Color US Rad at Color Me Rad And CrossFit Blackbeard Week 2!

*Disclaimer: Color Me Rad provided Bryce and me with a complimentary entries to the race in exchange.  All opinions are my own.

Our World was a Rainbow! 

On Saturday, Bryce and I got a chance to run our second Colorful 5K. This time we ran in the Color Me Rad race. I knew that Bryce was going to love this race, and I asked a friend if she and her son wanted to join. I was thrilled that the entire family joined us. Bryce and his friend Jackson had a blast! I have a feeling that they will run with us again (even if we ended up walking quite a bit!)

We met them before the race and Jackson and Bryce had a great time at Color Bomb stage trying to catch colors! We were looking squeaky clean at the beginning of the race! What I loved about Color Me Rad is that they gave us some fun sunglasses. Amazingly enough, none of us had the same color either! Fun! 


We headed to the start line and the boys were doing their best to catch color bombs so that they could throw them on us (and mostly themselves!) We got a few packets and they were starting to get colorful! It was a fun party waiting for our wave to start. There was so much energy and excitement. Finally, it was the countdown to head out. Some people walked and some ran. We let the boys go with Tracy, and we told them to wait for us at the first color station. Bryce loves this idea because then he runs through the station more than once while he waits for us. We started with orange. Bryce, Jackson and Tracy took off again. As we rounded a corner, I could see them in front of us and waved. Bryce was looking at me and waving, and (I am really horrible for sharing this) Bryce ran into a cone while he was waving and wiped out.  I know that I should have felt bad, but it was hysterical! I wish I had it on video. He is tough as nails and popped right up and kept running... Love that tough kid!~ The next station was different.  Usually the color stations are cornstarch, but this time, it was a liquid color. It was green! It felt great because at this point we were pretty warm!!! 

Bryce and Jackson decided that they wanted to walk. Jaymie, the boys and I let Tracy run, and we walked. We had a much needed water break, and we went through the color stations. There was a lot of laughing, a lot of silliness and a whole lot of color. We may have gone through the color stations more than once and it was ONLY because the boys wanted to... so Jaymie and I had to :)  Right before the finish line we were all given a packet of color to throw when crossed the finish line. I gave mine to Bryce because he couldn't get enough! There is something about a smile under all the color that melts a mom's heart! 


We went back to the color stage and stayed there for quite a while dancing, catching color, and living through some serious color bombs! This race was so much fun! I cannot say it enough. This is the perfect race for people who just want to have fun. If you are someone who needs to PR no matter what, this is not the race for you... If you are someone who likes to see smiling faces and you like to escape from your troubles for a bit, this is for you! I won't miss it next time! You can bet on that! 

As most of you know, one of my biggest goals is to keep my son busy outside rather than inside. This run is the best way to keep him active without any complaints from him! 

No one I would rather have fun with!!!!

My CrossFit Blackbeard Journey: Week 2

This week was a lot of fun so far! I am feeling like a part of the group, and though I am definitely the person who struggles more than others, I am so proud of what's happening. I am also so amazed by the kindness of everyone at CrossFit Blackbeard. Everyone is so supportive.

They are having a special right now that is such a good price that I have to share. It ends tomorrow! It's the Get Your Friends Addicted special. One month Unlimited for $50. If you are interested, you have to sign up by tomorrow, Friday, May 31st. Tell them you are friends with Mindy. Send your email to Trey@crossfitblackbeard.com... You will love it! Please join me! It will be a lot of fun!!!

I like to do my workouts in my C9 Athletic clothes by Champion from Target! I love the fit and I love the price! I have a giveaway coming in the next day or two for a $25 Target Gift Card! :) 

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#Whatsbeautiful is living a life with fitness in my family!

I am working with Fitfluential and Under Armour on the What's Beautiful Challenge and I decided to come up with 10 things that I want to improve on in the next month. I will print this out and put it up on my fridge door. I will revisit in June before I leave for FitBloggin'.

Thanks to Abby at Back at Square Zero for the idea

10 Things that ARE going to be #Whatsbeautiful in my life:

1. Keeping my son involved in organized runs and racing.

2. Getting myself into CrossFit finally! #IWill go at least 4 days a week from now on~
3. PR-ing my half marathon in November. I need to stay true to my workouts.
4. Helping others realize that they don't have to be perfect with fitness to be better.

5. Making my son proud of me!
6. Making time to cook healthy meals.
7. Losing 10 pounds before FitBloggin' in the end of June.
8. Blogging 4 times a week.
9. Getting brave enough to take pictures of me doing CrossFit.
10. Getting my FitBloggin' presentation ready to go! 





11. Forgot one.... #runstreak... I want to run a mile a day til Labor Day.


CROSSFIT BLACKBEARD! 
As you all know, I have recently begun my CrossFit journey at CrossFit Blackbeard in St. Petersburg. They are offering a REALLY great deal right now.... Tell them you are friends with me, Mindy, and you will get an unlimited membership for $50!!! WOW! 

This is directly from their facebook page:
Time for the "Get Your Friends Addicted" to CrossFit Blackbeard program! For $50 your friends can receive Fundamentals and one month of unlimited classes! Purchases must be made by the end of May; however, the start date can be arranged by contacting Trey (trey@crossfitblackbeard.com).

**disclosure: Under Armour sent me some product to use to help me with this campaign. I am not being