Happy Friday! It's been quite a week, so today's post is just a compilation of 5 random updates I wanted to share today. New Car We got a new car! After having my car for almost 17 years, it was time. Rob and I have been sharing a car for about 7 years now and it started to give us a lot of trouble over the past few months. We spent way too much money on repairs and Ubers over the past few weeks so it was time for ... Read the Post...
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A Peek Into Cleveland Marathon Training Weeks 5-9
A few weeks ago I shared that I am coaching Rob for the Cleveland Marathon in May. He has now completed week 9 of training so I thought I would give another update. A Peek Into Cleveland Marathon Training Weeks 5-9 My last post about this was written after week 4, and at that time he had completed all workouts as scheduled. He has still been doing well with getting all the workouts in, but some snow and ice last ... Read the Post...
Daylight Saving Time and a Snowy Week
Between daylight saving time starting last weekend and the snow we got on Tuesday, I was all sorts of thrown off this week. I ended up going to bed around 7:30pm on Monday night because I was so exhausted from the time change. Luckily I was off from work on Tuesday so I was able to rest up and catch up on a few things. The rest of the week just felt really weird, not knowing what day or time it was. The week flew by ... Read the Post...
Ginger and Beet Anti-Inflammatory Smoothie
There are some foods that I know are good for me, and I want to like, but I just can't bring myself to eat them. Cooked beets are one of these foods. I've read all the benefits of beets for runners (or for anyone), so I have tried to figure out ways to get these benefits without forcing myself to eat something I don't like. One way to do this is by using beets or beet juice in a smoothie. Sometimes I can find peeled, ... Read the Post...