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March 27, 2017 (Updated February 27, 2023)

A Social, Active Weekend

by Anne Mauney, MPH, RD

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Hey friends! I had a special treat this weekend: my grad school friend Lauren was in town visiting me and our other grad school buddy Steph! It’s been so fun having her here! 🙂

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We kicked things off on Friday with a fun dinner out, just the 3 of us, at Cava in Arlington. We got a billion things and shared them all – my favorite was the fried chicken with yogurt and honey – sooo good!

dinner cava arlington

On Saturday, I woke up a bit earlier than Lauren so I had a waffle with some PB and banana while reading an interesting article in Today’s Dietitian magazine about sports dietitians who work with elite athletes/sports teams.

pre workout breakfast

Then, it was workout time! Steph and Lauren wanted to go to Soul Cycle, which worked out well because I had plans to get in a long run (my last one before the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler next weekend)! So we divided and conquered. 🙂

I dropped Lauren off at Steph’s place and then met up with my college friends Sarah and Kathleen for our run date, starting at the Georgetown waterfront!

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Our mission: check out the cherry blossoms! We headed straight over there and when we arrived around 9:30 it wasn’t too crowded yet, so we took advantage by getting some pictures and walking around a bit. Yay!

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The blossoms aren’t quite as gorgeous this year as usual because the snow/freezing temps last week killed some of them, but they still look pretty and were worth a visit. 🙂 Running the cherry blossoms is one of our favorite traditions!

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2017 dc cherry blossoms

From there, we ran all along Hains Point to get in some extra miles. It was pretty warm out so it didn’t feel super easy, but having two of my faves by my side still made the miles fun. 🙂 By the time we made it back to the tidal basin quite awhile later, it was sooooo crowded. Yikes!

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It was not our fastest run due to the various photo stops and crowds, but whatever! 8 miles – check! Thanks for the company, my friends!

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After the run, I said goodbye to Kathleen and Sarah and met back up with Lauren, Steph, and one of Steph’s friends for brunch! Since we had some time, we decided to try to brave the crowds and go to the epic brunch buffet at Farmers, Fishers, Bakers on the Georgetown Waterfront. Lucky for us, we didn’t end up having to wait too long! I was so excited – I hadn’t been there for brunch in ages!

I put together a massive plate of various salads, a ton of guac, chips, some buried pulled pork and Mexican-ish beans, and an omelette. Delicious!

farmers fishers bakers brunch buffet

But the highlight, as always, was their cinnamon rolls that they bring around to all the tables! I LOVE their cinnamon rolls – hit the spot. And lucky for me, one of the others didn’t want her half so I got a whole cinnamon roll. 😉

farmers fishers bakers cinnamon roll

After coming home and cleaning up a bit, Lauren, Matt, our friend Shane, and I met back up with Steph and her husband Tom and all went for a low key hike! It was a lovely, warm day so we wanted to take advantage. We hit up Scott’s Run Nature Preserve, one of our local faves. Group selfie!

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You guys know I never turn down the opportunity for a walk in the woods. 🙂

hiking at scott's run nature preserve

After the hike, all of us plus another friend, Matt, hit up Citizen Burger Bar in Clarendon for an early dinner. I’m obsessed with this place – their burgers are soooo good. And so are their sweet potato fries! I built my own burger which was grass fed beef + bacon + pickles + mushrooms + cheddar cheese + ketchup/mustard/bbq sauce + a truffled brioche bun. Perfect!

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We spent the rest of the night enjoying some adult beverages on our deck!

On Sunday morning, we all slept in and then I made oatmeal for me and Lauren. It was chilly and gray out – perfect oatmeal day! This was my perfect microwave banana oatmeal but made on the stovetop (constantly stirred) instead of in the microwave, which was a nice treat. I topped it with some almond butter, slivered almonds, and berries.

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Then, Lauren and I went to yoga at Edge Yoga, my local fave. We went to Rebecca’s 10:30 class – I hadn’t been to one of Rebecca’s classes in ages and forgot how much I liked her classes! Felt good to stretch after all the activity the day before. I wore a new tank top my sister-in-law sent me. 😉 (The pic is from Java Shack, where we grabbed post-yoga lattes!)

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After yoga + lattes, we met up with Steph and walked to Clarendon for brunch at Le Pain Quotidien. I had a side salad and avocado toast with smoked salmon. (Speaking of, in case you missed it, check out my avocado toast recipes post from Thursday!)

le pain quotidien avocado toast

As for the rest of yesterday, Lauren met up with her aunt for dinner, so I got some work done and then Matt and I had a low key dinner at home. Neither of us felt like cooking so we picked up food at Caribbean Grill, which is a tiny place in a little strip mall off Lee Highway that has really good Peruvian chicken. It’s one of our go-to takeout options. 🙂 We always get the “value family meal”, which is a whole chicken with 4 sides – normally we get 2 black beans, 1 rice, and 1 veggies, but this time we got 3 black beans and 1 veggie because we had some leftover rice at home to use up. Yum! Their veggies are just steamed veggies which isn’t the most exciting, but it does the job, and the chicken/beans are soooo good.

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So there you have it! A really fun weekend. And yes, I realize we ate every single meal (except breakfast) out. 🙂

I hope you had a great weekend, everyone! Any other DC readers get in a cherry blossom run? And non-DC readers – tell me about the fun workout you did or the best thing you ate!

Lauren doesn’t fly out until later today (yay!), so I’m taking most of today off so we can hang. 🙂 First on the agenda is a re-do of the cherry blossom run (but a short mini version) so she can see them, too! Will be nice to see them with less crowds. 🙂

Have a great day guys!

- anne
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35 comments
  • Carrie this fit chick
    March 27, 2017 · 9:06AM:
    Wow you had so much delicious food this weekend!! What beautiful weather- jealous! It was rainy over here .... I saw those cinnamon buns on your IG- THOSE ARE LEGIT!
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    • Anne
      March 27, 2017 · 9:07AM:
      They are SO GOOD!! I basically always want to go to that brunch just for the cinnamon rolls!
      Reply
  • Stephanie March 27, 2017 · 9:28AM:
    That tank is AMAZING! ?
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    • Anne
      March 27, 2017 · 4:43PM:
      Thanks! :)
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  • Chelsea March 27, 2017 · 9:32AM:
    I wish I had done a cherry blossom run on Saturday! Instead, for who knows what reason, I went for a run through Glover-Archbold Park - and the hills, trail, and warm weather amounted to some very difficult miles! I'm looking forward to the less hilly 10 miler on Sunday!
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    • Anne
      March 27, 2017 · 4:44PM:
      Oh man, yikes! Way to power through that run!
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  • Kelli @ Hungry Hobby
    March 27, 2017 · 9:38AM:
    ha ha love the note at the end, some weekends are just like that! You had lots of activity and good food, who cares if you eat out, right? Trust me, we all need a break from cooking sometimes! So jealous of your cherry blossom scenery, in AZ we have a ton of orange blossoms everywhere. Maybe they should organize an orange blossom run ha ha Have a great week!
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    • Anne
      March 27, 2017 · 4:44PM:
      So true! :)
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  • Regan @ Cabot Creamery
    March 27, 2017 · 9:39AM:
    The yoga tank is cool, but I'm personally a fan of that B2B shirt ;-)
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    • Anne
      March 27, 2017 · 4:44PM:
      Haha yesss! Yay B2B. :)
      Reply
  • eve March 27, 2017 · 10:18AM:
    Love the shirt!!!
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    • Anne
      March 27, 2017 · 4:44PM:
      Thanks!!
      Reply
  • Christina @ montessoriishmom.com
    March 27, 2017 · 10:35AM:
    What a fun weekend, so much good food! Cava was my #1 favorite restaurant when we lived in Arlington. I had a bit of an obsession with their jalapeno cucumber margaritas, and also with the mini donuts!
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    • Anne
      March 27, 2017 · 4:44PM:
      I haven't tried their jalapeno cucumber margaritas OR their mini donuts -- must do that next time!
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  • Sara March 27, 2017 · 12:44PM:
    That's an amazing tank top! I'd love to know where she got it from!
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    • Anne
      March 27, 2017 · 4:45PM:
      Looks like there are a ton of similar ones on Etsy! :) https://www.etsy.com/listing/487481293/nanaste-racerback-yoga-tank-heather
      Reply
  • priya
    March 27, 2017 · 1:08PM:
    such a fun weekend! that farmers brunch place sounds amazing(!) for any meal. i was in DC for break last year so i saw some of the cherry blossoms then, they're so pretty! also, LOVE that tank top! xD
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    • Anne
      March 27, 2017 · 4:45PM:
      Yes, they are so gorgeous! And thanks!
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  • Amanda March 27, 2017 · 1:50PM:
    I got my runs on Friday and Sunday in on the Mt Vernon trail and around my neighborhood (Alexandria). Looking forward to the 10 miler on Sunday!
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    • Anne
      March 27, 2017 · 4:45PM:
      Nice! See you out there! :)
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  • Kathy
    March 27, 2017 · 2:15PM:
    I haven't commented on your blog in forever but I love, love that tank! Yes, please tell is where it is from.
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    • Anne
      March 27, 2017 · 4:45PM:
      Looks like there are variations of it on Etsy! :) https://www.etsy.com/listing/487481293/nanaste-racerback-yoga-tank-heather
      Reply
  • Nicole Haber
    March 27, 2017 · 2:19PM:
    I LOVE that nanaste shirt!! I've never seen it before!
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  • Josie March 27, 2017 · 2:20PM:
    My husband has been asking for cinnamon rolls ever since we got a bread machine as a wedding gift. I finally made some this weekend and they turned out to be so good! Best thing I ate this weekend for sure. :)
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    • Anne
      March 27, 2017 · 4:46PM:
      Yummmm! Bring me some, please! :)
      Reply
  • Emily March 27, 2017 · 2:22PM:
    I'm glad the tidal basin wasn't too crowded! I also had eight miles to do on Saturday, but I didn't get up and moving til after 10:00, so I figured the tidal basin would be a disaster by then. I did the W&OD trail instead :) can't complain about water fountains every mile or so. Good luck on your ten miler! I decided to skip the Cherry Blossom lottery this year after the misery of last year's race, so I'm doing the GW Parkway ten miler instead.
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    • Anne
      March 27, 2017 · 4:46PM:
      Yeah, by the time we made it back to the cherry blossoms it was about 11 or so and a total hot mess - such a difference even from 9:30 when we were first there! So good call. And thanks for the good luck wishes - have fun and good luck yourself at GW Parkway - love that race too!
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  • Heather @ Polyglot Jot
    March 27, 2017 · 5:17PM:
    So much glorious food!! :D Those cherry blossoms look so pretty--I've never seen the DC ones in person but we have a mini version in Philadelphia which is also pretty!
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    • Anne
      March 28, 2017 · 9:30AM:
      Oh fun, I didn't know Philly had a mini version!
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  • Roadrunner March 28, 2017 · 7:24AM:
    Sounds like a perfect weekend: fitness + friends + food + family = fun!
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  • Britt March 28, 2017 · 1:04PM:
    I think the Cherry Blossom 10mi has to be added to my To Do: Races list; those cherry blossoms look beautiful! I did the Rock n Roll San Francisco 1/2 this weekend. Holy, hills, batman. But you cant beat running the Golden Gate and some of those views!
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    • Anne
      March 28, 2017 · 5:49PM:
      So true! I did the Nike Women's Half in SF and those hills... but so gorgeous!
      Reply
  • Lauren K March 28, 2017 · 6:57PM:
    Thanks for a great weekend!
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