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Friday Strength Always Rocks!

Posted by str8kim

Focusing on strength all summer to cut my marathon time down….I’m not mad at the early results I am seeing either. 😉

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Nice afternoon for a wet, humid run in the park. Those icy’s, I had 2 of them, yummy!👌🏾 #RuntheSol #BKr_u_n5K

I’m not sure how I found this race…probably a fb ad, but I found it hilarious that as we are driving to Boston @luvjones asks me if we were going to the expo b4 the hotel. I said girl there ain’t no dang expo, there are only 1600 runners! Turns out there were only 557 runners on Sunday. So, here’s how it all went down: ….. 1-I thought we were the only 2 brown faces around, turns out there were 5 of us! 1 guy was super-fast and finished top 10. I guess 10% chocolate chips in the🥛isn’t so bad. 🙄 . 2-We ran through a sheep pasture. I saw not 1 sheep. The gravel, dust, and medium sized rocks were not the most welcome site to see during mile 1. My new kicks are filthy. . 3-The people of Easton, MA were super friendly. I even took open water from someone that had a table set up. Something I never do for fear of being poisoned! But I was thirsty, and all turned out well. . 4-There was a huge gorgeous church with a 🌈 flag out front. That made me smile and feel at ease in this unknown place. . 5-This guy farted so loud and it sounded wet so I know he sharted. He looked at me with no shame and kept it moving. Men…why are yall so gross! . 6-The mixing of the Gatorade was absolutely horrible. It was in these ketchup like containers with a pump on top. The volunteers must have squirted one pump and filled the rest with water. It tasted literally like kool-aid when your mom ran out of sugar back in the day. . 7-There was real kool-aid at the finish. Like the kind kids drink in the capri sun pouches. I drank 5 of those suckers! . 8- Miles 11 & 12 were horrid. Basically, all trail with rocks. If you weren’t looking where you were going you could have literally broken your neck. This is where I busted up my knee.🤬 Mile 13 was half grass, half paved road. The last 3 miles sucked. . 9-Of course there was free🍺 at the finish….nobody cares! . Das all for now ✌🏾 ..... #RuntheSol #medalmonday

Summer in the city. Pre-gaming for Leo Season, Cancers your time is almost up! ✌🏾

Yep my shirt is wrinkled 🤷🏽‍♀️, and these dang kids are hogging all the lanes just like they did at the pool earlier; but I’m not gonna let these little monsters stop me from being great today! 🏊🏽‍♀️ + 🏃🏾‍♀️ = 💃🏾 & 🌮’s

Yep I forgot I can swim too! ... First time back in the pool after an embarrassingly long hiatus. My form is terrible, I’m slow AF, and the kids that are hogging all the lanes are making me look bad. ... But on the bright side, it felt so good to be out there. This feels way better than running. My hair is wet, but that’s nothing some gel and a bun can’t cure. Give me a month to get myself in order. My flip turns will be 👌🏾by then. 😉

Made it back to NYC and I finally get to wear my @therace_uc tee. You know I had to take my twists out so that my hair could match this shirt! ... Anywho, I was lucky backer #100 for this historic black owned race taking place this October in ATL. If you haven’t heard of the race make sure you check out their profile to see what it’s all about, and get your butt down to Atlanta in October to be apart of it. .... @runthesol will be in attendance, and we’ll be represented at mile marker number 6 on the half marathon course. Hope to see you there! 😉 ..... #RepTheRace #RuntheSol

I was going to skip my post race recap shenanigans but my Atlanta peeps said they enjoy them, so here goes: .... 1-This is not my medal. I borrowed it from a friend because there are no medals at the FINISH-LINE! You have to pre-pay for a medal, yes pre-pay, and pick it up at the expo...so silly right! Last year I forgot about the medal (they mailed it to me), this year I forgot again...my mom reminded me. 🙌🏾 . 2-They do give you a t-shirt at the finish-line...silly again right! The only bonus about that was @runfamusa design won...congrats kid! . 3-There were no sports drinks on the course only water in Powerade cups...like really? Why do you tease us like that. I was searching for some blue juice at every stop like I was Pookie out there! . 4-The rest of this will be positive. . 5-Hallelujah for 75 degrees. It was actually comfortable for the entire 6.2. The last 2 years was blistering so this was great. . 6-There was cold water at the finishline. I’ve never been more happy to chug down 2 bottles of nasty a$$ Dasani in my life. The water is usually boiling hot. . 7-The next time I sneak into the Atlanta Track Club Members area please have some free booze other than beer...I hate beer! (Please don’t ban me for sneaking in, I may join next year.) . 8-I said this is my last Peach Tree Road Race, but that’s probably a lie. 🤦🏾‍♀️. I’m always here anyway, may as well run it. . 9- Whew, did u make it to the end of this? Happy 4th. 🇺🇸 ... #RuntheSol #ajcprr

Ready for this stroll down Peachtree. The temp is a glorious 75 at the moment, so I won’t do too much complaining for now. 😉 Happy 4th! 🇺🇸 .... #RuntheSol #ajcprr

Finally made it up the mountain with these 🐢’s. Perfect hiking weather, only broke a mini sweat. 😉

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