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Look Who’s Back…

It’s 1:30 on Sunday afternoon and the four of us are definitely laughing harder than ever watching The Hangover while reminiscing about last night. One of my best friends and maid of honor, Amy, and her husband Ryan are in town for the long weekend! After an EXHAUSTING week in Las Vegas, I was so ready to return to my comfortable home and Bo! Let me begin by apologizing for my inadvertent blogging absence. I had lots of computer issues out in Las Vegas which meant that I didn’t have my computer over half the time! In addition, I was one of the core meeting planners and organizers which meant I was going straight from 6am until midnight daily. But, instead of focusing on the past I’ll give you a few great pictures that summarize the week.

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Bo and I have been looking forward to this weekend since the wedding back in November when we decided a great NYC weekend was necessary.

Ryan and Amy arrived around 6pm on Friday only two hours after I landed from Las Vegas. In addition, Bo’s parents are in town for the weekend which meant Friday night was a wonderful group dinner. We treated them to our neighborhood favorite, Casa Mono. This is Batalli’s Spanish tapas restaurant which I also reviewed here when Bo and I went two weeks ago.

We had a perfect table in the middle of the restaurant which allowed us to watch the kitchen action while catching up. We each chose two items from the menu along with a bottle of white and red for the table. Unfortunately I do not have any pictures as my camera battery was dead. However, luckily Google images was able to help me out! Our favorite items include:

Razor Clams

Scallops

Calamares Fritos

Skirt Steak with Onion Mermelada

We’re off to brunch at Maialino in Gramercy Park Hotel and then Jersey Boys! Later today I’ll be back with the rest of the weekend highlights!

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NYRR YPC National Running Day Celebration

Did you catch last night’s post about the emotional side of long runs?  I’ve received some warm emails, tweets, and comments about this post and it’s so exciting. Last night I felt like my fingers took over. 🙂

Today I read about the National Running Day Celebration on Jesse’s blog!  The NYRR National Running Day Celebration is on June 2nd, 2010. I think this could be a great chance for a few of us NYC bloggers to hang out also enjoying a great run, fun people, and donating money to a great cause.

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The event begins at 6:30pm on June 2nd at 81st street in Central Park. The fun starts with a fun run through the Park followed by a social at the Gin Mill complete with appetizers, raffle, and cash bar. Tickets are $20 and all proceeds go towards the NYRR Youth Programs which benefit over 100,000 underserved children weekly!

NYRR Invite

Let me know if you’re interested in participating in this event! I’ll send an email around to everyone this weekend who is interested and we can all meet up before hand!

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Run Like The Wind

Last night I crawled in bed around 1am. In fact, should that be referred to as last night or this morning? Therefore, when my annoying Blackberry alarm went off this morning I had no desire to wake up. In fact, I felt like this:

The last thing I wanted to do was wake up and head to the gym. But, over the past three years I’ve learned many times that a quick workout is ALWAYS better for me than countless cups of coffee or tea. There is something about getting in that workout and getting the blood flowing that helps me get ready for the day.  What about you? Does a workout help you wakeup?

On days when I’m exhausted and dragging, I know that in order to get a truly effective workout I need to have a formal plan to follow and keep me motivated. Sometimes I’ll choose a spin class or other group class at Equinox but this morning I had the perfect workout in mind.

Monday night I was talking with one of my favorite healthy NYC ladies, Fit Chick In the City. Since she is the running goddess that she is and often sports the coveted RED bib of the NYRR, I thought she could help with some treadmill drill ideas. She was more than happy to help and sent me this awesome yet intimidating workout:

Fit Chick In The City’s Speed Workout

1 mile warm-up (easy pace)

1/2 mile at 7.0
1/4 mile recovery pace (probably same as warm-up)
1/2 mile at 7.5
1/4 mile recovery pace
1/2 mile at 7.7
1/4 mile at recovery pace
Cool Down

I altered a bit to look like this to meet my desired mileage and the speeds I thought would be challenging yet feasible. By the end of the 50 minutes I felt like I’d run like the wind through my workout and was a hot sweaty mess!

Ashley’s Speed Workout

1 mile warm-up 6.0
1/2 mile at 7.0

1/2 mile 6.0
1/2 mile at 7.2
1/2 mile 6.0

1/2 mile at 7.5

1/2 mile 6.0
1/4 mile 8.0
Cool Down: 10 minutes 4.0 at 4 incline

This came out to a 9:20 avg pace which is AMAZING for me! I loved this speed workout and it didn’t give me any chance of having a monotonous uninspired workout. If I had hopped on the eliptical an caught up on the latest People magazine I know I wouldn’t have put as much energy into the workout. If you’re goal is to break a sweat and challenge yourself I suggest this awesome workout!!

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