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Archive for April, 2010
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Posted in Uncategorized on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I love Easter Candy… a little too much?
Posted in Clothes, Food, Half-Marathon, Resistance Training, Running, Temperature on April 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
7:45 AM (at the gym): Resistance training at the gym: 3 sets, 12-15 reps of each: back extension (15lb barbell in each hand) chest press (70lbs first set) seated row (70lbs) shoulder press (45lbs and 50lbs) assisted pull-ups/tricep dips (2 sets each @ 45lbs) front/side planks (1 each x 60sec) 10 push ups 6:30pm: Temperature: [...]
Pumpkin 5-grain cereal and Banana and Nut Butter Stuffed French Toast
Posted in Clothes, Food, Half-Marathon, Running, Temperature, tagged Banana and Nut Butter Stuffed French Toast, pumpkin 5-grain cereal on April 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Temperature: 4° C Distance run/type: 16k / LSD Clothes: Capri pants, Lululemon tank top, Adidas outer shell, Asics TrailRunners. Feeling: Great! My hands were a bit cold for the first 8k or so, but they warmed up, and the cold wind felt amazing while running in the sun. ♦♦♦ After yesterday’s hot cereal breakfast, I woke [...]
Nut Butter ‘n Espresso Cereal and Grilled Mahi Mahi
Posted in Clothes, Food, Half-Marathon, Running, Temperature, tagged Asparagus and Red Pepper Egg Pumpernickel Sandwich, Goat Cheese, Grilled Mahi Mahi, Kasha, Nut Butter 'n Espresso Cereal, Red River Cereal on April 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Temperature: 4° C Distance run/type: 6k / steady run Clothes: Capri pants, Lululemon tank top, Adidas outer shell, Asics TrailRunners. Feeling: It was a gorgeous and sunny, so about 10 minutes into the run, I had to take off my outer shell and run with my tank top. ♦♦♦ I love Saturday mornings. It’s the one [...]
Rest Days should always involve Persian and Ethiopian food
Posted in Food, tagged Bayaaynatu, Ethiopian food, Injera on April 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Ah, Rest Day. I always enjoy them. I began it with a delicious bowl of cold cereal and organic unsweetened soy milk . When I got to work, I somehow managed to resist my morning coffee urge and made it to lunch with one container of yogurt. Again, I was too busy to prepare my [...]
A pumpernickel egg sandwich saves the day
Posted in Food, Resistance Training, tagged Pumpernickel Egg and Black Olive Sandwich on April 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
7:45 AM (at the gym): 3 sets, 12-15 reps of each: chest press (75lbs) seated row (75lbs) shoulder press (50lbs) hip abductor (75lbs outward motion, 95lbs inward motion) assisted tricep dip (50lbs, then 40lbs) bicep curls (30lbs barbell) ♦♦♦ I wasn’t on my best behaviour today. I didn’t even photograph all the evidence of my [...]
How hills made an honest runner out of me
Posted in Clothes, Food, Half-Marathon, Running, Temperature on April 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Temperature: 13° C Distance run/type: 8 hill repeats (plus 3k walk-of-shame warm-up/cool down) / hill training Clothes: Capri pants, sports bra, Adidas base layer, Adidas top layer, Asics TrailRunners. Feeling: A little too hot, but by the end of the run, I got cold fast and was glad to have a long-sleeved shirt. ♦♦♦ I woke [...]
A bagel-ful day
Posted in Clothes, Food, Half-Marathon, Resistance Training, Running, Temperature on April 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
7:45 AM (at the gym): Resistance training at the gym: 2 sets, 12-15 reps of each: lunges (20 each side) chest press (70lbs first set, 75lbs second set) seated row (70lbs) shoulder press (45lbs and 50lbs) assisted pull-ups/tricep dips (2 sets each @ 55lbs) front/side planks (2 sets of each x 60sec) 6:30 PM: Temperature: [...]
Curry Rice with Peas and Roasted Pepper Haddock
Posted in Food, tagged Curry rice with peas, Roasted Pepper Haddock on April 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a good weekend in terms of food. When I got back to my apartment after an incredible feast at my parent’s house, I was too tired to do any formal cooking so I threw some curry powder, dried dill weed, frozen peas, a dash of salt and water into some long grain brown [...]
It’s Easter and the Green Monster came to visit
Posted in Clothes, Food, Half-Marathon, Running, Temperature on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Temperature: 10-14° C Distance run/type: 14K (plus 2k steady run home)/LSD run Clothes: Capri pants, Technical past race t-shirt, Asics TrailRunners. Feeling: Perfect. ♦♦♦ It’s been a gorgeous weekend so far. On Saturday morning, I went for a leisurely 4k steady run because I couldn’t resist the lovely weather. This morning, I began my day with [...]
