Perfect Day
It’s a warm one here today in New England. My day started with a 6 mile run at a 9:13 pace. At first the morning air felt dry with a nice breeze, so I decided that I would run without the fuel belt, but as the miles clicked by the air became more humid and I wished I had some water. I guess the harder I work now the stronger I will become. Daily Lesson Learned: Way too hot and unwise to not bring liquids on each run. I replenished with a large Green Monster with the protein of Vega Shake & Go Smoothie to beef it up. Shake and Go Protein is quickly becoming a favorite. Because I try to follow a natural lifestyle when it comes to cleaning the house I like to use less harsh … Read entire article »
Filed under: Daily Lessons Learned, Eat Clean Diet, Green monster smoothies, Running, Vega Sport
Sweet Sadness
When you lose someone that you not only love but respect there are certain days of the year which seem harder than others. Today I am missing my father. Not only because it is Father’s Day, but tomorrow he would have celebrated his 68th birthday. He was such a big influence on my life and a loving example of living a christian way of life. Kris shared a chocolate treat on her beautifully redesigned blog that was so heavenly. I took her recipe and added my own little twist and I enjoyed every bite. Clean Chocolate Bark 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa Splash of maple syrup 2 tsp coconut oil 8-10 almonds 5 pecans 2 tbsp raisins 4 Mary Gone Crackers First make your chocolate mixture by adding the top 3 ingredients together and stir until smooth. Add all of your nuts, dried fruits or crunchy … Read entire article »
Filed under: Eat Clean Diet, Green monster smoothies, Pups, Running, Vega Sport
Protein Time
Last month during a meeting with my health coach, one subject came up again. Protein. In that meeting he recommended that I track my protein intake a few days a week to see where I am at. I discovered that I was indeed short from where we thought was adequate for my level/commitment to running /fitness so I started looking for clean ways to get more protein. I discovered Vega, Shake and Go Smoothie that offers 12 grams of plant based protein yumminess. When I ordered the Shake and Go I also got a few individual packets of Vega Sport Protein which has 20 grams of protein. This morning after my morning run of 6.30 miles at a decent pace of 9:16, I gave this product a try by mixing it in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Eat Clean Diet, Green monster smoothies, Running, Vega Sport
Spring Cleaning
How was your Saturday? My day started with a practice from yogadownload. Today was Yoga for buns. Then I spent most of the day Spring cleaning. There is nothing better than a top to bottom clean house. It just gives me an oh so happy feeling. I know, strange, right? Funny, how we schedule time to clean our houses but what about taking inventory of our bodies to clean up our health and fitness needs too? I know I have some cobwebs and dust bunnies lurking around upsetting the balance of optimal health. When is the last time you did a little spring cleaning on your health? Noah and Schotzie wondering why there was so much fuss about a clean house. Oh, but they are not complaining or they would be in the, dare I say it, dog … Read entire article »
Filed under: Eat Clean Diet, Running, Vega Sport
Hot! Hot! Hot!
What a perfect day for a run. It was slightly overcast with a light breeze just enough to keep me cool. 17.64 miles in just under 3 hours at 9:57 pace – I was a little bummed to be short of my target 19 mile goal for the day. Immediately in ice water…..my feet were on fire! I felt cardio and leg strong today however around mile 14 the balls of my feet were so irritated and hot, hot, hot that I just did not see the point on pushing through the pain when I can easily add 2 miles onto next weeks long run. Because I had completely worn out my Asics Gel 3010 and they were not available to purchase yesterday I decided the lesser of two evils would be to wear these … Read entire article »
Filed under: Eat Clean Diet, Green monster smoothies, Running, Vega Sport
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