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!