Saturday started with the ordinary: coffee, blog, tv, yadda yadda.
Eventually I made a brunch platter (of the not so ordinary nature).
Maybe carrots and apples seem weird for breakfast the first meal of the day, but it’s what I was craving. And if you think I had these without hummus, then you clearly don’t know me at all.
I finished off the rest of the (just opened) tub with a 7 grain roll, followed by grapes. Nothing like 8 servings of chickpea heaven to get the day started right.
After a hearty mug of tea I headed to midtown to pick up my race day packet. For all those who were wondering, yes, I was entered in the More/Fitness half marathon. But I’ll get to that non-event later…
Since I walked 40 blocks to get there, and another 40 blocks to get back home, I didn’t feel that a gym sesh was truly necessary…it was about a 5 mile walk so I think that’s a workout in and of itself.
Back at the apartment, I made a big a$$ green monster…which was accompanied by a bowl of almond joy (aka almonds and carob chips).
At this point Kyle and I settled into the couch with HBO on Demand…which turned into a very bizarre viewing afternoon viewing of Basic Instinct. Talk about an odd movie. Neither of us had seen it, and, well, yeah. Uh. Interesting. Not exactly your typical mindless weekend flick.
I don’t like testing new things on my stomach the dinner before races, so I went with the tried and true, savory oats.
If I recall, it had 2 cups of dry oats, edamame, red bell peppers, hummus, and more nutritional yeast than most people use in their lifetime.
It was a big one. And I polished off the entire thing (duh).
For dessert, I had popcorn in the name of carbo-loading (the rest of the year, I just call it normal eating, but the day before races you can eat anything and suddenly there’s a specific reason). This isn’t the reason I run, but it’s a nice perk 😉
Before bed, I laid out all my clothes for the next day…
Well.
Sunday didn’t go quite as planned. In fact, it didn’t go AT ALL as planned.
Issue #1 was the weather. Issues #2 – 7 were the times I woke up in the middle of the night.
It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to put two and two together. I skipped the race. I was up at 6 am anyways though, listening to the pitter patter and wondering if maybe just maybe the rain would come to an end in time for the 8 am start. Not so much. Instead, I seized the opportunity that my early wake up call allowed and headed to the gym to log some productive miles on the treadmill. Not quite the same, but what can I say, I’m a fair weather runner. I’m clearly meant to be in California. If this isn’t a sign, then I don’t know what is. April showers bring May flowers flights home. That’s what I thought…
Suck it Mr. Weatherman. After one(ish) cup of java, I hit up the gym…I really wasn’t excited about it, but guess what, I still pushed myself through an entire 13.2 miles (aka a half marathon). In case you were previously unaware about just how stubborn I am, now you know. Damn it, I was determined to complete a half marathon rain or shine, even if it meant crawling the last few miles on the treadmill. So in a way, I DID finish a half marathon (it just wasn’t THE half marathon that I entered – and paid for).
The funny thing about Sunday was that while I skipped the NYRR race, I did enter (and participate in) another race…The Amazing New York Race that is…
It is like a scavenger hunt all over Manhattan, which was sooooo fun. Here are a few highlights:
Playing on the FAO Schwarz piano.
The Daily News Building (aka Daily Planet headquarters from Superman).
Hanging out with Morgan Freeman.
Treats at Economy Candy.
I had packed goodies (an apple and a Super Protein Odwalla bar) for along the way because we were so hard core we didn’t even stop for Starbucks (now THAT is serious business). We went everywhere from the South Street Seaport to the Upper East Side between 2 pm and 6 pm and out of 31 teams we came in 4th!!!
Celebratory beers at Dave & Buster’s 🙂
By 7 pm I was a bit buzzed and ready for dinner, so Kyle and I hit up WF on the way home.
Guess who finally got her hands on some seitan chimichurri!!! I guess all you have to do is blog about something being MIA and (reverse) Murphy’s Law brings it back!
I bought a pound of it thinking I would save the leftovers for lunch the next day…but we all know how this story ends (of COURSE I finished the whole thing).
My salad bar creation had a little bit of everything: spinach, carrots, bell peppers, green beans, peas, and an avocado massaged kale salad. YUM!
I had a dessert plate of cinnamon-y apple slices and then called it a night. What a weekend, right? I feel like I ran 4 marathons – I went to bed soooo exhausted.
You are amazing for running a half marathon on your own. Way to go!!!
Wow that sounds like a crazy (and awesome) weekend!
You are hard core for running the half on the treadmill, girly! I totally would have called it a wash and been done, lol. Now we know why you are the one who succeeds in her races and I am the one who…well, doesn’t, lol 🙂 Congrats on finishing it!
For some reason, I have been obsessed with grapes lately–your am grapes look SO good to me! I don’t even usually like green grapes (I am partial to the red or black varieties for some reason…I am not only an apple snob, but a grape one too, apparently), but lately have been craving grapes of all kinds–green, red, black, etc. I am an equal opportunity grape eater all the sudden–yum.
Courtney
I have to admit, I definitely would have preferred running on the treadmill yesterday! It was FREEZING and POURING…you made a wise choice! I had to laugh at your carbo-loading comment….I never need an excuse to have dessert, so as soon as I tell myself I’m carb-loading, I go nuts 🙂
Hope you have a great Monday!
That’s dedication right there! I can’t imagine running 13.2 miles on the treadmill, but I do enjoy running outside alot more – regardless of the weather. In fact, I live in NY (not to far from the city) and ran outside Sunday morning =) Not nearly as much as a half marathon though lol
Where do you find all these amazing NY events. I’m so jealous about the NY Amazing Race – it looks awesome! I’m totally going to keep my eye out for something of that nature again.
Have a great week!
Nicole G
I want to play the New York Amazing Race!!! I can make an Oregon version when you are here. Unfortunately, the only landmarks it would involve would be Great Harvest, the carousel and Costco because those are the only places my car knows where to go.
Oh man, treadmill long runs take some serious mental toughness, way to go girl!
Half marathon on a treadmill? You are intense!! The amazing race sounds like SO much fun – great pics.
Wow, congratulations on the distance! 13.1 treadmill miles is a daunting task… I have done it before, but not happily! I bet you were feeling pretty refreshed after though, and that race sounds so cool! What a sweet way to cap off you time in NYC. Lovin’ the Almond-Carob combo right now too, it has been fueling me during exam time and apparently working 🙂
I was JUST telling my girlfriends that we needed to do the Portland race this year – we actually have two different ones each summer! I’m on it now!
Dude E! That NY scavenger hunt looks like so much fun! I hope you still have energy for me. 😉
p.s. Even after being a religious reader of your post, I have to confess that I have still not tried kale. Fail Ethel. I’m just gonna save it for this weekend.
13.2 on a treadmill?! you are my new hero.
i’m obsessed with the general tsos seitan at my whole foods…. i literally can’t buy it because i eat so much of it and then get a stomach ache. just. so. good.
I’m a fair weather gal too, but I highly doubt I would have actually ran the intended distance on the treadmill. Props to you for sticking to your goal!
I love your non-portion control. Really. You’re my hero.
Mmm, where’s the 7 grain roll from? And do you recommend a certain flavor of Odwalla bars?
Every time you post savory oats creations, you make me crave them hard-core!
Holy hell, I’d skip running in the rain, too. I’d contemplate skipping class, even. Although, I never have for rain.
Well, I need to go buy hummus, bread and grapes right this instant.
Also, I ADORE that pic of you in the knitted hat. Adorbs.
And a reminder, in case you didn’t know, YOU’S A BOSS for running that half on a treadmill!!!
congrats on your nysc half marathon 😉 that’s seriously committed girl! btw i carbo loaded in honor of you with a doubs batch of popcorn on saturday night haha
stoppppppppppppp why didn’t i know about this nyc amazing race! i would have TOTALLY participated!
glad you had such a fun time lady 🙂
That NYC scavenger hunt look like so much fun.
How gross is the weather today though?! I hate Cold and rainy…makes me want to go back into hibernation
Wheee! What a full (but fantastic) weekend! I can’t believe you ran 13.2 on a treadmill…you are so hard core. I think I may have done that once in my life, and I remember it being mind numbing. Sorry about the rain. 🙁 I’m totally in support of your move to CA. Can I come??
Oh, WOW.
You´re like IRON MAN, girl!
😀
Lovely eats and pics, as usual.
Love u!
Have a great week!
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
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as long as they are seedless, im in. i have only had black a few times…i like red the best, but kyle loves green, so i give in to his (rare) fruit cravings…
you did it!?!? you are fabulously brave my dear.
its from Europan (a bakery around the corner from where i live)
oh and my fave odwallas are super protein, super green, and strawberry pomegranate. the mocha, chocolate, nut ones are good too, but im more of a oaty bar kinda person.
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