6/22/08

a familiar breakfast: cereal w/milk and bananas


post run ice cream with my buddy A:



late lunch: turkey and cheese sand wich


distance run: 12 miles

i'm very happy with the miles i covered this weekend.
but, i must admit that i'm even happier with laying on the couch and not moving for a while.

time for a movie.

6/21/08

distance run: 14 miles.
chose to run through the woods today to avoid the heat. I left later than usual, and the high temps certainly caught up on me faster than I thought they would. Left ginger in the car for the first 7 miles, and looped back around to grab her for another 7. by the time i got to the car to get her my stomach was all cramped up and I thought I'd just end up driving home and calling it a day. instead, i drank a bunch of water, sat down for a minute and was good for another 7. ginger did great, though we did have our share of water breaks along the way.
coming home, the road to my house was blocked off because a tree had fallen, so I spent the day aimlessly driving around with the dog. it was fun for a little while...but i really needed a shower and some down time.
i made it home in the early afternoon, with enough time for a long swim.


pre run breakfast: cereal with milk

stranded and out to lunch: ceasar salad


still stranded, time for a snack: chocolate chip cookie and iced coffee


finally made it home and had a swim with my best buddy:

6/20/08

another very hot day on the coast...hope to run later this evening when things cool down some...i certainly need to catch up on my mileage!

breakfast: (not pictured here) granola w/milk

a.m. snack: strawberries and banana



late lunch: cream cheese, carrot, cucumber and sprout sandwich on whole wheat bread.


dinner: spinach salad
distance run: 5 miles.

it was so hot today. running was miserable, but i'm glad i forced myself out there...and so is ginger, who finally got some swim time.

6/19/08

breakfast: cereal w/milk

lunch: cottage cheese, veggies w/cream cheese, (not pictured here: luna bar)



dinner: two eggs over easy w/ toasted pita bread and rice with beans.


distance run: zero miles.

instead, I jumped rope and swam (floated) in my pool.

6/17/08

breakfast: cereal w/milk

mid morning snack: banana

lunch: left over salad

strawberries

distance run:

yesterday: 6
today: 6

It's finally cooled down enough to go on my favorite lunch hour run. I find that missing out on this time for running proves disastrous in the afternoon when I'm dragging myself around the office like a whiny 2 year old.
(speaking of whining) I noticed some odd bruising on the upper part of my shin today, right below the knee. I've experienced lower shin pain since the winter time...and sort of ignored it. (no, really ignored it) this is my first time with shin splints. i realize there's not much to do about them once they're there....which is the most frustrating and terrible thing about them. So I'll be doing my share of whining for the next few days. brace yourself.

6/14/08

distance run: 15 miles.
it was foggy this morning so i rushed out of the house to enjoy the cool air. i ran 8 miles into wilder ranch and along the ocean bluffs. circled back to the car to gather my dog and ran another 7 through the westside neighborhood and along westcliff.
15 miles is still a lot for me. i was really dragging myself at the end.

after my run i stopped at the westside farmers market. if i wasn't so tired i would have unwound for a while longer there...the pastries and coffee looked so good!

in the car, i had

breakfast: banana, white nectarine



and then when I came home I had
a more sufficient breakfast/post run meal: whole grain bagel with cream cheese


i napped for 4 hours.

and then had a snack while i prepared dinner: cottage cheese with a hardboiled egg. i shared half with ginger.


and the most satisfying dinners i've had in a long while:
Chicken with whole wheat penne pasta, and zucchini, squash, broccoli, mushrooms, onion in a roasted red pepper puree with sun dried tomato and capers. I had a side salad of mixed greens and wildflowers, cucumbers, garbanzo beans, green and red peppers, tomatoes, parmesan cheese, flax seeds and almonds dressed with olive oil and apple cider vinegar. whew!


i'm happy.

6/13/08

breakfast: banana and cliff bar

lunch: quiche with snap peas, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, fontina cheese and a side salad.


dinner: tomato soup

distance run: 8 miles before work. very foggy and cool. perfect weather for an early morning jog.

santa cruz is on fire. look:


this picture was taken just moments after the fire started up on martin rd in bonny doon.

6/11/08

breakfast: cereal w/milk

lunch: ceasar

dinner: too hot and lazy for cooking.  leftover spinach salad w/parmesan cheese, almonds, flax seeds, green peppers...chickpeas....

day off today.

6/10/08

Breakfast: cereal with milk

Lunch: turkey and provolone cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread

Dinner: spinach salad with green peppers, cucumbers, garbanzo beans, flax seeds, almonds, parmesan cheese, and olive oil/redwine dressing

yesterday was so hot and awful for running (especially at noon), I decided I'd run before work today. the fog and early morning sunrise made for a most surreal and beautiful welcome to the day.

distance run: 8 miles.

6/9/08

breakfast: cereal and milk
Lunch: strawberries with yogurt


Dinner: walnut crusted salmon with penne pasta


distance run: 5 miles. very hot.

24 hour half dome hike.

snow at the top.


view


tired and delirious at the base of nevada falls. it's magic!

to yosemite and back in one day for an 18 mile hike.

6/5/08

breakfast: cereal and banana

lunch: pbj on whole wheat tortilla


Dinner: cheese omelete, brocolli and humus



no running today

6/1/08

breakfast:
Lunch: spinach and zucchini soup

Dinner (not pictured here). left over lamb and steak w/brocolli.

no run today. still sore from yesterday.