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Saturday, August 20, 2011
Where Did My Saturday Go?
It's almost 4PM and I've done a lot today, but somehow didn't do everything I wanted to accomplish.
I started the day with a smoothie experiment. Here's what I used:
1/2 c Oats
1/2 Frozen Banana
1 c Almond Milk
1 T Flaxseed Meal
1/2 scoop Whole Foods Vanilla Soy Milk Protein Powder
I mixed that in the blender, poured it in a bowl, and topped it with a few Barbara's Peanut Butter Puffins. It was delicious, but hearty and filling!
I decided to drive out to Ocean Beach for my second run out there this week since I was up early enough and wanted to make a couple of stops out that way on my way back. The run was kind of a struggle because I wasn't feeling great and didn't realize how much uphill there would be from mile 2.3 until my turnaround spot at mile 3.5. I almost didn't do the 7 minutes of tempo because it was getting warmer, but I ran it between minutes 53 and 60. It was worth it to see the 650 calories burned at the end!
I finally tried out the new Fresh and Easy store out in the avenues. It wasn't busy at all around 10AM and is an alternative to Trader Joe's. I mostly bought fruit and veggies, so I'll be interested to see if the produce lasts longer than TJ's.
After that I made a stop at Cheap Pete's to get frames for my Go-Go's and Duran Duran concert posters from The Fillmore. They make frames specially sized already for the posters, so I bought a couple (one in silver and one in black). Unfortunately, I didn't realize that they weren't the wooden ones that I bought before and I didn't know how to get the posters in, so I had to make another trip across town for a remedial lesson. It paid off because they're now framed and beautiful!
I came home and made a little snack using the banana bread that I made early in the afternoon (I told you I did a lot today). I tore up a thin slice of the bread and put it over plain Greek yogurt with strawberries:
Now I'm trying to get myself to relax. Laundry, mopping and vacuuming might need to wait until later or tomorrow. I'm still not feeling great, but I agreed to meet a friend and go out for a while tonight. I'm not really in the mood, but I'll be on the guest list, so it'll be free. If I rally, I'll go on to the next place, but not sure if that will happen.
Hope you're having a good Saturday! I think I'll read my book now.
XOXO
I started the day with a smoothie experiment. Here's what I used:
1/2 c Oats
1/2 Frozen Banana
1 c Almond Milk
1 T Flaxseed Meal
1/2 scoop Whole Foods Vanilla Soy Milk Protein Powder
I mixed that in the blender, poured it in a bowl, and topped it with a few Barbara's Peanut Butter Puffins. It was delicious, but hearty and filling!
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| Banana Oat Smoothie posing on my rug |
I finally tried out the new Fresh and Easy store out in the avenues. It wasn't busy at all around 10AM and is an alternative to Trader Joe's. I mostly bought fruit and veggies, so I'll be interested to see if the produce lasts longer than TJ's.
After that I made a stop at Cheap Pete's to get frames for my Go-Go's and Duran Duran concert posters from The Fillmore. They make frames specially sized already for the posters, so I bought a couple (one in silver and one in black). Unfortunately, I didn't realize that they weren't the wooden ones that I bought before and I didn't know how to get the posters in, so I had to make another trip across town for a remedial lesson. It paid off because they're now framed and beautiful!
I came home and made a little snack using the banana bread that I made early in the afternoon (I told you I did a lot today). I tore up a thin slice of the bread and put it over plain Greek yogurt with strawberries:
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| Snack...posing on my rug again |
Hope you're having a good Saturday! I think I'll read my book now.
XOXO
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Big Gay 10K
Yesterday was the Big Gay 10K race from Fort Mason to Fort Point (just underneath the Golden Gate Bridge) and back. The morning started pretty chilly, but really cleared up and was pretty warm by the time we were on our way back from the bridge. This outfit would have worked a lot better without the long-sleeved shirt underneath:
The costumes this year weren't quite as crazy as they were last year (when there was a team of guys dressed as geisha or another couple dressed as The Ambiguously Gay Duo), but at least we had a penguin:
Oh, that and going to dinner with my parents at Panama Hotel in San Rafael. Half of my Dad's hamburger with bacon and avocado hit the spot. I love the Fire Roasted Chile Stuffed with Quinoa (and mushroom and a bunch of other good stuff), but my body was craving beef, so we brought most of that home. We also split a really good Apple and Strawberry Crisp with Tahitian Vanilla Gelato for dessert. The perfect end to my running day!
I almost forgot what we split as an appetizer since we have it every time we go! It was the Tuscan Toast Platter with roasted garlic, sundried tomato tapenade, goat cheese, and olives. A great start!
On Friday I just relaxed (my workout "Rest" day) and got a gel mani and pedi (with extra 10 minute leg massage...aah), bought some more hair dye, stopped by Trader Joe's, and then made this salad for dinner:
This salad looked crazy and there was a bunch of stuff hiding in it, but it was mixed greens, avocado, carrots, chickpeas, a Spicy Bean Garden Burger (ripped up!), alfalfa sprouts, and a few crumbled up pretzels to add some carbs and crunch. The dressing was my own concoction: 1T Greek yogurt (plain),
1t Sweet & Sour Mustard (from TJ's), 1t minced garlic, and a couple of shakes of soy sauce to make it a little more liquid. Yummy!
Today I'm chilling at my parents' house after an early 4 mile run and a shopping spree at Target. We're catching up on the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Hilarious!
XOXO
P.S. Bear with me while I goof around some more with the design of this blog!
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| My outfit for Nike Half Marathon? |
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| Note how sunny it was near the finish line! |
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| Penguin...bundled up in the fog at the start My finish time was 1:04:59, which was more than two minutes less than last year and got me a spot at #17 in my age group (out of 43, not 17...ha ha), so I was happy! A blinking pin for finishing was the icing on the cake... |
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| Instead of a medal. This is cute! |
I almost forgot what we split as an appetizer since we have it every time we go! It was the Tuscan Toast Platter with roasted garlic, sundried tomato tapenade, goat cheese, and olives. A great start!
On Friday I just relaxed (my workout "Rest" day) and got a gel mani and pedi (with extra 10 minute leg massage...aah), bought some more hair dye, stopped by Trader Joe's, and then made this salad for dinner:
This salad looked crazy and there was a bunch of stuff hiding in it, but it was mixed greens, avocado, carrots, chickpeas, a Spicy Bean Garden Burger (ripped up!), alfalfa sprouts, and a few crumbled up pretzels to add some carbs and crunch. The dressing was my own concoction: 1T Greek yogurt (plain),
1t Sweet & Sour Mustard (from TJ's), 1t minced garlic, and a couple of shakes of soy sauce to make it a little more liquid. Yummy!
Today I'm chilling at my parents' house after an early 4 mile run and a shopping spree at Target. We're catching up on the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Hilarious!
XOXO
P.S. Bear with me while I goof around some more with the design of this blog!
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Off the Grid
I finally went to Off the Grid last night. If you live in or around San Francisco, you've probably heard of it. It's a group of street food vendors that collect every Friday night from 5PM-10PM at Fort Mason for a few hours of great food, entertainment, and even beer and wine. It's popularity has spawned a bunch more of these throughout San Francisco on various days and at various times.
The trucks are all in a large circle, so I first walked around to figure out what I wanted. If you can believe it, there were already some lines and quite a few people sitting and eating already when I arrived at 5:10! That speaks to the popularity of this event.
Eating a couple of smaller items instead of one larger item seemed like the way to go so I could try a couple of different trucks. I started with the Yucatan at Chaac-Mool and had Conchinita Pibil taco ($4). Looks tasty, right?
It was! It was a small taco with pulled pork and lime. It was full of flavor, but you can see that it was a little drippy and hard to eat sitting in a chair in the wind, so I had to eat it fast.
Next I moved on to the Chairman Bao truck, which specializes in Chinese buns (like the pork buns you get at dim sum).
I probably should have had the pork or pork belly, but since I had already eaten pork, the "new" spicy sesame chicken ($3.75) seemed like a good choice.
This was SO good! It was easy to see why there was a line of about 25 people by the time I walked by again a few minutes later. It was really windy and cold (summer in San Francisco), so I decided I was full. Next time I'll try the Creme Brulee truck or get a cupcake for dessert. (Maybe if I'm drinking alcohol I'll get a beer next time instead of water! The Alembic had a nice little tent set up...)
Oh, I didn't stop at Curry Up Now, but I've visited their truck in the Financial District. You have to get there really early if you don't want to wait, but if you have a chance, try their Chicken Tikka Masala burrito. Heaven!
The trucks are all in a large circle, so I first walked around to figure out what I wanted. If you can believe it, there were already some lines and quite a few people sitting and eating already when I arrived at 5:10! That speaks to the popularity of this event.
Eating a couple of smaller items instead of one larger item seemed like the way to go so I could try a couple of different trucks. I started with the Yucatan at Chaac-Mool and had Conchinita Pibil taco ($4). Looks tasty, right?
It was! It was a small taco with pulled pork and lime. It was full of flavor, but you can see that it was a little drippy and hard to eat sitting in a chair in the wind, so I had to eat it fast.
Next I moved on to the Chairman Bao truck, which specializes in Chinese buns (like the pork buns you get at dim sum).
I probably should have had the pork or pork belly, but since I had already eaten pork, the "new" spicy sesame chicken ($3.75) seemed like a good choice.
This was SO good! It was easy to see why there was a line of about 25 people by the time I walked by again a few minutes later. It was really windy and cold (summer in San Francisco), so I decided I was full. Next time I'll try the Creme Brulee truck or get a cupcake for dessert. (Maybe if I'm drinking alcohol I'll get a beer next time instead of water! The Alembic had a nice little tent set up...)
Oh, I didn't stop at Curry Up Now, but I've visited their truck in the Financial District. You have to get there really early if you don't want to wait, but if you have a chance, try their Chicken Tikka Masala burrito. Heaven!
I got up this morning and made Baked Chocolate French Toast and then went on a 5-mile training run. Soon I'm going to make the broiled tofu that's been marinading since last night, so I'll take a photo if it turns out well. I also made what is supposed to be the best vegan, soy-free, gluten-free sauce on the planet, so I'll post the link to the recipe if it tastes as good as I've heard!
Happy Saturday!
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Officially in training...
I was going to post this last night, but I got caught up in what any good iPhone user knows all so well....software update. Gah! It took over an hour and by then I was too tired to do anything.
Anyway, I'm in my first official week of training to run the Nike Women's Half Marathon. I'm following the same schedule that I followed for my prior three half marathons, but I'm trying to exclusively do the "Advanced" level plan. That has slightly more mileage, but the big difference is that it has runs scheduled four days a week instead of three. I figure I'll need to do four days when I start training for the Napa Valley Marathon in March 2012, so I might as well get used to it.
I've been inspired by some of the blogs I've been reading to change up a few things on the calendar to try to increase my speed. The schedule I've been using has some speed workouts (Tempo and Fartlek), but no "track" workouts. Now that I have my fancy, schmancy Garmin Forerunner 305, it'll be easier for me to work those in. I'm thinking that maybe on some of my shorter runs during the week can incorporate those, but I'll have to see how it goes.
Speaking of my Garmin Forerunner....I love it! It's amazing all the stuff it can do. Look at it!
I guess this post doesn't mean a lot if you don't run, but this little device does everything I need. I had a short run Monday night (4 miles) and it was great to know my pace at all times, get a reminder at 2 miles (so I knew when to turn around), and to get accurate mileage. (I've been using Runkeeper on my iPhone, but I would notice that if the runs had a lot of twists and turns, the GPS would cut corners and inaccurately display my miles.)
Tonight I tried out the heart rate monitor and set alerts when my heart rate got over the "comfortable" zone, but it was driving me crazy beeping every time my heart rate got over 140 BPM. I felt like I was hardly moving and it would beep. I was running, so it was hard to keep it in the 130 range. Anyway, last night and tomorrow night are my cross training days (strength endurance classes at the gym and a walk home) and then Friday is my rest day. Saturday will be 5 easy miles and then Sunday is 3 easy.
As far as diet goes, I've been eating more vegetables and fruits and keeping track of my fiber and generally eating healthier (aka "eating at home"). I've been making overnight oats for several days in a row, but I've become addicted, so I'll probably make more for tomorrow. (I've started adding unsweetened cocoa with a teaspoon of honey and it turns the oatmeal a nice chocolatey brown.)
Tonight I was starving before my run, so I made this oatmeal protein pancake that I read about (topped with sunflower butter and a few M&Ms as a treat). It was easy, filling, low cal, low fat, and delicious!
That's it for me for tonight. I think I'm off to obsessively study the downloaded data from my Garmin and then read.
What did you have for dinner?
Anyway, I'm in my first official week of training to run the Nike Women's Half Marathon. I'm following the same schedule that I followed for my prior three half marathons, but I'm trying to exclusively do the "Advanced" level plan. That has slightly more mileage, but the big difference is that it has runs scheduled four days a week instead of three. I figure I'll need to do four days when I start training for the Napa Valley Marathon in March 2012, so I might as well get used to it.
I've been inspired by some of the blogs I've been reading to change up a few things on the calendar to try to increase my speed. The schedule I've been using has some speed workouts (Tempo and Fartlek), but no "track" workouts. Now that I have my fancy, schmancy Garmin Forerunner 305, it'll be easier for me to work those in. I'm thinking that maybe on some of my shorter runs during the week can incorporate those, but I'll have to see how it goes.
Speaking of my Garmin Forerunner....I love it! It's amazing all the stuff it can do. Look at it!
Tonight I tried out the heart rate monitor and set alerts when my heart rate got over the "comfortable" zone, but it was driving me crazy beeping every time my heart rate got over 140 BPM. I felt like I was hardly moving and it would beep. I was running, so it was hard to keep it in the 130 range. Anyway, last night and tomorrow night are my cross training days (strength endurance classes at the gym and a walk home) and then Friday is my rest day. Saturday will be 5 easy miles and then Sunday is 3 easy.
As far as diet goes, I've been eating more vegetables and fruits and keeping track of my fiber and generally eating healthier (aka "eating at home"). I've been making overnight oats for several days in a row, but I've become addicted, so I'll probably make more for tomorrow. (I've started adding unsweetened cocoa with a teaspoon of honey and it turns the oatmeal a nice chocolatey brown.)
Tonight I was starving before my run, so I made this oatmeal protein pancake that I read about (topped with sunflower butter and a few M&Ms as a treat). It was easy, filling, low cal, low fat, and delicious!
That's it for me for tonight. I think I'm off to obsessively study the downloaded data from my Garmin and then read.
What did you have for dinner?
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