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I am having a GREAT day!  It’s just something in the air, I suppose.    Maggie pointed out that she hasn’t been on the blog in a while, so here is her cute face: James refused to let me photograph him for some reason… such a diva.   And here’s my easy lunch: I love [...]

Morning, friends!  I am currently slamming coffee and praying the magical Book Writing Fairy comes to my house and does all my work for me.  You?   Amazing breakfast! This Breakfast Banana Bake is one of my favorite breakfast recipes (and that’s saying a lot since I’m definitely a breakfast girl).  The recipe is here.  [...]

Name:  Jess Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 22 Race:  Speights West Coaster 10K Adventure Run Personal Tidbit: Training to be a teacher   In Her Words:   When my friend Caz emailed me telling me that she had signed us up for the Speights West Coaster (“one of the finest (and undeniably one of the [...]

Now that I’m looking at my food pictures, I’m realizing that I had quite the purple lunch.  I started off with a purple smoothie around 10 AM. (Say hi to the Husband!  We’re both working from home today!)   In the blender:   1 cup almond milk 1 banana 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries Chia [...]

Happy Moan-day. ;) This week, I’ll be making a huge effort to change my sleep schedule and wake up early to do workouts (biking + yoga since I’m out of commission for running due to my knee).   Having a yummy breakfast is a good enough reason for me to get out of bed! I [...]

I know I promised you a recipe tonight, but this didn’t taste as good as it looked.  It was mehhh. :( I was trying to create a dairy-less ‘macaroni and cheese’ combined with a baked cauliflower casserole recipe I saw in Runner’s World.   It was okay, but not tasty enough to share the recipe.  [...]

When we woke up in DC, I was unpleasantly surprised to discover SNOW was on the ground.  Luckily, it was only a dusting and didn’t interrupt our driving plans. Before leaving Emily’s, Nicole and I ate a yummy breakfast.  I had two slices of quinoa toast (which tasted like regular bread to me!) with sunflower [...]

I’m dreaming of a pain-free race next weekend in NYC… Keeping my fingers crossed.  :) (Thanks to Nicole for snapping a picture of me while I slept after watching the DC Half. In response, I put her bra in the freezer.  Clearly, we are still in middle school…)   A very fun day indeed!  After [...]

This morning, I decided that being injured and dropping out of a race isn’t really that bad… especially if you make the effort to enjoy being a spectator.  We were up at 5 AM to take Megan, Nicole, and Emily’s husband Casey to the race.  Emily and I had an awesome time watching our friends, [...]

If you’re running the National Half Marathon in Washington DC tomorrow – look for me on the sidelines with this sign!  :) So, yes – Nicole and I arrived in DC this afternoon.  It was a long drive (6+hours), but it was actually loads of fun.   We rented a trashy romance book on tape [...]

This morning, I ran two miles to see if my quad felt 100% ready to run the DC National Half Marathon tomorrow. Survey says…   No. Drats!  I was so hoping that I would be ready, even though my massage therapist said there was only a 20% chance.  However, around Mile 1.0, my knee/leg started [...]

Tomorrow, Nicole and I begin our Washington DC road trip. Now, if you’ve been reading for a bit, you know that I was training diligently for the National Half Marathon in DC, which is on Saturday.  About 14 days ago, I pulled my quad and have been taking it easy ever since.  In the last [...]

This morning, I spent four hours (yes, FOUR HOURS) stuck at the DMV as I attempted to get my North Carolina driver’s license.  Um, yes.  I’m a little late to the party.   It would’ve been the worst four hours of my week, but I was smart and brought along my laptop so I could [...]