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Hi Everyone, happy Thursday! :) 

There is something about Thursdays that I just LOVE! I think it has to be my favorite weekday. We're over the "hump," the weekend is just around the corner, but yet, the day is still filled with productive things.

What do I love more than Thursdays? Free stuff!!

So, let's cut to the chase...

Shortly after 9PM last night, I had my personal Vanna White mix up all of the "entries" in the pot.

Vanna's hands are looking very manly these days ;)

Then, I closed my eyes, to be fair...

And picked out the lucky reader!!

**KAMMERON!!** Congrats, girl! 

Send your current address to brighteyesandbushytales@gmail.com, along with your top two color choices for the CamelBak bottle, and let me know whether you want me to come up with the Larabar assortment (you get 5!), or whether you want to choose the flavas. I'll give ya a clue about the extra secret surprise -- it involves a lulu and a lemon!

Thank you so much for everyone who participated! I had a lot of fun with the giveaway and I'm SO glad to have you guys adding to the blog with your comments, because this would be pretty boring if it was just me yabbering on all the time.

For those of you who didn't win, don't fret, I promise there will be more special giveaways in the future, so stay tuned.

In other news, I was literally whimpering, out loud, at today's Barre Bee Fit class. My legs are SO SORE from all of this running going on! When we got to the seat section (aka da booty), I think I almost shed a tear.  Looks like I need to start eating some more bananers.

Last night, we did our "sprints" at the gym.  It was an experience.  It took us about 30 minutes to find a parking spot in the garage, and I had to wait another 15 minutes just to get on a treadmill. This, people, is one of the reasons I am excited to move to the suburbs.  On the bright side, living in the city and dealing with the crowds has helped me to build up an incredible amount of patience in situations like the one we were in last night.

Once I wrangled myself a treadmill, I did my "sprints" in an interval-like workout, which looked kinda like this:

1 minute walking @ an incline of 6, speed of 3.5

1 minute walking @ an incline of 8, speed of 3.8

1 minute walking @ an incline of 6, speed of 3.8

.25 of a mile (this required some math) or a little over 2 minutes @ an incline of 0, speed of 6.7

1 minute walking @ an incline of 6, speed of 3.8

1 minute walking @ an incline of 8, speed of 3.8

1 minute walking @ an incline of 6, speed of 3.8

.25 of a mile, or a little over 2 minutes @ an incline of 0, speed of 6.9

1 minute walking @ an incline of 6, speed of 3.8

1 minute walking @ an incline of 8, speed of 3.8

1 minute walking @ an incline of 6, speed of 3.8

.25 of a mile, or a little over 2 minutes @ an incline of 0, speed of 7.0

1 minute walking @ an incline of 6, speed of 3.8

1 minute walking @ an incline of 8, speed of 3.8

1 minute walking @ an incline of 6, speed of 3.8

.25 of a mile, or a little over 2 minutes @ an incline of 0, speed of 7.0

1 minute walking @ an incline of 6, speed of 3.8

1 minute walking @ an incline of 8, speed of 3.8

1 minute walking @ an incline of 6, speed of 3.8

.25 of a mile, or a little over 2 minutes @ an incline of 0, speed of 6.9

1 minute walking @ an incline of 6, speed of 3.8

1 minute walking @ an incline of 8, speed of 3.8

1 minute walking @ an incline of 6, speed of 3.8

.25 of a mile, or a little over 2 minutes @ an incline of 0, speed of 6.7

1 minute of walking @ an incline of 4, speed of 3.5

1 minute of walking @ an incline of 2, speed of 3.0

So you get the gist, I had to do 6 "400's," and did some walking in between @ an incline for some extra booty work.  It ended up being a pretty good workout: 

If you're looking for something new to do on the treadmill, give the above a try (don't forget to consult your doctor before starting new/strenuous exercise). Try making playlist with a "power song" (I like to roll with Britney or some techno) at each sprint.  Changing up the incline/pace really keeps you from getting bored and makes the time fly.  I only looked over at the person next to me, running like a nut @ a speed of 11, once! ;) 

I'm off to work & then my favorite enchiladas are on the menu for tonight! 

For all you baseball fans, happy opening day! Gooo White Sox :) I cannot WAIT to get to a game. 

xoxo

Jess