Song for the week: Lady Gaga, Starstruck. I use it in spin all the time!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Thursday update
I've been a bad blogger this week. It goes hand in hand with hitting a small bump in the road with my training, but now I'm back on track! I even cleaned my kitchen. A few random ramblings:
I've decided to go back to the beginner's marathon schedule, at least for a few weeks, in an effort to not kill myself. Maybe I'll add speed work back in later, but right now my main focus needs to be mileage building and hill training.
Traffic has been down on the blog lately, but today I hit 1,000 hits for the month. As usual thanks for reading! Music Monday and weekly goal updates will resume next week.
Lurking around Columbus for work today, and when I come back it'll be time for treadmill hill repeats, cycling and the NROLFA. Long day! Is it the weekend yet?
I've decided to go back to the beginner's marathon schedule, at least for a few weeks, in an effort to not kill myself. Maybe I'll add speed work back in later, but right now my main focus needs to be mileage building and hill training.
Traffic has been down on the blog lately, but today I hit 1,000 hits for the month. As usual thanks for reading! Music Monday and weekly goal updates will resume next week.
Lurking around Columbus for work today, and when I come back it'll be time for treadmill hill repeats, cycling and the NROLFA. Long day! Is it the weekend yet?
Friday, January 20, 2012
Foodie Friday: Trader Joe's (or Trader Ming's) Soyaki sauce
I'm addicted.
I picked this stuff up at Trader Joe's and blew through the whole bottle. Now I'm dying for a chance to go back to TJ's so I can stock up.
It's low-cal, lower sodium, and really yummy. Great over brown rice, chicken or veggies.
I picked this stuff up at Trader Joe's and blew through the whole bottle. Now I'm dying for a chance to go back to TJ's so I can stock up.
It's low-cal, lower sodium, and really yummy. Great over brown rice, chicken or veggies.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Music Monday!
So for no good reason whatsoever I've decided to post one of my fav running songs every Monday, courtesy of the random button on my iTunes.
First up, awesome song I use for both the road and cycling... Bruce Springsteen, "The Rising." Enjoy!!
Two weeks in: Holy hills!
Weekly update post on the 2012 goals! This week had it's ups and downs, was really crazy but I survived!
Goal #1 - 4:10 at the Pig: This week I took a big and necessary step toward this goal -- I registered for the race! I secretly thought about wimping out and doing Cleveland instead, but now I'm committed!
Training went very well this week! I did my second tempo run, then did hill repeats on Thursday. I missed MIT Saturday due to crummy weather, so as an added bonus I ran more hills Sunday during my 10 mile run! Since I did most of my long run solo (Brandie came with for the first 4), I sped up and averaged out at 9:47. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing. I ran a total of 27 miles for the week (plus one walking).
Scheduled miles for this week (slightly modified, of course!)
Today: 4 miles easy
Tuesday: 6.5 miles tempo
Wednesday: 4 miles easy
Thursday: 4 miles hills
Friday: Swim
Saturday: 10 miles
Total: 28.5
Goal #2 -- Train for a triathlon: Except for spin classes, no movement on this one this week!
Goal #3 -- Lift more: I've resigned to the fact that I only really have time to lift twice a week, but I'm getting that in!
Goal #4 -- Learn to teach something new: Nothing here, either.
Goal #5 -- Weigh 120: Had several missteps this week. I'm back on track now!
Goal #6 -- Increase blog traffic: Traffic is down this month, way down :( Debuting a new feature tonight -- Music Mondays!
Goal #1 - 4:10 at the Pig: This week I took a big and necessary step toward this goal -- I registered for the race! I secretly thought about wimping out and doing Cleveland instead, but now I'm committed!
Training went very well this week! I did my second tempo run, then did hill repeats on Thursday. I missed MIT Saturday due to crummy weather, so as an added bonus I ran more hills Sunday during my 10 mile run! Since I did most of my long run solo (Brandie came with for the first 4), I sped up and averaged out at 9:47. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing. I ran a total of 27 miles for the week (plus one walking).
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| Elevation profile of Sunday's run |
Scheduled miles for this week (slightly modified, of course!)
Today: 4 miles easy
Tuesday: 6.5 miles tempo
Wednesday: 4 miles easy
Thursday: 4 miles hills
Friday: Swim
Saturday: 10 miles
Total: 28.5
Goal #2 -- Train for a triathlon: Except for spin classes, no movement on this one this week!
Goal #3 -- Lift more: I've resigned to the fact that I only really have time to lift twice a week, but I'm getting that in!
Goal #4 -- Learn to teach something new: Nothing here, either.
Goal #5 -- Weigh 120: Had several missteps this week. I'm back on track now!
Goal #6 -- Increase blog traffic: Traffic is down this month, way down :( Debuting a new feature tonight -- Music Mondays!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Foodie Friday: Multi-grain rice and Oolong Tea
There's this awesome Asian market at Sawmill in Columbus, called the New Asian Supermarket, which I hit sometimes on my weekly trek from MIT to Trader Joe's.
I don't need to go often because I buy my two key items in bulk.
The first is Multi-Grain rice. About $9 for a giant bag.
The next is Oolong Tea, which I live and die by when I'm at work! Just $4 and change for a huge box!
I don't need to go often because I buy my two key items in bulk.
The first is Multi-Grain rice. About $9 for a giant bag.
The next is Oolong Tea, which I live and die by when I'm at work! Just $4 and change for a huge box!
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Race registration complete: CRRC Winter Run
The CRRC Winter Run is 15 miles of hills through Granville. I did it last year, it was challenging, but I had a blast! An added bonus: It doesn't start til 1 p.m., so I get to sleep in both weekend days, woo!
Last year I ran it in 2:23:54. This year I hope to beat that time!
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