Went out tonight for a 1.67 mi walk with my SIL. We saw some pear trees that were heavy with fruit!

Moonlight Madness

We finally have a name for our group: Moonlight Madness! 2.86 mi for me. My Nike app said that I ran my fastest mile tonight, which is great and would explain why I am feeling like tenderized meat right now.

Plated pt. 2: Chicken Roulade

This is the second meal from the trial shipment from Plated. Chicken Roulade. The only thing I had to supply was olive oil, salt and pepper. Against my better judgement, I used all of the lemon (the juice from the entire lemon plus all of the zest) that the recipe demanded, but it would have been better to use less. 

Plated, pt 1: Soba w Salmon

I received my Plated.com shipment on Thursday, but was too lazy to cook so it became Friday's dinner. Overall, it's not bad. The food is clean and simple. The meal was very easy to prepare. I like how they packaged the ingredients. Last night I had Soba with Salmon. It claims to provide two servings, but it could easily be four, and if used as a side dish, six. While I won't become a regular subscriber because my budget is super-tight, I will stay on and order à la carte on occasion. I will post the results of the Chicken Remoulade soon.

Another night at the track

My foot was sore, but we got 4.19 mi in tonight!

Tonight, I felt like a runner

My SIL has been pretty gungho about exercising, and I am eager to keep up...at least I'm trying to do that.

I'm currently attempting for the umpteenth time to finish the active. com marathon training program. I have never made it this far in the program before. It hasn't been easy, especially with the double workout in the evening. Yet I am determined to continue this, despite the fact that I feel like I've been beaten up by ninjas the next day. In fact, I've been bribing myself with the promise of a monthly reward for finishing all of my workouts. Right now, I'm looking at this month's potential award: a toaster. I'm not talking about some crap-happy, crumb-collecting, can't-toast-a-bagel-worth-s***-from-Walmart toaster, I mean a really nice toaster.

But the final decision is up in the air on a potential reward.

Last night, we walked over 4 mi. Tonight, we did another 4 mi + hills. I was supposed to run today. That heavily hilly nighttime stroll did a number on my legs, reducing them to jelly. Yet I still wanted to run. After we all said our goodbyes and went to our respective homes, I went inside, and I ran.

I ran up and down the hallway, in the living room and around the coffee table. That was my route. Despite the air conditioning, I still sweated, even more so than out in the soul-sucking humidity which is the hallmark of a Southern summer's eve. I ran with my Nike app, afraid that it would betray me and post my stats on Facebook. I ran indoors around furniture until I reached 2.13 mi. It wasn't however, the distance that gave me reason to celebrate. My gait had widened. I have been dredging along with an embarrassing 18 min run. Tonight, I got as low as 12 minutes. That may seem like a joke to the more seasoned runner, but tonight, I felt like I was flying.

Sisters(in-law) are doing it for themselves!

4.35 mi with my SIL!

Night at the track

1.75 mi at the track tonight! I wasn't the only one there taking advantage of this low humidity!