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The Good, The Bad, and The Pretty

Posted on March 20, 2010 | 57 Comments

Last night Bill made us a pasta dinner for my pre race fuel :)

He is a master in the kitchen and he even took pics of his masterpiece:

Organic pasta with onions, sun dried tomatoes, zuccini, and olives

It was delicious.

This morning before he got on his new bike he had this bowl of yum:

Oatmeal with almond butter and agave

And I had this before my race:

So about the race……….

The Good:

  • ran 6.2 miles
  • the route was awesome along the water
  • finished in 58:22 (9:22 average)
  • placed 8th in my age group
  • ran into a student of mine:

My student, Brian and me :)

He rocked the race averaging 8:35 miles!

The Bad:

  • felt horrible the whole time
  • relived my breakfast the whole race
  • wanted to go faster but could not

 Overall, I am happy with my average pace.  I used to be really slow and averaging 9:22 per mile is good FOR ME. 

I want to go faster now :)

I guess I should start training :(

 

On to The Pretty:

I have a giveaway thanks to Trevor!

Trevor owns Metal Mountain Bike Shop and he has donated a thermal hoodie to give to one of my lucky readers.

I have this thermal hoodie and LOVE it.  I know you will too :)

Click on this link to see what it looks like!

There are 4 ways to win:

  • comment on this post and tell me what you would wear the hoodie with
  • leave a comment on his site and tell me you did that
  • link my giveaway to your site and tell me you did that
  • add me to your blogroll and tell me you did that

You have until Wednesday, March 24 at 8pm Pacific Coast Time.

Have a great day friends!

Enjoy the weekend :)

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Failed Attempt

Posted on February 12, 2010 | 8 Comments

Well Operation Antioxidant was a complete failure. 

I woke up feeling WORSE than I have felt all week.  I guess two glasses of wine does not cure a cold!

First thing I did before having my cup of coffee:

was call Mom and Dad to cancel my trip down South. Maybe tomorrow I will go.

Then I came downstairs and made myself  an amazing bowl of oats.  I think oats can make anyone feel good.  I started the oats cooking and cut up some bananas and apples:

Added them in to the mixture (oats and cinnamon):

This little one was sad none of the apples dropped to the floor:

Oh holy goodness-Look at my bowl:

I added more bananas on top, flax seed, a bit of agave, almond milk and almond butter.

Does anyone else enjoy oatmeal pics as much as I do? 

If you do you MUST check out this Tribute to Oatmeal page on Kath’s Blog.

After my breakfast and shower I put on my new shirt:

Got it at my favorite Wine Bar.

and new ring:

And then headed out the door for some fresh air.  Gosh I wish I could run or ride my bike.

Pepsi and I walked around the neighborhood nice and slow and then stopped in at our favorite bike shop on the way back home.

We just got home and I made a “super cold-fighting” shake for lunch.  This is what it had in it (plus spinach):

Now I am going to sit outside in the glorious, warm sun with a cup of tea and my new book (The China Study).

Does anyone know if drinking herbal tea is as good as drinking water?

Hope you all have a great day!  Enjoy the sunny weather if you are reading from the West Coast.

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