This weekend absolutely flew by for me. Saturday was Kyle’s birthday, so I started off the morning with a 3 mile run before grabbing a poppy seed bagel with lox with him and then eating our breakfast at a lovely ocean-side park. That night, we had a fun party for him that involved surprise homemade cupcakes, good friends, and the normal college shenanigans. I made vanilla cupcakes with hazelnut frosting + berries and mint garnish and Decadent S’mores Cupcakes (on the SS website!) for everyone, and both were deeeelish!
Oh! And I haven’t mentioned it yet, but I’m starting to train for my first half marathon! A bunch of my housemates and I are taking the plunge and signing up for one in gorgeous Solvang, where we will be running through the cute Danish-esq town and around horse pastures. I’m a little nervous, but I know that if I train right and put in the miles, I’ll have a great experience! We aren’t following a crazy/super rigid training plan since our schedules sometimes make it hard to run on planned days, but this is our cute little refrigerator running chart:
Basically, we aim to complete the listed runs during the week whenever we can make time for it. Then, we get to give ourselves a happy little checkmark! I’ve noticed that running with other people makes the time pass so much quicker and overall make the whole workout more enjoyable, so doing the 13.1 miles with some of my best girlfriends will be a blast!
I also splurged and bought a Garmin yesterday, so brace yourself for some of those stereotypical post-run wrist photos 😉 .
Here’s my plan in terms of food and fitness for the week. Kyle and I usually keep breakfasts simple and our lunches are mostly sandwiches/leftovers, so I’m only listing the dinners we have going for us:
Monday: Salmon Teriyaki with Brown Rice & Veggies // 3 mile run + yoga class
Tuesday: Chicken & Sweet Potato Bake with Garlic Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts // 3 mile run + weights
Wednesday: Mom’s Beef Soup // rest day!
Thursday: Eat out! // 5 mile run
Friday: Leftovers from Mom’s Beef Soup // weights
Saturday: Roasted Red Beet & Quinoa Arugula Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette // rest day!
Sunday: Healthy Garlic Lemon Shrimp Orzo // 3 mile run + abs
Andddd it’s off to bed for me!
Hope you all had a fantastic weekend!
That’s awesome you’ve got other girlfriends running the race with you! I think I’d be more inclined to sign up for a half marathon if I had friends willing to do it with me.
It’s always a good time when you sign up for a goal with friends!
That’s so exciting that you’re training for a half marathon, Christine! I wish you the bet of luck. And sounds like you had a fantastic weekend! Have a great Monday!
WOOHOO for training for your first half!!! And I hope you love your cute Garmin
Getting a Garmin was a game-changer for me since I finally knew how far I was running and it actually motivated me to run a little longer.
Your meal plan sounds delicious. I’m dreaming of the day in college that I’ll have a kitchen again! And those cupcakes are too cute.
I wish I could talk some of my friends into running with me, buuuuut they’re more snowboard/skateboard/BMX adrenaline junkies, and apparently running is just too slow for them… especially my snail’s pace running 😛 But I spent my weekend getting plenty of exercise up in the mountains, and it was made all the better by the fact that it was soooooo nice and warm out. It’s honestly hard to believe that some places have warm weather like this all year around. Mind.blown.
I’m so excited for you! Your first half marathon is the most incredible experience. I like that you’re not putting much pressure on yourself. I was told last week I can no longer run. So run for me sweet lady!
I’M SO EXCITED FOR YOUR HALF MARATHON I can hardly contain myself!!!
Oh wait I can’t.
So pumped to hear about your training! And everyone loves the watch pics, it’s just a fact (or what we tell ourselves….)
Hit me up with all the details girlie!
Wow, it’s so great that you’re friends are into fitness as well! I don’t have a ton of friends that would run a race with me…but I do it for me, so I guess it’s okay.
And umm…those cupcakes look SO good!
Jackie
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That’s great that your friends are going to run at the marathon with you! I wish I had friends that also cared about fitness haha which reminds me that my wedding is in less than 3 months and I need to work out more often haha
I’m gonna make a little schedule like yours x
First of all, YAY half marathon!!! I’m so excited for you! Working out is so much more fun when you have friends to do it with you. A cute schedule doesn’t hurt either! And congrats on the Garmin! Your garmin-less runs will forever feel naked
Love the meal plan! I’ve got to get doing that again so I don’t eat smoothies for dinner every night!
That’s so exciting! You guys are going to rock it! I also have the same Garmin-I love the color