Happy, happy Friday everyone! I hope you had a great week, and that you have an even better weekend! For those readers who are not from the United States, you might not be aware that this weekend is Memorial Weekend, which culminates with Memorial Day on Monday. I am thankful for the men and women of the Armed Services who gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country. Please keep in mind those sacrifices as you spend some extra time with your friends and family members this weekend. As you might have already read, I published my 100th post earlier today! Woohoo! In other exciting news, congratulations to Esther for winning my SIX:02 giveaway ! I tell you what: I'm taking that lady with me if/when I ever go to Vegas. That is one lucky woman! (She also won my ENERGYbits giveaway a few months ago!) Las Vegas... that ties in to the theme of today's post: Places I'd Like to Run. This theme was cooked up by the lovely DC Trifecta Ladies ( Cynthia , Mar , and Courtney...

Well, folks, this marks my 100th post on Flecks of Lex. Woohoo! A hundred thank yous to all of my regular readers, as well as everyone who is reading Flecks of Lex for the first time. THANK YOU! I'm still in my first year as a fitness/health/lifestyle/whatever-you-want-to-call-it blogger, but I'm pretty proud of how far I've come in such a short period of time. Since I'm publicly tracking my progress, it has really helped me along my journey. I've been taking swimming classes, I tried out for a professional volleyball team, I've dropped a clothing size, and I even ran my longest race. Thank you for keeping me motivated! As I've said plenty of times on this blog, I am quite the goal-oriented lady. I've been able to cross a lot of things off my list during the first 100 posts, and I'm ready to set and exceed more goals in the next 100! Here are some of my latest goals, both for fitness and blogging: ...

Happy Hump Day, y'all! I've started hitting the gym more frequently as of late. Single Lex (yes, that's a thing now) is bringing sexy back! Now that I've gotten my cardio game up, I'm ready to start incorporating more strength training into my schedule, which of course requires more visits to my local Washington Sports Club. Strength training will make me a better volleyball player, runner, and all-around athlete. In addition to all of those benefits, I also miss pumping iron and flexing my guns! Last week, though, I was so embarrassed, I could not focus enough post-embarrassment to let you guys know about the amazing workout I did! Super embarrassed. And you know what? I don't even embarrass easily! So what happened? ...

I am not shy about the fact that I love discount shopping. Why should anyone have to pay an arm and a leg for quality items, you know? For that reason, I love TJ Maxx and Marshalls for picking up fitness gear when I don't have a lot of time to shop (or when I have to pass the activewear section to get to the home goods...). Last week, I stopped by the TJ Maxx in Olney, Maryland. That TJ Maxx has an amazing  activewear section. Seriously! There were so many big names, and the prices were great! One thing that kept calling out my name was the Brooks Epiphany Bra II sports bra. I know that Brooks is a great brand for runners, but I've never tried on a single sports bra from the brand. They had a bunch, and in different colors. One red flag before I went to the fitting room: They only came in letter sizes (e.g. S, M, L). Ruh roh... ...

A few weeks ago, I ran my first 4-mile race, which is also the first race I've run in about two years. The race was called T he Cougar Dash (not that kind of cougar), and I was invited to race by my teammate Nikki. Her daughter attends Seneca Lake Elementary School, and the school's PTA was hosting this race in order to promote health and wellness. The race was divided into two groups: the 4-mile race participants, and the two-mile race participants. ...

*I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Millennial Central for Figleaves.com. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation.* In past years, I hadn't been super excited to find a new swimsuit. I wasn't a strong swimmer, and I have been self conscious about wearing swimsuits for the majority of my life. This year is different. This year, I'm ready to hit the beach (and the pool deck) with confidence! I've been working hard to lose weight, tone, and get stronger. I haven't reached my goal yet, but I'm proud of how far I've come. (I even built up the courage to take a bikini photo!) I wasn't a curvy teenager, but I'm definitely a curvy adult, which makes swimsuit shopping a bit of a challenge. I have to buy tops and bottoms separately, and one or the other has typically been a bit off with sizing. To make matters worse, I'd never been able to find an affordabl...

This week, I decided to link up with Sarah from How My World Runs and Lynda from Fitness Mom Wine Country  for their Wednesday Wonderfulz Link-Up. Today's theme is running gear, and in keeping with the theme, I'm going to do a head-to-toe running gear rundown. Now, if I post at all on Wednesdays, I tend to post workouts, but I am BEAT today. I have gotten almost no sleep this week, most likely due to the fact that I'm not sleeping in my own bed thanks to the flooding that occurred in my room last week as a result of a bad storm. (Last night could maybe be attributed to Chopped  showing a grandmas episode around 2 a.m. I couldn't resist...) After my meetings tonight, I'm probably going to just grill some tilapia, eat more of my yummy beet salad , and pass out. Now, back to the link up. If you're a regular at Flecks of Lex, you know that I love sharing reviews on different fitness products and gear. I plan to continue conducting these reviews, but the items...

As much as people rail against twitter, I love it. It allows me to connect with brands, businesses, and people who I might not be able to otherwise. A few weeks back, a company I started following called SIX:02 reached out to me on twitter and thanked me for being a fan. Then, I received this in the mail: Schwing! ...

Hello friends! I haven't posted much lately, have I? Well, I'm sorry about that! I'm back, so now we can get back to having fun! Over the course of the last week, I have been crazy busy, working hard during the day, and cranking out new ideas for the blog in the evening (after all of my work events and workouts). I am so excited to share all of the new products I've been working on reviewing (including one that contains a giveaway), but I can't reveal all of my secrets just yet! Something I can share: I finally started my swim classes! Can you believe it? ...

That's right, folks! I applied just a little while back to be a Sweat Pink Ambassador, and I received an email today welcoming me to the Sweat Pink Ambassador team. I am super, duper excited about this! Okay. So I'm a Sweat Pink Ambassador. What exactly does that mean? ...