Good morning and Happy Thursday! Only one more day until the weekend! I am already excited for this weekend as I have a long run planned with Dori and Melissa which will also include the NYRR Run for Haiti 4 miler, a housewarming party for my cousin Meredith, and hopefully more Olympics watching! Did you see the half pipe competition last night? Amazing! Bo is especially fond of him due to his flaming red hair!
This morning I had speed work planned and some ab work Fitnessista style. My legs are still sore from Sunday and Monday’s long runs and 3 days of Core Fusion DVD. Therefore, this morning’s speed work was not my best. I did the following:
5 mins warmup 6.0
5 mins 6.2
2 mins 7.2
5 mins 6.2
2 mins 7.2
5 mins 6.2
2 mins 7.4
5 mins 6.2
1 min 7.8
Due to a late dinner last night I didn’t half my normal piece of toast and jam before the gym. I wonder if my body was missing that extra burst of food and nutrients?
Before moving over to breakfast, I wanted to make sure everyone knows about the awesome website Groupon. This site sends out a daily deal for over 50 different cities which is normally a 50%-75% discount. The discounts range which is what I love. My friend Elizabeth has benefitted from the Bikram discount last week, my girlfriend snagged Pole Dancing lessons/workout, and I’m thinking about taking advantage of today’s discount for Pilates on Fifth! Here is the link to todays!
If you want to join Groupon today for FREE click here!
This mornings breakfast was exactly what I was craving- Green Tea (Thanks Tea and Honey Store), 1/2 my Jolly green juice from One Lucky Duck, and pumpkin oats.
I hope that Power Vinyasa tonight with Lauren at Equinox will work some of this soreness out of my body. Also, either today or tomorrow I need to buy a new gym bag. Do you all have recommendations? Right now a Lululemon bag is my first choice but i’m open to ideas. My old school Vera Bradley bag from college is just not cutting it anymore. It’s a little akward when I walk into meetings with it up here in NYC.
And now, I leave you with some morning eye candy! I had the great opportunity to meet and hang out with Ryan Reynolds last week at a work event. He is funnier in person than you could ever imagine. This is definitely the worst picture of me (why was I on the end?!) in a while but regardless it was still a fun time!
What a great giveaway! My question that I'd like you to answer is this… as a fellow runner in New York, I'm curious to know what your favorite running route is in the city?
I'm a self proclaimed "junk food junkie" so I want to know what is the one "bad for you" thing that you just can't say no to.
I'm already a fan on facebook (will suggest some folks tonight) and you're on my blogroll (new entry coming soon). 🙂
I'd looooove to win some Jay Robb tastiness!
Hope the 10 miler went well this weekend! I'm so impressed you ladies did it on the 'mill. Would definitely be up for another long run date this weekend.
Jennie,
Great question! I'll definitely write about this in an upcoming post but my favorites are Central Park (such a challenge if you do the whole loop) and then the path along the Hudson River. It is flat, pretty, and very runner friendly.
just tweeted! (@rskamel) i would love to try some jay robb, i've been hearing about it everywhere and i'm trying to stay away from whey protein powders since going dairy free…right now i have TJ's chocolate hemp protein powder, not bad but not great!
I've been hearing about this stuff lately and would love to try some! My question: how does this compare to other protein powders you've tried, in taste and texture?
I keep reading about this product and would love to try some!
My question would be about the taste – does it not have the fake chemical taste to it like some do?
I tweeted, as well.
Hmm a question, well i'd like to know how much protein you get daily and why?
tweeted!
I would love to get addicted to J Robb's vegan protein powder! My question is, what is your favorite smoothie recipe?