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Getting Back to the Basics

While it was a crazy, wonderful weekend jam packed with fun activities as you can see from these two posts:

Look Who’s Back

Pipa: Spanish for Having a Good Time

I made sure to include time in Monday’s schedule for a quick grocery store trip. When I need to get back to my healthy eating basics there are a few items I always pick up for my office breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Here is what entered my cart yesterday:

bananas

blueberries

gala apples

oats

Chobani 0% yogurt

All-Bran

hummus

carrots

celery

lemons

This insured that I had all the ingredients for a healthy, energetic day at the office. After 9 glorious hours of sleep, I packed my ingredients for the office.

Blog Pictures 2010 238Blog Pictures 2010 239Luluemon water bottle, gala apple for a morning snack, Chobani, blueberries, and All-Bran for late afternoon snack, oats and banana for breakfast, and salad for lunch!Blog Pictures 2010 241   Blog Pictures 2010 240

My go to breakfast when i’m getting back to the basics. Unsweetened venti iced green tea, 1/2 c oats, 1 small banana, and my vitamins! 🙂

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Brooklyn Half Here I Come

The packet has been picked up, the alarm is set for 4:50, a perfect protein and carb sushi dinner is digesting, and my clothes are all laid out!

I’m nervous and excited. I’ve worked on speed quite a bit lately but the stress of 60 hour work weeks is grueling. My improved eating, vitamins, and water HAVE definitely helped this week. But what if my body is tired tomorrow and I can’t beat last years time? At the end of the day, after brief disappointment, I’ll get over it and be proud of just getting out there and running 13.1 miles.

In fact, I have some unlikely inspiation. My friend Becca decided TODAY to do the half even though she hasn’t run this sort of distance since last years NYC half. She’s got the right idea! It’s all about enjoying the sights, getting some sun, and enjoying great exercise.

I’m hitting the sack with dreams of three goals: smile like Dori all through the race, finish, and have fun!

PS I get to try my CamelBak tomorrow!!

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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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