Selfie Sunday - on the run

Happy Selfie Sunday Everyone!  Sunday is the best day of the week, especially when you get to wear a cute pair of blue bermuda shorts that ya got at NYC&Co. (outlet) for $11 bucks!  I love Sundays and getting all dressed up!  Being the good little Montana-transplanted Southern Belle that I am - I walked the 3 blocks to church in those cute shorts (which were very comfy) and those cute shoes (that I have had for months!!!)...and now have a couple of shiny new blisters!  Why do I let that keep happening to me!!!????

Shoes are DSW, blouse is Ann Taylor (last season), belt and bracelet are White House Black Market (2 seasons ago), shorts are NYC&Co. Outlet mall!  Yay! 

Labor Day weekend was a great weekend for me, filled with some outlet mall shopping, root touch-up (goodbye gray!), relaxing, church, a couple of runs and dinner with good friends.

I finished Week #1 of Half-Marathon Training this Holiday Weekend and eeked out a 5 miler yesterday.  I feel great and am going to try for 3 more today, when it cools off a little.

Based on my 5 miles yesterday and upcoming long runs....today I am going to talk about a subject that is near and dear to me - chaffing!  OUCH.

Since I have started running, this stuff has been my friend and has never drifted too far from my gym bag.  If I run any distance over 3 miles - this stuff is necessary.  My problem area is under the elastic on my sports bra, around my rib cage. 

One good dose usually helps tremendously.  (Although - the humidity and heat and my excess sweating make it tough for this stuff to stay on)

When the heat and humidity (and sweat) is too much for the Glide to handle, and I still end up with some painful chapping - 'Bag Balm' is my go-to treatment.  This stuff is great!  I get a laugh about it every time I use it.  Its original use was for relieving chapped dairy cow tits.  It is nice to know that I am able to use it on my milkers as well.  (It also works really well for chapped lips and healing cuts & scratches).  Good stuff, give it a try.

I recently read 2 interesting articles in Women's Health magazine.  The first was an online article called '11 Interesting Facts About Your Boobs'.  Here is the link, it is pretty interesting:

http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/facts-about-boobs?cm_mmc=Facebook-_-womenshealth-_-content-health-_-BoobFacts

If you don't subscribe to Women's Health on Facebook - I highly recommend it.  They have great daily posts ranging from exercise tips to boob facts...etc. 

In the boob article, I found this key point the most interesting and it led me to today's selfie post:

"So get this: When you run, the twins do, too—in a sort of figure-eight shape. And they can travel up to eight inches, according to research out of the U.K. All the more reason to wear a supportive sports bra!"

8 INCHES???!!!!  Wow.  Bring on the Glide and the Bag Balm!

Secondly - page 160 of the latest issue of the magazine:
"How to Take an Amazing Selfie"
Did you know that the average woman takes at least 3 to 4 selfies before she gets one she likes? AND you're not supposed to post more than 2 selfies a day...?  What the?  ;)

I hope you enjoyed your holiday weekend as much as I did.  I am blessed to have had 2 Mondays off in a row - both making Sunday that much more enjoyable!  Have a great week!