STWM Run Expo, Free Lululemon yoga mat, and Hoops!

I'm running the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront 5K this Sunday!!!! Its my first race since last summer when I decided to forgo competitive running after countless injuries that never seem to heal. This time, its more for fun and to raise money for Toronto Vegetarian Association :D I raised $150 for them! So today I went to the pre-race run expo to pick up my race kit/goodie bag and man, was it a good day!

The entrance

I signed on their board.Go team TVA!!! 

Dream BIG

Some of the booths

More booths, mostly selling technical running gear

This is where it got exciting! Lululemon was there! They were also giving out yoga mats for doing yoga! I was sooo lucky because that was the last one! I told them I LOVE yoga so they asked me if I wanted to do a pose or a sequence, so I did! They were pretty impressed with my flexibility :D

I did Sun salutation

Forward fold

Updog

Downdog

Then a pigeon pose

The best part! I showed them my favorite pose :D

And this is how I finally got to own a Lululemon yoga mat :)

Stuff from the Expo. Goodie bag, 5K Technical T-shirt, Vancouver 2010 sunglasses for $5, and of course, The Mat!

This Sunday, I run for Toronto Vegetarian Association 

After the uber-exciting expo, I went to my beloved circus training class! Time to get some blood rushing to my head! Run-on my feet, Circus-on my hand, all balanced out :)

Attempting Splits under bar

There we go! Looks easy but its actually kinda hard to balance

Bird's Nest :D

Fun!

Lululemon @ Value Village

If you don't know what Lululemon is, its a brand that sells great quality (and very expensive) athletic wear and accessories that originates from Vancouver. Virtually everyone I know wears Lululemon shorts, pants, and sweaters, carries around a Lululemon tote, etc, etc. I've always dreamed of having a sweater or something from Lululemon (they look very comfy!), but my pocket would be empty after a shopping trip to their store!

So, on my way to cirque training... ...
For the first time ever, I wnet into Value Village, a donation-based store, and found--- A LULULEMON sweater in very good condition! And it was only $7.99!! When I grabbed the sweater, another girl saw it and told her mom "Look! She found a Lululemon sweater!"

You can probably imagine how ecstatic I felt. Its that super satisfying feeling that you get whenever you find a bargain. On top of the sweater I also found an Athletic works technical long sleeve top for $6.99. I bought it because it has a back pocket for cards and such for when I go for a run, and it looks brand new!

Lululemon sweater!

Athletic works tech shirt

the back pocket for card/money/bus tickets in case you get lost on your run

I walked out of the store looking like this:

xD

Its also nice to know that when you buy from Value Village, the money is donated to charities :)

Originally I wanted to have dinner at Fresh, a mostly vegan restaurant with super fantastically delicious food, but because their food is soo good, I decided to save it for special ocassions :D

So here's what I had for dinner- Indian/Mexican style kelp noodle 

I threw in leftovers from the fridge-- kelp noodles, pineapple salsa, avocado, tomatoes, baby kale, curry sauce, curried tempeh, mushrooms. A very delicious combination!