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Ukrop's Monument 10k Recap

This weekend was my second time toeing the start line of the Ukrop's Monument 10k. It is dubbed RVA's 10k. Some 30,000 racers from elite to walker toed this start line. I toed the line in a non seeded seat. What does that mean? To best explain it here is a excerpt from the Ukrop's Monument 10k page : Wave Categories Seeded Waves  Require proof of time. The first 21 waves are reserved for runners who finish faster than 63 minutes. You may use the following items as proof of time: 2017  or  2018  Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k finish time Results from any other race since January 1, 2018: Finisher’s certificate, printed race result, website results or a newspaper clipping We can convert any race, from a 5k up to a marathon, into an  10k Time Conversion Chart . For more information about Seeded Waves and our new Sub 40 Club,  click here . Non-Qualified Running Waves  DO NOT require proof. For anyone planning to finish faster than 70 minutes (11:16 per mil

Kill Gym Funk with Vinegar!

Vinegar and gym funk? Say what! Yup Vinegar can kill gym funk. If you've been in the kitchen, watched Doctor Oz or ever did research on losing weight you've heard the word vinegar before. Health nuts drink the red type. Red vinegar is actually used by a number of naturalist to clean their hair and flush fat. White vinegar was a staple in my childhood as my mom used it to clean chicken, wash mirrors and windows and after one trip to Canada, wash clothes. Those of you in the laundry business know what I am talking about. My mom's cousin owned his own laundry mat in Ontario, Canada. One summer changed the course of laundry in my home. Uncle Carl, as I called him, told mom he placed white vinegar in the washing machines to help brighten and whiten the clothes. Over the years I got away from using vinegar on all my loads but recently came back to it. Here are 5 reasons why you should consider using vinegar in your laundry, especially your gym clothes today. 1. Ki

Yuengling Shamrock Half Marathon Recap

This past weekend we ventured down to Va Beach for Yuengling Anthem Shamrock Marathon Weekend for my sixth half marathon.  Thank you mother nature for an amazing weekend!  If you've heard of the Virginia Beaches Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend then you have heard of its massive bad luck with weather. From snow and sleet to freezing rain to winds gusting at over 20 miles per hour. 2018 was not the year of bad weather thankfully the race weekend just missed the snow we are now enduring her in VA!  EXPO This was my first time running during Shamrock weekend and I was excited. So far in 2018 I have ran 2 smaller races, Frostbite 15k and Powhatan Solar Trail 10 miler. These races are smaller local races which are always nice and humbling but there is something about the rush of a larger race. So the excitement I felt bubbled over. We got to the expo at The Virginia Beach Convention center at about 2:30 pm Saturday. The expo although in a large space wasn't as l