Run Eat Do

RUN:

One month after Shamrock (is it wrong that I'm still on a marathon-finisher-high??), I finally got outside for a run yesterday. I can't believe it was my first outdoor run in a month but then, I did take a lot of time off. It was so great to get out again. I forgot just how invigorating running outside is vs. the treadmill! I actually missed hills! And turns!! And the occasional breeze! I was super pumped when I got out there so I ended up running the 7 miles much faster than I normally would so my legs are a bit sore today. It's one of those good kind of sores though. It was a lot of fun to just turn it up.

EAT:

Have you tried Kashi's new microwavable rice? I'm a huge fan of all things spicy, in fact, my husband is constantly laughing at me because for me, a normal place setting includes a plate, fork, knife, napkin and red pepper flakes so I was super excited to see Kashi's Firery Fiesta rice. When I first found it, I bought two packages sure I would love it. Unfortunately, I didn't. It was pretty dry (I'm more of a mushy rice kinda gal) and I didn't think it was spicy. However! I'm super happy to report that I gave it a second chance (only because my husband was out of town, I didn't feel like cooking and it was the only quick-cooking thing I had around). This time, I followed the "recommended" method of cooking. Instead of just tearing the top of the bag and microwaving, I dumped it in a bowl, added 2 tablespoons of water, covered it and let it go for 90 seconds. Much better!! No more dry rice! I didn't find it spicy but then, my taste buds are a bit hard to please in that area, but after several dashes of red pepper flakes, it was perfect! Kashi does it again!

WHAT THE HELL MOMENT:

Wednesday I took my boys to the dentist. After the cleanings, the (hot) dentist comes in and starts chatting to the boys, talking to me about teeth, etc. I was still in my gym clothes (I know, gross, but a girl's gotta fit it in when she can!) and so he suddenly says to me, "Are you a runner?" so I (beaming) say, "Yes." and then he says, "I can tell by your physique." Uh, hellloooo Dr. Dreamy Dentist! (Note: normally I would find this a bit odd and possible offensive but in the case of hot-dentist, I was kinda giddy about it. I know, I'm totally shallow.) Unfortunately, my, "take that all you boys in high school!" feeling didn't last because he followed that comment up with, "So, do you notice that your face is sagging at all? It seems to happen to runners, why do you think that is?" What. The. Hell. Seriously. WTF??? I had no idea what to say. I stammered and then I said, "Do you mean that a lot of runners have thin faces? I think that's probably because running burns so many calories." And he says, "Well, sometimes they look a bit drawn." Yeah, yeah dental boy. Just finish up so I can get the hell out of here. I get in my car and immediately flip down the mirror and give my face a good, hard look. I don't see it. Was he talking about me or runners in general, I asked myself. And then, just like that, I was in high school again and just wanted to go to my room and turn up my Bryan Adams record and write in my notebook, "Dental boy sucks!"

DO:

I think I need to get one of those foam roller things for my left IT Band. It was pretty painful during the marathon and it's still acting up on me. Anyone have experience/advice in this area? Do the rollers really help (the woman in the photo sure looks happy)? I'm really bad at stretching....meaning, I don't do it. I know. That is the worst thing I could do.