It was super cold this morning, but I couldn’t find the new gloves Ben bought me yesterday so I had to use my Poor Girl’s Gloves = Socks. Actually they are more like mittens, but you get the idea. I actually prefer mittens to gloves anyways since your fingers get to stay together and keep eachother warm! Marathon Training called…
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Pumpkin Chips & Pumpkin Dip
Just when you thought you’d heard of everything pumpkin flavored I bust out Pumpkin Chips! I found these a while back at the Nut House, but have been holding on to them. Well, I brought them with my lunch today and gave them a whirl. I would love to say that they were amazing, but they weren’t. My first reaction…
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Pumpkin Milkshake
Ever since spotting the Pumpkin Smash at Jamba Juice I knew I wanted to make my own Pumpkin Milkshake! This morning was the perfect time for it since I had a lot of left over pumpkin from the huge can I opened last night. My pumpkin shake contained: 1 container vanilla Chobani, 1/2c pumpkin, 1/2c soy milk (more added later…
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Race-ist & Calorie Counting
I ran the Freedom Run half marathon to become a better “Race-ist”. Oh wait, that sounds really bad…my definition of “race-ist” is someone who runs in running contests of any size. Anyways I am signing up for another run in November to practice my racing skills too. I will become a good “race-ist” yet! Remember when I broke an entire…
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Warm Ears, Cold Hands
It was chilly this morning so I busted out my ear muff/headband to keep my ears warm. But, my hands were freezing! I need mittens fast. Marathon Training: I was out of it this morning and couldn’t understand the speed work I was supposed to day (and I was not feeling it). So I just decided to try and do…
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Julia Child vs. Pumpkin Ice Cream
I cannot decide what was the bigger highlight of my day – visiting Julia Child’s kitchen or scoring pumpkin frozen yogurt at TCBY! Today was obviously a great day 🙂 Ben and I did some exploring in D.C. today and visited the National Museum of American History. They have a replica of Julia Child’s kitchen with all her pots and…
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Warm Dessert – Apple Crisp
I am an ice cream girl all the way, but I called TCBY and they don’t have pumpkin flavor until tomorrow (I’ll be there!). So, tonight I made a warm dessert – Apple PB Oat Crisp. I used this recipe as an inspiration, but with these changes – –Â used more oats to cover all the apples – PB instead…
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Eating more before a long run – 15 miles
I am going to start increasing my eats before long runs. I usually only have one piece of toast with PB, but as I am increasing my mileage I need to increase my before run eats. Today I stuck with the toast and PB&J, and then added another hunk of bread with PB. I am increasing my before run eats…
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Ice Cream is Carbs, Right?
Even though I was full from dinner the ice cream in the freezer has been calling my name. So, I had some topped with a granola bar and some chocolate syrup. A little over the top, but that’s how I do it. Hey, I have a 15 miler planned for tomorrow – Ice Cream is Carbs, Right??? Dinner was just…
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