In honor of National Pumpkin Day I did a few very important things… 1. Ate pumpkin until my hair turned orange… 2. Dressed up my dog like a pumpkin. 3. Called my cat “Pumpkin” all day. He ignores me no matter what I call him unless there is deli turkey meat in my hand so I don’t ... Read More about In Honor of The Day That Made Me An Orange Head…
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Healthy Halloween Snack Teeth
Hello! How are you? What are your goals for the week? Big, small, in between – what are they? We’ll chat about them below. First I have a very fun and delicious Halloween snack. I love theme food and this is a kid friendly spooky treat! Is Candy Corn a Vegetable? I saw this fun apple snack ... Read More about Healthy Halloween Snack Teeth
Rock N Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon Recap
Hello! I just ran the Rock N Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon with my Pumpkin Spice Latte Peep Skinny Runner. Here are my thoughts, results, recap on all the fun… Let’s start at the beginning. I had a 4:15am wake up call. The race started at 7am and lucky for us LA traffic was still fast asleep ... Read More about Rock N Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon Recap
What Am I Going to Do With My Life?
This is so weird. What am I going to do with my life? I did a mid-distance run as a stand in for my long run Friday morning. My new running schedule is mostly Monday, Wednesday, Friday with room for races or one additional run per week. Last weekend I did the Lace Up 10K in Irvine Saturday morning. ... Read More about What Am I Going to Do With My Life?
The Expensive One or the Cheap One
Hello! Happy Friday / weekend / fun time!! I don’t know why but I have been super stressed and anxious all week. I took some Oasis and did some meditative breathing. I am not as big of a hippie as I’d like to be but I really am digging the breathing techniques I learned from a recent lecture I ... Read More about The Expensive One or the Cheap One
How To Choose a Good Running Costume
Hello! How’s it going? Today I’m getting excited for my upcoming races and trying to decide between two costumes. I’m probably going to go with the easier to wear one. It’s not very exciting, but at least I’m playing along, right? Right. I’ve dressed up for a lot of races at this point in my ... Read More about How To Choose a Good Running Costume
Refresh Filtered Water Bottle Giveaway
Hello! I have a giveaway for a water bottle with a filter built in for ya today. Have you tried one of these yet? I haven’t. But I have been curious about them since sometimes I fill up my water bottle at very random water fountains. I let Vegas weigh in on his thoughts on the water bottle before ... Read More about Refresh Filtered Water Bottle Giveaway
I Live In A Ditch As a Pink Crayon
Hello! How are you doing? It’s week 2 of me actually training for one of those marathon race things. Yesterday I hit up a class that had a lot of leg work so I had my work cut out for me today. My training plan called for a 5 mile tempo run, 1 mile each warm up and cool down. I was going to drive ... Read More about I Live In A Ditch As a Pink Crayon
The Worst Part of Working Out…
Hello! How’s it going? This is week two of marathon training on a plan that only has me running 3 or 4 days a week and it is very frustrating. I woke up and just wanted to RUN (and eat) today. I like running. Running’s my favorite. But I was strong and decided to eat instead. So that worked out all ... Read More about The Worst Part of Working Out…
Rock N Roll Los Angeles Discount and Sign Up Finally
I finally signed up for the RnR Los Angeles half marathon. Nothing like waiting till the last minute – the race is this weekend! But that’s how I roll and finally got it together mostly because SR put the pressure on me to get my life together. Except I don’t think she was talking about running… oh ... Read More about Rock N Roll Los Angeles Discount and Sign Up Finally
Margaritas By the Beach
Hello! How’s it going? I was super productive yesterday cleaning and studying for my first health coaching test. I have a big pile of stuff to give to the GoodWill and am pretty ready to rock this week. I even did some meal prep and made an epic veggie frittata. Run – week two of marathon ... Read More about Margaritas By the Beach
She Changed My Life And Didn’t Even Realize
Hello! How was your weekend? After the 10k yesterday I spent the day with my mom eating and chatting and all that fun stuff. My mom is the perfect balance of authority, wisdom, support and love. She’s a good listener but doesn’t just let me get away with making poor choices in life. She calls me out ... Read More about She Changed My Life And Didn’t Even Realize
That Time I Actually WON and It Wasn’t An Eating Contest.
Hello! I just ran the Lexus Lace Up 10K in Irvine and got the surprise of my life! Scroll down for the results. First let’s talk about pre-race rituals… I woke up before my alarm at 5am this morning. I have no idea why I woke up so early. I guess I just don’t sleep well before races. I decided to ... Read More about That Time I Actually WON and It Wasn’t An Eating Contest.
A Way to Get Into the Avengers Half Marathon and 10K at Disneyland
Hello! I have an exclusive inside scoop on getting a bib for the SOLD OUT Avengers Half Marathon and 10K Disney Race!! Check it out below. I’m really excited to offer this since it’s just for RER friends and I know how bummed I get when a race I want to do is sold out. First let’s talk about my ... Read More about A Way to Get Into the Avengers Half Marathon and 10K at Disneyland
What Happens When You Eat 8 Cups of Rice
Hello! How are you doing? Ready for Friday? Ready to read about running and eating? Let’s do it! Well actually let’s talk about walking and eating (just not at the same time). Today is a rest day so I took a walk and planned to take a strength class as the gym. This picture is from yesterday ... Read More about What Happens When You Eat 8 Cups of Rice
My LEAST Favorite Color To Wear…
Hello! How’s it going? Speaking of ‘cheat days’ today is National Dessert Day!! Oh yeah. Let’s do this. Instead of chocolate or ice cream I did wine as dessert last night and headed to a girl’s night out. SR is trying to get me more social. I don’t know why, but I’m rolling with it as long as ... Read More about My LEAST Favorite Color To Wear…