Fall Five Miler

I’m on a roll with posts today! I guess the trick is to keep them short and sweet.

Tuesday, September 22 - 5 mile run (Saucony)

RunningLaur organized a virtual race for the first day of fall. I was actually planning to do cross and strength training at the gym yesterday, but my wrist and elbow joints were hurting so I adjusted my schedule and went for a run instead. Originally I was only going to do a 5k for the virtual race, but I decided to extend my run and go for the five miles. My goal was to finish in 60 minutes. I was blessed with surprisingly cool weather last night and a nice breeze. The run itself was pretty boring – just me and my iPod doing 3+ laps around the neighborhood. Oh, but I did have a weird encounter. There’s a small greenbelt alongside my neighborhood and I ran past a guy walking his dog. I’m almost certain that as I passed he said “Run Forrest Run”. I get the reference, but I have no idea why he said it.

Anyway…

• Mile 1 – 11:50
• Mile 2 – 12:13
• Mile 3 – 12:11
• Mile 4 – 11:29
• Mile 5 – 11:13

 Total time: 58:55. I’m happy I made my goal… yay!

Sunday, June 28

Food:

• dim sum
• dinner with the extended family – soup, rice, BBQ pork, BBQ duck, chicken, roast pork, choy sum, and fish – cantaloupe and grapes

Saturday, June 27

Food:

• peanut toffee buzz Clif Bar, mint chocolate GU, one pack of strawberry GU chomps
• saltine cracker with strawberry jam, bottle of citrus Cytomax, banana
• dim sum
• pear
• three gummi clownfish
• chow sum and corn, pork, and fish maw soup
• nanaimo bar (chocolate/coconut crust, custard filling, chocolate topping)

Exercise:

• 13.1 mile RNR Seattle half marathon (Asics)
• about 2 mile walk home after the race
• about 2 mile walk around Ferndale in the evening

Friday, June 26

Food:

• two Chinese cocktail buns and a glass of milk
• lots of samples at the RNR Seattle Expo – granola, jazz apple wedges, gold kiwi fruit, Odwalla juice, cran-apple GU chomp, chocolate Muscle Milk, Nuun…
• at Pike Place Market – cup of clam chowder, chocolate hazlenut pastry
• bottle of blackberry Talking Rain Activwater
• pork & carrot soup, white rice, chicken, fish, choy sum

Exercise:

• about 3 mile walk – from aunt’s house to Expo, then from Expo to Pike Place Market

Thursday, June 25

Wii Fit Weight: 113.5

Food:

• 1/2 Trader Joe’s blueberry cereal bar
• leftover panang curry w/ white rice
• Paradise Bakery – small Paradise pasta, 1/2 turkey cranberry sandwich, chocolate chip cookie
• rice noodles with choy sum and fish balls

Wednesday, June 24

Food:

• pumpkin chocolate muffin from Wildflower Bread Company
• Lean Cuisine grilled chicken caesar
• panang curry with shrimp and a few bites of Troy’s spicy fried rice – Krua Thai
• junior mint cupcake (oh so good)

Exercise:

• 3.12 mile run (Asics)

Tuesday, June 23

Food:

• oatmeal with brown sugar and peanut butter
• 1/2 Trader Joe’s blueberry cereal bar
• Lean Cuisine Rosemary Chicken
• Trader Joe’s apricot dried fruit bar
• tri-berry GU
• stir-fried macaroni with ground pork, mushrooms, and scallions
• four Girl Scout thin mints

Exercise:

• two mile run (Saucony 6)

Monday, June 22

Food:

• banana cream pie Yoplait Light and Trader Joe’s blueberry cereal bar
• two Eggo waffles with peanut butter and jelly
• Trader Joe’s everything crackers
• taro bubble tea from The Street
• 1/2 leftover Chipotle carnitas fajita bowl

Sunday, June 21

Food:

• Mimi’s Cafe – Mixed berry pain perdu breakfast (stuffed french toast topped with fruit, served with two eggs, sausage, bacon, and fresh squeezed orange juice)
• three strips of dried mango
• Rockin’ Refuel vanilla milk
• leftovers from Famous Dave’s – ribs, sausage, coleslaw, apples, and cornbread muffin
• about three cups cut watermelon

Exercise:

• 13.55 mile bike ride in 1:09:30

Saturday, June 20

Food:

• Wildflower Bread Company - half roasted sweet potato sandwich and petite fresh fruit salad
• vanilla GU and three pomegranate Luna Moons
• 1/2 Chipotle carnitas fajita bowl

Exercise:

• 7 mile run (Asics)