Sometimes you have great weeks, where you’re just a running rock star—you’re hitting your weekly mileage goals and you feel great. And other weeks, training is just a bust. This past week was the latter. I didn’t even come close to hitting my 45-mile target. And that 19-mile long run I was supposed to do on Saturday? Ha.
I was swamped at work last week, had other obligations over the weekend, and running just didn’t happen.
It was time. I finally added strength training into my marathon training plan.
I bought a couple of 3-pound dumb bells earlier this month. My sister took one look at them and cracked up.
Her: Three pounds?! What’s that going to do??
Me: They will do a lot when what you’ve been lifting was nothing! … Plus, I can put them together to make six pounds!
Her: *laughs* Ok, sure.
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The week began with cake.
Our office is big on celebrating things — birthdays, baby showers, new interns, the arrival of summer, etc.
Last week, my colleague, Kevin, got me a cake to celebrate completing 10 states. It was awesome of him. He said I’d get another cake after I complete 10 more states. Something to look forward to!
Ever heard of #RunChat? It’s a Twitter chat that takes place Sunday nights, covering various topics related to running.
I almost missed it last night because I tried to go to bed early. Good thing I couldn’t sleep. There were some great tips on training that I would have missed (note to non-Tweeters: technically, you can always read a Twitter chat later, but what you would miss is the real-time conversation with others).
Following are some of my favorites tips from last night’s chat.
Before this running blog, I had a food blog. A few of them, actually.
The latest still exists, but hasn’t been updated in over a year. I keep saying that I’ll return to it, but it just hasn’t happened yet. Maybe one day…
In the meantime, I’m going to start sharing some recipe-related posts here. I don’t cook and bake as often as I used to, so there probably won’t be very many of those posts.
I did bake yesterday though. First time since the holidays! I whipped up a peach tart after my long run, thinking it would be great recovery food. I wish I could say it turned out awesome and hit the spot, but it didn’t.
I’m pretty sure I know why. But first, here’s my weekly training update:
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#MotivationMonday: “A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset. When you wake up, take a second to think about what a privilege it is to simply be alive. The moment you start acting like life is a blessing, it will start to feel like one.”
I am now a month into training. I am tired and sore. And some days, I’m not really sure if I’ve improved much.
Tucked away in a run-down shopping center in the Glenmont neighborhood of Silver Spring, Md. is a hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant called Szechuan Palace.
It looks a little sketchy. And a little dirty. But their combination fried rice is fantastic.
It is so good that I have them on my list of “favorites” on my iPhone.
Did you catch the firestorm on social media last week about the New York Times’ Peas in Guacamole recipe?
They tweeted it, and it did not go over well.
Add green peas to your guacamole. Trust us. http://t.co/7imMY9c2ph pic.twitter.com/oeOMt2qgmh
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 1, 2015
People were outraged that such a suggestion would ever be made.
“Peas?! In guacamole?? No.”
Long holiday weekends are the best. Especially ones that involve fireworks.
Running the States 