATL bloggers Lee, Lindsay, and Carol!
Source: www.atlantarunningmom.com
Guess who else raced? Mena Suvari (of American Beauty fame). I’m not going to lie… I’m so out of touch with pop culture that I had to come home and google her. She won 1st place in the 20-35 age group…
… because I won an overall female award and they wouldn’t give 2 medals to you. 🙂 2nd place!!! Admittedly, it was a small, slow race… but I’ll that what I can get!
Source: www.atlantarunningmom.com
Stats:
- Distance – 3.14 miles
- Time – 24:21 mins
- Avg Pace – 7:45
The People’s Health Day didn’t end there. 5K participants were given 4 tickets that could be traded for goodies from about 10 vendors. Juice Plus (my fav supplement!) was there, along with a few local restaurants and farms.
The blogger contingent went crazy for the 180 Farm tent (check out their website – they have really great story to tell). I ended up with extra tickets from a friend who left early and I ended up with a rockstar bag ‘o treats:
- Orange cherry tomatoes (they have a slightly citrusy taste!)
- Peppers – cayenne, jalapeno, green bell, purple bell, and a mirasol
- A dozen fresh eggs
- Via Elisa pasta sauce (from the Nature’s Garden‘s booth)
All of that for 6 tickets and a $25 race number! That pasta sauce alone is ~$7 in Whole Foods! (Side note: Atlanta-based Via Elisa makes some of the best pasta sauce you can buy in a jar.)
We didn’t hang out much longer following the awards because we had to get to the Atlanta Blogger Lunch at R. Thomas. (You can read about my obsession with thoughts on R. Thomas here.)
From left to right: Lauren, Carol, Alayna, Lee, Katy, Lindsay, me, Laura (reader), Tina, Kristy, Katie and Brooke.
Special thanks to Brooke’s husband for taking this shot and to Brooke for sharing the photo with everyone!
My meal was a delicious tempeh fajita:
We had a great time eating, taking pics of our food (patrons enjoyed staring at 12 women simultaneously taking pic of their meals), and chatting.
The last meet up had a smaller attendance AND we’ve added several more locals since. I’m amazed and how big the group is now – and this wasn’t even all of the local bloggers!
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Soooo… you want to know who the winning 4 are???
*drumroll*
The winners of the box of NuStevia Packets and the bottle of NuNaturals Pure Liquid Vanilla Stevia are:
- Lexi @ A Spoonful of Sunshine
- Parita @ My Inner Shakti
- Lisa @ Healthful Sense
- Nikita @ La Cocina Encantada
Good news for those who still want to try NuNaturals! They are offering free sample and a discount on purchases to readers.
For the free sample of Nu-Naturals Stevia Packets: send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: NuNaturals, Inc, 2220 West 2nd Avenue #1, Eugene, OR 97402
To receive a 15% discount on NuNaturals online orders, entering the promo code BLG930 at checkout!
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Workout Recap (7/25-7/31)
- Monday – Kickboxing
- Tuesday – P90X Biceps & Back
- Wednesday – P90X Ab Ripper X, 84 push-ups
- Thursday – 9 mile run, 84 push-ups
- Friday – P9p0X Triceps & Chest
- Saturday – 1.5 mile run (to the 5K starting point), People’s Fitness Day 5K, 84 push-ups
- Sunday – 4 mile run
If you have been reading these over the past few weeks you know that I do push-ups (almost) daily. This week doesn’t have the 84 listed each day, but they were a big part of kickboxing class and basically half the moves in the P90X Triceps & Chest DVD. I’m not slacking!
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Monday always seems to creep up. *yawn* At least I had awesome surprise of waking up to see I made the Food Buzz Top 9!!!
Help me put a more positive spin on the start of the week…
What are you looking forward to this week?
I’m excited to try out some of the recipes from Spicie Foodie’s July YBR. Click here to check out my Better-Than-S’Mores Brownie and others’ submissions!
Great job on the race! So you do 84 push ups a day? wow — I really need to ramp up my workouts!! You’re awesome!! Looking forward to going home tonight and seeing my husband -vacations are MORE fun with him!
Great job on the 5k!! I love the tickets-for-goodies idea.
Great job on the 5k!
Awesome race chica! I would be pretty stoked about the pasta sauce too. it sounds fantastic. I’m pretty much looking forward to more blogging and getting back to the gym since class just ended today. Woooo, I’m free! 🙂
Congrats on running an awesome race!! That must feel good. And 6 tickets for free goods? I want to go to that 5k…haha.
…and props for 84 push-ups a day. Push-ups kill me. lol.
Awesome race!!!!!! 🙂
Haha, I thought the race website was weird too. All that stuff about Maslow was rather odd.
I had a great time though and congrats again for your 2nd place!
Ahhh congrats on the race! Amazing job lady 🙂 I could never even imagine doing that many pushups in one day…quite inspiring! I can about 8 regular ones and 30 on my knees… haha
You totally can! I just re-posted the “how to.” 🙂
Congrats on the race!! And 84 pushups, please tell me they’re split up into sets?! Otherwise you are an absolute MACHINE girl and my hero!!! 🙂
Great race! 🙂
Annd what a fab workout week. Getting a 9 mile run in mid week is tough!!
Great seeing you again on Saturday. Awesome job on your race, you kicked it!
YAY! Congrats on top female!!! You are my push up idol!!
Nice job on the race! You are inspiring me to sign up for another!
So proud of you for your race! It was so fun getting to know y’all and “shopping” at all the little booths afterwards too. Hopefully one day I’ll get better at this running thing! I really appreciate y’alls encouragement :] Also- congrats on Foodbuzz top 9!! That is so awesome!!! I want to try your recipe now!
Very cool!! I’ve been using stevia like crazy 🙂 I need to look into blogger meetings in my area… what a great idea!!
Sending you my address 🙂 Have a great week!!
Nice work! And sounds like a fun event! Do you do all those push ups at once?!
Noooo! I just re-posted the “how to.” 🙂
Awesome job on the race! Too bad we didn’t get to chat at the lunch, hopefully next time!
Wow, congrats on the race!!! I didn’t realize! It was really nice to meet you and chat, hopefully I’ll see you at a future meetup!
Congrats on your race gorgeous! and congrats to the winners too!
how long do I have to pout to con you into mailing me orange cherry tomatoes? OMGGGGGG yum!
Thanks!
I would if I could figure out how to get them there still fresh and yummy. I’m making a gazpacho with the for dinner – cannot wait! 🙂
That tempeh fajita looks incredible! Congrats on the race – that looks like so much fun!