Winner winner, chicken dinner!

Thanks to Random.org, the CSN $25 giveaway winner is Becka at 50halfmarathonsin50states! Becka is a good friend of mine in Real Life too, so if you haven't seen her blog before (really, who hasn't? where have you been?), stop by and give her some Good-Luck-in-your-FULL-marathon-coming-up vibes :D.

I'll send the winners info out via email shortly!

Some secret, but rad, product will be available in my next giveaway starting tomorrow!!

Happy Monday!

Saturday morning was my first run with the PCRF fundraising team (to donate, you can click here). I was pretty excited to get out there - I'd taken an extra day off, iced and stretched my IT band, and was feeling GREAT. We took off on a 3.5 mile run... and awful. My leg? Hurting. I walked the second up-hill, and that was the end. I didn't get back out. I didn't finish my 7.5 remaining miles. I didn't do my long run. I logged 6.5 miles last week, total.

Sucktastic.

I spent the rest of Saturday, and all of Sunday, alternately stretching, icing, and foam rolling. Tonight, I attempt again. Fingers corssed?

I also have an update on my Brooks shoes situation...

So I posted this picture on the Brooks Gurus FB page...


And this is the ensuing conversation:
Okay, so that came out teeny, but, essentially, Brooks Gurus tells me that my "nagging" pain (that at this point has been around for 3 full days) is what caused the defective-looking wear on my shoes TWICE, which started last JUNE.

And now I'm pissy, because I've been preaching about how rad Brooks are, and their customer service is above and beyond, and their shoes rock... HERE... and... HERE, for example.

So, something to keep in mind when looking at Brooks in the future, I guess. And such a bummer, because I really did love Brooks.



But what makes this such a Happy Monday?



This...


I think the steroids have run their course, and my kid seems to be back. She spent the weekend being sweet, and huggy, and playful, and moving, and it was the.best.thing.ever. I mean. I don't think there are even words for how grateful I was to see her again.



General housekeeping... don't forget about the $25 CSN giveaway! This runs until tomorrow night, and winner announced Wednesday.


I've also been gifted with tons of other goodies from some generous companies, that you'll all love (think fab running supplies)! I'm so excited about these.... Next week :D



And..... of course, my donation page, and our story - please share!

OH! And, Happy Birthday, TMB! Stop by and tell her how awesome she is. I hear she likes that.

Today Rocks

1. I got this text from the H this morning...

Gab hasn't looked sideways at fruit or veggies in weeks. I am so stoked :D.

2. I got my bib number for the Disney Princess Half Marathon... I suppose that makes it Official!!

3. You guys rock. My fundraising for Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation has gone super well, and thank you to so many of you for reposting! Link here if you've missed it.

4. Don't forget my CSN giveaway! Don't forget, you'll get an extra entry just for reposting my fundraising story! Plus, Little Fruit Fly and her mad Googling skills earned an extra 5 entries for naming Serenity as the movie I snagged my quote from :D

5. I have my first training run with PCRF this weekend, and I'm excited. It's short, so I'll have to add on a bunch of miles to hit my long run.

6. I'm trying a recipe this weekend for a potato, sausage, and kale soup, and my cousins are coming over to share it with me.

7. I took (another) night off from running yesterday, and I think it was the right choice. I've been icing, stretching, and I think I slept off an oncoming cold, but woke up today feeling fantastic.

8. I think I might go vegetarian again after I hit the farmers market this weekend.... Hmm.

9. My sister is coming to visit in 2 weeks!

and finally, but best of all...

10. We had a procedure with Gabby on Wednesday (bone marrow biopsy and lumbar puncture - ick), and found out not only are her numbers doing GREAT, her ANC number (the complicated number that's calculated based off of a lot of other stuff, but for a real definition, you can click here) is around 600. It was ZERO when we left the hospital... and, I hear, at around 750 you can start discussing with your doctor taking her out (in the shade) for walks :D.

Three Things Thursday, and a giveaway!

Another CSN Giveaway! We all know about CSN. They've got everything from modern dining room furniture, to foam rollers, to cookware.

To enter to win this fabulous $25 gift certificate...
*Be (or become) a follower of 365awesomedays (1 entry)
*Follow me on http://twitter.com/hmgiraffy (1 entry)
*Post a link to my fundraising effort, something sure the hell ain't right, on your blog, fb, twitter, etc (1 entry for each)
*DONATE here, 1 entry for every $$ you donate! If you've aready donated, leave me a comment and I'll add your entries :).

Leave a separate comment for each, please! Otherwise, I won't calculate them properly, and you'll miss out on your extra entries. I'm math challenged!

That's it! Easy peasy.

Rules:
This is gonna be a quick one! Giveaway ends at midnight (pacific) on Tuesday, 2/8, with the winner announced Wednesday.
CSN only ships to the US and Canada, so the winner must be only in... US or Canada.

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Three Things Thursday....

1. So... looks like I'm running a half marathon in May. :D. I seriously expected to *maybe* eventually hit the $1000 for the half marathon. But in 24 hours, we did this:



I've updated my goal to $2000... at $2000, some chick on my favorite message board wants me to wear something made out of this god awful beautiful fabric...


Awful.

2. Back in December, I posted about this weird wear pattern on the inside of my shoe... and Brooks was kind enough to replace the shoe for me, as it's not normal wear. I've been wearing Brooks for ages, and this is the first time I'd had an issue.
I've had the replacement pair since December, and have run exactly 59 miles in them, and this....

So I emailed Brooks, again, and was told - seriously - I probably just have a weird shaped foot, and they suggest I buy a different style. Really? A weird shaped foot. Thanks, Brooks.

3. Seems I've got a bit of an IT band situation. I meant to ice it yesterday, but it was soooo cold, I couldn't bring myself to it. I'm such a pansy. :D