Walking, Running, Donating for a Cure
While this month is all about Breast Cancer Awareness, I'm actually going to ask that you think about supporting another cause: Pancreatic Cancer. I have a very dear friend who's husband (Tommy) was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year just after their one year wedding anniversary.
There is 5K walk/run event in Atlanta on November 13 - PurpleStride. While I cannot attend, I will be donating to "Team Tommy." For my friends in the Atlanta area, if you could participate in this race, it would mean the world to me. But what I would like most is that you please make some sort of donation if you are financially able. This link takes you to Lindsey's page for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network - Purple Stride Atlanta 2010. Also, it looks like there are PurpleStride events around the country, so maybe there is one in your area.
Workouts - Weights & Run
During lunch I decided to do shoulders and triceps. I did super sets for all but the last exercise where my triceps (elbow really) were just too tired. For the first super set, I did 3x8. For the rest, I lowered the weights and did 3x10.
SS#1
Arnold press
Overhead triceps extension
SS#2
Lateral raise
Double-arm kickbacks
SS#3
Upright rows
Lying DB triceps extensions
Rear delt press - 2x16
The reason for the 3x8 on the first super set was because I had thought I could maintain the current wait and add on 2 reps. Well, I couldn't, not with safe form. So I opted to keep the weights and lower the reps instead. I can't seem to break through a weight plateau for those 2 exercises actually. Increasing the weight even .5 lb seems tough.
I wasn't sure what I wanted to do after work. Jason and I had talked about meeting up with a running group that does a 4-mile run on Tuesday evenings. But this is his week to be slammed at work. We had thunderstorms roll through, so I thought I'd end up doing a short step workout. But, by the time I left work, the sun was out and the front had brought in cooler temps. So, I decided to get a 4-miler done anyway. It was a great run except for the many minutes spent stopping and waiting on traffic. Really started to just tick me off. So, note to self: don't run at 4:45 pm on a weekday.
Tamale Tuesday
I ended up not getting completely cleaned up until right about 6 pm, about the same time Jason got home. I had thought about a soup, but at 6 pm, I wanted some super fast. I am out of veggie patties right now, but I did have some White Mountain Vegan Tamales. So, tonight is Tamale Tuesday. I did have some barley on hand that I made the other day. So I made a Black Bean & Tomato Barley.
Black Bean & Tomato Barley
Ingredients:
2 cups cooked barley
1 can diced tomatoes, with juice
1/4 red onion, diced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 Anaheim pepper, minced
To taste: salt, black pepper, cumin, cilantro, chili powder
Directions:
In large pot, saute onions, peppers, and garlic until soft. Add in the remaining ingredients and let simmer for about 5 minutes.
This was a great, fast dinner ready in about 15 minutes. The only thing I goofed on was adding too much barley to the bean mix. I have a tendency to go over board adding ingredients. One day I'm going to get around to making my own tamales...
While this month is all about Breast Cancer Awareness, I'm actually going to ask that you think about supporting another cause: Pancreatic Cancer. I have a very dear friend who's husband (Tommy) was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year just after their one year wedding anniversary.
There is 5K walk/run event in Atlanta on November 13 - PurpleStride. While I cannot attend, I will be donating to "Team Tommy." For my friends in the Atlanta area, if you could participate in this race, it would mean the world to me. But what I would like most is that you please make some sort of donation if you are financially able. This link takes you to Lindsey's page for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network - Purple Stride Atlanta 2010. Also, it looks like there are PurpleStride events around the country, so maybe there is one in your area.
Workouts - Weights & Run
During lunch I decided to do shoulders and triceps. I did super sets for all but the last exercise where my triceps (elbow really) were just too tired. For the first super set, I did 3x8. For the rest, I lowered the weights and did 3x10.
SS#1
Arnold press
Overhead triceps extension
SS#2
Lateral raise
Double-arm kickbacks
SS#3
Upright rows
Lying DB triceps extensions
Rear delt press - 2x16
The reason for the 3x8 on the first super set was because I had thought I could maintain the current wait and add on 2 reps. Well, I couldn't, not with safe form. So I opted to keep the weights and lower the reps instead. I can't seem to break through a weight plateau for those 2 exercises actually. Increasing the weight even .5 lb seems tough.
I wasn't sure what I wanted to do after work. Jason and I had talked about meeting up with a running group that does a 4-mile run on Tuesday evenings. But this is his week to be slammed at work. We had thunderstorms roll through, so I thought I'd end up doing a short step workout. But, by the time I left work, the sun was out and the front had brought in cooler temps. So, I decided to get a 4-miler done anyway. It was a great run except for the many minutes spent stopping and waiting on traffic. Really started to just tick me off. So, note to self: don't run at 4:45 pm on a weekday.
Tamale Tuesday
I ended up not getting completely cleaned up until right about 6 pm, about the same time Jason got home. I had thought about a soup, but at 6 pm, I wanted some super fast. I am out of veggie patties right now, but I did have some White Mountain Vegan Tamales. So, tonight is Tamale Tuesday. I did have some barley on hand that I made the other day. So I made a Black Bean & Tomato Barley.
Black Bean & Tomato Barley
Ingredients:
2 cups cooked barley
1 can diced tomatoes, with juice
1/4 red onion, diced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 Anaheim pepper, minced
To taste: salt, black pepper, cumin, cilantro, chili powder
Directions:
In large pot, saute onions, peppers, and garlic until soft. Add in the remaining ingredients and let simmer for about 5 minutes.
This was a great, fast dinner ready in about 15 minutes. The only thing I goofed on was adding too much barley to the bean mix. I have a tendency to go over board adding ingredients. One day I'm going to get around to making my own tamales...
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