Good morning! I’m heading off to biochem and then leaving straight from school for the airport to fly to Miami! Since I knew I was leaving town this weekend, I’ve been trying to eat up everything in the fridge and not buy anything new. Last night’s dinner was perfect — used up some bok choy I had sitting around as well as some leftover Continue Reading …
Successful Day: 10 Miles & A Wedding Venue!
November 7, 2011 by 44 Comments
Guess what? I ran 10 miles yesterday!! :) I haven’t run that far since March! I was proud. And especially happy because my leg felt good for the run, too! (I’ve been having some issues with my calf/ankle.) As you know, I skipped my long run last weekend and have been foam rolling, icing, and rocking my compression sleeve — and I think Continue Reading …
Winter Breakfasts Return
November 3, 2011 by 35 Comments
Good morning! I’ve officially made the switch back to winter breakfasts. Have you guys yet? I love my cereal with fresh fruit and milk, but once it gets so chilly in the morning… a hot bowl of oatmeal is about a million times more appealing. My absolute favorite oatmeal combination is my Perfect Microwave Banana Oatmeal (click for recipe) Continue Reading …
Exercise Motivation For Those Cold, Dark Mornings
November 2, 2011 by 41 Comments
Good morning! I met a blog reader for dinner last night at one of my Chapel Hill favorites — Butternut Squash vegetarian/vegan restaurant. Brenna is a freshman here at UNC and emailed me last week to see if I wanted to meet up. It’s always fun meeting readers. :) Isn’t her red hair pretty? I always secretly wanted to be a red head. Continue Reading …
Track Tuesday & Dressing for Winter Running
November 1, 2011 by 14 Comments
Good morning! I hit the track this morning for my usual early Tuesday a.m. track workout! Brrr it was a cold one again this morning — NC is weird because it gets just as cold (if not colder) than areas farther north overnight, but then gets a lot warmer during the day. It was 35 this morning when I met up with Elle — and it’s supposed to Continue Reading …
How to Love Exercise (or at least not hate it)
October 7, 2011 by 47 Comments
This post was also going to be entitled: “You Don’t Have to be a Runner,” because I’ve had a few conversations with friends lately that have been trying to get into running but can’t. After talking for awhile, I asked, “Why not try something else, instead? Why keep running if you hate it?” Their answer was… “Well, everyone else Continue Reading …
Track Tuesday – Boot Camp Style
October 5, 2011 by 10 Comments
Hello, hello! I had another great track workout bright (er… kind of dark, actually) and early yesterday morning with the girls! My grad school friends Elle and Lauren had been reading about my track workouts (in preparation for the Vegas half marathon) with Genna the past couple weeks and decided they wanted to join in on the fun this time, Continue Reading …
Labor Day Weekend Highlights
September 5, 2011 by 22 Comments
Hello and happy Labor Day! I hope all of you in the U.S. are enjoying a day off from labor today :) Matt and I have been enjoying our long weekend here in Chapel Hill. So far, highlights included biking: Look — we came across some belted cows!! “What you lookin’ at?!” We also had a nice 4 mile trail run yesterday over Continue Reading …
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