At 7am tomorrow morning, I’ll be taking off among a sea (pond?) of 800 people at the ODDyssey Half Marathon in Philadelphia’s Fairmont Park alongside Leslie and possibly a few other Philly bloggers. Originally, I was planning on setting a time goal of under 2 hours – and my last training run proved to me [...]
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Pre-Race Prep
Posted in Dinner, Fueling, Half Marathon, Pizza, Race, Running on May 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A Farm Fresh Frittata
Posted in Dinner, Farmers' Market Challenge, Market Meals, Recipe on May 28, 2010 | 8 Comments »
My infatuation with farm fresh eggs stemmed from reading various other blogs who praised their bright yellow yolk, fluffy texture and better taste. It deepened when I read that they actually hold more nutrients, including more vitamin A, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin E and beta-carotene. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that [...]
My Crural Region Feels Great
Posted in Breakfast, Dinner on May 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In other words…my legs feel great . A good sign for the half this weekend! I started my summer Anatomy and Physiology class yesterday, so I’m immersed in learning the names of every part of the human body. Summer classes take a four month class and condense it to five weeks – so my mind [...]
A Day of Market Eats
Posted in Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Market Meals on May 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I woke up this morning excited for all the ways I could incorporate yesterday’s buys into my meals today. I started off with overnight oats, which I learned about from Kath’s blog here. I combined plain 0% greek yogurt, water and oatmeal and let it sit in the fridge overnight. In the morning, I topped [...]
11 Mile Morning and Pizza Evening
Posted in Dinner, Half Marathon, Pizza on May 13, 2010 | 5 Comments »
As part of my training plan for the ODDyssey Half Marathon, which I am running in two weeks, I ran a relaxing 11 miles around the Kelly Drive loop in Philadelphia today. It was my first time running the entire loop, which spans from the Art Museum all the way to Falls Bridge. I ran [...]
