Hello! So I am running a marathon next month and it just kind of occurred to me that it’s coming up super fast. I am in a whole lot of trouble because I have not done a really long run in a long time. I just jotted down a rough marathon in one month plan on my calendar. I am still doing my marathon training for the race in August, but am adding mileage to it to be ready for the Suncadia Marathon on July 30th.
Why be crazy and run a marathon in a month?
For a few reasons…
1. I love running and I super love traveling to a race.
2. I get to see my one friend SR!!!!
For any new readers, SR = SkinnyRunner.
She was the biggest running blogger in the business for a long time with millions of followers on her blog (not exaggerating unlike everything else on RER). But most importantly she was my friend and lived super close and we did dozens of races and ate billions of ounces of Yogurtland together.
It works out perfectly that the nice people at the Suncadia Multisport Summer Festival invited me to run one of their races (there are many different options!). So it gives me the perfect excuse to pack up and move to Washington to live with SR and live happily ever after. The end.
Anyway. I’m probably out running right this second to try and get it together in time for the race!
In eating / food news I tried something different with my protein shake today…
I used to eat baby carrots every day, probably for years. It’s just a good, easy snack that satisfies the need to crunch. But after 26 years of eating carrots I got sick of them a few weeks ago and let a bag spoil in the fridge (that rarely happens in my life). I haven’t bought them again since.
Then, I got the idea to try them in a smoothie to get my vitamin A fix. I put half a cup in the blender with vanilla protein powder, ice, almond milk and a small scoop of almond butter. It was delicious! You can’t taste the carrots at all, but the orange color is fun.
Zune along with iPod: Most people compare the Zune to touch, but right after seeing precisely how slim and surprisingly smaller and light it is, I consider it becoming a rather exclusive hybrid in which combines chtrcaterisaics of the Touch as well as the Nano. It’s extremely colorful as well as lovely OLED screen is slightly smaller compared to touch screen, but the player itself feels quite a bit smaller and also lighter. It weighs about about 2/3 all the, and is noticeably smaller in width and top, while being just a hair heavier.
Tomatoes, spinach, zucchini, bell pepper, chard, organic beet leaves, any organic leaves from many veggies. Come to think, anything really :).
In addition to what others have listed, I also put in cucumber. You can taste it but I find it refreshing
Never been a fan of smoothie…so I guesss I cant say much.
Is SR living in Washington now? I miss her blog an d Twitter posts. 🙁
Yes, she ditched me for Washington. She is still super funny and fun, but just MIA online now. Sad.
She actually doesn’t like smoothies either!
WHAT?!? You’re going to be in Washington?!? I live in Washington! Are you doing a meetup or anything while you’re in town?
I wasn’t planning on it because I think the race is kind of in a random part of the state outside of Seattle. Are you familiar with Suncadia? I’m not even sure that’s a city…
Ooh, maybe I’ll experience a SR/RER sighting that weekend 😉
I’m running the half on Saturday. It’s beautiful up there.
Hmm, for smoothies I’ve tried carrots, spinach, kale.
Yah!!! See you there!!
Thats a good idea! Sadly, Ive found that eating raw carrots can give me a stomachache…cooked is fine though! I love adding spinach, zucchini, or cucumber because you cant taste them that much.
I do carrots too! Especially with “orange” smoothies- mango, oranges etc.
I am one of the only people in the world that can’t get down with smoothies. They just never taste good to me. Perhaps my expectations are “milkshake” level which is unattainable. Lol.
SR actually doesn’t really like smoothies either! You two can be friends.
AHH this looks amazing! I am so inspired to try carrots in my smoothies now…they almost always have spinach and spirulina in them but I love the idea of switching them up like this…I just hope that carrots blend as well as spinach does 🙂
Thanks for the tip! xo
Have to say I don’t think I’ve put veggies in my smoothies. I put all kinds of fruit and spices in them! Might have to try the carrots. At least it looks more appetizing than green shakes 😉
I prefer just to eat my vegetables.
I’ve been to Suncadia several times and didn’t realize they have races there. Prepare for hot weather since it is Eastern WA even though it’s outside the mountain pass.
Thanks for the head’s up! I was expecting cool and gloomy-ish.
Nah, it’s different on the east side of the mountains. Lows in the 50’s … highs in the upper 80’s but Suncadia is in the trees so you could have lots of shade.
Thank you Denise!! Are you running it?
Ummm…I don’t think you get much vitamin K from carrots. I think it’s in Kale and other leafy greens. But I love carrots anyway.
Ah! You’re right, I meant A and I was going to make a joke about “knight vision” but cut it out because it’s my own random inside one and got confused. Now you know my brain is weird – is there a vitamin to help that?
Similar to Erin, I put a summer squash in mine and you can’t taste it at all. I’ve also put celery in but you can kind of taste it.
I put a whole zucchini in mine. Can’t even taste it and I get even more veggies in!
Good tip! I need to try that.
Never carrots…I guess I am boring and only tried spinach….but I don’t drink a lot of smoothies either…