Problem Solved!

The Problem:  salt burns from upper (flabby?) arms rubbing against seams of sports bra.  Also, thighs (again, flabby?) rubbing together.  This is a HUGE problem in the summer months of training (especially painful in the shower after a long run--it stings like no other).  I have tried Bodyglide and vaseline, but they are sticky and just don't do the job for a long run, unless I am able to dry off and reapply.

The Solution: AWESOME RUNNING GEAR!  Check out the gear I picked up at REI this weekend.  I tested it out during a nine mile run on a very humid 4th of July day.

This running top by Danskin has longer, tight fitting sleeves.  No rubbing!

These compression shorts, by Underarmour, are long and tight enough that they keep the thighs tucked snuggly in.  I am a happy woman.  I am a happy RUNNER!  (those are totally my abs, hahahaha!)

Oh, I also got a cute running bra and a sassy running skirt:)

Ahh, St. George...

48 miles....24 miles....

1 Good Book, 2 Great movies, 1 Beautiful hike in Zions National Park, 3 shopping forays to the local mall/outlet stores, 1 delicious pizza/salad/breadstick w/cinnamon sauce from Pizza Factory, 4 homemade dinners, 6 Nights sitting on the deck, feeling the soft breeze, smelling the rose bushes and looking out over the pool, #4 suntan lotion, 4 sunbathing sessions, 1 large mango flavored "fruizle" sipped by the pool, 1 long visit with a good friend, countless hours of talking/giggling with my girls, several secrets shared by said girls that I wish I never knew (shocking!), 1 fabulous week with Markelle, Madi and Ashley (and Jody from Thursday on). I LOVE ST. GEORGE!

Oh yeah, and 3 big cockroaches--yuck!

Four Powerful Words

I am a words woman. Words speak to me the same way in which great paintings, music, dance, water, cities, mountains, etc. move other people. Today, my husband said, with great passion, the four most moving words to me, and they are as precious as any jewels he could have given me:

"I love you fiercely!"

sigh.