Monthly Archives: May 2011

Training Day Tuesday

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My meals today were sort of a disaster, and my pictures (which I tried to take with a cell phone camera) were even worse.  Better luck tomorrow?

Instead, I’m finally going to share my training plan with you guys.  I’m basically following the beginner’s half marathon plan I found in SHAPE –

The plan has three days running (one long run), two days cross-training, and two days off.  I’m also going to try to incorporate stretching and strength training.  It’s not on the schedule, but I have an unlimited one month hot yoga pass I need to cash in, so expect to see lots of that in June.  If you have training experiences and you have any suggestions about this plan, please let me know what you think!!!

I’m not positive I’ll actually be able to commit to this race (see this post), but for now it feels great to cross off the days!

I haven’t crossed today off yet, but I did get in my three miles.  The rain forced me inside all afternoon so I headed to the treadmill.  3 miles in 28:15.

And now, of course, I’m having knee pain.  See why I qualified that goal?  With any luck I’ll feel better tomorrow, but if not I can do my cross-training with an easy walk while I study for tomorrow’s two exams.  See you then!

I’m Feeling Wicked

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Congrats to those of you who guessed it; last night Adam and I saw “Wicked” at Shea’s Performing Arts Center!

I’ve seen the show once before in NYC and I have to admit that the Buffalo rendition totally exceeded my expectations!

Gregory Maguire is one of my favorite authors, and Wicked is actually my all-time favorite book.  I tend to read mostly memoirs and non-fiction, but Maguire’s adult fairy tales are totally my jam!  I don’t love all of the changes that the play makes to the story, but the added hilarity definitely allow me to overlook them.  Adam loved the show as well, which was the most exciting thing at all for me.

We bought ourselves a champagne before the show started,

and nibbled on some Smarties during intermission.

It was a glorious date night, thanks Mom and Dad!

This morning’s breakfast was centered around trying out a new vegan yogurt find, Amande is made from cultured almond milk.

I tried the coconut flavor today, atop a sliced banana and topped with a dollop of Smuckers Natural PB with Honey and a sprinkle of shredded coconut.

I didn’t love love the yogurt (nothing can top the tang and thickness of Greek), but I thought it was the best vegan alternative I’ve ever tried.  I wouldn’t buy it regularly, but I am looking forward to trying the strawberry flavor in my fridge.  The bowl was pretty good,

though I have to admit, I was missing my usual crunchy/sweet nut addition.

I had to head to school a bit early because I was meeting with a professor about a project and I needed to go grovel at the financial aid office as well.  Part of the reason I have been feeling wicked is because I have NOT been keeping on top of my work!  <– more on that in a minute

Lunch was all about the leftovers; a piece of corn bread,

and a serving of steamed spinach,

topped with maple turkey sloppy joes.

The “sauce” mixed with the spinach was divine; I’m never eating ‘joes on a bun again!

I also snagged a few bites of free cotton candy from the student union.

Boo-yah for free spun sugar!

I mentioned feeling wicked above, and I think I put that shame to good use.  After classes ended today I headed to the dietetics lab (computers and silence) with a friend and hunkered down there until after 8pm!  I finished a ton of work and I’m on such a roll that I’m planning on making it a late night of studying.  The goal is a 12-1am bedtime alternating 30minutes of tv with 45+ minutes of studying. 

We grabbed lattes – medium, non-fat, half pumps of almond rocca syrup –

before the study session but dinner never really happened.  My stomach has been feeling off all day, hurting and bloated, so nothing ever sounded appealing.  I’ll probably grab a snack at some point this evening and I’ll just blog about it in the morning.

Have you ever seen (or read) Wicked?  What’s your favorite Broadway show?

May Day

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Welcome, May!  You haven’t quite warmed up to us yet, but you allowed me a glorious run around Delaware Park with the husband, so I think I’m going to like you.

The half marathon plan called for 4 miles this morning, so we set out through our neighborhood for a loop around the park and back.  Runs like this are when I’d kill for a Garmin; MapMyRun isn’t 100% accurate when you’re not going in a straight line.  To the best of my knowledge, we ran 4 miles, in 48 minutes.  That’s crazy slow, but I ran the entire time so I’m feeling proud of myself!  We finished with a short walk around the ‘hood to bring our workout to 1 hour.

Then I came home and got into bed.  The run didn’t really tire me out (my legs feel great!), but we’ve been staying up way too late watching “Scrubs” lately.  Running knocks my hunger back anyways, so I gladly showered and fell into bed without breakfast.

When I was done with the Sleeping Beauty routine I made myself a glass of hazelnut cocoa,

and some baby carrots.

And we just finished a Southern feast of a dinner –

Cheddar and Scallion Corn Bread from Fitness Magazine,

Sloppy Maple-BBQ Turkey Joes from Everyday with Rachael Ray,

and some steamed spinach.

I ate my spinach in the ‘joe juice and it was so good!  I definitely took an extra large serving of everything.  A great meal all around.

We ate the early dinner because we are headed to Shea’s Theatre to take in a show.  I am beyond excited!  My parents bought us tickets for Easter and we are seeing one of my favorites.

For funsies, see if you can guess the show from my hints –

Any ideas?  I’ll be back tomorrow with a recap!