What a Monday. I can already tell this week is going to be a crazy week in many ways. But, in order to make sure I don’t miss any workouts, I’m going to share them with you before we get to today’s highlights.
Weekly Workout Plan
Monday: 7 mile run in Central Park with my office running group
Tuesday: Abs+Arms followed by an AM hour yoga class at Equinox
Wednesday: AM run+ PM Summer Solstice Yoga in Times Square
Thursday: AM spin at Equinox
Friday: AM long run with Leticia
Saturday: Dancing the night away in Chapel Hill at a wedding (this counts as cross training right?)
Sunday: Long walk
I love running with my co-workers on Monday as it is a perfect way to relieve some stress and it helps keep me accountable on the eating front. I used to be a horrible stress eater and little things like this have helped me change my habits. Knowing that a group of people are waiting to run with you at 6pm can make a handful of chocolates or a bag of M&M’s far less appealing in a moment of stress or temptation. Instead, today I went for pretzels and almonds! In case you’re looking for a great NYC running route, here’s the route we took tonight. I really enjoyed the few hills, beautiful reservoir path and dodging tourists. We joked that it makes you feel like you’re in some video game. 
This week is a bit of a chaotic mess on the workout front due to a quick trip down to Chapel Hill for a high school friend’s wedding along with some special events. I don’t normally specialize in two a days but as marathon training ramps up, I wouldn’t be surprised if there was at least one 2 a day in the schedule each week. Normally one of the workouts is a more relaxing yoga like workout to stretch and restore my muscles versus beat them up further. Also, you’ll notice the worlds “at Equinox” in my workouts plans more and more. I love the convenience of Equinox but feel I need to do a better job trying their different classes versus spending unnecessary money hopping around to NYC’s boutique studios. So outside of the occasional Soul Cycle date with Bo or friends, most of my workouts will be outside or at Equinox unless they are special blog events.
The rest of today’s highlights revolve around protein. As part of a Fitfluential and GNC partnership, I have the opportunity to review a few of their different protein powders. Today I tried the 100% Whey powder two different ways: oats and smoothie. I was amazed at how well the protein blended with my oats and loved the vanilla flavor. It wasn’t very sweet due to the low sugar but was just enough to give both a bit of flavor.
After my run with the group all I wanted was a relaxing night in the tub. There is nothing like a few good magazines, bath salts, candles, music, and a smoothie after a long day.
Before we part ways, I have a reminder and a Pintrest update.
Reminder: If you’re in the NYC area, Athleta is sponsoring this year’s Summer Solstice Yoga event in Times Square on Wednesday from 7:30am-8:30pm. I’ll be sweating it out with Theodora during the 7pm yoga class if you care to join!
Pintrest: I created a new board tonight on Pintrest featuring my upcoming races! If you are interested in health, beauty, running, travel, or recipes I’d love for you to follow my boards!
