Week 7: Hot Chocolate 15K Training and Watercolor Sketchbooking

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Week 7 of training for the Tampa Hot Chocolate 15K is complete! Five more weeks until race day (December 19) on Tampa's beautiful downtown waterfront. 

I ran fewer miles this week, but did harder workouts. I'm feeling good and making sure to get plenty of sleep for recovery between workouts.

​Keep scrolling for this week's watercolor sketches, plus a promo code for free Hot Chocolate race SWAG when you register to run the #HotChocolate 15K or 5K race!

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Disclaimer: I received a free Hot Chocolate 15K race entry as a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro ambassador, and check out BibRave.com to review, find and write race reviews!

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A Gratitude Attitude for November

I decided to illustrate some blessings this week. Here are just a few:

• Fall Flowers
• Being a BibRave Pro
• Turquoise Watercolor Paint
• The Starting Line for Hot Chocolate 15K in Tampa

I'm thankful for many things, include race starting lines, BibRave, Fall Flowers and my new Turquoise tube of watercolor! (Image: ThisOldRunner)

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Weekly Mileage Page

When I began this sketchbook, I promised myself I would be okay with mistakes. It's harder than I imagined, but there isn't enough time to redo pages with mistakes. Which is why there are extra red blobs on my mileage page this week. 

I'm disappointed with the wreath. Next time I'll draw one with more grapevines forming the circle. I like the leaves on this, but overall the page is "meh" to me.

Sketchbooks are for learning, experimenting and practice. This is such a practice page. (Image: ThisOldRunner)

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Festival Fun

We wandered into a neighborhood church festival on Friday night and BAM! We were hit with all kinds of nostalgia. It was fun to see the rides, hear the screams, and smell the funnel cake and popcorn.

I took a ton of photos and posted them on Instagram the other day. Below, is one of my favorite images remade in watercolor.

I watched this little guy make his way to the snack shack. His face was lit up by all the bright lights advertising popcorn, cotton candy and snow cones.

​I may have been smiling as wide as he was when he got his multi-colored cotton candy.

It was fun to be under the night skies in the middle of a rambunctious Fall festival. All the sights and sounds were so much fun! (Image: ThisOldRunner)

Reference photo for the snack truck watercolor image above. (Photo: ThisOldRunner)

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Register Now! Use My Code for Extra #HC15K SWAG

Come join me at the Hot Chocolate 15K or 5K in Tampa on December 19 by registering now. Don't forget to use my code "HC21" to get a FREE custom #HotChocolate Buff added to your goodie bag. Check out the finishers jacket and medal below.

Register here 👉http://bit.ly/HCTampa 

All 5K and 15K participants receive a #HotChocolate jacket and race medal PLUS a sweet, chocolate finishers cup filled with cocoa, fondue and dippable treats.

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