Hello! I didn’t end up getting home until close to midnight last night! By that time I was hungry and Ben and I shared a homemade banana / strawberry yogurt smoothie and then hit the hay.
This morning I was not ready to crawl out of bed when my alarm went off, luckily I had an easy 6 miler planned and that woke me up just fine 
I also busted out the fancy coffee because I figure I’m going to be drinking a lot of it today…
Sad news: My jar of Barney Butter is gone 
Good News: I made pumpkin oats in a jar with it 
Scary News: The New York Marathon is only 12 days away!
Happy News: That means it’s time to carb load!
This Sicilian Pasta dish is the last Marathon Meal I filmed for the ING New York Marathon. It’s super easy and only requires 6 ingredients! Watch my video below and check out the Sicilian Pasta Recipe here.
Question: Got any Sad / Happy / Scary / Fun News to share?
Ran my first marathon a few weeks ago, sub 4, no “carbo loading”. Just ate my usual (granted that my food intake increased while training but there was no last minute load up) , the only difference in my pre marathon meal was carbs the night before, rather than just my usual assortment of veggies.
Bummed…have not been able to run since I strained my hip flexor muscle on a training run over the weekend. But excited for you and NYCM.
Get well soon! (Sorry if this is duplicate message)
well I had an interview today and a second interview there on Wed, and I have an interview at a dif place on Fri. I am hoping for a job soon.
Bad news..my downstairs neighbor came up to tell me we have plumbing issues after my shower, her living room wall is all wet and her mirror fell with dry wall. 🙁
Good luck on the interviews!
Love the target Archer brand coffees! So delish!
Barney Butter AB was on sale at Whole Foods when I went shopping today ($7.99 as opposed to $9.99).
I think I bought it on that sale last time (which wasn’t that long ago considering I’m done with the jar).
hahaha…i’m with jack up top there, i’m in a constant state of carbo-loading or at least that’s the excuse i’m going with! 🙂
Great video! You are so fun to watch. I don’t mean that in a creepy way…sorry if it sounds creepy via the internet.
Thank you 🙂
Good news to share? Let’s see, I had a second interview for a job I really, really want. I should hear either way on Friday. Fingers crossed!
Good Luck!!!
Sad / I am lazy, not working out and eating bad
Happy / Had a great weekend filled with lots of good friends and celebrations
Scary / No idea how I will handle a toddler and a newborn and try to fit work in there somewhere.
Fun / Um…gonna clean the house when I get home, does that count?
ps. that was for emily!!
I wish every day could be a carb loading day. That would really be the best.
Scary…how much candy I ate over the weekend
Happy….that the cabin is now closed for the winter
Sad….my little XC daughter has an awful pulled/stressed/knotted muscle on the side of her calf and may not be able to finish the season…no Sectionals or State run for her??? (she is at an orthopedic doctor right now)
Oh no! {{{Sending healing vibes}}}
Yummy! My bf is running the NYC Marathon this year, and while I’ll just be watching from the crowd, I am MORE than happy to help him carb-load with delicious meals like these. 🙂
Maybe I’ll see you!
Over the weekend I won 3rd female overall in a small Halloween parade 5K! Got $50 for that effort. I ran the entire thing in a bathing suit because my costume (with a group of friends) was Baywatch or Lifeguard. 🙂
NY is going to be amazing! Don’t forget your salt, to hydrate, try to get some sleep.
No news really.
The Kidless Kronicles
Started a 10K training plan today.
But better yet, my exciting news was my motivation for running this morning.
If I didn’t do it this morning, I would have to do it in snow tomorrow. Winter storm coming through!
Ha. Rachelle, you and I must be near the same place.
My happy/scary news – I just realized that today is exactly four months from my due date. I have no baby stuff. I don’t even know where to start. Oh man. I’ve been freaking out all day!!
I can totally relate – 5 months and NO idea what I am going to do regarding work…
As for the gear just remember you really only “need” about 1/2 of what the retailers try to shove at you. Check garage sales, craigslist, used baby stuff is the best and hardly used at all by the time they are done with it.
Have fun!
Totally true.
Good advice. I’ve been trolling Craigslist all evening!!
Now if only you could help us pick a name 😉
How far in advance are you supposed to carb load?
Today I completed my application for nursing school. I’m happy and excited, but terrified about being rejected. Also sad when I think about leaving my current job and coworkers, whom I adore!
I’m 8 weeks from finishing nursing school. I remember putting in my application, and how scary it was. Nursing school has been the most difficult, AND rewarding experience of my life. Good luck, and good thoughts to you!!
Thanks so much for the sweet comments, Crystal!
I’m 8 weeks away from finishing nursing school too! I agree that even though it has been difficult it has been incredibly rewarding. Emily – be patient with yourself, that what I learned the most during nursing school. You won’t be mega nurse right away.
Is POTM coming out today?
That’s what I was just going to ask.
I’m postponing it another day or two because I thought it was super early to announce. Then, I got a ton of emails so it’s coming soon! Promise 🙂
Yay! 🙂
you are going to have a great marathon! My neighbor ran the NYC a couple years ago and said it was SO much fun 🙂
My first marathon is a week today! Excited/Nervous now. Going to start carbo loading 3 days before.
I’m really strong at carb loading; now I just need to fold in the marathon running part…
I’ve never run a marathon before so I have to say, I didn’t realize it was important to begin carb loading so much ahead of the race itself.
When I was doing research on food/preparation for my 1/2 marathon this Saturday, I found this:
True carb loading is depleting carbs a week before (in an attempt to get the body to want to hold on to any carbs it gets, but that may have been debunked), and then eating mostly carbs 3-4 days before. I think people eat around 3.5-5 grams of carbs per pound of body weight.
Is that what you mean by carb loading now? I still don’t know what my preparation will be for this Saturday, outside of what I have been doing…