July 18, 2012

Special delivery

As soon as I opened my eyes this morning, I thought, "Wow, my calves are so sore!" I was hoping that my thighs would be sore from yesterday's workout, but I mostly just felt it in my calves and triceps.

Today's scheduled run was the same as last week--15 minutes easy, then two repeats of (10 minutes tempo pace, then 3 minutes easy), finishing with 10 minutes easy. A total of 51 minutes. I chose to do the treadmill again. The treadmill makes doing tempo runs much simpler. When I run outside, I tend to daydream and totally forget that I'm supposed to be holding a particular pace. On the treadmill, you just set the pace and forget about it.

I did the "easy" pace at 6.0 mph and the tempo pace at a comfortably-hard 7.0.
I watched Season 9 Episode 3 of The Biggest Loser while I ran, and it wasn't very interesting today--which made the treadmill very boring at times. I need to find a show that I can get really interested in so that I don't even mind that I'm on a treadmill. Especially when I have to do some of my long runs on the treadmill, which is bound to happen sooner or later.

I had set the calibration to 900 on my Garmin foot pod, and found that that was pretty close to what the treadmill was reading, so I will leave it at that. But I really don't believe my treadmill is properly calibrated, as I've mentioned before. Even the timer on it is off--I started the Garmin's timer just 5 seconds after the treadmill timer, and by the end of the run, the treadmill timer was off by 12 seconds instead of 5!

It doesn't sound like a big deal, but it makes me wonder how off the speed is, too. I'm glad I chose the marathon training program I did this time around, because the runs are based on time rather than distance (except for the long runs). So it really doesn't matter how fast or slow I go, because I'm going to be running for a specific time regardless.



For breakfast this morning, I decided to make the same thing as yesterday--but cold oatmeal, this time. When I ate the Banana Cranberry Oat Bars, I always ate them right out of the fridge because they tasted the best that way. So yesterday, when I recreated the bars with hot oatmeal, it was lacking that one little element. Today I combined 1/2 cup quick oats, 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk, and 1/2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup in a bowl, and then let it sit in the fridge for 20 minutes while I showered and dressed. When I took it out, I topped it with 1/2 a sliced banana, and a sprinkle of coconut and dried cranberries. It was heavenly! The cold oats made it perfect:
I didn't put almond butter on it this time, but I didn't miss it at all. I think I actually preferred it without the almond butter.




I had a dentist appointment this morning, just for a cleaning. I despise going to the dentist, but I really do like my hygenist and my dentist. My dentist is a runner, so we usually chat about that--today I told him about the Ragnar Relay Florida Keys team. I get butterflies in my stomach every time I think about the race! Of course I'm way more excited to meet my team than I am about running the race, but I'm just nervous and giddy about the whole experience. Nervous in a good way, of course!




So I started reading The Glass Castle yesterday, and I was right--I knew I had read it (or at least started it) before. But I have no idea why I didn't finish it, because this book is so good!! I had planned on making myself read 20 pages per day, but I found I didn't want to stop reading, and I'm already halfway through it (meaning I've been reading ALL day). I really do love a good memoir.



I got a very special delivery from Fitness magazine today. I was super excited when I opened it:
Some awesome fitness gear and my "official" Fitterati award!

23 comments:

  1. Congratulations on your award!

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  2. Love your blog. just read post about your marathon. I am considering running one. so inspiring!! Congrats on the award!! What issue are you in??

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    1. You should go for it!!

      The magazine issue is the current June/July one. It's not a huge deal, just a short blurb ;-)

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  3. Katie, congrats on the Fitterati Blogger award and what a great swag bag!! I LOVE that water bottle and the "official" award is pretty snazzy!!

    Bridgette

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  4. What a beautiful and very deserving award, Katie! Congratulations :)

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  5. The fiterrati stuff is so fun! Congrats again!

    I'm excited for the documentary on the ragnar! It will be so interesting, and more importantly, inspiring!

    I did suggest this in the post that you asked about books ... but Nicholas Sparks memoir is really good. It's Called 3 weeks with my Brother. I wasn't excited to read it (even though I do like memoirs), but I really enjoyed it. :) I know you said you requested a ton already at the library, but just a thought. :)

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  6. Shiny award, congrats :)

    I second Shans37's comment re: Nicholas Sparks' memoir, it's great! I wish I could read all day, but I find when I'm studying I read non fiction much less than usual cos I have so much study material to read!

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    1. I will definitely look into the Nicholas Sparks memoir. I've never even read one of his books, though, so hopefully that won't matter. Thanks!

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  7. I make those banana cranberry oat bars and love them right out of the freezer! But you are right, they are *too good* so I want to try the cold oats version. And how good would a fitnessista breakfast cookie be with some cranberries and coconut mixed in?!

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  8. That rocks! Congrats on getting your award!

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  9. Congrats on the award swag!

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  10. CathyB :)July 19, 2012

    Congrats on your award!!!

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  11. AnonymousJuly 19, 2012

    Congratulations!

    Also, have you ever tried the oatmeal trick from chocolate covered katie's blog? It works really well for when you want cold oatmeal! You cook it the night before (but add a little extra liquid) and then leave it in the fridge overnight, and during that time that oats absorb the extra liquid. It works really well.

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    1. I know that's how most people make cold oats, but I think it gets too "mushy" that way. I like the oats to keep their texture :-)

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  12. I've been watching The Tudors on my Kindle Fire while on the treadmill. Makes the time fly by. :)

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  13. Congrats on the cool trophy AND the other stuff they sent to. You deserved that award. I appreciate your daily blogs and hope you never quit writing. The oatmeal looked wonderful, HOT or COLD!

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  14. Congrats & thanks for being so inspiring!!

    Curious about the journal - I love anything mind, body & spirit fitness related?

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  15. Wow, cool award! Congrats; you definitely deserve it! I've been reading your blog for many months now, and you are easily one of the top reasons that I started (and have slowly continued) to run! I think you were doing marathon training when I decided I wanted to try it out 4-5 months ago. I'd think "Okay, Katie just ran 11 miles on her SHORT run... so surely I can manage ONE mile without walking!" Seriously, thank you!

    Also, I think I had a similar experience with The Glass Castle. I started it ages ago, but didn't get into it, and it's been on my to-read list ever since! Maybe I'll take your word on it, and try again :)

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  16. Thanks for the kind words Katie. Even though I still run I bike much more. (Mountain bike) Glad to see you have one it will eventually save your joints.

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  17. That award is really awesome. For a really awesome person!!

    By the way, I love the picture of the oatmeal, banana, cranberry thing. It's beautiful!! Well-presented. :)

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