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8-miler and a day of shopping

It was supposed to pour rain today, so we didn’t think we would be biking and I decided to go for a run.  I left a note for John to meet me at the track as I would be running longer (he usually does 3 miles).  My plan was to go 6 miles.

Pre run fuel – mini whole wheat bagel:

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I took an opened bottle of POM juice with me as well and a bottle of water.  Jogged for 3 miles, had water and a little juice, then started on the 2nd set of 3 miles.  I finished 6 and John hadn’t arrived, so I drank the rest of the POM juice at started to go home when John arrived at the track ready to run!  I thought, what the heck and told him I would go for another 2 miles.  We didn’t run together, because at this point I was going pretty slow LOL!  Finshed up a total of 8 miles!  I was so sweaty, as it is still pretty humid around here.

Had a wonderful breakfast in front of the fan:

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Banana oats with PB2 cooked in topped with chocolate chips and a sprinkle of coconut.  This is one of my favorite combos.

I won a $100 Dicks GC at Miz Fit’s site and it arrived by FedEx.

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Yay!  We decided to go to the Saratoga mall because the Dick’s is bigger there.  Isn’t it funny how when you have the money to spend, you can’t find anything to buy?  There is no hurry to buy anything.  I was looking at some workout clothes, and possibly some bike shorts, or a jacket.  Dick’s doesn’t sell road bikes, or I would have put it towards that.  Thinking maybe for next summer to have both my hybrid bike and a road bike.

Stopped at the food court for lunch.  There was a special at one of the chinese places for 2 entrees and 2 side dishes.  Of course, this was meant for one person!  But John and I decided to split it and each choose a side and entree:

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My choice was chicken with broccoli, and a side of steamed broccoli.  Pile on the veggies!  Chicken with broccoli is actually a good choice to get for chinese food.  They steam the dish instead of wok cooking it here.  I had a couple bites of John’s rice.   I knew that I was going to be getting a treat later, so decided on a veggies side dish.  It’s all about choices!

More shopping ensued (I love that John goes with).  Made a stop at TJMaxx and they had some great sales on workout clothes!  I got a long sleeve, hot pink technical top and black workout pants for $18!  I loves me a bargain.  I’ll have to take a picture of them.

After we got shopped out, stopped at The Fortunate Cup (which you may remember from last Saturday) and I got a skim latte:

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Plus a cranberry orange cookie.

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It was delicious! After my run, I think it’s a good treat 😀

This place has a wonderful build-out.  You know it’s kind of sad when a coffeehouse has a better bathroom than you do at home.

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Watched some of Tour of Ireland on tv.  Isn’t this a cool logo?

The biker shamrock!  Love it!

Low on food, so it was omelet time for dinner.  I forgot how fluffy omelets are in the GT Express.  This is 2 eggs with some feta cheese.  I decided on no veggies since I had so many for lunch.

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Went grocery shopping tonight and stocked up.  I have to say I am pretty beat right now.  Pixie is beat, too – and she wanted to show all of you her giant feet!

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After all that, it didn’t even rain today.

I am so tired I can’t even think of a question. LOL!  Have a great night!

8-miler, running thoughts and ice cream

Well – last night was ice cream at Friendly’s!  I got a happy endings sundae with butter crunch ice cream and peanut butter sauce.

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It was very good and I enjoyed every bite!  Plus it was nice just to get out of the house for a while.

So, this morning was the 8-mile jog!  Here is me fresh as a daisy before going out.

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Well, maybe not so fresh 😀

I fueled up with the other Odwalla bar that John got me before I went out.  This was tasty.  I packed along a POM juice, a bottle of water, and a few dates with cashew butter to have during my run.

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Went down to the track to do 32 laps (snore!!!).  Luckily, it was cloudy for 1/2 the run.  I did 4 miles straight, then stopped and drank the POM juice.  I got an instant rush from that (it is straight juice, after all!).  Then I continued on.  The sun came out after that and it started to feel really humid.  I felt like I was running even slower, which wasn’t true, it just felt like it.  Did 2 more miles (6 at this point), then stopped for a date and some water.  I had to really charge myself up for the last 8 laps.  There were maintenance people there working on the football field inside the track and on the school roof – they probably were getting a kick out of hearing me talk to myself.  The last mile was fairly hard, more from the point that I just wanted to be done.  Finished in 1:35:15.  Just about a 12 minute mile pace (or 5 mph). I was so soaked in sweat when I was done, I literally could wring out my trisuit (yuck!!).

Check out the GoWear fit  – it gave a calorie burn of about 1000 for this run.  Even if I knock 10% off of that just for fudging sake (mmmm….. fudge…) that is still 900!  You can see where I took the 2 stops.

gwfAnd yes, I do eat more on days like this.

It got me really thinking about whether I want to do a 1/2 marathon or not.  I know I could probably finish it, but I don’t know if the desire is there to, and that is very important.  When I was training for the triathlon, I wanted to do it and I was excited for it, even though I was kind of scared.  The 1/2 doesn’t feel that way.  I need to mull it over.  I told myself I would decide when I had done an 8 mile, but maybe I need more time.

Had a fabulously refreshing shower and made a late breakfast of chocolate banana oats!

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  • 40 grams of oat bran
  • 1 small banana
  • 4 grams of dark cocoa powder
  • spoonful of cashew butter.

Work is really slow today. That’s the downside of doing transcription.  No files = no work.

Lunch today is a tuna/hummus wrap (last of the hummus) and the last pear.  We really need to go grocery shopping!

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Neat online giveaway!

Run to the finish -It’s Amanda’s birthday and she is giving away a ton of stuff to a lucky reader!

(Teaser, look for a giveaway on my site next week!)

Lucky me that John fired up the grill and got some chicken going.   He used some Emeril’s seasoning that I got to sample for being a Food Buzz publisher.  The afternoon got busy!

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The last of the blueberries, and this was a frozen veggie mix.  Down to the dregs now of everything!

Preseason football tonight.  Are you ready??

Question:  Do you watch football, and if so, what team?  Go Broncos!