Do you or don't you? What are your personal rules for timing yourself on a run? Do you stop your watch at traffic lights? Do you stop your watch when you walk? Do you stop your watch to stretch? Do you stop your watch the take Goo on long runs? Do you never, ever, [...]
September 2009
Good afternoon! My mid-morning snack involved polishing off this bag of Stacy's Pita Chips. And lunch was a simple sweet potato, kidney bean, and quinoa combo: The quinoa was toasted. I just rinse it, add about 1 teaspoon of EVOO and some salt, spread out on a cookie sheet, and toast at 375 for [...]
My marathon training plan called for a 4.0-mile run this morning, and I decided to do a little speed training for Saturday's 5K. Before I left, I had a little snack: Taking a tip from Kath, I turned on my Garmin while eating breakfast and set it by the window. Since Garmins work by GPS, [...]
It's been a long day -- I'm just glad it's Tuesday and not Monday! I think my day was made longer by the fact that I listened to the same 5 songs all day long on repeat: I did post an Operation Beautiful note this afternoon: As far as eats went, I snacked on [...]
Pay for the next person in line. This is a easy and relatively inexpensive Random Act of Kindness that I've started to do lately. As I go through a toll booth, I hand the collector an extra buck and pay for the car behind me. I also do it when I'm entering state parks [...]
It's been a normal work day for me.... writing, writing, writing. I took a break to snack on Barney Butter and celery: And another break to stare at the pretty flowers on my desk (which I bought myself.... yay!): And another break to inspect my feet, which are definitely starting to show all the right [...]
It's RACE WEEK! I'm racing in my first "real" race of the 2009 season on Saturday. It's a 5K, and I'm very excited. This week also happens to be a taper week for marathon training, so I'll be cutting back on my mileage a little. Although my personal record for a 5K is 23:42, [...]
Although our trail walk was very fun this morning, it just didn't "do it" for me. I felt so itchy for activity all day. Finally, I called our friend Harry and asked if he wanted to go to the dog park (the Husband is out of town watching the FSU vs. UM game!). Harry [...]
I managed to eat so much during the day yesterday that I didn't get hungry until 10:45 PM last night. I'm trying not to eat for the sake of eating on long run days because then I end up stuffed and uncomfortable. Instead, I'm re-fueling when I actually feel hungry (within reason, of course. I'm [...]
I have a new friend! I'm a sucker for the beta fishes at Wal-Mart. They always seem so sad and lonely. Our previous beta died earlier this year, and I've been wanting to get a new fish ever since. They are soothing to watch. :) Her name is Bella -- yes, as in Bella from [...]
Happy Sunday! :)  Last night, my late "linner" kept me pretty full until bedtime. I snacked on a slice of whole wheat toast with Barney Butter and a banana-less Green Monster (just spinach, milk, and ice) around 9. I went to bed EARLY because the girls and I were meeting up for an 11.0-mile [...]
It was the Husband's turn to be interviewed! He did a great job! Filming is now officially over, and when the video is done in a month or so, I'll be sure to share. I had a light lunch around noon. Two little whole wheat bagels with melted cheese and sprouts: And raw veggies [...]
Good morning! The camera crew is coming back today, but I don't have to do much this time. The focus is on the Husband (and he's a little nervous). :) After all that Thai food and beer last night, I wanted a calm and stabilizing breakfast: I made waffles using this mix, which I [...]
Filming for Operation Beautiful was quite successful! (That's Megan. She was in the segment, too!) So... I had to sign a ton of confidentiality papers that were about 1 mile long. Due to this scary legal mumbo jumbo, I really don't feel comfortable sharing tons of details or a full recap of the filming [...]