Highlight of Nov. 10, 2011:
Reaching in my pocket to find this amazing treat (Hershey’s Cookies n’ Cream bar) that my niece gave me the other night. How I forgot about it until now…..I have no idea. (Picture is a reenactment, I couldn’t take a picture fast enough before I ate it)
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I saw this picture today on the brightroom website from NYCM and couldn’t help but remember why I was closing my eyes. I was clearly deep in thought about a lot of things (even though it looks as though I was trying to send a text with my eyes closed).
The first 22ish miles felt great and SR and I were able to talk the entire time but the last few miles were pretty tough (especially considering the fact that my training WEEKS leading up to the marathon were usually about 25-30 miles).
Besides thinking about how awesome my hair looked or how my fuel was coming out of my pants…….what was I thinking about for those final miles of the marathon?
1. SkinnyRunner ran a marathon yesterday while I was sitting around eating half a pizza, must keep up with her.
2. One step at a time.
3. Count your steps (my mind only made it until 20 before I got bored).
4. Remember how you couldn’t run for 8 months and how you would have killed for these miles and the challenge of a marathon….KEEP GOING.
5. I will be eating 3 whole crumbs cupcakes soon….the faster I run, the sooner I will have frosting all over my face.
6. Is that a topless woman spectating the race? Why, yes, yes it is.
7. My lips are really chapped.
8. Billy is tracking me, I want to make him proud.
9. This ISN’T supposed to be comfortable.
10. Think outside your body…..some of the spectators were probably creeped out to see some random girl staring at them as she passed.
11. Pain is weakness leaving the body.
You are welcome for the sneak peak into my brain. Usually there really isn’t a lot of thoughts going on in there so the above items just revealed a heck of a lot to you;)
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Today’s workout was 40 minutes on the eliptical and 20 minutes on the spin bike. I would rate it a 6 on a scale of 1-10….I was half-asleep but it was a very sweaty workout.
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What were some of your thoughts during your last run or race when the going got tough and you wanted to quit?
What would you rate your workout today on a scale of 1-10?
Any recommendations for white chocolate desserts/candies/recipes etc. for me? I clearly have a thing for white chocolate.
I love the Hersey’s Cookies n’ Cream, my friend sent some over to me 9 I live in England and cant get it here :( . humm my workout, probably only a 3, I did the initial tests for the 100 push up, 200 sit up and 200 squat challenges.
I WILL SEnD YOU SOME!!!
I love this sneak peak into your brain, ahha! A topless women though, really? That’ll make you run away faster, ha.
During my half marathon on Sunday when I felt tired running up the last big hill I just kept telling myself that it’d be over in 20 minutes and I pictured myself eating at the finish line..no joke! I told myself that I could do anything for 20 minutes and I’d forget about the discomfort in no time! Crazy, but it worked!
My workout today was probably a 2, given that today’s a rest day and I’ve been on the couch for most of it, haha. Tomorrow run should be pretty easy though too, but I’m just trying to recover well.
Have a great Friday tomorrow!
That is awesome that you just gave yourself a time rather than a distance until you were finished…love that! You have a great Friday too!
Thanks for the thought ideas! I have my 10 mile race Saturday and I think I might be needing them!
You are going to rock your 10 mile race on Saturday….can’t wait to read all about it!
You crack me up, girl! I will definitely use some of those ideas on Saturday during my half … but hopefully the “topless woman” one won’t need to be used!! ;)
And Skinny Runner amazes me. I just started reading her blog after you posted about her, and I still can’t believe she ran 2 marathons in 2 days. Insanely ridiculously awesome.
I know right?!?! She is my running idol. I am so excited for your half this weekend..you are going to rock it!
I have some recipes for white chocolate cranberry cookies or chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips. I love white chocolate!
I will hit up the gym after work tonight for some elliptical work. I am still recvoering from my marathon 1 1/2 weeks ago and can’t wait to get back to running full force since I am running a half marathon in January.
Your thoughts crack me up, by the way!
Hope you are having a great elliptical gym session right now!! Um, those cookies made me drool!
I will dig up a recipe for you and send along! I got in a mini TM session too because I can’t give up my running!
A topless woman?? I knew there was a naked cowboy in New York but topless race spectators might be a little too overboard…
I love that you were thinking about finishing faster so you could eat cupcakes! On my morning runs I always tell myself that as soon as I finish I can go home and make pancakes or waffles.
Yeah, I seriously couldn’t believe it! Seriously, pancakes or waffles are a MUST after a morning run (if time permits;)
ah those thoughts were funny. i can’t wait until I can say I ran a marathon. such an accomplishment!
I totally bargain with myself. I will be like, IF you make it to the top of that hill, and you still feel like death, you can walk. OR, I can run as slow as humanly possible, as long as I don’t stop. Most of the time I get to that visual marker and can keep going, or realize I can pick up the pace. This also works for getting myself out the door, IF I workout, I can have an extra cup of coffee, or something. It’s sad how little it takes to bribe myself… I also do the counting thing but I will either count in 8s or 2s.
I did an awesome weights sesh this morning, and depending on what time it is when I get home, I am either going to do TurboFire or go out for a run.
I am a bargainer too:) Great job with the weights! Did you get some turbo in?
SO I’m gunna get all deep and personal on you and 10million strangers- but I was in a lot of pain my whole marathon (I didn’t realize I had a hip fracture) so I kept thinking of the daughter I lost at 32 weeks. I wore her little footprints on my waist band and kept telling myself “this is for every footstep she never got to take.” It pulled me through even as I watched my goal fly out the window, and I finished anyway. It was pretty awesome. The recovery, however sucked. haha.
Rebecca, thank you so much for sharing that with me. You are so strong and you have been through so much. Your story got me teary eyed.
I plan to rock the socks off my work out later, been feeling super lazy lately.
My last run I actually had to start walking cause I was dying and it was very discouraging BUT I figured out after that I had my treadmill incline set stupid high (uhm, how do you not notice that just by looking at the freaking thing) and then I was suprised how far and fast I ran for the part leading up to the walking. I use to LOVE Hersey’s Cookies and Cream but I really don’t like any white chocolate lately, maybe a lindor one once in awhile.
You can send me any white chocolate that you get! Oh my goodness…I have done that exact same treadmill thingee!
Hey Janae!
I died laughing reading this because I saw the topless woman too, but luckily had forgotten about her until just now! When I ran by, I did a double-take, and then wished I hadn’t! haha. That was definitely a first!
For me, miles 22-26 reminded me of how much marathons can hurt! But I kept going because I felt like a rock star with all the spectators. Miles 26-26.2 reminded me of why I keep going back : )
HEY YOU!!! I am sorry I brought her back up to your memory ha…that was crazy!
ahhhh the final 5k was major ouch :) but i liked it! when I’m dying in a race I try and count people as I pass them…it sounds kind of evil, but it forces me to continue to push my pace :) I love all your tips! my workout today was a 60-min spin class, I wore my marathon shirt and sweated all the fluids I just replaced ;) Last night Chris and I made dark chocolate cupcakes with white chocolate chips melted on top…I wish you lived closer! :)
Um……do you have any cupcakes left….I could be there in ten hours:) Not evil at all….nothing like the rush of passing people!
Love you. All I gotta say about that.
LOVE YOU!
a topless lady?!?!?! I thought you could get a ticket for that haha ‘indecent exposure’ or something!
My thoughts in my last race were to keep going and follow the guy in front of me whose shirt read ‘SOS DEFENSE’ – I pretended we were secret agents in training!!
Haven’t worked out today.. stuck at work late… last night I’d rate an 8 I got in just under 5mi on eliptical (too cold and dark outside) and crunched in some back and abs… my calves weren’t feeling so hot though, just recently got rid of a nasty nasty knot :(
White Chocolate isn’t really chocolate (seriously, look it up!)… I prefer the dark stuff :) My favorite winter chocolate is anything with PEPPERMINT.
I guess it is legal in NY!!! You are so right about the peppermint!
Everytime I run I think a lot about my husband and wanting him to be proud. Sometimes I think never again. But like child birth the pain subsides and the love to the race come back.
Isn’t it crazy as we are doing the last few miles we swear never to do it again and then we sign up for another shortly after…..we are a special group:)
Love for the race I mean!! :)
Loving your thoughts–honest and always funny! You really remember a ton in those last 4 miles. I feel like the word, “PAIN” is the only thing I remember from my marathon in May!
Topless lady? Really?! Wow–sounds like Bay to Breakers!
Oh and I want to pick your “spinning instructor brain” sometime. As I am creating profiles, I think “I wonder how Janae designed a class?!”
YES YES YES!! Call me anytime and we can talk about everything oh and I guess a little about spin:)
courtney@ sweettoothsweetlife had THIS recipie on her blog today if you are craving white chocolate (my FAVE chocolate!!); http://www.sweettoothsweetlife.com/2011/11/10/recipe-archive-white-chocolate-oreo-cream-squares/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SweetToothSweetLife+%28Sweet+Tooth+Sweet+Life%29
OH MY GOODNESS…that is exactly what I was craving Suzie…THANK YOU!
topless lady?! sounds more like new orleans than NYC.
White cocolate melted and then add in smashed up candy cane. Then place in a pan to cool and make holiday bark!
I KNOW….I couldn’t believe it! Okay your holiday bark made me drool.
I was thinking about food post race. Awesome, fatty, delicious food.
I loved reading your thoughts! The one about making Billy proud is cute.
Today I did a treadmill workout that I’d rate as a 6 or so too. Not too difficult, but enough to get my sweat on and get my heart rate up.
You should make/buy white chocolate dipped pretzels!! Mmm those are my favorite. I love the sweet-salty combo!
Love this! And, yes, I saw that topless woman too. Definitely not something that I wanted to see at mile 26! Congratulations on a great race!
6. Is that a topless woman spectating the race? Why, yes, yes it is.
^I laughed for a solid 5 minutes.
7. My lips are really chapped.
^I always have this thought, no matter how many tubes of chapstick I use. It never fails.
You are a rockstar! <3
Thank you for letting us into your brain.
2 things from the last half:
1. this is what it feels like to be alive in your own body!!
2. My Grandad(who was an excellent athlete in his time) and how he would kill to be doing/feeling this right now.
White choco chips: right on top of your cereal suicide. Surprise surprise coming from me.
Oh my goodness….I called my grandpa grandad too and he was an incredible runner…..we are so alike Erica! GOOD CALL on the cereal suicide topping, you need to make a recipe book for me:)
Your posts are seriously so fun and ALWAYS make me laugh and smile. I kid you not, I vote you most hysterical person/blogger/runner/froyo-candy-produce eater ever.
My thoughts typically are about other people that I can see because if I start thinking too much I forget what I’m thinking about (i know) or start talking/arguing with myself in my head and that makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
Found this tonight off of SweetToothSweetLife’s Blog…
White Chocolate Oreo Cream Squares
Ingredients:
20 Oreos, broken into chunks, divided
1 (14oz.) can fat free sweetened condensed milk
2 tbsp butter
2-2/3 cups white chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
Line sides and bottom of 8×8 glass baking dish with wax paper sprayed with non-stick spray (or butter). Cover bottom of baking dish with 1/2 the Oreos.
In a medium saucepan over low heat, cook milk, butter, and chips until chips are melted; stir well. Remove from hear, then stir in vanilla. Pour over Oreos.
Sprinkle with remaining Oreos. Chill, covered, 1 hour. Cut into small squares.
ENJOY!
Oh, and about the topless lady! Did you know it’s totally legal to walk around topless in NY?? I’m pretty sure that means anywhere… and into anywhere. At least you were running and not next to her inline at 16Handles.
BAHAHAHA You are so right…I think I would have fainted if I saw her at 16Handles! That is so foreign to me. THANK YOU FOR THE RECIPE…I am going to force billy to take me to the store right now ha!
Funny how having a bite of something (like your cookies and cream bar with white chocolate) can spark a craving for more white chocolate. Bizarre that white chocolate isn’t actual chocolate. I like the Lindt White Balls I use them for snowman heads around Christmas time.
For a recipe…you need to make truffles..1 package of oreos crushes superfine (maybe convince your nieces to help) and an 8oz block of cream cheese mixed..make balls and throw them in the freezer for 40 minutes on a cookie sheet for an hour or so. Then melt white chocolate and dunk/dip the balls in it until fully covered put them in the freezer for 30 minutes. Legit they are deadly. 3 ingredients.
Um….YES PLEASE!! Those truffles sound incredible…I NEED THEM NOW! Thank you so much!
Hershey’s cookie and cream bars are one of my top 10 favorite candies. I was going to say top 5, but let’s be real here, I have about 20 favorite candies and I really couldn’t choose the top 5!
There was seriously a topless woman?! that’s pretty hardcore lol
I usually can’t remember a thing from races! Sometimes i try to think back to what songs came on my ipod and it’s like my mind was totally gone the entire time! The last race I did ended up being when the east coast decided to have a blizzard in October 2 weeks ago and we were running a 5k before the snow started-which meant freezing cold rain and ICe hitting me in the face plus tons of wind. I’m pretty sure I was thinking that I hated life the entire time =)
~Jenn
During my half marathon last week, I just keep thinking that my sweetie was also tracking me on his cell phone, and I wanted to make him proud. It helped keep me going, for sure!
I would rate my workout an 8 today, only because I ran two miles with no pain :) My lifting kind of went to trash, but a good run it was :) It is amazing some of the random thoughts that go through my head as well during a workout of cardio or a run.
Hmmm….my thoughts were from, “you can sit once you finish and just lay in the road” to “you didn’t wash these socks did you? gross now your shoes will stink.” haha! Generally my thoughts are random, but its worth it to not think about what you’re doing.
Try a white chocolate mousse souffle!
This was great.
And now I want a cupcake. and a cookies n cream hershey bar.
My thoughts are often similar. With an added “don’t poop your pants, don’t poop your pants”….added in here or there. Just sayin’
BAHAHAHA That made my day! Definitely should have been on the list!
those are the brutal miles. no words can be spoken, just sweat! i hear ya.
hahaha …is that a topless women, yes, yes it is :D <—- love it!
The count down list was amazing. I can't wait to run my first marathon 2012 baby!
I think about all those who have it worse off than me when I am running into that “wall”. I think about my patients and families and those in this world that aren’t as fortunate as me to be running- or those who have running injuries and cant run currently. Or I think about all the yummy food I can eat after I complete my miles!!! yum yum
WOW….that is a great thing to think about. It helps us to count our blessings rather than dwell on our ‘pain’. Thanks Laura!
Today on my run I was struggling so I started going through my lesson plans for the next day in my head. Then I had one of those awesome mid-run epiphanies and have great lesson plan for next week. Killed two birds with one stone! :) So, I would say my workout today was probably an 8.
trail mix that has white chocolate, dark chocolate, milk chocolate AND peanut butter chips in it!! It’s called the Indulgent Trail Mix – and it is addicting :)
I love hearing about your NYC trip – I am living vicariously through all of you that actually were able to finish!!
What were some of your thoughts during your last run or race when the going got tough and you wanted to quit?
– Some background – this was a 6.66 mile race. Going in to it I had never run a 10K distance without walking (not counting walking through water stations). It was a mental block – I mean, I’ve run half marathons without stopping, what’s with this 10K walking stuff? Anyway, I was far into that race and was soooo tempted. But then I remembered – I had two people that I really wanted to share this race experience with – my cousin and my trainer. And I was NOT going to tell them I walked. That got me through! Plus – a personal best average time for a 10Kish distance!
What would you rate your workout today on a scale of 1-10?
– 8. It was a medium length run, or what I’m trying to convince myself is a medium length run. 7 miles. Came into it with a butt ache from yesterdays PT session, walked up hill for a bit around 6.5 (but didn’t count that in my distance), but overall worked hard.
My first marathon was with TNT and I ran in honor and in memory of a few people. Some of them I knew personally. One was my cousin’s son, who at age 3 was diagnosed with stage 3 kidney cancer. I kept telling myself that the pain I felt was nothing compared to what he and his family had been experiencing. That’s what got me to the finish line.
In my first (and only thus far) half marathon I kept thinking:
1. That I was so happy to be able to run when for years I was not the most athletic person in the world
2. About the breast cancer survivors that I am lucky enough to work with everyday who all wished me good luck in my race. I couldn’t give in after the road that they have all walked. This was nothing!
3. Just put one foot in front of the other.
4. My favourite quote “No Day But Today”
Congratulations Janae! You definitely deserve all the Hershey’s Bars that your niece can carry :)
Being in Vermont, my constant motivation to just keep running is that I will FREEZE upon stopping!
So awesome to get to read your thoughts! Love it :) And so so so glad you got to run NY! And so fast! You’re incredible :)
My workout today gets a 10 in difficulty, effort and satisfaction! A total winner :)
Haha I love the thoughts that you shared! I did a short 30 minute run with some intervals. When I was running fast (for me) I just stared at a crack in the wall and focused on it. Nothing exciting!
White Chocolate Recommendations:
Cake Batter Blondies http://luvwhatyoudo.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/have-a-treat/
White Chocolate PB
http://luvwhatyoudo.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/does-this-belt-make-my-butt-look-big/
I can’t take credit for creating either recipe, but both have been fully taste tested and enjoyed!
What I was thinking during mile 22 of my marathon…
That I deserved an entire week off of work to recover!
Ridiculous brownies with white chocolate: http://districtchocoholic.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-favorite-brownie-recipe-super.html
White chocolate covered lime cookies:
http://districtchocoholic.blogspot.com/2010/07/white-chocolate-covered-lime-coolers.html
Cranberry white chocolate oatmeal cookies:
http://districtchocoholic.blogspot.com/2010/11/exploring-flour-cookbook-oatmeal.html
Home made white chocolate peanutbutter cups!
Thanks for the inside scoop :)! I actually thought of Skinny Runner during my workout today: “If you wanna run faster, train faster”…amen to that! Have you ever had a white chocolate Toblerone?? You’ll forget all about Hersheys!
I’ve been putting Dulce De Leche White Hot Chocolate Mix in my coffee lately. Delecioso. Do you ever stop thinking when you run? I never do! One time I was so deeply in thought while runny, I completely didn’t even realize my Pandora stopped playing for an entire mile!
OH MY GOODNESS…that sounds incredible! Dang you are deep in thought!
TOPLESS SPECTATOR?! That. rocks. Ha ha.
Yep, she was just a little cold from what I could tell ha!
haha your thoughts are funny !!
I did 20 minutes on the stair stepper (holy sweat) 15 minutes on the elliptical and then an hour of Pilates reformer class which kicked my bootayyy! then I ate mexican food for dinner and it felt great.
#2! I have “one step at a time” tattoo’d on my foot. I will show you when we run the Colorado Ragnar. Such a good reminder that we can accomplish anything if we make small steps in the right direction.
That is SO cool…I can’t wait to see it!
My thoughts from Sunday.
“My knee hurts. Wait, no it doesn’t. Just ignore it.”
“I’m so tired. Seriously, am I done yet?”
“Just keep on pushing, you can do it!”
“Now my foot is hurting… just ignore it”
“Darn you, wind.”
“Since when was Springfield so hilly?”
And about 4 days of not much pressure on my foot and I thought it was okay… then I went to work tonight and was on my feet for about 5 hours and it feels bruised…
And my workout today… I’ll rate it 6ish I supposed.
Haha. I’m almost ALWAYS thinking about food while I’m running. Lol. Ok. maybe I’m exaggerating. Sometimes I’m thinking about the Kardashians… :)
my workout was an hour long denise austin core/total body fitness dvd. roughly a 8.1 on the scale. : ) my core is like non-existent right now, so it was a good workout!
and what a coincidence, today i made white chocolate covered brownie balls that had semisweet chocolate chips and butterscotch chips. and i couldn’t forget to finish it off with some festive thanksgiving sprinkles on top. : )
i loved your thoughts by the way! totally hilarious.
WHAT?!?! Your brownie balls sound INCREDIBLE…I NEED those. Great workout and I hear you on the non-existent core…I can’t find mine!
that is hilarious!! i luv it!! ya, i think ur first ‘thought’ would have run thru my mind a few times…SR is insane! in a good way! :) HOWEVER, i think the best thought on ur list was acknowledging wat a super-incredible runnerchick u are for doing that marathon after only weeks of training!! finally, after any injury i too get a reminder how lucky we are just to be able to run….once again, great job! :)
The thoughts are hilarious. Who watches a race topless? That would keep my mind occupied for at least 5 minutes.
My workout this morning was struggling. I ate such spicy food (which I cooked myself, so my own fault) and my stomach was hating running.
I made Mama Pea’s dough balls with white chocolate chips…they were not vegan, but they were delicious. I love finding cash or candy in my pocket or purse.
YUM….her dough balls are incredible and white chocolate chips would make them even better! Bummer about the spicy food. I KNOW…who does that? Let’s just say she was a little cold ha!
I just want to finish. That was the only thing I kept telling myself, especially once I realized I wasn’t going to meet my time goal.
Topless woman – nice.
My workout today was a 9 unless you count the excessive old woman nakedness in the gym. Then I’d have to give it a 5. I mean really. Would it be too much effort to wrap a towel around yourself?
There was a topless woman spectating? That cracks me up.
I started reading signs more when I got closer to the end. It kept my mind occupied.
My workout was a zillion just cause it was the first one I’ve done in a few days because of this stupid medication I’ve been on . HOOOOORAY!!!!!
I always think of the pain when I’m racing, but I continually have to remind myself that it is TEMPORARY!!
SO happy you were able to workout again wahoo!
You just gave me a bunch of things to keep in mind for my next marathon :)
As for the more important thing: white chocolate desserts. So simple, but my mom and I make devils food cupcakes (or in our case, small egg shaped cakes for Easter) and coat them in white chocolate. and sprinkles. That crunch on the outside of the cake = IN.CRE.DI.BLE.
OH MY GOODNESS….Stephanie, that sounds amazing. I will be making that!
Your thoughts show you are far more present than I usually am when running. A lot of the time I am singing a song to myself in my head. No thoughts or observations whatsoever, aside from missing puddles or piles of wet leaves.
I did note at the grocery store this morning that Haagan Daz is doing a white chocolate and raspberry flavor…
This is a very helpful post, I’m glad you shared this with us!
I am running my FIRST marathon tomorrow and I can’t wait, I am so darn excited. Farthest that I’ve ever run is 22 miles, so I’m very eager to find out what those last few miles look like. I know it’s going to hurt, but I am trying to mentally prepare for it so that I can push through it, just like you did :)
that is too funny! I was thinking, one step in front of the other, the last 4 miles…except when I thought I was “thinking” it inside my head, I was really saying it rather loudly, to the point Tripp (who was biking next to me) thought I was talking to him or going crazy…
hii lady! i’m still having post-marathon blues, too. i’m glad there is a diagnosis for this. :) on a happy note, i’m looking fwd to vegas!! VEGAS BABY!! :)
during the last few miles of the NYCM, i was comparing the pain of child birth (which i haven’t experienced yet) to the pain i was feeling in my hip flexors, quads, neck, and body. not sure which is worse. anyone??
i was also pissed at my ipod shuffle for dying on me, and i was fantasizing about throwing it on the ground and making a scene.
I love this peek into your mind!
The last two miles of my marathon I can’t really remember… I was just thinking, KEEP RUNNING, harder, faster, keep going. You’re almost there! over and over repeating that in my head.
I was watching Restaurant Impossible the other night and the guy made dark and white chocolate nachos. You fry up cut up pieces of pita bread, sprinkle them with cinnamon and sugar and then put shavings of white and dark chocolate all over it and it melts all over the chips. It looked amazing!!!
You should probably try and make it :-)
hahaha well it sounds like you did a good job distracting yourself! I actually always play music in my head when I race (I never run or race with music) – In the car on the way to the race and while I’m waiting around I blast my pump-up music, then hand my ipod to my mom or whoever’s with me at the start…and around mile 10 (half marathon) when thing’s start to get tough I alternate thinking “come on, everyone and their mom can run a 5k” and going over the pump up music in my head. sometimes I get so into it that I mouth the lyrics and people look at me like I’m crazy :-P
The half Ironman was so hot. My mind was a mess- it went like this
It’s hot, it’s hot, find shade, I need to plant a tree here, need shade, ice, need ice, I am gonna eat a large burger, a really large burger, they should have icee’s on the course, crap, hill, …..repeat
:-)
I love that you can eat a candy bar while running, I think that should be my new goal.
During my last half (in August) I kept reminding myself that my friend was finishing up the last 10-20miles of the Leadville 100 Trail Run. If he could run 100 stinking miles, I surely could get through the last few miles of my 13.1!
I was also motivated to get done as fast as I could, because we had tickets to the Twins vs Yankees. Not that I care so much about baseball, but I REALLY wanted a stadium dog and nachos :)
Great job at the NYCM!
I’m glad to see that the general consensus is that I am so not alone in envisioning food while running – I always think of the amount of pizza that I’m going to consume when I’m finished…
And holy cannoli a topless lady!? you just never can tell here in new york…
I too always think about impressing the hubs and not letting him down and besides I have to make him believe that there’s a good reason that I need a new North Face running jacket…
White chocolate M&Ms….they are AMAZING, and totally melt in your mouth!! I don’t like plain ones because I don’t like chocolate, but these are fantastic!! I love your list of thoughts….I ran 4 miles the other day (big improvement for me….Ive been stuck at 3 forever…) and I kept thinking “Pain is weakness leaving the body” too!!! I also kept telling myself “sweat is my fat cells crying!” Ha I got that one from Pinterest!!!
I love your list….and I love that you thought of Billy tracking you, above all of the hundreds of your readers who were also tracking you. I’m cheesy in love too….so I get that.
You will never find a bigger white chocolate junkie than me. I adore it, so much in fact, that I despise regular chocolate for not being white chocolate. It’s true.