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I don’t have anything in particular to talk about this time but I do have a few tid-bits I can tell you. \u00a0None of these are big enough to make an entire post so we’re going to hop from subject to subject and just chat.<\/p>\n

First things first: \u00a0Yesterday’s dark o’clock run.<\/p>\n

You all know that summer in Mississippi is very hot and humid. I have a pretty tough time doing my long runs with the sun shining in conjunction with the heat and humidity of the day. \u00a0To survive, I do all my long run in the dead of the night. \u00a0All my other runs are done in the daytime like a normal person. \u00a0Just the long runs are at night.<\/p>\n

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Yesterday’s long run started at 2:30am. \u00a0MFH (My Favorite Husband) tagged along for the first 4 miles of this run. \u00a0That was such a treat!!! \u00a0*I don’t think he’s a huge fan of dark o’clock running, btw.<\/p>\n

As I made loops past the house during this run, I would be met with this sight:<\/p>\n

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Totally creeped me out the first time until I figured out what that was. \u00a0It was Kali, my cat. \u00a0She was perched on top of the mailbox watching me run. \u00a0That dot of light is her eyes glowing in the dark. \u00a0What a goofy cat! \u00a0When I finally finished up the run, she hopped down off the mailbox and followed me into the house. \u00a0smh<\/p>\n

Today was a quick 4 mile recovery run. \u00a0We were expecting rain so I was doing my best to beat the rain. \u00a0#success<\/p>\n

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MFH and I have been discussing my upcoming 100 mile race. \u00a0Granted, the race isn’t until February but I need to collect things that will be put in my different drop bags along the course. \u00a0Rather than buy it all at the end, right before the race, I’m collecting some of these items now. \u00a0One of the things I purchased today was a bladder for my hydration vest.<\/p>\n

I wear an Ultimate Direction Jenny Vest. \u00a0This thing is SWEET! \u00a0Pockets everywhere! \u00a0It doesn’t bounce or chafe. \u00a0It comes with two 10oz bottles that go on the front of the vest. \u00a0That’s plenty for when I’m running around here but I’ll be needing to carry more hydration on the race than just 20 oz between water stops. \u00a0I decided to get a bladder.<\/p>\n

The Jenny Vest comes with the place for a bladder, it’s just not included in the initial purchase. \u00a0I’ll have one some time next week.<\/p>\n

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When the mail arrived today, I was doing the happy dance!<\/p>\n

If you recall, earlier this year I was invited back to be a Race Ambassador for the Mississippi Blues Marathon. \u00a0The “Blues” is hands down the best race in Mississippi! \u00a0LOVE this race! \u00a0Being invited back is an honor and I was thrilled to be able to accept the invitation.<\/p>\n

Well, today my racing singlet arrived in the mail. \u00a0This is a shirt that is for Race Ambassadors (#MSBlueCrew members) only. \u00a0Sweet, right?<\/p>\n

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I love it! \u00a0The MBM17MH is the discount code I can give to people who want to register for the Blues. \u00a0This code will save $10 at the time of registration. \u00a0Would love to see you at the Blues!!! \u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.msbluesmarathon.com\/<\/p>\n

A few months back I entered the Runner’s World Cover Contest. \u00a0This is a super fun contest! \u00a0What you do is write a little bio about yourself~your Ah-Ha! moment about why you started running and post a few recent pics of yourself. \u00a0I did that. \u00a0Then you tell some of your friends that you entered the contest, post the link online. People have the opportunity to vote for you.<\/p>\n

This week, the judges went through all the entries. \u00a0There were 1077 entries. \u00a0The judges selected 100 runners to go on to the semifinals. \u00a0Those 100 runners then have 24 days to continue to collect votes. \u00a0At the end of the 24 days, the judges will again go through the entries and select 10 runners to go on to the finals. \u00a0From those 10 runners, the judges will then pick the #1 Man and #1 Woman to grace the cover of the December issue of Runner’s World Magazine!<\/p>\n

Well, I was one of the 100 runners selected to be a semifinalist!!! \u00a0I have to say that I am completely humbled that so many people would support me for something like this. \u00a0 Here’s the link if you’d care to vote: \u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/coversearch.runnersworld.com\/entry\/22\/<\/p>\n

So, last: \u00a0I had a sugar craving tonight. \u00a0Does that ever happen to you? \u00a0I knew EXACTLY what I wanted. \u00a0I wanted a slice of carrot cake.<\/p>\n

It is a very rare occasion when I really, really want something like this. \u00a0My sweet husband started Googling the restaurants in our town until he found a place that had carrot cake. \u00a0Isn’t he the best!?!<\/p>\n

We hopped in the car and I got my slice of carrot cake and he had himself a slice of pie. \u00a0What a fun time!!!<\/p>\n

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No run tomorrow so I probably shouldn’t have had that cake. \u00a0LOL!!! \u00a0Instead I have yoga. \u00a0This will be my second time doing yoga. \u00a0I should be able to do this pose by the end of the session, right?<\/p>\n

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#IRun4Aiden<\/p>\n

#teamZensah<\/p>\n

#AbbottWMM<\/p>\n

#ChafeX<\/p>\n

#MSBlueCrew<\/p>\n

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I don’t have anything in particular to talk about this time but I do have a few tid-bits I can tell you. \u00a0None of these are big enough to make an entire post so we’re going to hop from subject to subject and just chat. First things first: \u00a0Yesterday’s dark o’clock run. You all know […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[21,6,8,3,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3974"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3974"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3982,"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3974\/revisions\/3982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}