I finally made a Pinterest site for the blog! It is still a work in progress, but I started organizing it this weekend. I made a board for ‘'This Week’s Meals” where I will save everything I plan to make that week, and then move it to another board if I like it and want to make it again. Check out my Pinterest page here! Now here is more about my weekly meal plan and the food prep I did this week. Here is my weekly ... Read the Post...
Recent Posts
Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie
Have I ever mentioned that I typically live off of smoothies, especially in the summer? Now that the weather is getting warmer they are back to being a part of my regular meal planning rotation. I created this smoothie on Saturday, after my 10 mile run. I wanted something quick and simple, to allow my muscles to begin recovering. A few week’s ago I won a sample of My Mix Protein Powder from Megan’s blog, so I wanted to ... Read the Post...
Recent Workouts (April 24th-May 3rd)
Since I’m not training for anything these days, I thought I would just post my workouts since my last check-in (which was when I talked about my race recovery). Recent Workouts (April 24th-May 3rd) Thursday 4/24: 3.71 miles easy and Runner’s Core DVD Friday 4/25: 3 miles on treadmill, Body Pump (Sometimes its just easier to do a little run on the treadmill before and after the class, even though I will always ... Read the Post...
Race Recovery and Running Plans
It’s been 10 days since the marathon, and I have “felt” recovered for the past 7. However, even though I don’t feel “sore” it is likely that my body is still recovering from the race, so I have been taking it easy. After a few days off and a few days of cross training, I started adding some easy, short runs back into my routine. Since I don’t have any races planned at this point, there is no pressure to get back into ... Read the Post...