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Untying Your Shoes

runeatrepeat — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:18:19 +0000

My quads are still unbelievably tight! What gives?!

I had a longer-ish run scheduled for today, but I feel like my quads are a super tight rubber band about to SNAP so I did 4.5 miles to shake it out and stretched when I got back.

I think it might be time to put my Garmin to sleep During the relay one of the buttons collapsed in and I’ve been changing the screen by using the end of my shoe lace and sticking it in the hole.

So this morning I busted out my MotoActiv to use. I’m still learning it so we’ll see…

I had one lonely pita leftover from pita pizzas past so I used that for breakfast.

I slathered a layer of whipped cream cheese and topped it with 2 eggs and cheese.

Wait! Plus ketchup…

This was delicious, but I’m in a weird breakfast funk where I don’t know what I want, and no matter what I eat I feel unsatisfied. When I have something savory, I’ll crave something sweet after and vice versa – every morning. I think it’s more a psychological thing than physical since I hit all the nutrient bases. So I’ve got to fix my brain. Or my tongue.

Yesterday I got a letter in the mail from the Cinco de Mayo Half Marathon peeps. I somehow managed to win 3rd place in my age group and got a gift card to Dave & Busters and $1.00 off Cold Stone Creamery. I really need more than one dollar off ice cream the way I eat it though…

Sometimes I kick off my shoes without untying the laces, but I feel super guilty about it because my 7th grade teacher said that was bad. She said it stretches out the shoe! I never forgot that and try to get myself to untie them because of that lesson. Isn’t that a random thing to remember?

Question: Is there any random life lesson a teacher told you that you still remember??

Do you untie your shoes before taking them off?

Trashed Quads

runeatrepeat — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:06:07 +0000

Last night I jokingly mentioned to Ben that Ashley said he should buy me fro-yo and a massage after that killer relay.

Well, he agreed and immediately went out and brought me back Yogurtland!!!God Bless that man.

He brought me back a crazy good cup of fro-yo too! I don’t make my cup this decadent and it was a big treat. It felt kinda weird eating frozen yogurt on a Monday night though, is that weird?

I took an extra rest day yesterday and tried to run again today. Well, my quads are still super sore! I didn’t really stretch after my legs of the race and I ran faster than my chubby little legs are used to, so it’s probably that.

Anyways, I ran 5 miles today and they were PAINFULLY SORE. Super super tight. (Yes, that’s a complete sentence by the magic of blogging English.) I foam rolled when I got back. Go me.

I had overnight oats for breakfast and my egg requirement for the day needed to be met! So, I had them for lunch…

I recycled last night’s Yogurtland cup for my smoothie this afternoon. I swear my smoothies taste like dessert.

After a long day of work I headed to the gym to train 3 clients. Between work, training and traveling I’m completely exhausted. I’m probably going to transition to independent training pretty soon so I can have a more flexible schedule. We’ll see…

I’m tired. See you later.

Reach the Beach MA Leg 1

runeatrepeat — Sun, 20 May 2012 15:51:53 +0000

Team Off Balance made it to the beach!

Hello everyone! I survived my first relay race, but barely. It was the most epic adventure I’ve ever been on and I loved it!

Each leg of the race was very different so I’m going to post each one individually. (I posted about my first leg in my previous post, but it was from the van and I want to remember all of it here.)

After we left the start van 2 relaxed and waited for our turn.

We piled into our decorated van and just laid low for a while.

Then, we headed to the first transition early to cheer on the other runners and wait for our first runner to go.

New Balance even had someone drive the van for us. Monica turned out to be our driver/coach/life saver. Seriously. She completely made the weekend for us. She took care of all the worry and directed us to the where, when, why, how of everything. She was the 7th member of our team and AMAZING.

We started our first leg at 4pm. Tina went first and I was after her. After she was off and running we met her half way for water and support and then headed to my hand off area.

My first leg was 7.58 miles. It had a lot of downhill, but one super huge hill that killed my quads. I flew down the first hill and did 7:09 my first mile of my first leg!

Yeah, that’s not smart. I had 21 miles to go for the weekend and that’s faster than I’ve run in my life.

(source: Ashley)

All the excitement and waiting and adrenaline just had me so pumped I flew through my first leg (again it was a lot of downhill, one killer hill).

7.58 miles average pace – 8:05

Monica advised me I came in 5 minutes faster than we had calculated. Which would have been awesome if I didn’t have another 15 miles to run. But, I figured I’d just try to stay on pace for my next leg and go with it.

Hand off to Theordora!

(source: Tina)

I passed one girl going up the big hill (she stopped to walk), but I didn’t pass anyone else the entire race. I’m not competitive with this stuff at all, but it does bum me out that I really ran as fast as I could and didn’t pass anyone. Then, other girls in the van would finish their race and say, “I got 3 road kills!”.

I was only passed by males and they were super fast so I don’t feel bad about it. But, at the time I thought I was doing something wrong to not pass anyone.

I was still pumped after, but knew I needed to refuel because the journey was only 1/3 over. I had an apple right after, but wanted something with the good carbs to protein ratio. (Where’s Chocolate milk when you need it?!)

After my leg we headed to the next transition area and I got nekkid in the back of a van. Luckily, it was our van and I was solo.

I brought baby wipes for a quick wipe down, but I’m pretty sure I still smelled like a sweaty pair of boxer shorts some guy forgot about in his trunk in August.

A lot of the transition areas had bake sales or other food for purchase.

Well, this ended up being the perfect post run stop for me because they had Chobani! The protein / carb combo I was needing! Don’t mind the sexy stretching in the background. The weekend got a lot more inappropriate from here, but those stories stay in the van.

The energy stays so high when it’s your van’s turn. There is always someone who just came back from their turn and is PUMPED UP!

Monica made us a spreadsheet of expected start and finish time which helped keep us feeling organized and not frazzled.

We stopped 1/3 of the way into each runner’s leg to make sure they were okay, give them water and cheer them on. We would also ask if they wanted us another mile or two up or if we could wait at the next transition. This really helped everyone!

Anne getting ready for her first leg. That’s our drive/coach/lifesaver Monica with her.

Elizabeth bringing it in!

Our last runner was Ashley from Healthy Happier Bear. She had the most gorgeous run!

We were done around 8pm and after our last runner we went to eat dinner. We ended up at a random Italian restaurant that I would not recommend. The food was not good and I’m pretty sure that was the culprit for our stomach problems the next day.

I was craving a big turkey sandwich, but they didn’t have anything like that. I settled on tuna and stole a few bites of Ashley’s pasta.

There were a lot of problems with our order and Theodora was told to push off the meatballs on her pasta if she ordered it without. But we were so tired we just ate it.

After dinner we headed to get some sleep, which wasn’t comfortable or easy. The transition parking lot was loud and we didn’t bring sleeping bags so we squished in the car. I basically tossed and turned for 2 hours and then it was time for Tina to get ready for leg #2.

Sneak preview: I completely fall apart in leg 2. Stay tuned.

Special Lemonade

runeatrepeat — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:58:14 +0000

Yesterday Ben picked me up from work with a “special” drink to help me sleep. I was hoping it was vodka.

Nope. He made some sort of gross Theraflu concoction. It was gross and I may or may not have accused him of trying to kill me.

We got to the airport with time to enjoy dinner together.

He started with a great clam bisque.

I got a Raspberry Lemonade (with vodka) to help me sleep on the flight.

For dinner I got the Turkey Melt. I’ve been craving a good deli turkey sandwich with sprouts. This wasn’t it.

Fruit instead of fries because I want a prize.

The flight was uneventful. I had a really great seat (window, no one in the middle) until some lady decided she wanted to sit in our middle seat and leave the light on all night. Motherf. Thanks lady.

Tina swooped me up from the airport at 5:33am (God bless her) and took me to the Happiest Place on Earth – Marylou’s. This is the BEST iced coffee. I’m pretty sure it’s because when you say “no sugar” they still put some, but I’ll continue to look the other way.

I only ended up with about 3ish hours of sleep so I’m in a weird fog brain.

I’m trying to rally and just jump into the fun, so I ate breakfast on Tina and Theodora’s time.

Want to know what happens behind the scenes of CNC?!

Too bad, this picture is all you get.

Today we’re headed to the New Balance factory to see where running shoes come from!

Where ever they come from, I’m pretty sure my shoes weigh 22 pounds each…

But first we have to get supplies for our Reach the Beach van! I don’t know if I should be excited or scared or what.

Question: What snacks should we grab?!

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Jesus is Knocking

runeatrepeat — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:21:20 +0000

This morning I got a knock at the door (I work from home) and it was Jesus.

Okay, not really (but maybe).

A guy was passing out fancy laminated copies of the 10 Commandments. They were supposed to be for a donation, but I didn’t have cash and turned it down.

Apparently I look like someone who could really use a reminder though because he insisted.

The rest of the day was work eat repeat.

Other signs from above (or the internet) I got today…

From Women’s Health: Run Less to Lose Fat – fantastic timing as I’m off to run 22 miles this weekend.

New Balance is sponsoring our Reach the Beach team – “Off Balance”

They also happen to sponsor Jenny Simpson. I met her briefly at the Endurance Live Awards and she’s a doll.

If this isn’t super inspiring, I don’t know what is…

Okay – so I’m headed off to Boston tonight on a red eye.

First I have to train 2 clients at the gym. Then, Ben is taking me to the airport straight from there.

I’m about to down a green smoothie and will probably pack a PB&J for dinner. I don’t know.

Hope I have everything!

Win It Wednesday–Smart Chefs Stay Slim

runeatrepeat — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:06:56 +0000

I was woken up this morning a succession of dings from my phone. My Reach the Beach team members have started a text group and were chatting away. I think I’m the lone soul from the west coast so it was already 8am for them, but it was only 5am for me.

I guess they’re trying to get me used to the time change already!

I have a ton to do today so I decided to get up and get going. I ran 5.something miles and ate breakfast.

Sad news: I think I’m over eggs. I’m not sick of them as much as grossed out because I forgot to mention that my egg from yesterday was under cooked and slimy. I’m gagging right now writing that. When I get back into town I’m hitting up the store for some breakie alternatives.

I have no idea how chefs stay so slim! I eat a full meal’s worth of “bites” while cooking all the time!

This new book by Allison Adato shares Lessons in Eating and Living from America’s Best Chefs“Chefs such as Tom Colicchio, Cat Cora, Alexandra Guarnaschelli, Thomas Keller, Wolfgang Puck, Marcus Samuelsson, and Michael Symon touch on eating what they love, dessert, how to eat out, and more!”

Want to win a copy of the book?

To Enter: Leave a comment.

Open to all residents of Earth. Closes 5/17 at 8am EST

I am putting in a full day of work, then train 2 clients tonight and head straight from the gym to the airport for my red eye flight to Boston. Got any tips on how to sleep well on the flight?! Please share.

National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

runeatrepeat — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:29:42 +0000

Happy Tuesday! Last night Ben couldn’t sleep and since our condo is the size of a shoe box (not even boots, like flats) that meant I couldn’t sleep either. I feel like he does this unconsciously before I go on a trip or have a race. We should discuss it (or I can just blog about it and breed resentment toward him).

Oh, and to everyone who was so impressed with his dinner cooking and watermelon margarita mixing skills… He used up the last of the watermelon! Tragic, I know.

I want to be mad, but I’m kinda relieved I don’t have to admit I ate the entire watermelon in 3 days by myself. I mean, he did use 4 pieces of it for that drink…

This morning my toe felt okay to run (but still hurts to roll it under) so I ran 5.95 miles. Round it up to 6 if you want (but if you round down to 4 I’d like you to weigh me).

Eggs for breakfast.

Today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day!

One of my life goals is the find the BEST Chocolate Chip Cookie.

I’ve hear Paula Deen’s Three Chocolate Cookies is pretty good so if anyone wants to bake them and send ‘em over I’d be okay with that…

Question: Cookie or Muffin?

Margarita Mondays

runeatrepeat — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:41:27 +0000

I’m dumb. I’ve been trying to ice my toe with a bag of frozen peas but someone said to put it in a bowl of ICE WATER! Hello Monica.

Warning: Don’t try this at home (or near electrical wires). It was wildly unpleasant.

My snacks were good today – nuts and a protein bar…

Protein shake and 2 chocolate rice cakes. Hit.the.spot.

After working for the recruiting company all day I changed and headed to the gym to train 3 clients. This was the longest day ever.

Well, this long day turned into the best day when Ben greeted me at the door with a Watermelon Margarita!!! God bless that man.

And he cooked dinner! He made chicken fajitas, roasted broccoli, warmed tortillas AND cleaned the kitchen.

I squished together some beans to add to the fun and dinner was served! I swear this is the best meal of my life.

Even though I piled my plate high and I’m stuffed I want dessert. This is probably because I have the belly of a toddler…

Mother’s Day My Foot

runeatrepeat — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:08:58 +0000

Ben takes a long class at his gym on Saturdays and it’s my long run day so we’re usually pretty lazy in the afternoon. Vegas just sleeps 22.5 hours a day…

After a very lazy day Ben wanted to go to the beach to watch the sunset so we drove out just before. See, about to disappear!

Since he grew up in Florida he’s a big beach goer guy. When we were first dating I remember there being sand all over his car, in his room, his backpack that we used for camping… it was weird.

Self timer with flash, not the best pic but a memory.

We spent some time breathing in the ocean air before heading back home for dinner and a movie.

I have a little problem I need your help with… (I was sitting on my right foot before this pic, that’s why it’s red.)

I noticed the second toe on my big foot was hurting a little bit the other day when I tried to curl it under. After Googling some stuff I’m freaking out. Here are the facts:

It hurts to curl under. I can curl all the rest of the toes on that foot without pain.
It appears slightly swollen.
It does NOT hurt to curl up toward my shin.
The pain is close-ish to the base of my toe, not the tip.
I’ve squeezed on my nail and don’t think it’s a nail issue.

It appears it might be a stress fracture or a tendonitis issue. I do suddenly recall getting tendonitis in my foot many years ago while training for my first full, but it was on another part of my foot.

I iced/elevated it this morning and now it’s “buddy taped” to the toe next to it.

Has this ever happened to you? Thoughts?

Happy Happy Happy Mother’s Day to the world’s best mom!

I know this will come as a surprise to you all, but I was quite the handful growing up…

Luckily, my mom knew just the right balance of love and discipline to keep me in line!

Oh, that picture is from the time we worked out with Bob Harper. The best time, right mom?!

Happy Mother’s day to all you mothers out there!

This is not a Running Blog…

runeatrepeat — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:10:45 +0000

This is not a running blog…

But I ran 16 miles this morning.

9 minute average pace. Felt great!

This is not a running blog…

But, I made sure to hydrate and refuel within 60 minutes of my long run.

This is not a running blog, but I did finally hit up lululemon to use a gift card that’s been burning a hole in my pocket spibelt

This is not a running blog, but I only bought running gear (no yoga stuff) from lulu.

More hydrating!

Random blood pressure check while shopping.

This is not a running blog, but Salty Carbs are the best pre-run fuel. (*I just happened to eat this after my run for lunch.)

This is not a running blog, but I got a little crazy with the lulu running gear today.

(I am still not sold on their running capris, but I’m giving them another chance since my other pair are too long/hot to wear now. Plus there was a some frustration with the 3 way mirror in the dressing room. No comment.)

This week after a convo with SR I told Ben, “I don’t think of RER as a running blog…”

He said, “RUN eat repeat, what genre do you think it should be?”

I said, “I don’t know, whatever the heck I feel like blogging about blog…”

Maybe this is a running blog?Sometimes.

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