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Friday Favorites #10

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Does the week start on Sunday or Monday? What do you think? For this week, even if you don’t agree with me, let’s pretend it starts on Sunday, for the purposes of this blog post.

It’s been a whirlwind week but definitely one that is Friday Favorites worthy.

Block Island. I love how casual and calm Block Island is. Though perhaps a lot of that was due to how early in the season we were there. However, if you haven’t been before, I highly recommend it.

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Block Island runs. Though short, they were quite hilly and scenic. There are very few sidewalks, so I did have to pay attention to cars!

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Rory’s dorm at Yale University. I’m obsessed with Gilmore Girls and since New Haven was on the way home from Block Island, we had to stop and see the college that was the inspiration for Rory’s experience at Yale.

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Morning workouts before work. I’ve been so good this week, you’d be proud. Tuesday morning, I went to a speed workout with the Gold Coast Triathlon Club. Nope, not planning on any triathlons soon, but how can you say no to a 5:45AM session on the track? And I wrapped up the week with a morning spin class.

Lots and lots of seafood. We ate so much fresh seafood on Block Island and continued the trend while in Long Island yesterday to see…

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The amazing Amanda (the highlight of the week). My running friend (I’ve met so many amazing people through running, everyone should take up the sport!), Amanda is starring in Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Gateway Playhouse on Long Island (with Sally Struthers). She plays Billie Bendix, the female lead and did an incredible job, now I’m no professional theater critic, but you can take my word on this one and I assure you everyone else agrees with me! The show is hilarious and a must-see.

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I’m looking forward to a busy but fun weekend! What are your weekend plans?

Weekend recap on Tuesday

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A belated weekend recap – no running, lots of sitting, TV watching, icing and heating my hip, and lot of food.

I woke up with pain in my left hip on Saturday morning and had to bail on my 20-miler. I could barely walk without strain and decided I needed to go back to bed. I texted long run partner, Julio to let him know I wouldn’t be meeting him, let him tell me I was potentially dumb for going to spin class the night before, and went back to sleep. I woke up with even more pain.

IMG_2667I think Josh was secretly excited that I couldn’t run. We had 9 episodes of Glee on our DVR that I couldn’t watch throughout the season but refused to stop recording because out of principal, I had to see how the series ended. Josh was anxious to make space on the DVR. We ended up watching all of them on Saturday. By the end of the night my brain was mush.

IMG_2668Between our Glee episodes, we ate a lot, you’d think I was recovering from a 20-miler – breakfast foods (omelette for me, by the way, feta cheese will almost always make everything taste better), vermicelli bun with grilled chicken and a bubble tea, and chicken ramen soup, edamame, and a fortune cookie.

IMG_2669I also spent a lot of time trying to help my hip recover. Heating pad followed by icing, and very little movement, just from the couch to the kitchen only when necessary, oh, and the bathroom too.

By the end of our Saturday night, my brain was fried and my hip felt a lot better. I took Sunday off from running as well. It was hard but I had to remind myself that skipping the weekend’s mileage will hopefully pay off in the long run. While it was a constant mental struggle to not lace up this past weekend, I was surprised by how easily I gave in.

IMG_2673Sunday was spent doing everything we didn’t do on Saturday. I was able to move with very little soreness. I made it to my massage appointment and even took an epsom salt bath. Anything to help my muscles recover. Our FreshDirect delivery came in the morning and that meant I was able to play with my new toys.

IMG_2674For dinner, I made Icelandic cod with zoodles and a side of guacamole (I’m a big believer that guacamole goes with almost anything). The zoodles were plain with parmesan cheese and fresh tomatoes on top (yum!). We both really enjoyed them but just disappointed that 4 zucchini only yield 2.5 servings. I also made steel-cut oats for this week’s breakfast and pulled chicken for the rest of the week’s lunches/dinner.

By the time Sunday night rolled around, I was finally ready for more TV and caught up on my guilty pleasure, Revenge. It was a refreshing and relaxing weekend and hopefully one that will lead to a successful week in training (only 33 days left, ahhhh!).

How was your weekend?

Any new recipes to try?