Welcome to Healthy Life Happy Wife! My name is Alex and I am a 27 year old trying to live a healthy life (with the occassional glass of scotch) in Brooklyn, New York with my husband, BLC & my puppy, Freckles. Thanks for reading :)
Reach the Beach: New Jersey
10 Oct
Why hello there! I figured you all missed me wouldn’t mind reading a blog post after silence for 1 whole month over here at Healthy Life Happy Wife. Plus, this weekend is going to be super exciting!
So here I am, at my lovely Financial District Starbucks utilizing their free Internet during my half hour break. Please forgive me if I spell some things wrong or lack perfect grammar…
To the excitement!
Friday BLC and I will be running a 200 mile relay through New Jersey with 12 other runners! It is the first Reach the Beach through New Jersey so there will probably be a few kinks but I’m pretty excited if for nothing else than to meet my teammates!!
BLC and I are well trained not prepared at all but still super nervous stoked.
Our team name is a play on the Jersey Shore MTV show (which I may or may not watch religiously – don’t judge).
BETTER THAN GTL: RES REPEAT (run, eat, sleep, repeat in place of gym, tan, laundry)
You can keep up with our shenanigans throughout Jersey by following our hash tag on twitter #teamresr or following me on Twitter (wink, wink) at Asutt.
Other bloggers on our team are:
Jamie @ From Couch to Ironwoman (our co-captain!!)
Megan @ Run Like a Grl (who I’ve met before and can’t wait to share a van with!)
Sarah @ Mom Running on Empty
Colleen @ The Chocolate Mile
Stephanie @ Live Like a Grrl
I feel like I know all of these girls already due to how much we chat on our Facebook group page but I can’t wait to officially meet & hang with all of them!
My plan: have fun & don’t die. (I aim high.)
I have not started packing yet but I figured an after the fact packing list would probably be better to post because when I inevitably forget something, I can make sure to tell you so no one has to make my same mistake 
We received our approximate leg times so I will share them with you so you can think of me (& BLC) during our legs:
BLC: Leg 1 – 3.13 miles at 11:53a; Leg 2 – 5.66 miles at 11:08p; Leg 3 – 6.2 miles at 9:27a
Me: Leg 1 – 9.36 miles at 12:27p; Leg 2 – 4.24 miles at 12:10a; Leg 3 – 4.63 miles at 10:38a
(Please keep in mind I will be running next to a cemetery at midnight. Eek!)
Tomorrow BLC and I will be picking up the van & we will be leaving Friday morning to head up to the start! Wish us luck
Also, our team has some absolutely amazing sponsors so I wanted to give them a shout!
PRO Compression
Aspaeris
Cheribundi
Chobani
Justin’s Nut Butter
Nuun
Shower pill
Bic Bands
Tommie Copper
Give them some loooove because they are keeping us compressed, hydrated & full thanks!
That race sounds awesome. I’m from NJ and love the different beach towns. Enjoy every second of it!
SO SO excited for the weekend!!
YAYY!!!
PS. BLC’s leg times are way better than ours! I’m running right after you around 2am, hopefully away from the cemetery by then I didnt even know that!
Had such a great weekend with all of you!!! Can’t wait to do it again
Glad you were there with us! Too bad we barely got to see each other.
Looking forward to your recap!