Hey everyone! How are you doing?! Yep, it has been a couple of days since I last blogged (okay, more like four), but I promise you, I’ll get back to my regularly scheduled blogging once summer league coaching is over. When will that be?! Whelp, about another month! Sound good?! I hope so because I miss you guys!! Thanks for your comments, too!! You guys are wonderful!! XOXO!!
INDEPENDENCE DAY 5K WAS A NO GO BECAUSE OF HURRICANE ARTHUR!! I WAS TOTALLY BUMMED ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO RACE TODAY, BUT WHAT COULD I DO?! HURRICANE ARTHUR HAD OTHER PLANS FOR ME!
Instead of running the 5k today, I cycled on my new Kurt Kinetic Fluid Trainer!! I bought this sucker off of Craigslist for $100!! Hello, what a fab deal, right?! It’s a perfectly maintained princess pink trainer. I love it because #1, it’s adorable, because #2, it’s a fluid trainer, and because #3, it’s pink!! You can never go wrong with pink!! Well, at least that’s how I see it! I cycled for an hour straight (while watching Scream 2) and kept my cadence right around 85-90 rpms, which is good! Every time I get on my bike, I’m learning more and more about the mechanics of it all! I’ve been on the road a few times, but nothing too serious yet. I’m trying to get more comfortable with my bike first! That’s important!
Tomorrow, I’m hitting up Virginia Beach for a sunny and fun 6 mile run with my husband!! It should be a good time! I like to change up my runs. It keeps our relationship spicy (that is my relationship with running). Hehe! I wake up so thankful to run/swim/workout!! You can never take advantage of the freedom to exercise. What a great way to start the day!! What are you most thankful for today?!
DO YOU LIKE TO BE DECKED OUT IN PINK????!!!! ARE YOU RUNNING TOMORROW?!
HAVE A HAPPY 4TH EVERYONE!! XOXO!!
emmelineruns
I love it! I have the same trainer in neon green 🙂 I’ve never been a pink kind of person but it does make the trainer look more inviting!
Kristin
Awesome!!! So cool you have the same trainer! It’s a great one for sure!!! I love the neon green color!! So pretty!! XOXO!! Have a wonderful Monday!!
Run With Rabbits
Such a cute trainer! I LOVE pink! I hope you guys stay safe with the hurricane!
Kristin
Thank you so much!! I appreciate your concern!! I hope you had a fab weekend and have a wonderful Monday!! XOXO!!
Charlotte
Sorry about the 5k but it might have been fun to run in a hurricane? 🙂 Love the pink trainer. Enjoy your run with your husband tomorrow. I had a “run rest” day but yard work all day! Happy 4th. 🙂
Kristin
Oh wow, yard work is a fantastic workout!! Go you! Thanks!! I love the color!! It’s such a pretty pink, too!! Hehe!! We had a great run + lots of yummy food afterwards!! Have a fab Monday!!
my KISS fitness
Love the quote! Virginia Beach sounds nice right about now. 😄
Kristin
Thanks!! We had a great run!! It’s fun running on the boardwalk!! Lots of stuff going on!!
elihawkins6
I’m so cut off I didn’t even know you folks on the coast were facing a hurricane! We had perfect weather around my parts (55F morning temps, clear and sunny skies with a light breeze – it felt like spring!!) and I got to run the 4th of July 5k in my work-town for the first time since I became a runner! (Spoiler – I PRed big on this one!). Stay safe over there, and have a fun run on the beach! That sounds really lovely. I’ll be running with a group of military vets tomorrow for 10 miles, and then going for a pretty epic bike ride Sunday.
Later!
Kristin
Thanks for your comment! I really appreciate it!! Everything turned out fine. I’m thankful. 10 miles + an awesome bike ride = WOW!! You’re such a hard worker!! I love that! SO happy to hear you PRed, too!! That’s incredible!! What a great feeling! Can’t wait to read about it!! You’re phenomenal!!
elihawkins6
Thank you, very much! I have a good training/support / “pusher” group around here.
Any races coming up for you?
Kristin
Hey! Hope you’re having a great weekend!! I have a run-swim-run coming up on Saturday!! Excited about it! It’s my favorite race!
elihawkins6
That sounds great! Good luck! Swim like a fish and run like a gazelle!
Kristin
Haha!!! Thanks so much!! I appreciate it!! XOXO!! 🙂 🙂
Julie the Workaholic
If it’s any consolation, Arthur killed my swim, and my lift….I have a window unit in my studio where the weights are, and the power going off and on threw the temp in there.
Hope it was a good 4th, nonetheless…. ♥
Kristin
HEY!!! Oh boy, sorry to hear Arthur ruined your workout! That’s not good! NO SWIM???!!!! UGH!!! What a total bummer! I had a great 4th!! I hope you had a fabulous one as well!! XOXO! Have a great Monday!
Julie the Workaholic
Was a great 4th. Glad yours was, too. 😉
TheGirlWhoRanEverywhere
That’s awesome!! Hurricane Arthur blew by here too and it rained the whole entire day-bla!! You’re going to be just as speedy on your bike as you are with your running!:)
lindapano
Great quote:D Do you compete in triathlons too? I am thinking about starting……
Kristin
Hey!!! 🙂 🙂 Currently, I compete in aquathlons (run-swim-runs), but I’m starting to get on the bike and ease into cycling. I have a looooong way to go (confidence wise), but I’m hoping to do a triathlon sometime in the future!! XOXO!! You should do it! Go for it!!
sarahpie13
That’s a cute little machine! Hopefully BF and I will be hitting the ground running again now that I’m pain free! Hope you had a great run and an awesome 4th 🙂
Kristin
Thanks!!!! I’m so happy you’re pain free! Such a fabulous feeling I’m sure!! Yaaay for you!! I had a happy 4th!! Hope you did as well!! XOXO!!
alsoranagain
Hope you had a fun 4th!
Kristin
Thanks!! I did!! Hope you did, too!! XOXO!!!
Angie
Hope you had an awesome Virginia Beach run! Your pink trainer if very cute and I couldn’t see you using one unless it was pink. When you start doing triathlons, you are going to be a force to be reckoned with!!
Kristin
Angie, what a compliment!! Thank you!!! Soooo sweet of you to say!! I mean it, your words mean a lot to me!!! My husband keeps telling me that, but I just need to get more confident on the bike! It will take some time, but hopefully I’ll get it down. Hehe, I love the color pink!! You’re awesome! Have a wonderful Monday!!
courtruns4cupcakes
Dang it Arthur!! I’m sorry your race got cancelled 😦 that just means more time to prepare and kill your race next weekend 🙂
Kristin
Awwww, thank you!!! You’re right, I have another week to train, so hopefully I’ll run a great race Saturday!!! XOXO!! Hope you had a fab 4th of July and a phenomenal weekend!! You’re the best!!
Martha
I’m glad you are safe and ok! Hurricanes are no joke.
I was just thinking about what bike trainer I want to buy for this winter… I have a really old fan powered one, but I want to switch to fluid or rollers. What a great score for you!
Kristin
Thanks Martha!! So sweet of you to say!!!
I’ve used the trainer a couple of times this weekend and I’m in LOVE with it!! I highly recommend it! It rides smooth! You’re right, it was definitely a great score!!! DEFINITELY!!
Have a wonderful Monday!! XOXO!!
Cassy
Love the color of your trainer! I buy all of my accessories in pink too down to my garmin and heart rate monitor!
Kristin
Hehe!!!! Thanks and so cool, my garmin is pink, too!! I LOVE PINK!!! You’re awesome!!! Have a fab Monday!!!
SugarFreeSweety
I love pink and I love your trainer, I really should considering getting one when even summer is getting too cold and wet for being outside here in Iceland. I hope you´re having a good weekend! 🙂
Kristin
Thanks SO much!! It’s an awesome trainer!! You should get one!! Woohoo to cool, pink trainers!! Hehe!! Wow, Iceland!!! Very cool!! I hope you’ve had a fab weekend!!! XOXO!!!
weight2lose2013
I try not to get decked out in pink. I’m more of a navy blue kind of guy. 🙂 I hope that you had a wonderful 4th of July, Kristin!!! 🙂
Kristin
Hehe!!! I’m a huge navy blue fan!! I’m sure you look great in it!! I had a great 4th!! Hope you had a wonderufl one, too!! XOXO!!!
Lauren Keating
Too bad you couldn’t run your 5k, but that trainer is awesomely adorable! Hope you had a great weekend!! xox
Kristin
Thanks Lauren!! I love the trainer so much!! It was definitely a great buy!! Very happy I have it!! Hope you’re having a fabulous weekend!! XOXO!!!
Caroline @ The Little Things Blog
I LOVE your new trainer! My world would be pink if I could make it be that way 🙂 I have a black and silver trainer though, and I love it. I used it all winter and was so thankful to have it!