I was officially accepted into the Broad Street run yesterday. I'm so thankful that both my friend, KS, and I got accepted. So, I had run my first training run on Monday, but last night was my first training run after being accepted. As you may know, I've had two pretty bad injuries the past two years which has kept me from running. I've been lucky enough to be chosen to be a Lumo run ambassador and it has literally changed my life. Sounds like an exaggeration, I know... but it is not. Lumo run has made me realize how little I knew about running and proper form. I've already worked to improve my cadence, bounce and braking. I still have yet to have all areas of form to be "in the green" aka good but it is so encouraging to see improvement each run.
The feedback during my runs is so helpful too. They've really done a great job in making their tips understandable and applicable. For example, braking. At first I didn't even understand what that meant, let alone how to improve on it. Lumo explains that braking is "Braking is the measure of how much your speed slows down with every step. Each time your foot hits the ground, your speed drops temporarily until you push off of your foot to propel forward and pick up speed again." A high braking will mean that your speed is being slowed and your wasting energy having to propel forward. My first run, which Lumo uses to analyze your form, my braking was 1.59p ft/s. Good form considers a braking of 1.31 ft/s to be good form. My last run, I got it 0.94 ft/s. So, I can clearly see that I've improved, making me a more efficient runner. My body feels it too! During runs, I feel so much smoother and easy runs feel so much easier. I'm so excited to continue to share my progress with ya'll. If you have any questions, please let me know! Interested in picking up a Lumo Run, pick one up here: bit.ly/CWLumo and be sure to use my code CWI10 for a sweet discount!
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If you haven't joined Influenster yet, what are you waiting for?! It is such a great resource to learn about new products, answer questions for people about products you've used and the best part is you can even get a box of things to test, called a VoxBox. I was lucky enough to be one of 250 people who received the Reebok #PerfectNever VoxBox with this beautiful complementary sports bra. If you know me, you know I LOVE workout gear. I can never get enough. I think at this point, I have more fitness related clothes then actual clothes. So, when I received this, I was really excited to see how it matched up to other companies. First, I love the feel of the material. It is like nothing that I own. It is so soft but still very supportive. Second, the design of the bra. The straps are so cool and really make this bra stand out. Third, the padding! I hate when sports bras are so thin you can see "it's chilly" (if you catch my drift ;-) ). And this bra keeps my ladies out of sight!
I also love the message of #PerfectNever. Why strive for societies idea of "perfection". It is so much more important to love your body, imperfections and all. After all those 'imperfections' make you you! The ONLY downfall of this bra was the tag. This thing irritated my skin so badly. Luckily, there were just a few stitches on each end, which made removing it nice and easy! I've won this to run, for BBG and to stretch. I highly recommend. You've really gotta feel this fabric! |
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