November 2009

I should’ve realized that I was going to be a gigantic waste of space today after running 18.0 miles.  The nice thing about being self-employed is that you make your own hours, but TRUST ME, I still have a ton of work to do (like, err, write a book in 4.5 weeks).  Today definitely needed [...]

Previous long runs for Marathon Training:   One Way Ticket to Double Digitland (10 miles) Eleven with the Ladies A Hellish Half Marathon Fabulous Fourteen Sweaty Sixteen Screamin’ Seventeen   More long runs should culminate in an icy dip in a public fountain! Now, that’s what I call an ICE BATH! :)  Yes – I [...]

Tomorrow morning, I am running 18.0 miles with Megan and Ashley.  This is will be longest run EVER.  I’m PUMPED!   How do you prepare for a really, really long run?  I’ll tell you how!   Step 1:  Start carb-loading the day before.  I like to have some carb-rich snacks before dinner.  Today, I had [...]

Not this vampire, unfortunately: I’m talking about the post I wrote about Negative Noise and Energy Vampires.  Negative Noise are small actions that distract you, stop you from being productive, and threaten to ruin your day.  Most urgently, negative noise threatens to overwhelm all the positive encouragement in your life.  Energy Vampires are people who [...]

As discussed before, I am one of those vegetarians that actually miss meat.  I haven’t been meatless long enough to have “forgotten” what meat tastes like, and sometimes I crave it.  So, I’m constantly on the lookout for faux meat that actually tastes good. When I spotted this Italian “Sausage” at the store, I knew [...]

GOOD MORNING!  I feel chipper and awake.  :)  Which is a really good thing because I have a lot on my plate today:   Blog Write (I have to finish one chapter a week until December 15, which is the book’s deadline) Run 3.0 miles Study for Anatomy test on the digestive system (which I [...]

The Husband took me on a date tonight!  :)  We went bowling! The Hus recently suggested that we reinstitute date night.  We use to go every week (on Thursdays), but we just fell out of the habit.  Sometimes, we feel like ships passing in the night, so a designated date night is a good habit [...]

Pizza, Pizza! I’ve had this meal planned in my head for DAYS!  I made Vegetarian BBQ Pizza, which contains BBQ-infused sauce, baked BBQ tofu, and pineapple.   Yum!  I’ve found the key to health(ier) homemade pizza is using a whole wheat pita as the crust. To make this yummy treat, I coated 1/4 a block of [...]

Nom, nom, nom!  I dreamed up this Sweet Breakfast Burrito recipe last night – literally! A new twist on an old favorite, this features a pancake “burrito” stuffed with Greek yogurt, pumpkin, and tons of spices. Ingredients:   1/2 cup prepared whole wheat pancake mix 1/4 cup pumpkin puree (cold) 1/4 cup Oikos Greek Yogurt [...]

This afternoon, I randomly decided to sign up for the Baldwin Park Half Marathon.  The thing is that I’m already committed to running the Celebration Health 10K the day after the Half.   These races take place the weekend of November 14 – 15.   TWO RACES in ONE WEEKEND?  Am I crazy?!  Yes.  It helps [...]

Inevitably, it happens to all of us – we spill water all over our laptop, the cat pushes it off the desk, a virus eats away the memory. Sooner or later, your computer will have a meltdown.  My first computer meltdown happened in 2004.  I lost all my music and photographs, which was so sad.  [...]

I was craving soup, salad, and bread for lunch! So that’s what I had.  :)   Wolfgang Puck’s Roasted Red Pepper soup and a salad with goat cheese: And an inappropriately appropriately large slice of Garlic Bread:   Plodders Have a Place, but is it in the Marathon?   A few people have sent me [...]

In case you missed it, this weekend I:   Ran a 17.0-mile long run on Friday Biked 17.0 miles on Sunday Celebrated my brother-in-law’s 21st birthday in style Attended a costume party   I was SO excited to see the sun shining when I woke up.  I can definitely get behind the time change if [...]