Showing posts with label Running. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Running. Show all posts

Monday, July 5, 2010

Day 48





The post my mother will never believe is true.

Despite 20 something years of protesting eating my vegetables, this whole running idea has made me become more aware of the amount of protein/vitamins/carbs etc that I am putting into my body. J has been on a mission to break me of my child-like eating habits pretty much since our first date. And he's done well. This is proof.

This past morning I went so far as to combine these several ingredients....


in a blender:
which then looked like this:


Why would I do this you ask? Aside from longing to drink a smoothie that looks like something that came out of a swamp, it was because I am a huge jump-on-the-bandwagon-er. That's right. All my friends jumped off the bridge, so naturally I did too. Just kidding. Kinda

This is a Green Monster.


And Angela promises tons of energy, beautiful hair and skin, and never-ending riches. Maybe not the last part. But really, I've been so tired lately from trying to keep up with training, photography, work just got busier, husband likes to see me, etc etc. You know. Life. A girl can use all the help she can get right? So I tried it.

Honestly, it was WAY better than I expected. Not spinach tasting at all. More banana than anything. I like it. My energy levels were noticeably higher too. So I'll be making more of these.

Oh, and if you try it, Angela does say to serve it in the prettiest glass you own. I think it helps :)

Bottoms up!

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Day 47



Took a day off from training tonight. Running-buddy-Jill and I have been hitting the pavement hard and consistently, making sure we get all the miles in. Saturday we ran a ten miler. While it was definitely hard, it felt great. I've been struggling on the longer runs lately, and mentally was starting to get down. This was the farthest I've ran since my half marathon last fall, and I'm excited to say it was fun.

My friend Shannon ran her first 5k yesterday!! It was held at our work, and while I can say a few things about the organization, it was flat and fun to run with her. She killed it too. Great pace, and pushed at the end to pass a few people. She is brand new to running, and has been doing a couch (potato) to 5k program. She hasn't actually made it to the end, because she's an overachiever and tackled the race early. I was so proud.

And tonight, I skipped my scheduled run. Feeling a little run down, and sometimes you just gotta listen to your body, right? So I'll be continuing reading about running a marathon.

More fun facts about me... former book worm. I still love to devour a book. But how many evenings do I really have between training for marathon and training with my camera?

Review of A Race Like No Other forthcoming :) Now go check out Shannon's blog, all about the adventures of her, her funny hunting husband, and adorable dog. She (unlike some of us, ahem) blogs pretty regularly.

Day 46

Out of focus? Think about it.


I feel strong and pretty in running clothes.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Day 40

Puffy ankles are HOT.


J couldn't keep his hands off these bad boys...



I am kidding.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Day 32



Rain Rain go away, come again another day...



Kristin wants to run in the sun again...

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Day 23

Completely uninspired today. Long run, tons of laundry done, kitchen cleaned, doctor's appointment, blah blah blah. I love life. :)



This is what I'm currently doing. Frozen veggies as ice pack. Gotta nip those shin splints in the bud!

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Day 7

Day 7?! Already?! Haha...

So in addition to starting a photography blog, I've also recently signed up for a marathon. 26.2 miles. All in a row. Scary. 133 days to train.


My training would be nothing without this guy. I'm actually pretty proud of that time too; today's run was only a 3 miler. J woke me up from a nap on the couch so that I could get it in before dinner... So hard to go from sleep to run. He was right though, I did feel so much better afterwards.

Played with a flashlight for this one, held directly above, with a slower shutter speed. I like the reflection on the table...

Definitely time for sleep now though. Busy Monday tomorrow, as usual!