Thanks to the “this just in” group on facebook for this image, Cindy Crawford spotted wearing Lululemon. It looks like she’s wearing either the Hot Class Tank or the Speed Up Tank. My inclination is that she’s wearing the Speed Up Tank based on the edging above the straps, but both tanks are similar in style. Doesn’t Cindy look fantastic?
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| Speed Up Tank |
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| Hot Class Tank |
This print is called Black Citron Tinted Canvas Super on Heathered Blurred Grey. It’s quite similar to Unicorn Tears except this print looks like it was made (back to my Fine Arts days, I knew that degree would come in handy) with watered down acrylic or gauche paint brushed over unprimed canvas while Unicorn Tears was ink diffused in water. I know, I know, who cares…but this stuff interests me. I may like this print in a Modern Racer Tank. I’ve given up hope of seeing Cool Racerbacks with prints that aren’t heavy on the polyester blends so I’d like to see this in a Modern Racer Tank instead.
Sorry for the delay for today’s post but it is so amazingly gorgeous out that I spent the day out with the kids and my best mama friend at the park. I wore jeans today..big mistake!! I should have worn my Dance Studio Crops and flip flops. I’m so over my winter wardrobe and I’m pumped for fresh spring stuff. I’ve now decided I’m in dire need of the Iris Pacesetter Pullover. Go figure, now that my store is practically sold out of them I decide I need one. I just really love the Kangaroo pocket on the front of this and I’m crazy about anything Iris – really I have no need for a running pullover though. I hope it will be uploaded tomorrow but I’m not sure since it hasn’t hit all stores across North America.
I’m thinking I want the Modern Racer Tanks in Snorkel and Violaceous. I want one but I’m not sure which of the two I would prefer. The Snorkel Scuba hoodie is stunningly gorgeous. I really love it but I’m done with Scuba’s till fall so I’m going to pass. I would be persuaded into another Aura Pullover in a new color such as Snorkel.
What are you guys hoping for tomorrow’s upload? Do we think there will be an upload?
Swiftly Tech Long Sleeve IRIS Store corrected this to Very Violet. This is gorgeous!
Dance Studio Pants in Deep Navy (this color is accurate)
Lulu II Pants in Heathered Wren (this is pretty accurate)
Scuba Hoodie Snorkel Blue
The elusive Snorkel Blue Scuba Hoodie for those of you that have been waiting for images of it. I’d love to know what contrast color is on the inside and on the hood logo.
I had a quick trip to lulu today to get some pants groomed and they had a few new items in and also some restock. The highlight for me was Heathered Wren Lulu II pants. I have no need for new Lulu II pants, ok I sort of do because the ones I have are now too large, but I passed on them for now. I decided I wanted the Violaceous Pure Focus Tank but they were all sold out of them in size 8 so that was sad for me (I’ll trade you a size 8 Hot Class Tank for one if you have it..). Also, there was one lone Pow Pink Cool Racerback tank in a 12 but I didn’t love the color for me. I like it in trim but as an entire tank it’s a bit too barbie doll for me and I can’t pull that off. I saw this Lively Crewneck Tee in Unicorn Tears, lots of restock of Swiftly Tech Long Sleeves and Short Sleeves in Wish, Haze, Purple Crush and Violaceous. I couldn’t choose a color that I loved more then the others so I passed. If I’d seen a Power Purple Long Sleeve or Short Sleeve I would have gotten that for sure. Record Breaker Jackets in both Violaceous and Snorkel Blue were in and those were pretty except I don’t love the fit of the jacket on my long torso. Also, Run Jog Skirts were in in UT but I didn’t venture over to have a closer look to see what other colors where there. I tried on the Run Faster Longer shorts in a size up and didn’t love them on me. My last run I was really pining for shorts or very short crops so hopefully lulu comes out with more soon. Oh, another exciting thing I saw today were new Dance Studio Pants in Deep Navy. Those were very obviously blue for those of you that weren’t thrilled with the almost black Raw Blue. Personally I prefer the Raw Blue but that’s because I don’t also have a pair of them in black.
Right now, looking at the picture of the Lulu II pants in Heathered Wren I kind of regret passing on them. I think if they show up in crop form I’ll get them for sure but I do really love the fit and feel of these pants.
Lulu Pant II Heathered Wren OMG love these!!
I’m doing quite well on the Half Marathon training so far except for how hard it is to get that 4th run of the week in due to both motivation and lack of opportunity. I’ve had two weeks with just 3 runs and I don’t think it’s really hindered my long runs at all so I’m going with it. If I can get a 4th run in great, if not, it’s not the end. I try to make sure that my 4th run that I miss is one of my smaller ones though so that my net miles at the end of the week is not too far off the mark.
Last weekend was my 9 miler and I thought that If I could push it to 10 miles I would attempt it. The entire run I felt great and thought it would really be possible but by miles 8-9 my legs were totally dead. I was dragging by then. Also, I got a phone call from my sister which I skipped, and then a text message saying “CALL ME”. I usually don’t answer the phone on my run unless it’s a total emergency and my husband knows that so if it were an emergency he would cut to the chase and text me “emerg”. So anyways, after mile 7.5 I took a 1 minute walk break where I texted my sister back and asked “is this emrgncyahlhdlsahf?’ and I got no response so then I called her and she said “oh nothing, just wanted to chat about..” Grrrrr, so although it was a mini emergency, it was not something that I would have stopped my run over but my legs were dead anyways so at 9 miles I circled back home and called it a day. It ruined my mojo, but I think I wouldn’t have stretched it to 10 anyways since my legs were so tired.
Last night was my 10 miler which I was supposed to do on Saturday but Thursday and Friday night, our 1 year old had us up all night, and Friday it was a stretch from 3am to 5am. I’m usually operating on very little sleep and do just fine but on Saturday it had caught up to me and I was over tired and I knew the moment I opened my eyes in the morning that it was not going to happen. I like my long runs to be at around 4pm so most of it is in daylight and then the last part of my run is at dusk (well now it’s all daylight), also this gives me the day to hydrate and prepare and get the family things done first. By 3:00 I decided I would take a nap at a last ditch effort to prepare for my run. I woke up at 4:30 to my toddler throwing up exorcist style so I bargained with my husband to change his plans on Sunday to allow for my long run and like the wonderful supportive husband that he is, he complied.
And so a Sunday long run. It was gruelling for the first 5 miles. It took me 5 miles to warm up to my 10 mile run and right from the beginning my mind was telling me that I wouldn’t get past 3 miles. For some reason my right shin was hurting and I suspect it may have been due to my using flip flops for the first time since Fall earlier in the day. At mile 5 the pain was gone and happily continued on, my last mile being hard once again but not harder then my first 5, go figure. I started off my run with a gu and I think it’s the most vile thing ever made so I will not be having any more of those. Usually I use Shot Bloks but have found them big and annoying to chew on my one minute breaks so I decided to give a gu a shot and I totally hate the texture so I’ll go back to chewing half a Shot Blok per 1 minute walk break. Having a bad long run was probably a good thing in the end because I learned that even if a long run sucks right from the start, I can keep myself going and end up finishing it no worse for wear. But I tell yah, I was struggling with some major mental battles that first half. I think I had a bad long run coming to me since all of my prior long runs have been really great.
This morning I woke up to swollen feet. I noticed that my socks were itching my ankles (featherweight running socks to bed -yes I’m a strange person that must sleep with socks on at all times) and when I checked what was causing the itch I noticed my feet were a bit swollen and I had a red mark where my socks were digging in. I never have had that happen before but I think it’s just due to the recovery phase and I probably should do an ice bath next time after my long run. I made the mistake of having a warm bath after my run last night and although it felt really nice and relaxing I think it kept the blood pooling in my legs.
Next run: 10 miles again on Saturday or Sunday.
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