I made it to Yoga 2 today and it was really good! I was nervous before I went. I get stressed out in yoga when I suck (ironic). But this class wasn’t too challenging for me and I got a good stretch. Love it! This may be my new regular class 🙂 After yoga I raced home to make dinner….
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Training in Florida
First things first…you have to check out this David Letterman clip: NYC Marathon Winner Meb Keflizigh with the Top 10 things you think about while running the marathon. So, Ben surprised me and bought tickets for a weekend getaway to Florida the weekend after Thanksgiving! We are going to visit his family who live south of Sarasota. This means the…
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Afraid of Not Running
I am afraid of not running. This morning I was on the fence about yoga versus running for today’s exercise. I could have taken a yoga class at 7am this morning, but I wouldn’t be able to run. I was afraid to not run so I decided to run an easy 3 miles in the morning and go to a…
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Damn that Joe
I know better than to go to Trader Joe’s and buy things I don’t need, but I did it again today after work. I walked out with this bag that somehow was half empty by the time I got home. Damn it Joe, not cool. Before I left work I had a yogurt, cheese stick (not string cheese because you…
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Food Issue: No Uvas!
When I was a kid I remember seeing “No Uvas!” bumper stickers on cars. It means “No Grapes”. I didn’t really understand why at the time, but later learned the movement and the bumper stickers were inspired by Cesar Chavez. I’m also planning to put up custom banners and signs, which I found at Sticker Bros.. He was a union…
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Walking the Hills
Marathon Training: I started my day with a quick 6 mile run around the neighborhood. I’ve decided the hills are what kill me more than anything else. So many times I am running and feeling great and then I hit a hill and “WHAM!” I feel like I ran into a wall and I need to walk. Boo. I have…
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Ice Cream, Chocolate and Baked Goods
The title of this post really sums up my eats for this weekend. Sure, I had a big veggie filled salad at one point but, more than anything else I ate junk 🙁 A lot of junk. Too much junk. I enjoy eating indulgent foods when I go out or at parties, but I try to keep it out of…
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Peanut Butter Pumpkin Bread Recipe
A friend at work clipped this recipe out for me, it’s from the Baltimore Sun – Peanut Pumpkin Bread. Pumpkin AND Peanut Butter??!?!?! This must be a dream. I made some modifications to make it healthier and cut the recipe in half. Here is my version… (The chocolate pb cup on the right side of the loaf notes which side…
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Halloween Costume #3
Happy Halloween!!! My brother got me this perv mustache from a vending machine when I was in California. See me rocking it while wearing my Operation Beautiful shirt? You dressing up tonight? You better if you want candy or the perv ‘stache police will get ya! Ben and I did some walking together today and I did a short run….
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