Almost Monday

The weekend is drawing to a close and I'm already snuggled into bed watching a movie with the Hubby. :) Here's a short breakdown of how the weekend went:

First thing on the agenda Saturday? Coffee!

Next, we attempted the local Farmers Market here in West Point. Turns out we were both too late (we probably should have been there at about 8, but instead it was closer to 9) and we are later in the season for abundant produce. When we arrived, there was one little vehicle with a table. Not much to choose from. Not sure where I'm going to go from here.

Saturday night we stepped outside our box and went to dinner and bowling with a couple friends. It was actually really fun! Except that my right arm hurts today. :) And today we ventured to Grand Island to celebrate Cory's Grandma's 83rd birthday. It was great to see the family again!

All in all, it was a beautiful, well-rounded weekend. But tomorrow I am definitely ready to get back on the workout horse - and eating healthy. Too much junk food this weekend... yuck. With this in mind, bring on Monday!

-- Sweet Honey --

A few days ago I read an article in the September issue of Runner's World called "Honey Do." I bet you can guess what it was about: Honey! I love the sweet stuff myself. I'm even ok just eating it plain... straight out of the bottle. Yum. :)

Anyway, the article suggested using honey instead of sugar as a sweetener, so this is my new goal. It suggested swapping 3/4 cup of honey for every 1 cup of sugar required in recipes. I am going to need a lot of this natural nectar going forward...

The article also gave a quick salad dressing recipe including honey. I mixed it with my Romaine tonight and decided to add a few slivered almonds that I found in the cupboard.

Dinner is served! A homemade calzone and fresh cut watermelon completed the meal tonight.

Also, I would like to do a quick follow up on yesterday's post regarding eating orgainically. I posted on facebook that I was looking for some ideas, and I recieved quite a few! So I will be trying to shop more locally (we have a small farmer's market here on Saturday mornings), and I am going to try to stay away from boxed, high preservative food items. Also, to all of my Nebraska farming friends, I will still be eating meat! I could never give that up. :)

One last quick note here on my run today: 5 miles! I did an easy interval run which included 1 minute of a nice easy jog, and then 3 minutes at a 9:45 pace, followed by 2 minutes of recovery walking. I also squeezed in an arm workout and then headed home. Tomorrow I plan on a sprinting workout followed by a leg workout.

More updates later!

Luau + Cheese dip + Eating out = Upset stomach

This weekend was rockin... but it definitely wreaked havoc on my diet. If I have one food item that I just can not resist, it's a hamburger, nacho cheese dip. I love me some chips and cheese! My stomach, however, does not. I have spent most of the day trying to get back on track with eating fruits and veggies at every meal. And I didn't know what to do today when I actually felt hungry.

With this said, I have decided that I need to find a way to eat more organically and healthy overall. I would really like to get to Whole Foods in Omaha to just check it out. I love West Point, but neither of the small-town grocery stores carry organic foods. So I wold have to make weekly trips to Omaha or Fremont to accomplish this goals unless I get any other good ideas. I will update later on this one.

As far as 10K training is concerned, I am kind of just going with the flow. A while ago, I read an article regarding training that makes you faster. It includes different days of tempo running, sprinting intervals, an easy run, an easy interval run, and a long run. I am also including some strength training. With this combined, here's what I have so far:

- Monday: Tempo run and Ab workout
- Tuesday: Easy Interval run and Arm workout
- Wednesday or Thursday: Sprinting Intervals and Leg workout (off one day)
- Friday: An Easy Run and Ab workout
- Saturday : Off
- Sunday: Nice Long Run

Ok, this is kind of a post overload! So off to bed I go and updates later. :)

My first 10k!

Today is your typical lazy Sunday afternoon. We don't have any plans and the couch in our living room has never been more inviting. It is the perfect day for napping... or signing up for your first 10k race! As you may have guessed, my dear husband chose the former while I have chosen the latter. I was really hoping to sign up for the Omaha Half Marathon, but with my recent running "break," I was afraid I wouldn't have enough time to train. Then yesterday it hit me. I don't have to do a half, I could just do the 10k.

In the midst of completing my registration, it occurred to me that I have done quite a few half marathons, but never a 10k. Seems odd doesn't it? I always liked to run, but when it came to my first race back in 2008, I decided to jump right in with a half marathon. And that is where I have stayed; for comfort reasons I suppose.

Anyway, I'm ready to try something new! And I'm really looking forward to this! I think I have found a training schedule, but I would like to keep searching to find the best one for me. I'll be posting that later. Right now it's time to update a few things on my page here.

More later! :)

Hiatus

Webster defines the word hiatus as: "an interruption in time or continuity." Synonyms include: breach, break, discontinuity, gulf, gap, hole, etc. With this in mind, to say I've been on hiatus from blogging would be an understatement. So much has happened since my last post! (Which was in April by the way. Yes, April! Tragic.) Maybe a bullet point list would be best in a situation like this:

• My last name has now officially changed to Larson effective July 16th. We finally tied the knot! Best day of my life so far.
• I've honeymooned in St. Thomas - This included multiple days of sleeping on a lounge chair by the ocean causing a sunburn/amazing tan. :) It also involved an amazing snorkeling trip... until I spotted a shark. Enough said.
• I chopped my hair today! I'll post a few pics soon once I can figure out how to style it. 
• I have successfully watched all 6 seasons of The Office in its entirety. 
• And most importantly, I've gotten back into running!

Between planning the wedding, summer volleyball league, and keeping my house organized, I had put running on the back burner. But a friend of mine has recently acquired a free trial pass to Anytime Fitness here and town which has encouraged me to get back in action. Put me all the way up to four miles yesterday plus an ab workout! I'm still trying to figure out my workout plan, but once I have it put together, I'll be posting it. Hopefully not four months from now like my last hiatus. :)