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Weekly Workout/Training in Review 3/16-22

March 24, 2014 Hello Monday! Where did the weekend go?  More appropriately the year? 2014 is almost 25% done! Running-wise it has been great! I am able to run 10-11 miles without much thought (yayy), which I attribute to a combination of training through the winter and writing about it (well some of it) on my blog. I took a look at my 2014 goals (a year to date post to come next week) and reminded myself that I wanted…

Friday Five – “Motownphilly’s Back Again”

March 21, 2014 "Motownphilly’s back again, Doin’ a little east coast fling" - Boyz II Men Anyone else love Boyz II Men’s 1991 hit “Motownphilly”? Next weekend I will be tackling my next half marathon, the inaugural Philadelphia LOVE RUN Half Marathon. Logo: LOVE RUN This will be a nice mini-racecation.  Similar to my Friday Five post prior to my Miami Half Marathon, I thought it would be fun to share what I am looking forward to in Philly, running and…

Tasty Thursday: Crockpot Vegetarian Chili

March 20, 2014 I’ve been craving chili for a few weeks and wanted to try a vegetarian version, just because! As you may know, DC has been hit with snow and sunshine within one week. On Sunday they were calling for snow the next day, so I thought it was the perfect time to make some chili.  Luckily I had all the canned goods in my pantry and headed to Whole Foods to pick up the bell pepper and the…

Friday Five: Race Recovery Routine

March 14, 2014 Hello Friday! Can’t believe March is already half way over! Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and this week’s theme is “races” - open ended and perfect! There are so many spring races coming up and I thought I would share my race recovery routine. As you may all know, I run quite a lot of half marathons.  When I ran my first half I was sore for days!  After years of tinkering,…

Tasty Thursday: Chicken Lettuce Wraps

March 13, 2014 My friend’s Kathleen and Mike hosted an Asian themed potluck in January- bring any food or drink from Asia.  I toyed around with a few ideas - green tea cookies, sake, dumplings…but nothing jumped out at me. Then I thought of one of my favorite dishes - my mom makes a yummy Chicken Lettuce Wrap (inspired by P.F. Chang’s version).  I asked her for a recipe, and she emailed me this: No measurements! So with a little…

Friday Five: Spring Forward

March 7, 2014 Happy Happy Friday!! Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and the theme is “Spring Forward” my favorite season. 1. Running Ahead - no more jackets, gloves or headbands! I will be running seven races this spring: March – St. Patrick’s Day 8K (Washington, DC)  March - RNR USA Half Marathon (Washington, DC)  March – The Love Run Half Marathon (Philadelphia, PA) April – Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (Washington, DC) April –…

Tasty Thursday: February Foodie Pen Pal

March 6, 2014 This past month has been super busy for me work wise, I missed posting this on the February Foodie Pen Pal Reveal last week!  Where did the month go?! February was my first time participating in the Lean Green Bean’s Foodie Pen Pal program. I first heard of this through Amanda’s blog, Eat Hard Work Hard. I LOVE food and I thought it was a good alternative to the monthly subscription boxes. I was paired with Monica…

Friday Five – Things About Me (Travel Edition)

February 28, 2014 Happy Friday! Although this week did not drag, it was a long one for me.  Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and the theme is “Five Things About Me.”  Because I often write about my runcations I thought it would be nice to share some of my travels  that did not involve running (shocker right?) 1. Studied Abroad in Auckland, New Zealand I had an opportunity to study abroad in Auckland, New Zealand. …