Right Fit Giveaway: The Winner of the Two Minnie BIC Bands...

I put all your names in a bowl and had Dustin draw one.

The winner of the two minnie BIC bands is....Alli P.!

Alli's answer: "I love to read Chocolate Covered Katie's blog - all of her desserts are so good and whenever I have made them myself or for others, no one ever guesses they are "healthy" desserts. My go-to favorite is deep dish cookie pie!

Also, despite the fact that I've seen you rave about BIC bands on your blog for a while now, I have yet to ever get any myself, but if I did I would definitely sport them running and perhaps even try them as a hair accessory to work in my classroom!"

Congrats Alli!

Please send me an email at right.fit.sisters@gmail.com with your mailing address and I'll ship your new BIC bands right away. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Thank you to the rest of you for entering and for giving me the names of so many fun new blogs to follow.

Weekly Recap: Oiselle Scantron Tank and a Reminder for the BIC Band Giveaway!

TCM runners are all enjoying their tapers, but I am still ramping up mileage training for the Outer Banks Marathon on November 9th. If you're new to the Right Fits, I am on a quest to run a marathon in every state, and North Carolina is up next!

 On Sundays, I try to recap my fitness and fitness fashion for the previous week. It keeps me honest and on track and I hope its useful to you in some way. 

So here's what's happening in fitness at the Right Fits:

Monday: 7.5 easy miles with Matilda (the dog)

Tuesday: 9 miles with 6 miles at goal marathon pace at the CBRC

Wednesday: 4 miles with Matilda, then a 60 minute barre class at The Barre with my friend Susie. She is still rocking the barre classes with two babies in her belly!

Thursday: 7 miles easy

Friday: complete rest

Saturday: 19 mile long run. Pretty uneventful, though I did take three Hammer Gels vs. the normal two I carry on long runs. It was an unseasonably warm Saturday, but TCM runners need not despair- the forecast looks much cooler for next weekend.  After some breakfast and recovering post-run, we packed up our bags and went camping. I'll share more about it on Tilda Tuesday, but it did involve a lot of hiking. 

Sunday: 4 miles easy with Matilda. It was pretty hot (mid-80's) by the time I ran. Tilda seemed pretty tired, so we actually walked a bit. I heeded my advice for running with your dog in the heat, and let her walk when she wanted and we took lots of water breaks. 

Summary: I hit just about 50 miles of running this week, with 1 complete rest day, and 1 barre class. It was a "cut-back" week in terms of workout intensity, but the miles were still high (for me). This week will be harder workouts, with hills tomorrow and another speed workout on Thursday.

What's happening in fitness fashion this week?

Thursday night, I attended a "Mental Toughness for Marathoners" seminar at TC Running Company in Eden Prairie. I will share a recap of that seminar later this week, but let's talk first about fitness fashion! While I was at TC Running Company,  I did a little browsing, and ended up buying this  Oiselle Scantron Tank in fresh green (what looks like yellow to me)

 According to the Oiselle website,  

The Scantron Running Tank is simplicity in itself. In addition to the micro venting, designed right into this tech fabric, we’ve done away with bindings anywhere, completed with a simple merrow stitch, so that all you feel is a fantastic fit. Its length and shape prevents it from shimmying up. Perfect for layering – or lifting.

 <- It also comes in all these colors!

My opinion: Its definitely longer, which I love, and the material breathed really well on my 19 mile run in 80 degree temperatures. I was impressed... and no chafing, which is always a win! I think that's because of how they have done away with any bindings anywhere. It works!

Please note that I think that Oiselle clothes run a little more "true to size" than Athleta. At Athleta, I wear a small, but at Oiselle, I wear a medium. This is true for the Oiselle roga shorts as well.  

I loved the Scantron tank and am considering it in other colors- maybe one of them will be my OBX marathon outfit!

Have you purchased any Oiselle running apparel? What do you think?

Don't forget to enter to win two free minnie BIC bands- a winner will be drawn tomorrow!

Right Fit Giveaway- Two BIC Band Minnies for YOU!

Great news! I ordered 25 more Calhoun Beach Running Club BIC bands for my running club. Sandy at BIC bands kept the custom material on hand so that I could order more as I needed them. Since she already had the material, I placed my order just over a week ago and they arrived on Friday. So fast- amazing service!

Send me a message if you want to buy one, runners!

BIC Bands is a great company- here is a little bit of background information from owner/founder Sandy from their website:

"These amazing headbands started all as a fundraiser for my run with Team In Training. I was looking for a way to raise the necessary funds to run my first half marathon. I had started to make some handy dandy headband that didn't slip because I was cheap and crafty~ friends said they'd buy them, so I decided to try my hand at making and selling them. My small little venture began and I started sewing. I donated the profits to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society....Because B.I.C. Bands were been such a hit after my race, I decided to keep making and selling the bands, and keep giving back to those in need!

From the beginning days of making B.I.C. Bands for my run with Team In Training, giving back has been at the heart of the business. Each month we donate from the sale of every band to a different charity. Check out the facebook page to see who we're helping this month!

These bands don't slip- SERIOUSLY!!! The magic lining of these little guys stick to your hair. And as an added bonus~ they're soft and stretchy, working hard to not give you a headache

YES! B.I.C. Bands are washable. It's recommended that you hand wash it. Or, you can wear it straight into the shower after your workout! Rinse it out and hang it up to dry!

Go like BIC Bands on facebook: facebook.com/bicbands 

I have BIC Bands in my own collection in all different sizes- thick, thin, skinny, and minnie; I'm wearing a minnie in the below picture.

The "minnies" are my new favorite BIC bands. I only have a couple, but I am reaching for the minnies more frequently than the others when heading out for a run (and if you read my Race Gear post, you know that I can't run without a BIC Band!) I'm grabbing the minnies for no particular reason- they all work the same, but I am especially liking the look of the minnies lately!

And I hope you are liking them too, as Sandy from BIC Bands was nice enough to give me two extra minnies to give away to one of you!

One is a sparkly minnie in light blue and the other is a striped pink/black/green one.

So how do you win? Comment here on the blog and tell me two things:

1) Tell me about another blog that you read (it doesn't have to be fitness related, but I'd love hear about those of course!)

2) Tell me where will you wear your new minnie BIC Bands if you win- a run? a barre class? a walk with the pup?

The winner will be chosen by random drawing a week from today. Post away!