A Whole Bunch of Giveaways!

So today, I decided to make a huge post-day based on giveaways that others are doing--I want to win some all of them, and as  much as I don't want any more competition than there already is, I figure that if I don't win, I at least want you guys to! Then you can tell me all about it and make me jealous, hahaha! So here goes:

The Studly Runner is having a giveaway for Keen shoes--up to $100 ends 5/23
Racing With Babes is also having a Keen giveaway ends 5/23
MomVSMarathon is having a Merrel shoes giveaway  ends 5/21
Runninghood is giving away a signed copy of Kara Goucher's new book ends 6/2
The Happy Runner is giving away a copy of Running on Empty (book) ends 5/18
Journey in Running is giving away a Sony Walkman ends 5/30
Slowly Tri-ing is having an AWESOME giveaway--you gotta see how AWESOME!!! ends 5/28
Lunges and Lashes is giving away a bunch of great healthy foods 
Cautiously Audacious is giving away jewelry ends 5/18
Forward Foot Strides  is giving away bondiband and socks ends 5/18
Running: My Anti-Drug is giving away an ifitness belt ends 5/21
Runninghood is giving away Rocco's cookbook ends 5/23
Live, Smile, Run has Jillian's  Ripped in 30 days video ends 5/27
The Journey of a Running Green Girl is giving away Spenco sandals ends 5/19
Gourmet Runner is giving away 100 Pushups book ends 5/18
Running to Health is giving away ALO clothes ends 5/26

So there it is, folks, the big list of giveaways. I've entered them all, so give me a *run* for my money (I know, I am a hilarious beast!!) and enter too! All of these giveaways have me brainstorming about when I'll have my first one and what will be the prize...it won't be for awhile but I'd love to have suggestions!

I ran yesterday on the bike path, and did 2.25 miles in 30 minutes. My new shoes are awesome, and though I did have some soreness the first day I ran in them, it seems like my body has adjusted. I set out to do my run steady, and wanted to be aware of my body and form. I have a tendency to run with my shoulders up, which is distracting and makes my breathing tighter. I changed the way I hold my arms (and was doing this mind-game) so that my palms face toward the ground (kind of like T-Rex arms, lol), hands open, and I was imagining pulling air from in front of me to behind me (I guess like swimming) and that moving the air was helping me to keep in motion and running. I also was focusing on my legs, trying to make my hamstrings work with my quads to keep my legs moving (since I had soreness in my quads the last time I ran).....Overall, I think that keeping the focus on working my body to keep moving (instead of "gosh, I still have this far to go" or "I feel like I'm dying") really helped me!! I have not had any soreness or strained muscles today. So hooray for me, I think I found my form and found my inner coach. 

I hope this makes sense--I'm kind of all over the place today! Enjoy your Tuesday everybody, and good luck on those giveaways!

--Marge