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Mini Taper and Tortilla Pie

I’m “mini tapering” for the Stockade-Athon on Sunday. It doesn’t seem right to taper at all since I’ve been taking it easy since October 3rd. I’ve been following Hal Higdon’s Post Marathon Recovery Schedule and week four says “Race”. Ok, but I’m not looking forward to it. It’s a 15K, 9.3 miles and I can’t expect to meet my last 15K time of 1:14. But the mind has begun to churn out goal times and planned methodology. I can’t help myself. It just might be a set up for major disappointment but there you go. The mind of the obsessed. [...]

By Joanne|2010-11-05T06:11:52-04:00November 5, 2010|Health and Nutrition, Quick Meals, Running|17 Comments

Food Clubs and Pasta in Red and White Sauce

First the $10.00 PETSMART gift card (or e-certificate) AND the $269.00 DRAWING. ENTER HERE. Good luck. Next, the workout…drum roll…TAPER WEEK! Began with a total upper body and ab workout: back, chest, shoulders, and abs. Arms were worked yesterday with legs, which are pretty sore today. Guess I didn’t go as light on my legs as I thought. Shane and I went for a 3 mile easy run to shake those legs out. It was 62 degrees and wasn’t raining. Perfect running weather. During tapering, the goal is to recover from any physical demands your hard training has put on [...]

By Joanne|2010-09-28T06:50:00-04:00September 28, 2010|Quick Meals, Running|11 Comments

Whiner and Vegetable Ensemble over Portabella Caps

All the weight workouts are completed this week. Sunday night was legs. Monday back and shoulders, and Tuesday was chest and arms. All weight and cable workouts took about 40 minutes. If you do any strength workouts, do you prefer bars, dumbbells, or cable machines? I like the cable machine the best but to get a well rounded workout, I use everything. Wednesday running day: Ran with Jenn and John today. The plan was to run a fast 5 or 6 with the two J’s and keep the miles in the teens for the long haul. I’m still shooting for [...]

By Joanne|2010-08-25T07:21:20-04:00August 25, 2010|Quick Meals, Running|12 Comments

Contemplating “UP” and Grilled Oriental Salad

Hit the treadmill running and then some. The “then some” was the chest and back workout for 35 minutes, but it all began on the dreaded mill. Interval training: 2 mile warm up. 4 x 5 minute intervals, rest for 5 minutes (slow jog). To continue outside with Shane for 3 1/4 cool down miles. Total miles run Monday AM = 10 miles. The mornings are dark now when we leave the house. I wear a reflective vest (did you see my new one from Nathan’s? ) and Shane has a reflective collar and leash. It was a great running [...]

By Joanne|2010-08-02T06:32:10-04:00August 2, 2010|healthy cooking, Running|3 Comments

New Foods and Crab with Noodles

Calling all runners, exercise enthusiasts, and everyone in between! Here is a quote we all need to remember by Alan Robinson- 56 years old and partially paralyzed marathon runner: Don’t be concerned with what you can’t do. Work on what you can do – then count your blessings. Tuesday, I did a tempo run slower than I wanted. The above quote made me realize I should be grateful to do it at all. Total miles Tuesday = 9.53. Leg workout with weights before the run. Exhausting! Wednesday, 8.04 road miles, preceded by a weight workout for back and shoulders. Did you [...]

By Joanne|2010-07-28T15:08:12-04:00July 28, 2010|Health and Nutrition, product review|6 Comments