What I Did for National Running Day

Happy National Running Day! I decided to post this tonight so I could give you a recap of what I did.  Today was great.  Having a holiday that honors my favorite pastime makes me feel like a celebrity.  It is great!

I had to complete the "I run..." today for a giveaway.  I had to think about that for a while.  There were a lot of answers: I run to relieve stress, I run to stay in shape, ect.  I couldn't decide on an answer so I thought about why I started running.  The first 5K I ran was the ALS HOPE Race which is a race that is put on by the MUSC Occupational and Physical Therapy to benefit the ALS Association.  ALS, also called Lou Gehrig's, is a disease that effects the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement.  My aunt was diagnosed with ALS so my family and I started doing these races to help raise money.  I eventually wanted to run the race so I started running.  Fast forward 6 years and I have run 2 half-marathons.  I would have never thought that would have happened.  I also run to remember my grandmother who was diagnosed with cancer around the same time.  I run for my aunt and grandmother because they can't.

Anyway, on a cheerier note.  What did I do and win today?

I woke up and entered some giveaways.  I then went on a 4 mi run with some speed work in there.  I ran a 1 mile warmup, the 2x(.5 mi sprint, .25 mi recover, .25 mi sprint, .25 mi recover) and then a .5 mi cool down.  I then came home and entered some more giveaways.  

I won some Nuun (2 bottles- lemon-lime and fruit punch) and a pair of socks. 

Yummy!

Socks that don't give me blisters.  [Happy dance!]

I also bought a new shirt because I tried on some of my summer running clothes this week and they are yucky/ ill-fitting.

That is what I did on National Running Day.  What did you do?