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2.Tell us about your race experience: I’ve been a runner off and on since middle school running track and cross country in high school and college. After a few years of not enough running I finally got back into after the birth of my son and haven’t looked back since. Last year I completed my first marathon and am looking forward to years of running to come!

3. What race did you run? I requested the pink traveling sparkle skirt for the St. Malachi 5-Miler in Cleveland, OH. This is the first big race of the 2012 race season around here and I wanted to make a splash and kick off my season with some fun!

4. Why did you sign up for this race? It was my first race post-baby where I really fell in love with running again so I couldn’t wait to return this year and crush my previous time!

5. What/who inspires you to run? Running is my form of religion. I don’t go to church, but pounding the pavement for miles with time to think, reflect, dream, struggle, triumph and a million other things is how I keep my life together. I’m also inspired by my friends! I have a lot of very dedicated and talented running buddies.

6. What is your best training tip? Body glide!

7. Water or Sports Drink? I’m a nuun addict! I discovered it last year and haven’t looked back since.

8. Tell us about the outcome of the race: I totally crushed my goals during this race! I beat my previous course time by 9 minutes! 5 miles in 43:35 for a new 5 mile PR!

9. Your favorite post-race indulgence?  Chocolate milk

10. Favorite part of racing in a Sparkle Skirt? It was fun for so many other runners to tell me they loved my skirt, plus it’s fun to feel fast and cute at the same time!

Additional info:
Blog: A Slice of Kiwi
Race recap HERE
Follow Kimi on Twitter at @kimikay

The Traveling Sparkle Skirts are a pair of Team Sparkle Running Skirts (one Hot Pink & one Turquoise) that travel the globe spreading the Team Sparkle love. Read more stories of the Traveling Sparkle Skirts HERE.

Running an upcoming St. Patrick’s Day race? Why not dress the part?

St. Patrick’s Day  Running Costumes

Will you be chasing Leprechaun’s & following rainbows looking for your very own pot of gold this St. Patrick’s Day?

Creating your very own St. Patrick’s Day Running Costume quick & easy, thanks to  Team Sparkle skirt. Here’s how…

Mix &/or Match one of each of the following:

* solid colored tank top or running shirt (preferably green)
* green or lime Team Sparkle skirt
* Team Sparkle sparkle sleeves in green plaid, solid green or retro green
* Team Sparkle race legs in rainbow chevron stripe, green, turquoise & white argyle, green tie-dye, purple, green & white argyle, or rainbow stripe
* optional: matching green running shoes (while they aren’t necessary, matching running shoes really are the “icing on the cake”), & a sequin green top hat or bow tie.

Have fun creating your own costumes for running! For even more costumes for running ideas, check out our entire running costume guide.

Team Sparkle didn’t just attend the Tinkerbell Half Marathon, Team Sparkle skirts INVADED the Tinkerbell Half Marathon…

Team Sparkle Skirts INVADES Tinkerbell Half Marathon

With a rainbow of Team Sparkle Skirts, Sparkle Sleeves, Sparkle Wings & Race Legs, we were ready to outfit each & every possible version of Tinkerbell & her pixie fairy friends.

Luckily for Team Sparkle, our friends Tinkerbell, Snow White, Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)  were able to stop by the the Tinkerbell Half Marathon Team Sparkle Skirts Booth to help out.

Even Minnie Mouse made time in her busy schedule to visit the Team Sparkle booth at the Tinkerbell Half Marathon.

We spent the entire weekend passing out tattoos & pixie dust, and encouraging a few new ladies to “join the team.”

Not many people were able to resist the power of sparkle. EVERYWHERE you looked at the Tinkerbell Half Marathon, it wasn’t hard to spot a Team Sparkle Skirt.

While there’s no “official” count, there were well over 500 Team Sparkle skirts racing the Tinkerbell Half Marathon (& that doesn’t even count all the team members wearing Team Sparkle Wings, Sparkle Sleeves or Race Legs).

I don’t know about you – but we LOVED racing the Tinkerbell Half Marathon surround by SO many Team Sparkle Skirts. Even though we are “technically” strangers, it’s nice to know we are apart of something “bigger,” that we aren’t out there alone, & that we are apart of a “team,”  brought together by sparkle.

And while we are super proud of everyone on Team Sparkle – we wanted to congratulate Juliet Wisdom & Linda Manion (both from Orange County, CA) on their Top 25 Overall finish, as well as the several other ladies who finished in the top 10 of their Age Groups!

As we like to say… sparkle = speed.

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I don’t know about you, but we LOVE reading race recaps, especially race recaps that involve lots of SPARKLE! Have you posted a runDisney Tinkerbell Half Marathon race recap featuring your Team Sparkle skirt ?

Post a link to YOUR post here (& be sure to link back to our post too), so that other “members of the team” can read about you & your Tinkerbell Half Marathon experience!

ALL of the Disney running races are perfect examples… the Tinkerbell Half Marathon, the Princess Half Marathon, Disneyland Half Marathon, Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon, Walt Disney World Marathon, are all ideal opportunities for wearing costumes for running… especially Disney running costumes.

Gearing up for your own runDisney event? Trying to find (or make) your very own costumes for running? Luckily, we have plenty ideas for running costumes. Consider this your very own Disney running costume guide.

Tinkerbell & Pixie Fairy Running Costumes

Are you powered by pixie dust? Do you wish you could travel to Pixie Hollow & visit with the other water fairies, light fairies, garden fairies, fast-flying fairies & animal fairies?

Creating your very own Tinkerbell running costume, or any other Pixie Fairy Running Costume (including Silvermist, Rosetta, Fawn, Iridess, & Vidia) is pretty quick & easy, thanks to the rainbow of Team Sparkle skirts & matching rainbow of fairy wings. Here’s how…

Mix &/or Match one of each of the following:

* solid colored tank top or running shirt
* Team Sparkle skirt
* Team Sparkle fairy wings
* {one} white pom pom (for your shoes)
* optional: mathcing running shoes (while they aren’t necessary, matching running shoes really are the “icing on the cake”)

Assembling the Tinkerbell & Pixie Fairy running costume is pretty self-explanatory… the wings & shoe pom pom simply scream “Pixie Fairy!” So come already! It’s time to embrace your inner fairy & fly…

Have fun creating your own costumes for running! For even more costumes for running ideas, check out our entire Disney running costume guide.

A lucky few have that perfect-stay-always-in-place hair, some people wear hats or visors, and the rest of us wear headbands.

Available in a rainbow of colors (perfect for color-coordinating with your Team Sparkle skirt), One Love Collections headbands will block the sweat while you exercise, hang out with friends, solve bad hair days, complete the perfect outfit, be worn just for fun.

Onelove Collections Headbands are carefully not to slip during sports and exercise. They are tapered perfectly to sit comfortably at the neck, & can be worn in several different ways,  for different occasions and remain comfortable and stylish. With so many styles to choose from, there is something for everyone! One size fits most. They are easy to care for, & they are all machine washable.

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Since Kim has started “sparkling” she has won her age group in two half marathons (the Labor Day 1/2 Marathon in Seattle where she ran in 1 hour & 43 minutes, & the San Antonio Rock ‘n Roll 1/2 Marathon where she ran in 1 hour & 47 minutes), and two 10Ks (Marine Corps 10K & Issaquah Salmon Days 10K).

She says her Team Sparkle skirt brings her luck… especially since she she hasn’t been training for distance races the last several months. & Yet, every race she runs, she’s found herself “on the podium.”

Kim credits her recent success to Team Sparkle & NUUN.

2.Tell us about your race experience: I stood out in the crowd while we were all waiting for the race to start!  Several people wanted to know about my skirt.  Along the race course several women shouted, “go team-sparkle!”  It was GREAT! I can’t wait to buy a skirt. My daughter who is 11 wants one too. She is starting to do kids races.

3. What race did you run? I ran the Beach to Chowder 1/2 Marathon in Long Beach, Washington.

4. Why did you sign up for this race? I thought it sounded like fun to run along the Pacific Ocean;beach trails.It was an historic area (explorers Lewis&Clark).  The commraderie is better at smaller races.

5. What/who inspires you to run? I want to be a good role model for my kids on being healthy and fit. I use running as my quiet time;De-stress, relax, pray. I like to challenge myself and be competitive.

6. What is your best training tip? I find it works well to do several shorter runs during the week with a long run on the weekend. I also do weight lifting:a class called “BodyPump”

7. Water or Sports Drink? I prefer to drink water during my runs. On long runs I also use GU.

8. Tell us about the outcome of the race: I felt empowered after the race and was on cloud 9.

9. Your favorite post-race indulgence? a good quality cheeseburger, french fries and a cold beer!

10. Favorite part of racing in a Sparkle Skirt? I felt girly!.  People cheered for me along the race course. Inspired!

The Traveling Sparkle Skirts are a pair of Team Sparkle Running Skirts (one Hot Pink & one Turquoise) that travel the globe spreading the Team Sparkle love. Read more stories of the Traveling Sparkle Skirts HERE.