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I was on the Jersey Turnpike when I saw it. I was driving my family to New York for Thanksgiving and there, along the shittiest stretch of road in the shittiest state in America, I saw the Williams-Sonoma fulfillment center: a vast hangar that seemed to stretch a mile long, with shipping containers lined up along the side, like piglets feeding on a series of artisanal teats. It was located in a town called Cranbury because of course it fucking was. It made me wonder if Williams-Sonoma chose the town of Cranbury specifically for the whimsy of it, or if they CREATED the town and christened it Cranbury just so that it could match their mission statement of bringing holiday cheer and $75 baskets of glazed figs to the world.

It’s the Most Wonderful Tiiiiiiiiime of the Year….

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Marathon Training Week 4

Monday - Scheduled Stretching Day: I skipped it this week. Monday was crazy busy with work.

Tuesday - Scheduled 3 miles: 3.04 miles (at 13:22 min/mi pace). I ran with my running partner, but it was FREEZING. Still managed to keep a good pace.

Wednesday - Scheduled Cross Training: This did not happen again due to holiday travel.

Thursday - Scheduled 6 miles: 3.1 miles (at 11:27 min/mi pace) at the Turkey Trot, then I ran another 0.48 miles back to meet my dad and sister and run with them again to the finish line. For the holiday I figured being short and running extra hard was okay for this time around.

Friday - Schedules rest day: Done! Enjoyed a nice relaxing day with my family. My sister and I took a 2 mile walk on the beach Friday night, so not a complete rest day.

Saturday - Scheduled 11 miles: I ran solo 11.28 miles (at 12:56 min/mi) with my Dad and my Sister biking along. It was a lot of fun, and I realized that I let my friends hold me back a lot as far as pace goes. The route I ran was much hillier than Savannah so I counted this as my hill work for the week as well. In the evening my boyfriend and I took a 4 mile bike ride so I am going to count that as my Wednesday cross training for the week.

Sunday - Scheduled 3 miles hill work: As we were traveling back home today I didn’t do any running.

I am super happy with how this week turned out with the holidays. I didn’t sacrifice much as far as training goes and I really proved to myself that I am faster than I think.

Marathon Training Week 3

Monday - Scheduled Stretching Day: I did 15 minutes of yoga again. Still need to find a better routine.

Tuesday - Scheduled 3 miles: 2.81 miles (at 15:19 min/mi pace). I ran with two friends who haven’t been running as much. I let them dictate the pace and distance a bit too much. I need to be better about making runs my own even when I meet to run with other people.

Wednesday - Scheduled Cross Training: This did not happen again. I really need to buckle down and get on this.

Thursday - Scheduled 5 miles: 5.24 miles (at 14:03 min/mi pace) with my running partner and the woman we trained for the Rock N’ Roll half marathon. This run felt great. We switched to 45 second walk breaks and I think it really helped. The total pace is off because we stopped to check out shop windows at the end of our run and both forgot to turn our watches off. In reality we were at just under a 13 min/mi pace.

Friday - Schedules rest day: Done! Enjoyed a nice girls night in with my runners and we all made it to bed early so we could run Saturday.

Saturday - Scheduled 6 miles: Four of us ran 6.08 miles (at 13:11 min/mi). If was a great run, we took a few extra walk breaks that I could have done without but all in all I’m happy with the pace. I think my glad marathon race pace is going to be 13 mins/mi.

Sunday - Scheduled 3 miles hill work: 5 of us ran 3.42 miles and hit 3 parking garages. Having been 7 weeks since the last time we ran parking garages we ALL felt it. It was our first morning below 40 degrees (it was 35 when we started) so that really effected my lungs. I’m really happy with the first garage before my lungs started screaming at me. I made it up 5 flights of the garage in the 2 minute run interval. Just wish my lungs were more conditioned to the cold weather already.

This week felt really good. Now to keep up the momentum into the holidays next week. My solo 11 miler is going to be interesting on Saturday. I’m hoping that bikes at the condo still work and I can convince my sister to ride along with me for a least part of it so I don’t bail on myself.

Marathon Training - Week 2

Monday - Scheduled Stretching Day: I did 15 minutes of yoga. Not a bad start but I would like to be better.

Tuesday - Scheduled 3 miles: 3.14 miles (at 13:26 min/mi pace) with my running partner before work. This was such a needed run and we got a beautiful sunrise out of it.

Wednesday - Scheduled Cross Training: This did not happen. I need to buckle down but staying up late for the election just took all my energy.

Thursday - Scheduled 5 miles: My running partner and I both didn’t sleep well Wednesday night, so this turned into a walk 3.99 miles (at 21:38 min/mi pace, including stopping for coffee). We vented and both agreed it was just what we needed.

Friday - Schedules rest day: Done!

Saturday - Scheduled 9 miles: Got up to run with my running partner and another friend before heading out of town. We ran 9.02 miles (at 15:56 min/mi). The pace is off because we ran into an inspiring local amputee runner who has run over 100 marathons around mile 4 and we chatted with her for almost half an hour and all forgot to stop our watches.

Sunday - Scheduled 3 miles hill work: Since I was out of town, I settled for 3 miles of dreadmill work (at 12:54 min/mi). The workout room at the hotel was at least 80 degrees, and I was dripping in sweat by mile 1 but I powered through and finished my miles before we left for the Jaguars game.

All in all I am happy with this week. I didn’t let travel get in the way of my running.

#running with asthma #marathon training #snickers marathon #snickers marathon 2017

Marathon Training Week 1

Monday - Scheduled Stretching Day: As this was day one and it was halloween, I got zero workout in.

Tuesday - Scheduled 3 miles: I missed my morning run, but managed to get in 2.91 miles (at 15:33 min/mi pace) after work. This was a big reminder to me about why I hate evening running. Even though it was overcast it was muggy and I ended up with serious heart burn from lunch. Walked the last 1.25 miles.

Wednesday - Scheduled Cross Training: Last week was insanely busy so I did zero extra workouts, need to do better this week.

Thursday - Scheduled 3 miles: Made if for the morning run at 5:30 am even though I was up until after 1 am watching the Cubs win the world series. Not sure how or why but it ended up being a great 2.92 miles (at 12:29 min/mi pace).

Friday - Schedules rest day: Worked the Rock N’ Roll Savannah pacer booth for most of the afternoon/evening. Finally got to meet @runningwithyogitoes at the expo, but I was so distracted with answering pacer questions I didn’t get to chat for too long.

Saturday - Scheduled 8 miles: Started the morning running into @runningwithyogitoes again which was awesome to actually get to chat some more, and get a picture! And now I am remembering why I haven’t used Tumblr in a while, not matter what I do it will not let me add this picture to this post!!

I ran the first half (plus some extra to get back to my house) of the half marathon relay pacing one of the women we coached for her first half marathon. She ROCKED it out. I ended up with 7.60 miles (at 12:17 min/mi pace).

Partied way to hard after the race, came home and made 3 gallons of soup for a charity event and then went to dinner and out for a friends birthday. It was quite the day.

Sunday - Scheduled 3 miles hill work: Since we were all out for our friends birthday on Saturday we all ended up sleeping through our Sunday run. I was a little disappointed but I think my legs needed the rest.

All in all not a terrible start to marathon training for being such an odd week start with it being the end of coaching others for their first half marathon/marathon. Now to make sure I get in all the extra stuff this week!

#running with asthma #marathon training #Snickers marathon

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I missed morning one of marathon training, but I...

I’d start calling the cops for noise complaints. That’s some bullshit.

We have twice and they never come :(

Our HOA manager, who I have now become BFF’s with has sent 3 nasty letters to unit’s property manager and to the unit’s owner. The HOA mangers is also meeting with their legal team sometime this month to see if the HOA can initiate eviction, which I think it a little harsh but if this kid doesn’t knock it off my need for sleep wins. Really I just want this kid to grow up and realize he isn’t living in a dorm and to treat his neighbors with respect!

#sotheresthat

I missed morning one of marathon training, but I slept through my alarm after my jackass neighbor woke me up at 2 am. He’s only been here for 2 months and I already hate him more than any neighbor ever. Of course he had big shoes to fill because I loved our old neighbor and was so pissed for her that her landlord wouldn't renew her lease in hopes of getting $$$ out of a SCAD (local art college) kid. And sure enough the landlord got what he wanted as this new ass-hat is paying $1950 a month for a studio in a city where the average one bedroom goes for $700. Out building is a converted cotton warehouse so to say the sound carries is a bit of an understatement. He has a band and a groupies who like to come over and get high/drunk and make shits tons of noise, which is why I was wide awake at 2 am. Then I was mad and couldn’t go back to sleep.

Guess I should add, I’m supposed to start marathon training today for the Snickers Marathon since I don’t think I’ve mentioned it over here. I’m really excited but also super scared about the whole thing. Like I know I can probably physically run a marathon, I ran 3 half’s in 8 weeks earlier this year. But I am worried about if I can mentally keep up with training for a marathon, and this was not a good way to start it off.

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On the Hunt

For a cute sweater I can wear for family Christmas photos. I want something in a neutral color (cream or gray preferably, the photographer always recommends not wearing black) with a little holidar flair. I would love something with embellishment or a jeweled collar, but I can’t find that anywhere.

Anyone seen anything good?

jayhawkeringa

A few suggestions (thanks for helping me procrastinate on this memo I’m supposed to be writing):

This one from Land’s End definitely has holiday flare and also comes in cream with a sliver snowflake ($89).

This one from Land’s End is a little less specifically holiday but still super cute and on sale ($35)

Tumblr is being dumb and won’t let me add pictures of these next 3 :(

I really love the collar on this one from Nordstrom ($69)

I love the bow on this one from JCrew, also in cream which I think I might like better ($80)

This one from Bloomingale’s has a traditional jeweled collar but more pricey. ($129)

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The term is now Alex Trebek-approved.

👏👏👏👏👏

theparttimemisanthrope

NOT MISS MARTHA READING DONALD TRUMP YEARS BEFORE HE RAN FOR PRESIDENT???!!!

cuntanadien

She went to jail for fucking murdering Donald Trump in front of a live studio audience

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I love you Martha

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Not the hero we expected or deserve.

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This song was released for the first time as a radio single in Europe 20 years ago today.

Now you feel old.

I have done a terrible job lately of keeping up on here. I was having so many problems with the app that I just entirely stopped posting.

I am going to try to get back into posting more, especially now that I have signed up for my FIRST MARATHON! I start training on Oct. 30th.

I am super pumped as this weekend I set a PR in the Tunnels to Towers 5k, and Garmin notified my that I ran my first sub 10 minute mile during this race. I finally feel like the training is starting to pay off. I really am loving coaching the half marathon training group because it leaves me with no excuses to skip runs that the ladies I am coaching right now are really helping me to push myself.

I ran my first 5k on May 21st at 36:32 so to be able to knock off over 3 minutes felt awesome!

#Running #running with asthma #5K race

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Literally the cutest and most precious thing on this planet that must be protected at all costs

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Sweet baby angel

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I will never not reblog this.

HAPPY FRIDAY, Y'ALL

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those kids man. PRECIOUS.

malloryrunsthis

“Using butter in baking is still clean as long as you use unsalted organic butter.”

If I could take “clean eating/baking/lifestyle” out of the public consciousness, I would do it right now.

malloryrunsthis

The rant:

I am not a nutritionist, I am not a dietitian, this is just my opinion not medical advice.

The whole argument about “clean eating” is based on the idea that there are foods that are “clean” and there are foods that are “dirty”. Except, the silly thing is that no one can even agree on what clean foods are.

Grains are a great example of this: some people will tell you whole grains are the way to go because they are full of fiber and lower cholesterol and provide complex forms of carbohydrates that help keep you sated for longer periods of time. Other people will tell you grains (and yes, I am saying grain deliberately, not gluten) will cause inflammation, spike sugar cravings, and cause everything from nausea to extreme stomach pain.

So what happens is that once you have someone who has decided a food is “dirty” they go out of their way to exclude it in their diet. Which is, in and of itself, fine. If you don’t want to eat gluten or red meat or soy, that is FINE. What is less fine is the extreme lengths people go to in the substitutions. Sugar is a super pervasive one. “Just substitute sugar with honey!” Okay, sure, honey has more nutrients than plain sugar. But do you know what? It’s still sugar. The molecules in honey are sugar. You will get a more nutritious cookie with honey instead of sugar but you’re still ingesting…sugar. I am not demonizing sugar, for the record. I will tell you thought, that eating fifteen “clean” chocolate chip cookies is not going to make you a glowing, healthier person than if you ate some Chips Ahoy.

Then there is the above quote that I found in a recipe yesterday a prime example of the clean eating fallacy. Here’s the thing: organic butter is still butter. Sure, it’s better for the environment to eat organic butter, it’s better for the cows, and it probably doesn’t contained hormones or antibiotics (that’s a maybe though) but…it’s STILL BUTTER. The saturated fat content doesn’t go down because it’s organic. I love butter, I think it’s great and it provides a lot of flavor in cooking and baking. But a pound of butter is a pound of butter, organic or not.

(Margarine is not butter but instead it’s vegetable oil that’s been chemically stabilized to look and act like butter. Yum.)

Here’s a personal example: I buy peanut butter that contains one or two ingredients: peanuts and sometimes salt. The sugar and palm oil most brands add are pretty unnecessary and just put more oil and sugar into my diet. But I never forget that what I’m eating is STILL peanut butter. Just because it’s “clean” for not containing palm oil or sugar doesn’t make it magically a food that I should eat huge amounts of in one sitting.

I could go on and on about xylitol and xantham gum and the rest of it but I hope you get the point.

What I’m saying is, look critically at the recipes that you see as being “clean” Ask yourself that if those gluten free, vegan, paleo brownies are actually “healthy” or are they just not as bad as they could be. I’m not telling you to NOT make them but maybe don’t eat them as breakfast (every day. Breakfast brownies are cool sometimes).

jayhawkeringa

All of this!

sherjan

One week and one day ago, a little boy (5 months old) was hit by a negligent driver while his mother was walking him in his stroller, and was called back to heaven far too soon. Yesterday, the family posted their son’s obituary and updated the Go Fund Me page that was started for them, and my heart breaks over and over for them with each word I read. They are stronger than I ever could be. I’m not sure how I’d find the will to live. And I pray that they continue to find strength if not for themselves, then for their older son.

jayhawkeringa

Ugh, and I just saw the story that the man was reading something on his cellphone and had been tailgating another car just before the accident. So sad!

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Twitter gave Murray a third gold medal for calling out casual sexism.

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The official trailer for Hidden Figures is here!

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