As you may know, I am a fitness blogger for sweat pink. I am currently training for a 5K with hopes of one day running a marathon. I want you to join me on this adventure! This is not just for people who love to run, I hate running....or I used to. My goal is to make you love, or at least enjoy, running. Learning to love running is a journey, not a destination. I'm still not very far into my journey, I've got a long way to go before I truly love running. Sometimes just having fun running tools and cute running clothes is a good enough excuse to get me to go running.
Dress to Impress (and by impress I mean motivate!)
There are in general three types of tops I choose from for working out.
Left: Cotton Tanks. Whenever I find cute and cozy tanks on sale, I snatch them up. This one is from Old Navy.
Top: DIY Cutout old Tshirt. These are great for sleeping and working out. Check out the DIY here.
Bottom: I love to run in the morning, so I love long sleeve shirts. My favorite is very like this one, but it has glittery sleeves, so that's awesome! It's from American Eagle.
Left: Cotton Tanks. Whenever I find cute and cozy tanks on sale, I snatch them up. This one is from Old Navy.
Top: DIY Cutout old Tshirt. These are great for sleeping and working out. Check out the DIY here.
Bottom: I love to run in the morning, so I love long sleeve shirts. My favorite is very like this one, but it has glittery sleeves, so that's awesome! It's from American Eagle.
Just like with the tops, I have three go-to types of bottoms.
Left: Leggings. I ONLY wear leggings for working out, nothing else. I have these leggings, they're my favorites too! I wear them when it's cold out and I need a little extra. They're from American Eagle.
Top: Shorts. I usually wear running shorts. I love these shorts from Target. I'm not a big fan of the ones with built in spandex though.
Bottom: Skirt/Skort. I love this skirt! I feel so fancy when I run. It's a little hard to get my knees as high as I'd like but I used it a lot when I played lacrosse because we wore skirts during games.
Left: Leggings. I ONLY wear leggings for working out, nothing else. I have these leggings, they're my favorites too! I wear them when it's cold out and I need a little extra. They're from American Eagle.
Top: Shorts. I usually wear running shorts. I love these shorts from Target. I'm not a big fan of the ones with built in spandex though.
Bottom: Skirt/Skort. I love this skirt! I feel so fancy when I run. It's a little hard to get my knees as high as I'd like but I used it a lot when I played lacrosse because we wore skirts during games.
As for shoes, I don't have options, just Do and Do Nots.
Do wear shoes intended for sports/running.
Do Not wear vans, converse, or anything like that.
Do get shoes with memory foam.
Do Not regret the extra money it'll cost you.
Do walk around in them in the store.
Do Not order online unless you've worn them before
And of course Do wear your sweat pink laces!
Do wear shoes intended for sports/running.
Do Not wear vans, converse, or anything like that.
Do get shoes with memory foam.
Do Not regret the extra money it'll cost you.
Do walk around in them in the store.
Do Not order online unless you've worn them before
And of course Do wear your sweat pink laces!
Here are a few accessories to go along with your new wardrobe:
Top Left: Runtastic App. This app is my favorite running app, it tracks distance and speed and calculates a lot more for you.
Bottom Left: Spotify Running. Spotify running reads the tempo of your run and matches music which helps me run faster!
Top Center: Phone Armband. I found one of these for $5 at target, it's totally worth it to not have to hold my phone!
Center: Sweat Pink Laces. These awesome laces are a great reminder that you're not alone and they're super cute!
Bottom Center: Fitbit. I don't have one of these yet, but they're super cool and measure all sorts of stuff to help your run! (I really want one of these for my birthday!)
Top Right: Wide Headband. I love a wide headband because when it's cold out I can just pull it over my ears to keep them from freezing! Plus it covers and distracts from my messy workout hair!
Bottom Right: Elastic Pony Holder Bracelets, these weird wide kind. These are great because they don't leave a crease in your hair and they pull less which prevents headaches for me. These ones are at target, but I just make my own from pretty elastic ribbon from craft shops.
Top Left: Runtastic App. This app is my favorite running app, it tracks distance and speed and calculates a lot more for you.
Bottom Left: Spotify Running. Spotify running reads the tempo of your run and matches music which helps me run faster!
Top Center: Phone Armband. I found one of these for $5 at target, it's totally worth it to not have to hold my phone!
Center: Sweat Pink Laces. These awesome laces are a great reminder that you're not alone and they're super cute!
Bottom Center: Fitbit. I don't have one of these yet, but they're super cool and measure all sorts of stuff to help your run! (I really want one of these for my birthday!)
Top Right: Wide Headband. I love a wide headband because when it's cold out I can just pull it over my ears to keep them from freezing! Plus it covers and distracts from my messy workout hair!
Bottom Right: Elastic Pony Holder Bracelets, these weird wide kind. These are great because they don't leave a crease in your hair and they pull less which prevents headaches for me. These ones are at target, but I just make my own from pretty elastic ribbon from craft shops.