Wicked Random Wednesday 6.11.14

Yesterday’s Workout: 3.07 miles @ 30:00 (treadmill run)

It’s been a while since I last posted, and I apologize! It started with me deciding to take a break from blogging over the weekend and actually relaxing, and ended with a craptastic beginning to my work week (I’ve been putting in 12-hour work days!). All I have to say is: Thank God for running to keep me sane! I really wanted to do a weekend wrap-up post but now it is Wednesday, so I thought I’d incorporate a few things from my weekend into this week’s Wicked Random Wednesday.

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Happy Non-Birthday and a My Soxy Feet Giveaway!

This post is going to be short and sweet today, because tomorrow is JP’s birthday and I have to go do some serious birthday shopping!

Ten Dollar Tuesday: My Soxy Feet

Today’s Run: 3.11 miles @ 29:24

Hey, it’s Tuesday night, and there’s only three days left in the work week! Who else is excited about this?! I am! But for work weeks that last longer than a second, I occasionally order something special for myself and have it delivered to the office so that I have a little treat to look forward to at some point throughout the week. Most days, I don’t need any “swag” to help me get through the day, but every once in a while, I’m having a bad day and a package arrives; if it’s for me, and it happens to be running gear, my frown immediately turns upside down, and I’m feeling better.

Today was a not so bad day, but because of the three-day weekend, I have to admit, I was dreading going into the office a little bit. Knowing that I had ordered some new running socks last week definitely helped with me with getting up and going to work in the morning (I tried to get up early and go running…although I got up earlier, it wasn’t early enough. Still working on that one…). Because our post office, is super slow, though, my socks weren’t waiting for me bright and early this morning, as I expected. However, when 4:00 p.m. rolled around, and I knew that the mail had come, I had a present waiting for me:

I’m going to start this review with (of course!) the price. I was recently named a My Soxy Feet Ambassador, so I’m lucky enough to get a 30% discount on their products—most of them retail at around $12.99. So with the 30% discount mine are under $10. Sorry if this seems like I’m cheating on this $10 Tuesday. But for all of my friends who love socks that rock, be sure to use the coupon code SOXYFRIENDS at checkout and you can enjoy 10% off of your purchase. Not $10, but pretty darn close!

I have to say that I love, love, love this company. I will only act as an ambassador and write positive reviews for businesses and products that I love…and this is one of them. From their website: 

 “Each pair of our high quality athletic socks is an ode to someone who has helped me understand the interplay between challenge and joy. So on those days when excuses are looming, I hope that these colorful socks inspire you to get out and run.”

These socks definitely brought me joy today, from the moment I opened them and saw how nicely they were packaged. It was a nice special touch to see that they were wrapped up nicely in tissue paper. But even better are the socks themselves.

This photo doesn’t do the socks justice, but I wanted you to see the entire presentation of the package. I ordered their Dog Daze socks and their Loves Me socks. Another nice personal touch—the packaging around each pair has a special message on it.

Another thing I loved about these socks (and a big reason why I purchased the Dog Daze ones, besides the fact that they were cute and I wanted to show the world how much I love dogs) is the fact that a portion of the sales from the Dog Daze socks will go towards Greyhound Ranch Rescue, A New Beginning Pet Rescue, and Montclair Township Animal Shelter in Montclair, FL. Melissa Corp, the owner of My Soxy Feet, is a huge philanthropist! Other socks on their website include Heart & Sole, with a portion of the sales being donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation; Flutter, with a portion of sales going toward the National Thyroid Cancer Foundation; Shine On, with a portion of sales going toward the BASE Camp Children’s Cancer Foundation; United, with a portion of sales going toward One Fund Boston; and Wintery Mix, with a portion going toward the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund.

All socks are made with Cool Max and Ecomade fibers, allowing your feet to breathe, and preventing them from blisters while running. A mesh top allows for ventilation and an extra sole cushion provides comfort and durability. To give you a breakdown, a majority of the socks consist of 53% Cool Max Ecomade fibers, 46% Nylon, and 1% Lycra.

I put these socks to the test today during my 3-mile run, and I pushed myself hard today. I was trying to beat my husband’s 5k pr time of 29:24, and instead of beating him, I hit the same exact time! I will admit, my feet did get pretty sweaty while I was running (who’s don’t?), but I was surprised at how quickly they cooled off and dried up as soon as I stopped running. Usually my feet (and socks) stay wet for hours afterwards! I didn’t run long enough to tell if my feet would blister, but I do own another pair of socks by a different company that are made of the same material, and they were my favorites (were being the key word), so I can safely assure you that you most likely won’t be getting any blisters while wearing My Soxy Feet socks.

So how do you get a pair of these socks? It’s pretty simple! You can visit the My Soxy Feet website here and order some. And don’t forget to enter the SOXYFRIENDS coupon code to get a 10% discount!

 

Take it off! (Your Socks, I Mean)

Aughhhh! I can’t believe it myself but this is a post about running! Not about clothing that you can but for cheap or a product review, but an actual post about running.

Have I gone for a run lately? Other than sprinting a quarter mile with my dog last week…no. Do I plan to soon? I really hope so! I don’t want to jinx it though, so I won’t elaborate, since I’ve set a time and place to go running and posted on here exactly what day and when I plan on getting started and then, BOOM! My knee starts bothering me again…

…So to celebrate my love of running and my hope to start running again soon, I thought I’d take my socks off and we could all get re-acquainted.

WARNING: This post is not for the faint of heart! Read on at your own risk…

Ten Dollar Tuesday

It’s been a while since I’ve written about running…mainly because I haven’t been doing much of it (if you’re new to this blog, I’m injured and am having some major issues with my IT band). BUT…while I was shopping last year, I came up with an idea of how I could incorporate running in my blog without doing it…and that’s how $10 Tuesday was born!