Ice cream assortment
Originally uploaded by cherrydg
mango, corn & cheese, fruit & bean
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
It's Go Time
My Chia herb garden for the first ever Chia Challenge arrived today. WTF is this you ask? It's a little game that Maricel, her friends and I have to see who can grow the healthiest herb garden. We'll all be taking pics every 5 days to track our progress. Stay tuned!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Thanks for visiting Hanna
Friday - Mother Nature's latest spawn, Hanna, was expected to arrive Friday night. Since I knew we'd be staying in on Saturday, I headed to Lowes to pick up paint for our fireplace. Got home to find that Al had sent temporary tattoos of FOOD. Love it! Dinner consisted of a delicious chicken Burrito Bol and a margarita. Yum yum. Saturday's long run was postponed until Sunday which meant that I could have a drink and not worry about being dehydrated or oversleeping on Saturday.
Saturday - Headed to the gym and Target first thing in the morning. Steve was studying for most of the day so I finally painted our fireplace. I've been wanting to paint this for months but couldn't find the right color. We finally found Olympic's Brick Dust which goes with the print above the TV. Now I just have to get around to painting the rest of the room.... one day.
Saturday - Headed to the gym and Target first thing in the morning. Steve was studying for most of the day so I finally painted our fireplace. I've been wanting to paint this for months but couldn't find the right color. We finally found Olympic's Brick Dust which goes with the print above the TV. Now I just have to get around to painting the rest of the room.... one day.
In between coats of paint I manned some of our windows because the rain was starting to come inside. Ugh - guess we need to fix that. Also started recaulking/resealing our master bath shower. Step 1: remove old caulk. Note to self: next house, no ceramic tile in shower.
Sunday - Up at 5:30 so we could meet the running group for our long run. Some of the speedsters in our group talked me into joining them on a route that included some more intense hills. Even though it was hard, I was still able to keep them within 50-60 feet in front of me the whole time. Usually these people are out of my sight because they're so fast and (in my opinion) have genetic mutations that allow them to run fast without breathing hard or sweating. This weekend's reward for running 22 miles was pancakes, eggs, and a quick nap. I spent the rest of the afternoon removing the rest of the caulk from the shower. The new grout and caulk will have to wait because I'm in need of some veggin'.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Crazy Thought of the Week
The North Face Endurance Challenge – a series of races ranging in length from a 10K to a 50-miler – is this weekend. There are about 8-9 people in our running group that are running the 50K (31 miles) as a training run for the JFK 50-miler in November. Everyone I’ve talked to who has done one of these ultras (races longer than the 26.2 miles of a marathon) has said that they’re actually easier than a marathon. The first person who ever told me this was Doug, the owner of our gym. This guy had never run a race of any length before he did his first 50-miler last year. He’s also OCD and is constantly straightening up or cleaning the glass at the gym; you’d think he was part of the cleaning crew and not the owner if you saw him. Anyway, hearing this from him didn’t convince me since, as I told him, he’s not normal.
Last weekend I ran part of my training run with Jeanna, a lady from our group who is 32 and has a 3 year old daughter. She’s running both the 50K and the JFK 50-miler for the first time this year. According to her, the training for the 50-miler isn’t that much different than training for a marathon. In her words, “the long runs are just longer.” Jeanna also mentioned that it’s perfectly acceptable and normal and recommended that you walk part of the course; most people walk up the hills to conserve energy.
Jeanna’s last point about walking the hills was confirmed by Tracy, a random stranger who happened to be running at the same speed I was on the latter part of my run last weekend. She had done both the 50K and 50-miler last year and had plans to do them again this year. Tracy, mom of 3 and a nurse, said that unlike the marathons that she had done, the ultras were done just for the joy of running. She said that last year she actually stopped at a couple of points on the course to enjoy the view. That’s not to say that she was out for a leisurely stroll since she finished the 50 miles in 9 hours and 4 minutes, but that she thought it was a much more relaxed event.
A majority of the course for these races are done on the trail which is easier on your body that running on pavement. Whatever. I decided to watch this clip of some ultra-runner’s recommendation for tackling the downhills of a course. Holy moly guacamole. Anyone who knows me well knows that downhills are not my friend whether I’m in skis or shoes. I’m actually more concerned about busting my a$$ and getting lost than I am the distance. Not that I’m seriously considering doing an ultra – not this year anyway. Next year? We’ll see. I’m not sure if this curiosity is because of the event this weekend, or if I really do have some desire to tackle something new.
Last weekend I ran part of my training run with Jeanna, a lady from our group who is 32 and has a 3 year old daughter. She’s running both the 50K and the JFK 50-miler for the first time this year. According to her, the training for the 50-miler isn’t that much different than training for a marathon. In her words, “the long runs are just longer.” Jeanna also mentioned that it’s perfectly acceptable and normal and recommended that you walk part of the course; most people walk up the hills to conserve energy.
Jeanna’s last point about walking the hills was confirmed by Tracy, a random stranger who happened to be running at the same speed I was on the latter part of my run last weekend. She had done both the 50K and 50-miler last year and had plans to do them again this year. Tracy, mom of 3 and a nurse, said that unlike the marathons that she had done, the ultras were done just for the joy of running. She said that last year she actually stopped at a couple of points on the course to enjoy the view. That’s not to say that she was out for a leisurely stroll since she finished the 50 miles in 9 hours and 4 minutes, but that she thought it was a much more relaxed event.
A majority of the course for these races are done on the trail which is easier on your body that running on pavement. Whatever. I decided to watch this clip of some ultra-runner’s recommendation for tackling the downhills of a course. Holy moly guacamole. Anyone who knows me well knows that downhills are not my friend whether I’m in skis or shoes. I’m actually more concerned about busting my a$$ and getting lost than I am the distance. Not that I’m seriously considering doing an ultra – not this year anyway. Next year? We’ll see. I’m not sure if this curiosity is because of the event this weekend, or if I really do have some desire to tackle something new.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
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