Skip to main content

Running Miles for a Cure & Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

More Running
Today's forecast called for a front moving in bringing with it chances of rain and storms. Jason and I had decided that if the weather was clear enough, we would go for a 3-mile run.

Luckily, the front also brought in clouds and cooler temps. So it was only 70 degrees rather than 80 when we set out for our run at 11:30. In fact, it almost felt cold compared to the temps we've been having. We actually rocked along at a pretty good pace. The goal was not speed, but just to find a comfortable pace and go with it.

The only downfall of the neighborhood runs (and sometimes it's actually a positive) is all the stopping you have to do at intersections. Even if cars aren't coming down the street, you still have to slow and check. And today, for whatever reason, there seemed to be high traffic, so lots of waiting. But, when we were actually moving...it was good.

Definitely getting my running grove back. It's becoming more comfortable again. A lot less over-thinking going on. A lot more enjoying.

We ended up getting 3.5 miles done just before the bottom fell out of the sky. Perfect timing. Though, the rain would have felt good, but it was a lot more than just a sprinkle or even light rain.

The one thing I've noticed with my running, however, is that I am carrying a ton of tension in my right shoulder. Even carrying my water bottle in my right hand feels like I'm lugging around a 20# dumbbell. Any tips for loosening up? I keep trying to relax and exhale and drop shoulders, but I'm still doing something goofy.

Miles for a Cure
This is something I should have mentioned sooner - last week when I joined up. I have become friends with a lovely lady named Harmony. She blogs over at Keep on Keeping On. Her husband has cancer and they have formed Team Davis and paired up with  Run Across America with Ulman Cancer Fund and Rev3 to raise money for cancer research.

Teams are running from California to Washington, DC during a 21-day period (March 26-April 16) with the goal of raising $100,000 for the Ulman Cancer Fund. Harmony actually joined the team from California to Phoenix, AZ (you should check out her recaps).

If you're a runner, you can contact Harmony (either go to her blog or the Facebook page for Team Davis) and join up and log your miles to help raise money. Or you can also donate under Team Davis. So while I'm not running any long distances right now, I'm logging as many miles as I can for Team Davis.

Simple Spud
I had Jason pick up sweet potatoes yesterday to go with veggie burgers tonight. However, I forgot that we were out of buns or even sandwich thins.

So, I came up with two options: a hummus wrap with sweet potato fries or super loaded sweet potato. Jason chose the super loaded sweet potatoes. That was perfectly fine with me as it was an easier dinner to throw together.

In honor of Taco Tuesday, I did go with a more taco-ish filling. I sauteed red onion and garlic then added in black beans, tomatoes (only had canned that I had to drain), green chile peppers, salt, pepper, cumin, cilantro, chili powder and red pepper.

While that was on the stove, I just microwaved the sweet potatoes until tender then piled on the toppings. I also added in some Daiya Vegan Cheese and jalapenos. Super simple and filling. And, it almost looks like a taco salad.

Daily To-Enjoy List:
  • Running
  • Cooler temps (yes, I actually said that)
  • Rain (to wash away pollen)

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Love in Photos

In honor of Valentine's Day - Love in Photos Husband Family and Furbabies Friends Even if you're not a fan of Valentine's Day - I hope you have a wonderful day and remember the loves in your life.

Hump Day and More Pineapples

Full-Body Workout  I'll readily admit that getting up this morning was quite painful and almost didn't happen. I forced myself out of bed though not exactly excited about tackling a full-body Pyramid workout. Sort of daunting at 5 am really. I did the warm up from Shock Cardio Cardio Core Circuit (cardio only premix) then hit the weights. It was a pyramid up only so I increased my starting weight. I topped it all off with the first 2 1/2 drills from the cardio workout. I ran short on time and was basically spent. Squats into Plie Squats Step Ups (seriously hate these especially at 5:30 am) Incline Chest Flyes into Chest Press Pullovers into DB Underhand Rows Step Ups (freaking again) Static Lunges Overhead DB Press into Lateral Raises Deadlifts Kickbacks into Overhead Extensions Hammer Curls into Alternating Curls Calf Raises I am so excited to report that my new cross-trainers and running shoes arrived today. Can't wait to test both of them out. I waited way way way too

Hitting the Gym and Lazy Means Creative Tex-Mex Creation

Sunday, Gym Day Why do vacations and min-vacations go by so quickly? Just doesn't seem quite right. Anyway, we left Branson around 9:30 am to head back home. It was a pretty uneventful drive back, which is usually a good thing. We got home and unpacked, then I headed up to the gym. I started with a 10-minute treadmill run to warm up before hitting the weights for back and light legs then abs. I went with a giant set for back then supersets for legs. GS - 4x8 Underhand barbell rows Pullovers Double-arm rows SS#1 Rear-leg elevated lunges (Bulgarian Split Squats) - 3x8 Calf raises - 3x20 SS#2 - 2x8 Walking lunges Plie squats with low-end pulse Single-leg deadlifts - 2x8 I did some ab exercises, stretched, and called it quits. Lazy = Crazy Dinner I may have made it to the gym and washed a few loads of laundry, but I never made it to the grocery store - lounging in the pool trumped grocery shopping. This meant getting creative with dinner. We had another package