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Planned eating/exercise for Thursday
E: 5 mile run, slow, hot and sweaty!!!
post run: iced decaf coffee w/ vanilla creamer
B: oats in skim milk w/ cinnamon, PB & banana
L: a mixture of brown rice, corn, peas, carrots, spinach, little bit of cheddar cheese and a little bit of diced up ham, an apple
S: luna bar at DS's track meet
? I know I want some sweet potato fries!! Not sure what to make with them. Maybe just fries. 
DS & DH are having burgers on the grill & seasoned oven fries.
My Running Blog!
2012: Running & Race Accomplishments:
2-12-12: Riverview Winter Fest 4 mile, 34:59 8:45 pace - 23 weeks pregnant
2-29-12: Leap Year 4 mile, 36:45 9:11 pace - 25.5 weeks pregnant
3-11-12: Corktown 5K, 28:33 9:13 pace - 27 weeks pregnant
3-25-12: Rock CF Island Half Marathon, 2:11:03 10:00 pace - 29 weeks pregnant
4-16-12 Boston Marathon, deferring to 2013
8-11-12: Run thru Hell 10 mile or 4.8 mile
9-30-12: Brooksie Way Half Marathon
10-21-12: Grand Rapids Marathon
11-22-12: Detroit Turkey Trot 10K
2012: Running & Race Accomplishments:
2-12-12: Riverview Winter Fest 4 mile, 34:59 8:45 pace - 23 weeks pregnant
2-29-12: Leap Year 4 mile, 36:45 9:11 pace - 25.5 weeks pregnant
3-11-12: Corktown 5K, 28:33 9:13 pace - 27 weeks pregnant
3-25-12: Rock CF Island Half Marathon, 2:11:03 10:00 pace - 29 weeks pregnant
4-16-12 Boston Marathon, deferring to 2013
8-11-12: Run thru Hell 10 mile or 4.8 mile
9-30-12: Brooksie Way Half Marathon
10-21-12: Grand Rapids Marathon
11-22-12: Detroit Turkey Trot 10K
Re: Planned eating/exercise for Thursday
B: oatmeal, tea
S: grapes, cheese stick
L: ww and oatbran pita with turkey and arugula
S: popcorn, apple, carrots
E: nothing
TRAVELING DOWN TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY TODAY
Blog
B: Total, Fiber One & Grape Nuts w/ banana in skim milk
S: Going to a tradeshow mid-morning, so there may be a few samples to try
L: Turkey, cheese & veggies on ww, broccoli w/ hummus, pita chips
S: Grapes, strawberries, yogurt
E: None - don't have a free moment today!
Lovestoeat Food Blog
B: ww bagel w/ almond butter; coffee w/ milk and sugar
L: Leftover ww pasta w/ tomato basil sauce, broccoli, parmesan; nonfat vanilla yogurt
S: Chewy Kashi bar if needed
E: None, rest day
Running and recipe blog
B: coffee and oatmeal with sliced banana and honey
L: tuna salad sandwich and a small side salad
S: pear
WO: 30 min elliptical and stretching ... it feels so strange to do such light workouts but I'm trusting my taper and hoping that everything comes together on Sunday!
B: pb Cheerios, coffee w/creamer
L: pb & j on thin, string cheese w/pretzels, banana
E: easy 3 miles
Yes,I'm smiling...I'm a marathoner!
Bloggy McBloggerson
CO Nestie Award Winner-Prettiest Brain-Back to Back!
2011 Bests
5K-22:49 10K-47:38 Half Mary-1:51:50
2012 Race Report
1/1-New Year's 5K-22:11
2/11-Sweetheart Classic 4-mile-29:49
3/24-Coulee Chase 5K-21:40
5/6-Colorado Marathon-4:08:30
5/28-Bolder Boulder 10K
E: a disastrous 1.5 mi run in which my quad blew up, and some salvaged upper body lifting with an ice bag strapped to my leg
B: homemade biscuit w/ strawberries, banana slices, and almonds
L: leftover mexishens
S: 1/2 clif bar
B: 1/2 Asiago bagel, coffee with creamer
S: Strawberry Protein shake
E: kickboxing with the instructer from heck (he's fighting his first pro MMA fight this weekend and tends to forget the rest of us are just there for fun)
L: Salad (spinach, strawberries, cherries, sweet potato, feta and light raspberry vinegrette)
S: Apple w/PB
L: turkey and provolone sandwich on ww bread, pretzel chips, apple
S: greek yogurt, maybe a brownie (it's taunting me)
E: upper body strength training, yoga class
B: scottish oatmeal with strawberries, black coffee
cream of tomato and pumpkin soup, grilled cheese
S1: banana
L: Campbell's Pasta Fagioli, apple
S2: plain greek yogurt, granola bar
S3: almonds
E: Couch to 5K Week 5.5 - Day 2
B: Oatmeal w/ PB. Coffee
L: Chicken and pesto pasta leftovers. Carrots. Apple
S: Greek yogurt
E: Hopefully a walk or run with the dog
Bazinga!
Liz's Yarn
E: am- 4m on TM, pm- 3m on TM + lower body and core strength
My eating is a disaster this week. I'll get back on the wagon next week!
2012 Goal: working towards pre-pregnancy speed!
04/15 KI Metric Marathon/16.3 m (2:05:55, 7:43 pace)
05/06 Frederick 13.1 (1:41:09)
11/04 NYCM
B: Whole Foods Berry Muffin, 10 oz. skim milk
L: Amy's organic pocket thingies (think it's cheese pizza), Atlanta Fresh 0% Caramel Greek yogurt (heaven!), strawberries.
S1: ww crackers
S2: Granola bar on the bike
E: 25-28 mile hilly hard bike ride
Southeastern Cycling
My Nest Bio and Cycling Advice
E: C25K W8D2 - finally was able to run the 30 min nonstop!
B: coffee, scrambled eggs with cheese and salsa, wheat english muffin
L: stewed vegetables w/pasta and feta
S: almonds, pineapple
Adventures in My Kitchen
B - coffee w/milk, fruit, 1/2 english muffin with egg & diced pepper
S - latte (I'm dragging this morning)
L - Persian rice dish with yogurt + fruit/vegetables
S - protein smoothie (if I run at the gym. Still not feeling great)
D - tilapia tacos + salad
E - run + strength
B- kashi ceral w/banana and black tea
L- egg white omelette with tomatoes and avocados (I need to go to the store)
D-??!
S- celery with peanut butter amd string cheese, almonds and Greek yougart
E- b210k week4 day 2 and bodyrock.tv
B:(breakfast day at work....alot of naughty, not clean eating food) creme brulee french toast (maybe 1/8 c. worth), hash browns (maybe 1/2 c. worth) fruit salad, bacon
S1: pumpkin seeds
L: canned tuna w/ avocado (instead of mayo, highly recommend), cucumbers, rice crackers
S2: not sure, either sunflower seed buttered toast w/ apple or nonfat cottage cheese w/ strawberries and sliced almonds
Ex: Going to the gym - I'll decide when I get there what I'll do.
PR's
5k 10/15/11 30:34 9:51 pace
8k 9/24/11 55:20 11:08 pace
10k 11/24/11 11:24 pace
10 mile 4/25/10 2:03:54
B: oatmeal with blueberries, 1/2 whole wheat bagel, and coffee
S: nature valley bar
L: peanut butter and jelly on whole wheat bread, 1/2 serving of greek yogurt with blueberries, and a little bit of leftover pasta
S: herbal peach tea, apple, protein drink.. then an iced coffee after work on my starbucks date with my hubby.
E: rest day!
S: strawberries