Chike Coffee Energy + Protein Shake Review/Giveaway

I was recently contacted by Chike Nutrition to see if I would like to do a  review for  their new Coffee Energy + Protein shake. I was so excited to do a review for Chike, since cappuccino's and frappes are two vices, that I've not been able to give up.   I'm always trying to find a good tasting protein shake to take their place, that way I get more protein in after a workout, than sugar. 

About Chike
When creating Chike, it was imperative for us to create a high-quality protein supplement that you can actually look forward to consuming. Put simply,we are totally obsessed with taste. We don't believe in sacrificing great taste for nutrition. Neither should you.




                                  
          Chike Nutrition sent me a shaker and 5 packets of the Coffee Energy + Protein  mix.

                                                                                                                                                 

Nutrition Facts

 
                                                                   
                        

  Chike  is a high-quality protein supplement that contains essential fatty acids, dietary fiber, and 23 vitamins & minerals. This makes it an ideal meal replacement.                    

I love that you  can  just Pour, Shake, Drink and GO

  The first Chike Coffee Energy + Protein shake I mixed up was with water.  I was kind of leery because, I haven't  found a  protein shake  that I've been able to use water with that has a very good taste.  I usually use milk, because I think the  texture and  taste of the protein shake taste better.   

I put 8oz of water in the shaker and poured the Coffee Energy + Protein mix in  the shaker and gave it a good shake. 


I love my protein shakes on the rocks, so I put some crushed ice in the shaker and gave it another good  shake.  You also could put it in a blender for a great shake.  The other flavors you could blend with strawberries, yogurt, nut, etc. for a great tasting shake.

The taste of this Coffee Energy + Protein shake  was great, with just using water.  I loved that the coffee taste wasn't over bearing, I don't like my proteins shakes  to have a really strong coffee taste.    If you like to have  a  more creamier tasting protein shake, than mix it with milk. I loved it with milk to, it made  for just a little bit more creamier drink.   For me I loved this protein shake mixed with water or milk, either way it still had a great taste.

I could definitely see this  Coffee Energy + Protein shake replacing  my Cappuccino's and Starbucks Frappes that I drink everyday.   YES, I finally found a Protein shake that taste as good as my Cappuccino's and Frappes, plus it can be used as a  meal replacement when you are short on time.

I definitely had some Energy going  after drinking the Coffee Energy + Proteins shake.


                Chike Nutrition is also sold by
                                          1.5 LB TUBS- 15 Servings
                                          3.0 LB TUBS- 28 Servings
                                          Travel Packets- with 1 full serving


In addition to coffee they also have other flavors- Chocolate Bliss,Strawberry Burst,Banana Magic,Orange Creme and Very Vanilla.



So do you want to give Chike Coffee Energy + Protein shake a try. This is your lucky day. 

The great people at Chike are offering not only one, but 5 of my lucky followers a chance to win and try this great Coffee Energy + Protein Shake for themselves.

This is what you'll be winning

MANDATORY : Go to Chike and let me know which flavor you would like to try.

1) Mandatory- Become a follower of my blog, if not already.

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2) Like  Chike on Facebook and let them know the -

Pink Hat Runner sent you. 1- entry

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                                     on 6/27


Disclaimer-The Federal Trade Commission mandates that I let you know that Chike Nutrition provided me with the products free of charge. However, the opinion expressed is solely my own.

Skater Socks Winners

 Congrats to the 4 winners of the Skater Socks Giveaway  

Amanda@ Fat Wuz Here

Just Jen @ Just Jen

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Angie Bee @ Barefoot Angie Bee

Just email at pinkhatrunner@hotmail.com with your mailing address, phone # and what pair of socks  you would like. 

Thanks everyone  for participating in my Skater Socks Giveaway.

Skater Socks Giveaway ends today/Kohl's 10% discount code.

Looking for some great socks  with style to wear with your running clothes.  Enter to win a  pair of your  very own Skater Socks. Their will be 4 winners - http://pinkhatrunner.blogspot.com/2012/05/skater-socks-reviewgiveaway.html




As I mentioned in my recap of the Dam to Dam race, I wore my  first running skirt.  It's was a Nike Running Skirt and  I bought it at Kohl's.   Kohl's is offering  my readers an exclusive 10% off code for Kohls,com.  You can use the code BLOGGER10, through June 23, and stack your savings with  one other code as well.

This girl has thighs and these compression shorts were awesome under this skirt

Loved that this skirt had a back pocket

                     
 






























    Congrats to all the runners  who raced this weekend.

                                       Happy Sunday

Dam to Dam 20k race recap

What a great day for a 20k race. The temps Saturday morning were in the 50's and little  wind.


Dam to Dam  Race 20k  is a point-to-point USA Track & Field certified distance. The start is on Saylorville Dam where runners can see downtown Des Moines on the horizon. The 12.4 mile journey takes runners through Iowa's countryside and Des Moines neighborhoods to the finish at Des Moines Central Library. 


I got up at 3am to get ready to drive to Desoto and meet Tree, so we could ride together.  I was feeling really good. I had really been pushing the water, because I'm normally not a water drinker.  I'm so bad about never drinking  enough water and that just kills me at a race not being hydrated enough. I already had my clothes laid out the night before so things would go smoothly.


Got to the park and ride and jumped in the car with Tree. We were getting there early so we could get a good parking spot. This year they changed the route so that was part of the reason we wanted to get downtown early.  The Dam to Dam is a 20k they bus you from different location out to the Saylorville Dam, which we call the mile high bridge, it's absolutely beautiful.

Here what it looked like this morning before the race. What an amazing view

 We got to the dam about 5:30, the race didn't start till 7:00. So we had some time to kill. We ran into a lot of different people we new that were running D2D.  . We used the potty's right when we got there and their wasn't much of a wait.  Hoping that would hold us over  till right before the race.


At 6:30 we made our way to the  wooded area to  get our last potty break in, than we headed off to the bridge to find our pace marker.  Several of the people we new were starting at pace marker 10.
The gun goes off and people start moving forward little by little.  Finally we ran over the starting line. Time to get our butts in gear.


Tree has a tendency to go faster at the beginning, I on the other hand like to start  a little  slower and than pick it up at the end.    I let Tree take the lead, but I new after 3-4 miles, I was going to be dying on the last leg of the race.  We were wanting to keep our pace  around a 9:50- 10:00 pace, that has  worked for us in some other long runs..  However the first six mile ended up being  in the 9's.   The first 6 miles-9.34,9.02,9.07,9.24,9.15,9.35.  I was getting pretty  tired from keeping that pace which I've never kept before, but I new it would average our time out if we fell below 10's.

Those last 6 miles were really tough for me, I just felt like I was running out of steam. Apparently I was, because here are my last 6 miles-11:17,10:17,10:27,10:34,10.48,10:44. They changed where we finished this year and once we hit the downtown area it seemed like it took forever to get to that darn finish line. Normally, I've got some  kick at the end, but this girl had nothing left to kick with.  

  I had a great time and  I  did better than last year so I'm  pretty  happy about that.  Running D2D also was very good training for Grandma's Marathon coming up on June 16th.  So Heck Yes I Will Take A Finish of 2:04.

 I also  ran D2D in a running skirt. I've never ran in a running skirt before. I got it at Kohls, it's a Nike running skirt, it has a pocket in the back for gels and  it also has the  compression short underneath. I've  tried on several different kinds of  skirts, but have walked away  with the same result, that I just don't look good in a running skirt.  When I tried this skirt on I was amazed how it looked on me.   "Hey Baby"  Maybe I can wear a running skirt after all. I love the way it fit my body and the length was good.  Will definitely be wearing this skirt again. 

We're all most to the Finish Line

 

Now time to enjoy the festivities







Got to have our SIGNATURE POSE







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Tree and Me.  One of my best running buddies.







Rachelle, Tree and Me



 

My biggest cheer leader. My sis



 

So happy to have my 3rd Dam to Dam race finished

  

  

              Don't forget to entry my Skater Sock Giveaway- end 6-11







 



Skater Socks Review/Giveaway

Most of the people that know me, know I love my knee high socks this time of year.  I love to match them to what ever I'm wearing, whether that be workout clothes or casual clothes.    Skater Socks sent me a couple of pairs of socks and a  pair of arm warmers to try. 

The early morning temps here have been great for running in my knee high socks and arm warmers.

                                              A little bit about SKATER SOCKS

In May of 2003 Ivan Smith started Skater Socks with the vision of having the sickest line of striped tube socks on the market.

Skater Socks is currently a family run business.

All products are manufactured right here in the USA, just like they were back in the day.

Skater Socks is your ORIGINAL source for the sickest line of Tubes on the planet

               

   I've taken these socks on many runs since I've received them.  They are very comfortable and I didn't have any blistering or irritation to my feet.  Back in my earlier days when I would wear tube socks the elastic at the top of the sock would get all stretched out and keep falling down, so I would just end up throwing them away.   Not Skater Socks they stayed put and didn't get all stretched out after so many times of wearing them. These socks have been washed  a lot and  they still feel just as comfortable and soft as the first day I put them on.

Theses are the 22 inch tube socks



Skater Socks has a wide variety of tube socks, anywhere from infant/baby to adult tube socks.

INFANT/BABY STRIPED TUBE SOCKS

10" KIDS STRIPED TUBE SOCKS

14" STRIPED TUBE SOCKS

19" STRIPED TUBE SOCKS

22" STRIPED TUBE SOCKS

25" STRIPED TUBE SOCKS

30" OVER THE KNEE TUBE SOCKS

35" THIGH HIGH TUBE SOCKS

LOW CUT CREW SOCK WITH STRIPES

LOW CUT MOISTURE CONTROL SOCKS

These are the 19 inch tube socks and arm warmers/leg warmers

I also received a pair of arm warmers. They  couldn't of come at a better  time. just  when  the weather is still a  little  chilly in the mornings. The weather here  is perfect for wearing arm warmers. It's not quite warm enough to gp  sleeveless, but yet to warm for a long sleeves. These arm warmers were great. I loved that they had some stretch to them, it made for a very comfortable fit.  These arm warmers can be used as leg warmers as well.  They come in a variety of colors.
They are made of 60% Acrylic, 20% Spandex and 20% Nylon. 




I want to thank Skater Socks for offering not only one of my followers, but 4 of my followers a chance to win their own  pair of Skater Socks.

                                                         Skater Socks Giveaway

     Separate comments for each entry.

MANDATORY : Go to Skater Socks and let me know which ones you would like if you win.

1) Mandatory- Become a follower of my blog, if not already.

 1- entry

2) Like Skater Socks on Facebook and let them know the -

Pink Hat Runner sent you. 1- entry

3) Follow me on  Twitter- . 1- entry

4) Follow me on Facebook. 1- entry

5) Share giveaway via Facebook, Twitter, blog. 1- entry

                                                                                US residents only

                                              The winners will be chosen by random.org  

                                                                    on 6/10




Disclaimer-The Federal Trade Commission mandates that I let you know that Skater Socks provided me with the products free of charge. However, the opinion expressed is solely my own.

My youngest boy's Graduation Party

The last couple of weeks have been so busy. I've been trying to get ready for my youngest boy graduation party. Most of the people that know me, know I hate giving parties. Giving a party is very  stressf for me. I tend to get obsessed with making sure everything is perfect.   Trying to get this  Graduation Party planned and ready was a tad bit stressful.   I wish I could be like some people and say" It is what it is" but that is not me. Everything has to be perfect.


We've had the party in our  3 car garage, so that meant alot of cleaning for me.  My garage hasn't been that clean since our oldest boy graduated three years ago.  I had to haul everything out and take it over to the shed out by the barn yard.   Than I had to wipe all the walls down and garage doors of course.  I told my hubby after wiping all the walls down that I just might have to  start wearing  his carpal tunnel wrist bands that  he wear at night, because after this I'm sure I will end up with carpal tunnel syndrome.


On Wednesday, my mother-in - law came over and we got all the tables and chairs set up.  Than we put up all the decorations, school pictures, awards and scholarships to display.  It came together really well.  On Thursday I had to get the lawn mowed and all the weed eating done. My yard is not small by any means.   

  Friday consisted of  pulling weeds out of flower beds, mulching trees and cleaning my house. It made for one heck of a week. We haven't even had the party yet and I'm exhausted. 


Parker actually graduates on  Sunday the 20th.  I wanted to have Parker's  party a week early, so we would be done and stress free when graduation day came.  It also lets us enjoy the other graduation parties on graduation weekend.  Here a few pictures of Parker's Graduation Party.







Parker



Parker and his girlfriend Mackenzie



Harrison my oldest boy playing a game with his cousin



My parents and me

























My niece, brother, me and my sister in law



It was pretty cool in the morning, but by 4:00 it was perfect. The sun was out and the wind was down, compared to what the wind has been here lately. We  had  perfect weather for Parker's Graduation Party.  


  It's been an  amazing journey  watching my two boys grow up into young men.  When I look at them, I see that all my hard work has paid off though the years.   Raising kids is not  an easy job at times.   I constantly worried about how they would turn out. You see so many kids now days going in the wrong direction.

   I THANK GOD EACH AND EVERYDAY FOR MY TWO BOYS AND THE YOUNG MEN THEY ARE BECOMING.




Do you have someone graduating this year?


How are you handling your childs graduation?