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NYC Marathon Training 9/8-9/14 – Week 13

September 15, 2014 And just like that Monday is here again. Before I start with my training recap I want to wish a Happy Birthday to my cousin Steph!  Monday 9/8 - Rest day Tuesday 9/9 - Rest day Wednesday 9/10 - Rest day Thursday 9/11 - 2 miles + 60 minutes personal training Friday 9/12 - 3 miles + 60 minutes personal training Saturday 9/13 - Rest day Sunday 9/14 - 3 miles + Navy Air Force Half + 2 mile walk  Total: 23 miles…

Friday Five – Blogs to Love

September 12, 2014 Happy Friday! Good luck to everyone running Ragnar DC, Navy Air Force, and _________ (fill in your race name).  Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and the theme is Blogs to Love. Several of my favorite blogs participate in this linkup, so I decided to share five blogs outside the Friday Five that are newish to me this year.  In no particular order:  1. Blog About Running Kristina is a Floridian who started running in 2013.  She…

Tasty Thursday – Crockpot Yakitori Chicken (Take 1)

September 11, 2014 When I was in New York a couple of weekends ago, we were able to have some delicious Yakitori (Japanese style of skewered meat). While they were preparing our skewers, I saw them dip the skewers into a pot of Yakitori sauce and I was inspired.  Since we all know I love Crockpot dishes, I wanted to try making a Crockpot version of Yakitori Chicken.  I Googled “Yakitori Sauce” and found loads of recipies, ultimately choosing the…

Turkish/Georgian Vacation Recap – Part 5

Missed Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4? After visiting Dolmabahçe Palace, Ali and I grabbed our bags from the hotel and headed to the airport for our 2.5 hour flight to Georgia. 2.5 hours to Georgia?! Wait Jen, I thought you were in Eurasia? The Republic of Georgia is often confused with the State of Georgia.  The country is located in the Caucasus Region and bordered by Russia, Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. It was once part of the…

2014 Damascus Freedom 5K Race Recap

The fifth annual Damascus Freedom 5K was held this past Sunday in Damascus, Maryland.  The town is about 50-60 minutes north of DC. Image: Damascus Freedom 5K Once you get to upper MoCo, you see more views like this.   I signed up for this race 3 days prior to Sunday.  I was looking for a 5K that was low key, small, local, and went to a good cause. I found this race on Run Washington -it fit all the…

NYC Marathon Training 9/1-9/7 – Week 12

September 8, 2014 After a few amazing trips, I am excited to be in DC for the next few weekends in a row.  My next mini-trip or racecation will take me to Corning, NY for the Wineglass Half Marathon.  Mileage-wise I am getting back on track and I think next week I will be back to my “normal” schedule. Monday 9/1 - Rest day + Travel back from NY Tuesday 9/2 - 1/2 mile sprint + 60 minutes personal training Wednesday 9/3 -…

Friday Five – Race Rituals

September 5, 2014 I love short weeks! Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and the theme is Race Rituals.  I decided to write about my pre-race night rituals. 1. Caprese Salad Please Image: Wikipedia  Whenever I have a pre-race dinner with my friend Emily (who am I kidding… any Italian dinner), we order a caprese salad - sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and basil…yummmm. If you ever are in Annapolis, Carpaccio had an amazing caprese.  2. Fashion Show Picking out an…

Tasty Thursday-Banana Choco Zucchini Bread

September 4, 2014 Hello Tasty Thursday! It has been awhile since I posted a recipe (I think the last one was a little over a month ago). While I was on vacation there were so many so many zucchini, banana, yogurt muffin/bread recipes floating around, I was so excited to come home to try them. The hardest part was picking one! Running with Spoon’s Banana Oat Greek Yogurt Muffins Ambitious Kitchen’s Skinny Zucchini Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Eating Bird Food’s…

NYC Marathon Training 8/25-8/31 – Week 11

September 2, 2014 Hope everyone had a nice Labor Day weekend.  Yesterday we were driving back to DC from NY so I moved this usual Monday post to Tuesday.  Before I get to the weekend stuff, week 10 of training: Monday 8/25- Rest day (still sore from the 16 miler) Tuesday 8/26 - 60 minutes personal training + 2 miles Wednesday 8/27 - Errands Thursday 8/28 - Packing + errands Friday 8/29 - Out of town for Patty + James’ wedding Saturday 8/30 -Out of…

Friday Five – Fall Preview

August 29, 2014 Yay for Friday and the long weekend! I am currently in transit to New York for my friend Patty’s wedding! Also - thanks to Jenn from Running on Lentils who noticed my blog was not appearing in her Bloglovin feed - apparently Tumblr still has Bloglovin blocked. I’m looking at a redesign this winter…hint hint on things to come. Anyways…. Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and the theme is Fall Preview…..yes….was hoping for this one! 1.…