February 2012
Today's workout with my new sneaks =)
35 min run with rolling hills.
Upper body day:
DB flat chest press: 3x12 reps
45 degree chest against bench DB rows: 3x12 reps
DB lat pullovers: 3x12 reps
YTWs:n 3x8 for Y, T and W
Great workout…now showering and off to the Devils game with Dan!
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27 left to go! Health eating challenge update:
today’s munches:
Breakfast: 1 egg and an apple/carrot smoothie (yum!)
Snack: my emergency muscle milk because I didn’t bring enough snacks and was starving before 11 am haha
Lunch: mixed greens with beef cubes, peppers and sauce
Snack: apple cinnamon chobani
Pre-workout snack: homemade protein bar (small piece because I wasn’t that hungry)
Post-workout snack: half of a...
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Yesterday's eating
Breakfast: 2 eggs + coffee
Snack: grapes
Lunch: mixed greens, tuna, dried cranberries, tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar
Snack: Black cherry chobani
Post-workout: homemade protein bar, banana
Dinner: beef cubes, tomato sauce on top of mixed greens
Dessert: 4 strawberries
I prefer spring over summer
I hate when it’s too hot to be outside and you’re sweating all the time.
How about you?
Its 10 am and it's already 54 out
It’s absolutely beautiful today!!
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AHHH what part is this?? Doesn’t look like…path but ohhh it is still loveee.
It’s right in New Brunswick and runs along Easton Ave until who knows where lol
Looking over last year's training log when I was...
love when I write “4 miles…short run around town.”
HA. 4 miles today has me exhausted and mega-icing my legs lol.
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Longest run since the marathon...4 miles!!!
Feeling pooped but good at the same time. Wasn’t a breeze, but wasn’t hard either. Love that I am building back up!!! Thanks to @runnyknows (marc from TrainWithMarc) aka my cyber running coach.
If you want to take the guessing out of training plans for running, contact him! Tell him I sent you =)
Really just want to take a nap
But off on a 40 min run I go…
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10 reasons why runners should lift →
Charles Poliquin is a very reputable source. Although he has written posts in the past about how running/long distance running can be bad/not good for weight loss blah blah (see this rant). But I like that he also posts something for runners, and the benefits of running and strength training. This is incredibly useful info for all you runners out there! I love strength training, and believe it has...
livelongtrainhard answered your question: Who has run the Marine Corps Marathon?
MCM was great! I loved it. The wait for the subway after was over an hour. That sucked…but the sights made up for it. Never done NYC.
futurebostonq answered your question: Who has run the Marine Corps Marathon?
I haven’t done it, but I paced with a lady who did. She has done 50+ marathons and it was in her top...
thisawkwardlife answered your question: Who has run the Marine Corps Marathon?
I haven’t but know a lot who have and have been. Really well organized, attractive men in uniform handing out gatorade.
hahaha I’m reading reviews now and they also mention the good looking marines who are at each water station. hey, good motivation for getting to the finish line so one of them can put my medal...
Who has run the Marine Corps Marathon?
What did you like about it? Didn’t like? How does it compare to NYC??
Curious!
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29 days left of my clean eating challenge...so far...
Breakfast: spinach and banana green smoothie. yumm! Couldn’t even taste the spinach
Snack: strawberries
Lunch: tuna with mixed greens, dried cranberries, olive oil, tomatoes, and balsamic vinegar
Snack: clementine, tomatoes and celeries with hummus
Snack: cashews
Snack: Chobani apple cinnamon yogurt yumm
Dinner: grilled chicken with sauteed cole slaw and green beans
Dessert: 4 oz. of...
Contemplating running NYC for charity again but idkkkkk
I liked the idea of having the year off bit I do want to run again before 2013!
Decisions…..
Today will be a hard day in my healthy eating...
First we had brownies in my morning class. Then I’m in the graduate lounge and there are muffins, donuts, cake and cookies. SO HARD!!!
But I am persevering! Had strawberries instead of a brownie in my Morning class and a clementine now instead of donuts. I am not giving in!!
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Day 30 (countdown style) of my 30 day clean eating...
Was PERFECT! Need to keep this going now for 30 days haha. Here is today:
Breakfast: 2 eggs and 4 oz. of natural applesauce
Snack: Cashews, blueberries, green tea
Lunch: grilled chicken with mixed greens, alfafa sprouts, tomatoes, dried cranberries, olive oil and balsamic vinegar
Snack: Apple cinnamon Chobani
Pre-workout snack: homemade protein bar, green tea
Post-workout snack: 1 egg
...
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Did my lower workout today despite some soreness
my hams are still so sore! Here’s today’s workout:
Squats: 3x12 reps
Deadlifts with a barbell: 3x12 reps
Reverse lunge combined with single leg romanian deadlift: 3x12 reps (these are what kill my hamstrings!)
3 sets of planks with elbows further out in front of you to make it harder (40 second hold)
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Here are the recipes for what I just made:
Low-carb Apple Cinnamon Protein Bars
Cinnamon Swirl Protein Bread
Just tried them both and they came out great!
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Had a good workout today with my sis
We did upper and some cardio:
Flat DB chest press: 3x12 reps
DB rows with chest against an incline Bench: 3x12 reps
DB pullover: 3x12 reps
YTWs: ugh just realized I forgot to do these!
Incline bicep curls: 3x12 reps
One arm DB French press: 3x15 reps
Then we did 10 min on the elliptical, 10 min walking on an incline, 10 min jump rope intervals.
Overall a great workout! Legs are still...
Tried the Neutrogena build a tan lotion
Kinda like the Jergens one. I really like it! I used it once and got a noticeable subtle tan which I liked. And I’m not orange! That’s always my biggest worry haha.
What do you guys use? Spray tans, lotions, or tanning beds?
Got in a slow 2.5 miles today
Despite my soreness. Helped to losses up a little but still so sore!! Definitely have a love hate relationship with squats and deadlifts lol
Legs are soooo sore from yesterday
Don’t you hate those days where you feel like you’re waddling everywhere because you’re sore??
Working an event at RU today called seniors day
They were doing Zumba and yoga. So cute! Wish I could join them lol but I’m in charge of arts and crafts and family feud later. It’s fun but I’m so tires and kinda wanna nap…
Had an awesome lower body workout today
My legs are already sore. Did squats, deadlifts, reverse lunges and single leg dead lifts…all 12 reps for three sets which was toughhh
Now I get to relax in bed and catch up on Revenge :-)
In Case You Were Wondering, Chris Brown Is Still... →
motherjones:
If you haven’t read the old police report lately or seen Brown’s tweets from Grammy night, you owe it to yourself to check this out.
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Had a nice run today...2.8 miles
in the middle of the day. It was like 50s, so it was perfect!
2.8 in 30 min…went nice and easy. I have off tomorrow yayyy can sleep in a little.
Tomorrow is finally my leg workout. I hate leg days but I guess as a runner I need them.
Side note: my prof ran 29 freakin’ miles this weekend…in 4:14…
so can we talk about how he ran 29 miles in less time than I ran a...
My salad with tuna is just not doing it for me...
it’s missing the dried cranberries =(
Need to make new workout days
because grad school is ruining my workout and running flow.
I was suppose to do a leg workout today but didn’t wake up…naturally.
I hate leg days!
I will be doing it tomorrow though and I am going for a run after work today (hope it’s not raining)
My sis and I are going to visit Monmouth U. tomorrow…and alumni out there??
Bored in class....ask me questions!!
keep my entertained =)
I have been MIA..sorry! It’s been busy at school and I wish I could do venting but it would make this post like 10 pages long. Le sigh. Just feeling disappointed and not good enough which is like…a recurring theme in my life it seems.
Anyways…I took last week off from lifting, I Was kinda getting sick and I just have been feeling blah lately. I went to the gym yesterday though...
Got a bunch of stuff to make some crafts for dans...
Excited to see the final product!
We’re also going out to a devils game Tomorrow and going out with everyone at night. I wanted to plan a surprise party but a lot of ppl couldn’t make it :-/
Should be a fun weekend!
Just did an insanity video
I forgot how much I loved them. Could only do thirty min of it. Drenched in sweat now.
To my fellow NYRR members:
what races do you suggest for this summer? are there certain races to avoid, or any that are must-do?
Thanks!!
Ahhhh just finished the hunger games!
“Keep believing. Keep fighting til the very end. No matter what the circumstances...”
– Eli Manning (via moveyourbooty)