Brown-Bag Lady

Legs were feeling decent after Tuesday morning’s 8-miler and I stretched them out even more by taking a little walk to Central Park on my lunch break. My brown-bag lunch was enjoyed on a park bench: apple, 2 peices of Ezekiel sprouted grain bread with peanut butter, honey, and banana slices. Mmm, I could eat this [...]

Another one bites the dust

Have you ever seen that episode of Sex & the City where Carrie’s computer dies and she freaks out? Yep, that was me on Sunday night. My 2.25 yr old Apple Mac Book was running a little bit slower than usual, but other than that everything was A-OK. Then in the middle of writing an [...]

Jesse Cooks: Portabello Burgers and Squash-Sundried Tomato Soup

Hello readers and happy Monday! I’m having some computer problems (ugh), so I might be MIA from blogging for a few days. Luckily, Jesse sent me a very timely guest post. His portabello mushroom burgers look amazing – enjoy!
To go along with Megan’s Meat-Free Month, I thought I’d cook up portabello mushroom burgers to pair with my favorite [...]

Central Park Track Club

Yesterday’s attempt at a nap = FAIL, so instead I made some popcorn on the stove top. I put a Tbs of canola oil in a big pot and turned the heat to medium-high. After a minute or so of pre-heating, I added a 1/4 cup of pop corn kernels and shook the pot to [...]

Prepping for a Long Run

Slowly, slowly, slowly I am starting to feel like my old self again. It’s been nearly 9 months since I injured my right hamstring and there were definitely times this year when I thought I might never get to do a long run or race again without pain again. Things still aren’t perfect – my [...]

Running in the Dark

For the past few weeks, I’ve been running in the morning. I feel like exercising before work allows me to have more flexibility later on in the day (impromptu happy hour, anyone?) and my motivation is highest as soon as I wake up. However, on Thursday, I decided to postpone my run until the evening.
I prepared by fueling [...]

The 700 Calorie Breakfast

Since I started running again a few weeks ago I’ve been logging 20-35 miles per week (plus some yoga and cycling as cross-training). After 9 months of injury, my body definitely needs more TLC than it used to. I’m trying my best to get a good night’s sleep, use my foam roller vigilently, reduce my [...]

East Village Eats

I planned on waking up at 6:30am, but the clock said 7:25am when I finally opened my eyes Tuesday morning. Rather than being irritated, I was thrilled! I haven’t been sleeping well for the past few weeks, so finally feeling rested was amazing! I had time for a quick cup of coffee and then it [...]

Oatmeal, Chocolate, Peanut Butter, M&M Cookies

Ever since I bid on a batch of kitchen sink cookies during the Healthy Living Summit’s bake sale, I’ve been thinking about creating my own batch of oatmeal-m&m-peanut butter-chocolate goodness. I based my recipe on Michelle’s Montana Whoppers recipe (omg, don’t they look delicious?), but made a few alterations.
First I had to assemble the ingredients:

2/3 cup salted butter
1 1/4 [...]

Best Week(end) Ever

Friday after work I hit the road and headed North to Boston. My bus left at 6pm and so I channeled my inner 3rd grader and packed a lunch box. On the menu: leftover homemade pizza and carrot sticks with a lil container of peanut butter. 4 hours is a long time to be on a [...]