It’s RACE WEEK! I’m racing in my first "real" race of the 2009 season on Saturday. It’s a 5K, and I’m very excited. This week also happens to be a taper week for marathon training, so I’ll be cutting back on my mileage a little.
Although my personal record for a 5K is 23:42, I’m hoping to clock in under 25:00 minutes for this race. I haven’t been doing much speed training. But maybe I’ll surprise myself?
My Glory Days of 5K Racing:
So, the Husband did not get home from the FSU vs. UM game until 5:45 AM! How crazy (and dedicated) is that? I woke up a little later so I could do yoga. It felt so good to slowly stretch my sore muscles and ease myself into the work week.
And then I made a fabulous breakfast:
The special feature of this breakfast was a Bialy:
I found these in the frozen section of the grocery store and was intrigued by the "hybrid" Bagel/English Muffin concept. The nutritional information is pretty good, too! Check out this awesomely short ingredient list:
I topped my Bialy with a Sunny Side Up egg:
Verdict? Taste-wise, Bialys are nothing special. But the ingredient list was stellar, so I may purchase it again!
If at First You Don’t Succeed, Tri, Tri Again!
Nicole raced in a semi-disastrous triathlon this weekend. She wrote me to say, "I had language barrier problems (I live in Germany, and speak a little German, but enough to order something, not enough to converse in a race), and actually ran through the triathlon finishers chute not once, but two times because I was lost the first time. This was after I got lost on the bike course! I contemplated quitting the race all together a few times, but you and your triathlon experience popped into my head. I remembered that you had finished your race even though you were DQ’d, and I wanted to finish what I started. So, I got back on that running route (the correct one this time), and finished. It was crazy!"
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Good luck in your 5k later this week. Running a fast, short distance can be a nice change of pace while marathon training. Looking forward to hearing about your race re-cap.
That looks like a really cool product! I've never heard of anything like it before. It's nice to see some new stuff in blogworld
Good luck in the 5k! When is your marathon? Good for you for running one! I ran a half and I'm surprised I lived through that!!
jessica – im running disney on jan 10. i hope i survive that, too.
Happy race week, girlie! Glad you have some Bialy's for energy..how cute are those?
Good luck in your 5k this week. I am still building up to racing – I think I'm scared of doing so! I want to run a half marathon next spring, so I know that i need to get my feet wet soon
Good luck with your race!
The ingredient list looks great! Otherwise, it just looks like a bagel…
I'm sure you'll do awesome in the 5K race!
Those Bialys are a great find! What supermarket did you find those in?
Happy race week! You will do great! I'm sure the adrenaline of racing again will carry you right through. Enjoy!
yeah for the racing season! i cant wait. good luck on your 5k!
what a crazy recap and good for her for finishing
so exciting that race season starts! my 5k for the season is in October!
OMG! I'm getting so nervous for my first sprint tri at the end of September, I'm not sure I should read these kinds of stories!!! But maybe it will help me avoid some of the problems…so I guess I better just do it! Thanks for the info!
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Yay!! I'm running a 5k this weekend too!
For some reason I never knew you were an egg-eating veggie. Some people are iffy about it, but I ate eggs the whole 8 years I was a vegetarian. Those bagel thingys definitely look interesting!
Good luck in the 5k! taper weeks are always nice.
Good Luck with the 5k Caitlin! I know you'll do good.
I just caught up on your weekend posts! Congrats on the filming – can't wait to see the end result, and also congrats on your one year friendship with Meghann! Friendship is such a beautiful thing
Good luck this week! I'm sure you will do just fabulous
I want to try a bialy! Such a fun concept. Hope your "Monday" goes well 
OMG, I LOVE bialys!! We used to get them all the time when we lived in Ohio, but they don't have them at any bakeries/bagel shops in Minnesota or Wisconsin. I did just recently have one that my dad brought back from Chicago… my first one in about 10 years!
Sorry, I'll stop gushing over bialys now
Bialy's are really yummy. I would suggest buying a fresh one from a bagel shop. Here in NYC most bagel places sell them.
Bagel/English muffin hybrid?! But I like both of those so much on their own…I don't know if I would want a hybrid! Haha.
Good luck in your 5K! So exciting to get back into racing. My first 10 mile race is in a few weeks and I'm starting to get nervous!
"Fresh ground onions"!?! That's like an April Fools joke on me!
A bagel and an English muffin?! Two of my favorite carbs in one?! I love it.
I'm just catching up on my google reader- a major slow day at work
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You and Meghann are adorable. I hope to meet some great friends through the blogging world too!
I love bagels and I love english muffins, so this product looks like it could be right up my alley. I will have to be on the lookout. Thanks for the heads up dear!
ohh i can't imagine eating a bialy from a box! you have to try a fresh one sometime from a traditional jewish deli – the only place my dad will eat a bialy outside ny is down in boca, and i consider him a bialy connoisseur.
good luck with your race this weekend – it must feel great to be kicking off the season!
Good luck with your 5K girl! your gonna rock it out for sure
What a funny concept for a product
Good luck on your 5K! I just signed up to run my first one ever in October, and I'm hoping to clock in under 25 minutes too. Like you, I've had a lot of knee-related setbacks w/ running and I'm trying to get back into the swing of things. You're definitely an inspiration!
wow! that is wicked late from getting home from the game! haha.
Good luck on your 5K! I really admire your training philosophy – train smarter, not harder!
I would have just bought the package for the name Bialys.
I bought fruit called dinosaur eggs for the name. They looked neat too.
I totally want to try Bialy's!! Good luck with your race!!
Bialy = yum. Something I thought was a New Jersey only thing. They sell them in all the bakeries here, but they don't have the whole. It's connected and flat in the middle.
I like your new picture on the site.