September 2009

I woke up this morning and was not in the least bit surprised to discover sore, stiff legs.  Between the 5K, lifting weights, and walking 2.0 miles, I figured soreness was inevitable.   Luckily, this week is a taper week, and I "only" had to do 5.0  miles.  :)   I had toast and Barney Butter [...]

Hey guys!  I'm leaving for a fun run along the beach, but I wanted to share with you a "race recap" from my MOM!  Last week, she hiked up a 6,500 foot mountain with a group of friends.   A few months ago, my mom never, ever worked out  But, she decided to start walking [...]

We're playing an intense game of progressive rummy, and I'm currently WINNING! :) Our healthy BBQ was quite a mission.  Not only did it rain on our table, but we almost blew up the grill: We also ended up burning a few of the kebobs and corn on the cobs, but it all turned out [...]

Have I mentioned how AMAZING my in-laws' fridge is?  They seriously have every vegetable and fruit imaginable, tons of different cheeses and flavors of hummus, a million condiments... oh, and it's all organic!  It's a foodie dream! On the way over to my in-laws, I snacked on nuts: And when I arrived, my sister-in-law (Sophie) [...]

Race season is off to an EXCELLENT start!  The Rock N Run 5K was so much fun.  The weather was perfect, and we had a big, supportive group of friends running together.  I did not set a new PR (personal record), but I wasn't expecting to (my 5K PR is 23:46).  I crossed the finish [...]

I LOVE writing race recaps, but I also love pre-race posts!  I always feel so excited and positive.  I'm hardly ever nervous -- what's there to be scared of?  All races are great races, in my opinion!   My clothes are laid out....  I've already got my number, so that's one less thing to worry [...]

This morning, I worked on my 5K Race Playlist: My requirement for 5K race music is that the songs have to be VERY FAST.  The first song ("Rock and Roll") is my warm-up song that I will play when I'm at the starting line.  "Decode" will kick in when the race starts.  Not counting warm-up, [...]

It's nearly one month into my marathon training plan, and I feel like it's time to recommit myself. The actual running part has not been an issue for me -- mostly because I set up a training plan that I knew I could fulfill.  (Life motto:  Don't set yourself up to fail!)  I've ran 75 [...]

I went a little Operation Beautiful posting crazy tonight... But it was FUN! When I got home at 9:00 PM, all I could think was that I wanted the easiest dinner possible.   Honestly, I can understand why people get so addicted to fast food... if I had healthy fast food in my neighborhood, I would [...]

Try new hairstyles. I almost always wear my hair down.  It's long, it's straight, and I don't do anything to it besides a mandatory post-shower brush.  As a result, it looks the exactly same every day -- like this: I think I'm somewhat afraid to do stuff with my hair.  I fear I'm going to [...]

Heaven on EARTH! If you follow me on Twitter,  you might have read that I have a serious obsession with La Croix carbonated water (the plain kind).  I love to drink carbonated water when I'm feeling bored at work (better than boredom snacking).   The trouble was that I was polishing off a pack of [...]

Fun toppings make oatmeal complete! I woke up to a delicious cup of coffee and bowl of banana oatmeal.  It was the perfect way to get my Thursday started! My oatmeal contained:   1/2 cup oatmeal 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup water 1 sliced banana Dash of vanilla extract Toppings:  1 tablespoon flax, pistachios, coconut [...]

What a day!  I ended up running AGAIN this evening because the Husband and our friend Harry.  We did another 1.8 miles in 24:00 minutes (we did intervals of 1:30 minute of running and then 2:00 minutes of walking).  I didn't intend to run twice today, but it was really fun to run with the [...]