You know you have reached ultimate laziness when you eat your after school snack of cereal out of a glass for only one reason. That reason is that I used that glass for water earlier that day so it was already dirty and I didn’t want to add an extra dish to my full sink by using a bowl. Win-win.
A little while later I was ready for another snack…come on, laying on my couch after school revs up that metabolism.
My latest gourmet creation, I like to call it, “Pretzelina wrapped in freshly opened mozzarella cheese.” Pretzels wrapped with string cheese. Try it, it is delicious.
I told you about that turbo kick class last Wednesday night right? Well, I may have been looking forward to it all week long. Mainly because the instructor is awesome and I had never had so much fun in an aerobics class until turbo kick.
I arrived early, ready to kick and punch and shake and jump, only to find these weird things laying all around the room…
There was a sub and she said that we were going to do a Bosu workout instead of turbo kick. My heart wept, I actually was pretty bummed (wow, what a hard life) but decided to stay and try it out. I am glad I tried it and I did work up a little sweat and my core and hamstrings will be sore but I don’t know if it is my ‘thing.’ I can barely balance on level ground let alone an inflated thing of rubber.
Dinner was definitely my ‘thing’ and we had pizza. Costco was having a sale on their take and bake pizzas a few weeks ago and so we froze one and we finally got around to making it.
Because it is necessary for my happiness to have something sweet after dinner I had a big glass of orange juice WITH pulp. Doesn’t that sound appetizing…pizza and orange juice.
Don’t worry mom, I ate a bunch of vegetables earlier in the day, I will not be getting any nutrient deficient illnesses due to the lack of vegetables in my diet. Plus the orange juice will protect me from scurvy.
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Billy and I registered for TWO half marathons last night….I think we are slightly addicted.
Salt Lake City Half Marathon (My first marathon and I absolutely loved it) on April 21st
American Fork Canyon 1/2 Marathon (100% of all participants race fees goes towards patients in our community who need cancer treatments but cannot afford them) on June 23rd!
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Salt Lake City Marathon is giving away A FREE 1/2 marathon or marathon bib to one lucky reader! If you are interested in winning this awesome opportunity please leave a comment saying that you want to run the SALT LAKE CITY MARATHON OR HALF MARATHON!!!!
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What race do you have your eye on that you want to sign up for? What was the last race you signed up for?
Have you ever used a bosu ball? What did you think of it? What workout class have you tried before that wasn’t really your ‘thing.’
Last cheese item that you ate?
Least favorite chore?
-Dishes.
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Would love to run both! Probably the 1/2 marathon! Thanks
Would love to run the marathon and check Utah off of my 50 State requirement!
How many states have you done so far. That is the coolest thing ever!! Come run in Utah with me:)
Just finished my 11th state. Utah could be next!
I’m pretty sure I would fall off one of those balls and hurt myself.
I’ve never done the pretzels and cheese combo, but I do pretzels and mustard all the time.
Least favorite chore is definitely dusting. That’s why I make Mike do that one and I’ll do everything else.
WANT TO RUN THE SALT LAKE CORY HALF MARATHON
:)
I would love to win an entry to the Salt Lake City Marathon! Would probably run the half! Thank you!
I want to run the Chicago Marathon!!!
The last cheese I ate was swiss, I love Swiss!
I was thinking about the bosu ball yesterday! That’s so funny, I need to get one.
My least favorite chore is emptying the dishwasher and laundry. Luckily my husband does the laundry. I cannot fold!
You say lazy, I say efficient: good call on reusing the glass
The Disney Wine and Dine in Nov. But really, I just want to go to Disney.
My trainer uses Bosu balls. But not this week. Anything involving yoga is not my thing.
Pizza.
Emptying the dishwasher.
The Kidless Kronicles
I REEEALLLY want to do the Disney Wine and Dine. Is the sign up already up? I looked a few weeks ago and it wasn’t. I just have to convice my husband. That’s one that I really want to do and the 1/2 marathon on the Great Wall of China.
Registration opens on 3/13!
I would love a good road trip to Utah to run the marathon! It is only about 4 hours for me, which is not so bad. Plus the timing would fit great into my training schedule.
I would love to race Salt Lake but it’s the week after Boston. Too many vacation days at one time…my pharmacy would fall apart without me, lol!
Ha ha – I just posted that I love pretzel rods and string cheese on my blog a few days ago. It’s my favorite combo – isn’t it good?!
I just signed up for a Mother’s Day 5K and the Columbia Muddy Buddy!
I WANNA RUN THE SALT LAKE CITY HALF MARATHON!
I’ve done bicep curls while standing on one of those things, and it definitely makes the curls more challenging … it’s obvious that I have balance issues!
I would LOVE to run the SLC Half…just finished my first half last weekend, and I’m totally addicted to the runner’s high!
I have my eye on the Brooklyn 1/2 marathon, which is 2 weeks after my 1st half marathon! <- last one i signed up for
I have tried to get on a bosu ball, and fell off. i literally have no coordination. i can barely do lunges without falling over!
last night i had goat cheese on ahi tuna (so good) and parm cheese on my broccoli that was covered in ketchup.. i swear, its good.
least fav chore would be laundry! only because we dont have it in our building so we have to drag it a few blocks away.. so lazy.
I have two 1/2 marathons, a 10k, a 4 mile and a 10 miler on my calendar so far this year. I will probably only be able to run-walk one of the halves and I have to switch the 10 mile to the 5k (luckily they have both and allow this). That one’s a month away and I’m still not running. Pretty sure I could walk the 10 miles, but NOT in the time limit set. I know I can walk the 5k just fine, and by then maybe I can run a little bit of it, too.
Your races sound great! And the second one will be lucky for you: that’s on my birthday.
I am not much of a “class” person at all. I really hate yoga classes, although I don’t mind doing it on my own.
Last cheese item: I made chicken lasagna earlier in the week. It was pretty (VERY) good!
I LOVE doing that with pretzels!!! People think I’m weird here at work but they clearly don’t know what’s up!
I really need to bite the bullet and sign up for NYCM….just do it, right! I just want to get through my April ones, and then I’ll be able to think clearly;-) I used to LOVE the bosu ball, and have gotten away from it in favor of other things that challenge balance, like doing weights standing on one leg, normal, fun stuff like that:) I made nachos last night as a late night snack for the hubs and I, yum! I added avocado to make it extra special. And it’s hard for me to pick one least favorite chore, I pretty much don’t like any of them, but dishes is right at the top, with laundry in a close second.
Have a great day!!!
I just signed up last night for the Kooma women’s 1/2 marathon in Annapolis, MD for June. I’m excited because it’s only women so I’ll have plenty to watch while I run. I love looking at other people’s running gear. Afterwards it’s a girl party with bubbly and massages. Girlfest! It will be nice to have a race in the warmer weather too.
I also just ate string cheese last night and have one for lunch today. Oh and we had cheese on our pasta last night and I mixed it into the panko bread crumbs for our chicken fingers. Have you ever tried dipping a pretzel in icing? That’s amazing and it was a staple in college for us.
We use the bosu ball A LOT in abs class. I really enjoy it.
I would also like to run the Salt Lake City Half:-)
I would love to run the Salt Lake City Marathon!!
I want to run the salt lake city half! I registered for grandmas half in Duluth but my registration for the pool got messed up and I didn’t get in
I am bummed…it was supposed to be my first half
Just signed up for the Utah Valley Full Marathon. Sub 3:20 here I come!
I don’t know about those half ball things, they look like an ankle injury waiting to happen. I’ll just stick with simple weights and core work.
OMG!! I would absolutely LOVE to run the Salt Lake City!! I am running my first half this weekend (RNR New Orleans) and cannot wait—I know the running high will commence very shortly after the finish and I will be wanting to sign up for a ton more!!
I love bosu balls, they are such a challenge. I would love love love to run SLC– sounds awesome! Also you using the same glass is not laziness, it is genius.
Why are all your races sooo much cheaper than mine??? Yours also appear to have better scernery too. Apparently I need to move.
I would LOVE to win it! This weekend I am running my last Half of the season (Phoenix, AZ running season is the winter
). It will be my 6th half marathon in 5 months. I would love a reason to keep the motivation for running as the weather gets hotter.
I want to run the Salt Lake City half marathon!
This is so funny because I JUST googled the other day the best half marathons and the SLC one was on the list! Weird.
Races: I have my eye on the Sleepy Hollow Half Marathon next month–oh wait, it is March now…it is later this month. I most recently signed up for a 5K in my town. How can I NOT do a race where I can walk to the start line?
Bosu: Yes. I have even taught pilates classes using it.
Cheese: cheddar in my chicken tortilla soup yesterday. Oh, and I have done that cheese and pretzel combo. Awesome.
Least favorite chore: cleaning the tub.
Happy first day of March!
BOSU is the BEST workout! Don’t give up on it. I do it once a week and it is awesome. Best leg & butt workout!!!! Our instructor ALWAYS does “taps” It is 4 minutes with one leg on ball and other leg tapping floor to ball in different ways until the support leg is ready to fall off. Then we do more legs – lunges, DEEP squats from top of ball touching floor, etc. I wish my gym had TURBO KICK! Sounds awesome!
Your comment just made me sweat reading about the taps ha. THat is awesome…you are inspiring me to try it out again, thanks Kersten!
I thought the string cheese wrapped around a pretzel was my invention! *cries*
I am currently eating a breakfast chicken quesadilla from Qdoba…it is my favorite breakfast food right now.
I reckon the pretzel cheese combo looks a winner. The last cheese item I ate was a quesadilla.
I am entered in the NYC Half but looking for a new goal to set my sights on beyond that.
I eat pretzels and bananas all the time never tried cheese!
I’ll have to give it a try!!!!
I would LOVE to run the Salt Lake City Half Marathon it’s my old stomping grounds!
last race I had my eye on and signed up for was the CHICAGO MARATHON!
I need to find a half to sign up for soon in the meantime though, i’d like to race just for the fun of it.
I used to use the bosu ball alot but havent used it lately. i’m coordinately challenged, so i looked like a fool on it but you can get some good moves in on that thing.
i had parmesan cheese on my pasta last night and blue cheese crumbles on my dinner salad. love love love cheesy goodness.
least favorite chore is cleaning cat litter..lol
SWEET GIVEAWAY! WOULD LOVE TO RUN THE SLC HALF or FULL MARATHON!
I would love to run the SLC marathon. I actually haven’t run this one before!!!
Salt Lake City Half was my first ever race! I loved it, so of course I did it again the following year and shaved plenty of time off. Then I blew my knee out later that year running my first marathon. So the next year I spent rehabing that knee and now I am all set to run Salt Lake Half, but have yet to register. I’m not sure why. I’ve committed on every other level. Anyways, I would love an entry! I too love the pretzels and cheese, but I love pretzels and M&M’s more! Have you tried it?
I have been eying the AF half marathon, but would love to run the SLC half too! The last race I signed up for was a 5k on the 4th of July last year. Last year I was plagued with injury after injury and that is all I got out of my racing season. Uber lame. But I am done with injuries (I better be!) and really want to do another half soon!
I think using a Bosu is good for strength/core training, but it is not really my thing either. Turbo kick is! I just got back from my turbo class this morning
I ran before so I am DRIPPING!
I ate cottage cheese last night with chia seeds and pomegranates on top. Yum. A favorite bed time snack.
I hate dusting. I’ll come do your dishes if you dust for me
I have an enormous race wish list which would require very heavy use of my passport… but currently the race I really want to run is the Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon. Unfortunately I don’t think I’ll be running it this year, but definitely next year!
I have used a bosu ball in physical therapy. Had to stand on the flat side with the ball side on the floor and do squats while holding weights in my hands. It’s a good workout!
Last cheese item I ate was slices of provolone on top of Triscuits. SO ADDICTING!
Least favorite chore is doing dishes, too. I try to wear rubber gloves, which makes it a little easier, but it’s still always a relief when it’s out of the way!
I hate doing dishes! We don’t have a dishwasher… So it’s all by hand. It stinks!
I had soup the other night and sprinkled some cheese on it. Super good.
i’m running the AF half marathon too! woohoo! maybe i’ll finally get to meet you?!?! you’ll be WAYYYY ahead of me though.
i’ll give it a shot and say that i’d like to try to win the SLC half marathon!
*SLC half marathon BIB! ha, there’d be no way i would win the half!
- I would love to win an entry into the SLC Half marathon (being that I live in Salt Lake and all…)!
The last race I signed up for is the Ogden Marathon in May, I’m getting pretty excited for that…
I’d love to do the Salt Lake City Half!!
oh wait… i actually have something going on that day. bummer
I’ve never even heard of one of those balls! My least favorite chore is, by far, dishes.
Salt Lake City Half!! I’ve been dying for a reason to go to Utah – views/landscapes look beautiful!
I would love to win the salt lake half marathon bib. I’ve been planning on running it, I was just a little hesitant to sign up in case it doesn’t happen. But I went to a mtg with the new owners and I think it’s going to be great! Plus my first half marathon was the salt lake one in 2008!
I’m also running the Provo half marathon and the Ogden full!
I would love to win the Salt Lake City Marathon and have a chance to meet you : )
I love peanut butter on my pretzels. Favorite “go to snack”.
ohhh my gosh please PLEASE please pick me!!!!
now that I got injured I don’t think SLO marathon will be a very good one for me….but I would LOVE to come run UTAH with you and Billy!!!!
I love u lady (regardless of whether or not you pick me) xoxo!!
OHHH, I would love to go to Salt Lake City and run the 1/2!!
least fav chore is dishes also.
we use bosu balls here and there and training and i do like them! i did a kickboxing class ac ouple times and i wasnt that into it.
Last cheesy item wasssss… string cheese yesterday at lunch!
I’d love to do the SLC 1/2 marathon.
OK favorite snack around here. Wait for it
Pretzels and cream cheese! Beyond yummy.
I want to run with you. Pick me pick me
Janet, you are brilliant. I will have to try your combo!
I would love to do any Disney race or a Rock N Roll half marathon. My wish list of races keeps getting longer. There are so many great races that my husband and I would like to do. I just signed up for my 2nd half marathon- La Crosse Fitness Festival Half.
The bosu is great! I have really loved adding it to my workouts. It challenges me and makes the workout fun. My husband and I like to each use two, one foot on each, and throw a weighted medicine ball back and forth to each other. It makes it feel like you are back on the playground in school but you feel it later! I found out last summer that Zumba is NOT for me! That was the longest class of my life!
The last cheese that I had was a light string cheese. Living in Wisconsin, cheese is a regular snack for us. The best is “squeeky cheese” or fresh cheese curds. They don’t last long in our house.
My least favorite chore would have to be scrubbing floors- I no more than get it done and one of the dogs or one of the kids walks across it with dirty feet or spills something on it.
I wanna run the Salt Lake half marathon!
I’ve run it twice before and would love to smash my old course record!
I would love to run the Salt Lake City Half! MY next race will be the St. Paddy’s Day Dash in Seattle. My last race was the 2012 Resolution Run and Polar Bear Dip. I like the Bosu ball, but have a really hard time keeping my balance on it. The worst class for me was Latin Heat. I just couldn’t get into it. My hips weren’t doing what the instructor’s were:) Least favorite chore is cleaning the bathrooms! I have 2 boys, enough said:)
Salt Lake City Marathon or Half!!! I want in!
(I don’t know which distance I want though…)
Doesn’t matter:) You can decide if you win when you register wahoo!
Awesome! I hope I win! My Mom would love if I came to visit for once…
I will be registering for MCM next week! I have 2 Half’s coming up the Quincy Half 3/18 & Cape Cod Half 4/15.
I’d love a free bib for the Salt Lake City Marathon! I think I’m going to sign up today for the San Diego Half Marathon on March 11th. I wasn’t going to because of the cost ($106), but am already getting bored with my weekly long runs and would always rather race.
I used a Bosu ball in a gravity class once and it was hard. My abs were sore for days. We bought a couple extra Costco pizzas when they were on sale last month too! I think we still have one in the freezer.
the half, definitely!
I WANT TO RUN THE SALT LAKE CITY MARATHON!!!
Seriously, that is an amazing idea winding string cheese into pretzels! Two of my favorite snacks in one…this may just be a snack changing moment!
My BF and I registered for a 5k this morning! His first, my second! But he is my motivator because I wouldn’t be training for my 10 mile race without him!
Least favorite chore… any chore but especially vacuuming.
I want to run the SLC Half. I registered last year and couldn’t run due to an injury. I did run AF Canyon last year and it was amazing my favorite half ever!!
I want to win a free race entry! Hook me up!!!
I would love to run the Salt Lake City Half or Marathon. Depending on how ambitious I feel….
Hands down dishes are the worst!!
I have yet to sign up for any races yet but I’m training for one potentially on march 31, I’m afraid in register in case I’m not ready! I will soon get up the nerve to commit!
I want to run the Salt Lake City Half Marathon! I will actually be in SLC for work that week so it’d be perfect timing! The last race I signed up for is the Platte River 1/2 marathon here in Denver although I am eyeing more halfs! I am eyeing the Pikes Peak Ascent (half marathon 7,000 feet straight up mountains to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado but I don’t know if I have the desire or energy to spend this summer training for it, so I might wait until next year instead. There is a shorter version of the Pikes Peak Ascent called Barr Trail Mountain Race so I want to sign up for that instead but registration doesn’t open until May. I’ve never heard of a bosu ball let alone used one. A class I tried and wasn’t into is spinning, believe it or not. Last cheese item I ate was shredded cheddar cheese on top of scrambled eggs. Least favorite chores is dishes, thank goodness my husband is OCD and prefers to do the dishes himself because I break too many of them! Ha!
Wow that is perfect timing. You should run it either way and we could totally hang out. WOW..Pikes Peak Ascent sounds hardcore!! I will forgive you about spinning ha:) I want Billy to be OCD about dishes ha!
That’s a great idea, I might consider running it anyway even if I don’t win the free entry! I’ll have to check out the race website. I am lucky, my husband has to have the dishes organized in the dishwasher a certain way and if I try to do dishes he ends up rearranging everything so I gave up and left the dishes to him! But I am the same way about laundry, he is not allowed to even look at the washer/dryer much less operate them!
Would love to run the SLC Marathon!
Cool! I WANT TO RUN THE SALT LAKE CITY 1/2 MARATHON!!!! Thanks for the giveaway!
Since I am doing the UV marathon in June and Chicago in October I would love to run the Salt Lake City HALF marathon in April as part of my training!! P.S. I also had apple jacks out of a cup as my after work snack last night
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LIZZ, I am doing the UV half in June!!! AHHH WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HANG OUT and eat apple jacks together:)
I’m super jealous of your race sign ups!! My bf and I went through a similar thing recently and the last race we signed up for was the NYC half, which we both got into, but I’m injured and likely won’t be able to run
I’m trying to convince myself that cheering is just as much fun.
Oh Erin, I am so sorry that you are injured and won’t be able to run the half. That breaks my heart. I know exactly how you feel!
I want to win!!!!!!!!
Oh, I’d love the run the SLC 1/2!! I’m from SLC, but live in NYC now, so it would be a great excuse to go home and see my family (and to run of course:)!
Bosu balls are SO difficult to balance on, I have problems with that as well…….haha
Washington D.C. Rock and Roll Half Marathon on March 17th and the Cary Duathlon (5 mile run, 31 mile bike, 5 mile run) on April 7th. There are only 10 ladies signed up for the Duathlon so far. I could possibly be the last finisher!! I know of two men that I will beat, but it will suck to be the last female!
Lisa, I believe in you…you’ve got this. THat is so cool you are doing that duathlon, I have always wanted to try one. Let me know how it goes!
I really want to run the Salt Lake Marathon! It’s on my list.
UH. I’d LOVE to win a race entry to the SALT LAKE CITY MARATHON OR HALF MARATHON. DOES THAT MEAN WE’LL FINALLY GET TO RUN TOGETHER?
say yes. oh, say yes. I’m so down.
ALYSSA!!!! AHHHH YES!!! We seriously NEED to run together….I say you come no matter what:)
If I win I am crashing on your couch!
I put my used cereal bowl in the refrige……(milk doesn’t go bad in there right?) so i can use it again for an after school cereal snack.
Hate putting work clothes away. Right now our tub is lined with Mon- wed outfits.
UM YES YES YES!!! Seriously Erica you better! You are brilliant…I will be trying out your cereal trick.
Pick me! I want to run the Salt Lake Marathon! Or the half, either one would be awesome!
I love my Bosu! I use it alllll the time. One of my favorite workout moves on it is pushups (one hand on Bosu, one hand on ground – alternate sides). Love it!
I had a wedge of light swiss Laughing Cow mixed in with my eggs this morning!
My least favorite chore is mopping (which my husband does) and putting away my clean clothes lol.
I would absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE to run the SLC 1/2 marathon! I have wanted to visit my aunt who lives there for a long time!!! My uncle, who went missing in the Swiss Alps as a #2 world cup paraglider, started Point of the Mountain paragliding school in SLC… I always wanted to see where he taught! We were very close!!!
So anyway, it’d be awesome to go run to maybe honor him !!!
Thanks Janae for being so much fun to read!!!!!
Blessings!
Hey Bonnie!! That is so cool that your aunt lives in SLC. Oh my goodness, I am so sorry to hear about your uncle. That is so sad! Whenever I drive by the point of the mountain there are always people paragliding. Thanks for your sweet words Bonnie!
I WANT TO RUN THE SALT LAKE CITY HALF MARATHON!!!!!!!!!!
Gotta tackle the least favorite chore first because I have to do it today (wwahhh) – laundry. I don’t understand why I get so upset when I have to do it. It’s not like my lack of clean clothes for the past week didn’t clue me in that the inevitable was coming. Still hate it with a passion, though.
And I’m pretty sure me on a Bosu ball would result in an injury or lawsuit. Keeping my distance…lol
I WANT TO RUN THE SALT LAKE CITY MARATHON OR HALF MARATHON!!!!!!!!!!! <——Can you tell?
I've never been out west (TN girl) so this would be an awesome *excuse* to travel 
I would love to do the Salt Lake 1/2! I’ll be signing up for the Dam 10k in Rupert in May . I’m already signed up for the Pocatello 1/2 in September and for the Sawtooth Relay in June. I am super excited for the relay, it will be my first time doing a team event and it’s going to be super fun!
I would love to do the Salt Lake City Marathon! I’ve never run one, so if I won an entry it would be the perfect excuse to go for it! Plus, we roadtripped from Calgary down to SLC for a Coldplay concert in a weekend – straight south! Definitely doable.
Thanks for sharing this opportunity!
I want to run the salt lake marathon!!!!
I would love to run the SLC Half Marathon!
I would LOVE to run the half marathon!
Id love to run the SLC Half! Any excuse for a vacation
Well, yesterday I entered a marathon. In 10 days. Woohoo!
Dishes are my least favorite chore too. I don’t mind using the dishwasher, but ours has been broken all week…bummer!
I don’t know how but with the Rock & Roll Leap Day sale yesterday I ended up signing up for Montreal Marathon without even running my first one yet (or two)
Looking forward to Boston Marathon April 16th!
But first DC March 17th!
My knees will hate me (if they don’t already)
I want to run the SLC half! I did the full last year. I heard it wasnt going to happen this year so I didn’t sign up! but Id love to win it!!
Love you!! First of all your post from yesterday was perfect. I am so glad you touched on the topic of disordered eating because it is so important to be aware.
Pretzel+string cheese…..Love!! ha ha I totally knew that we think alike.
LASTLY I WANT TO WIN A FREE ENTRANCE INTO THE SLC MARATHON!!! PICK ME, PICK ME, PICK ME!!!
I just signed up for Two Oceans half marathon in South Africa in April and I am toying with the idea of the Maine Marathon in October. It’s just an idea, but I would love to do a full marathon in 2012.
I just had a bagel with cream cheese and it was amazing. I also had a cheese plate at dinner last night that had the BEST pepper jelly on it. All local and delicious. I am hungry just thinking about it.
I want to run the Salt Lake City full marathon! yay!
I have almost registered for the American Fork 1/2 twice. I am scared that I won’t really want to do it after the UV marathon, though.
The last cheese item I ate was regular grated medium cheddar in my taco soup last night.
Zumba is a class that just isn’t for me. I can see how it can be fun but I have no rhythm and I feel silly the whole time. Maybe if the room wasn’t completely lined with MIRRORS.
Least favorite chore- folding clothes!
I’d love to run the Salt Lake City Half Marathon! I just signed up for two races today. My last Half Marathon was the Richmond Half back in November. I am doing the DC 8K in a week and a half and the Park 2 Park 1/2 Marathon on April 28th. Hmm, if I did Salt Lake City it would be back to backs!!
I am so with you on the dirtying dishes thing, I’m all about reusing. Which, really, means that I’m saving water and thus saving the planet. So go me! And I would LOVE to run the Salt Lake City Marathon, but it’s right before law school finals, and depsite that, I looked up tickets and it’s max $400… not happening.
i’ve actually been looking at that race- Julia H said I could stay with her, now just figuring out flights and what not.
SALT LAKE CITY HALF!!! my parents will be in town for graduation..but..that’s ok, right?!
I would love to run the half!! I have been trying to decide on a race to do for my second half marathon!
What race do you have your eye on that you want to sign up for? What was the last race you signed up for?
– I’m thinking local only this year for racing, with the exception of my first marathon in Richmond. Luckily staying local doesn’t provide much of a limit. The last race I signed up for is the B.A.A. distance medley ; run all three (5K, 10K, half) and get a fourth medal! The race I have my eye on is run to remember (http://www.bostonsruntoremember.com/boston/index.html). I want to do the 1/2 and I think that I can fit it in comfortably. That will give me 3 half marathons for this year, but given how comfortable I am with running now I think it’s all good.
Have you ever used a bosu ball? What did you think of it? What workout class have you tried before that wasn’t really your ‘thing.’
– I love the bosu. I used to go to a class where they turned it upside down so you were working with the blue side down; doing arm curls standing on top of that was really tough! I took a class a few times that was based around the games that we played when we were kids – jump roping, short races. Just wasn’t my thing.
Last cheese item that you ate?
– Nachos yesterday!
Least favorite chore?
– Too many to list. Changing the cats’ litter is no fun, I suck at mopping the floor, hate unloading the dishwasher…But my favorite is doing laundry. No idea why, I just like it. I feel accomplished when the loads are done, even though I didn’t do anything!
I would love to run the 1/2 marathon!
What an awesome giveaway!! I would love to win a free half marathon entry. College student = no $$ = no races. Whaa?!! =( Btw, you inspire me every day. I still don’t get how u can go 8 miles on a treadmill. Even 3 feels twice as long! =\ Keep up the good work and avoiding injury, girl! =) =)
I would LOVE to run the Salt Lake City half marathon!!!
Just signed up for my first marathon in September! Woot woot! I’ve got a 5 miler planned for St. Paddy’s Day and a 1/2 marathon in May. Love it!
Love Bosu’s! Killer workout. I once saw a guy working on one with it flipped over(blue side down), balancing on it with one foot, while squatting holding a medicine ball! I saw him 2 weeks later with a broken foot. Opps!
I would love a free entry. It might give me the extra push to run my first marathon. If not, I’ll do the half. I hope I win!
I would love the run the marathon. Ran it a few years ago but swore I wouldn’t come back as long as Devine was still in charge. Now that we have new owners, I’m excited to come back.
Plus it doesn’t hurt that I will already be in town for my sis-in-law’s wedding…
I have my eye on the Bryce Canyon half! Looks so beautiful!! The last one that I signed up for was the NY Marathon!!!!! I got entry doing the New York Road Runners races and I cannot wait!!!
I have never done a bosu ball class. But I think I’d be terrible at it. I have the worst balance.
Last cheese item: I had cheese on my tacos last night! Yum!!
Least favorite chore: taking out the garbage. For some reason, it’s just the worst!!
I will run either the half or full! I just came off a high from my last race and need a new one to look forward to
I want to run the SALT LAKE CITY MARATHON OR HALF MARATHON!!!!
I would love an opportunity to run the Salt Lake City Marathon. I am going to attempt 50 states. I will be checking off state number 3 in Louisiana this weekend! I would love Utah to be state number 4. My race schedule is currently super busy; I think I need to go into a rehab facility for people who sign up for too many races. I plan on signing up for MCM next week!
I’m still looking for the “perfect” race. I want to do my first half marathon this year, but I haven’t been training for it like I should, so I’m not sure yet when I’ll be able to do it! Better get my butt in gear…
I love BOSU ball workouts! I actually got one for Christmas, and while I don’t use it all the time, I do enjoy using it for a change in my workout schedule.
I made Mac & Cheese last night, with tons of Velveeta!
And I’m totally with you, I hate doing dishes! We re-use glasses as many times as possible
I would LOVE to run the 1/2 or whole. I have actually never run a full marathon and have made excuses not to, but this would be the perfect way to MAKE me do it!!
I
sooooooooooooooooooooo
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run
the
SLC
marathon!!!!!
love it!
I super love the apple jacks. awesome.
Adam loves Apple Jacks Cereal. On a side note, my friend from elementary was the star of the Apple Jacks commercial when we were kids. I’m about to eat cottage cheese with blueberries for my afternoon snack and my least favorite chore has to be anything bathroom related.
Love Pretzels and String Cheese–together, apart, whatever…true love!
It is bad that I eat so much string cheese, I rarely “string” it anymore…I just peel the wrapper back and eat it, banana-style!
My Godmother lives in Salt Lake City and I really want to come out there and run the SLC Half! I haven’t seen her in years and I can’t afford to register for the race and pay for the plane ticket. I would love a freebie!!
Happy Thursday, Janae!
Walton!
I took a bosu class once and totally biffed it! Not my thing either
Um, let’s hang out before/durring/after the SLC half yes?! I still haven’t decided if I am going to run it, but if I don’t, I will for sure be riding my bike to various places along the course to cheer you guys on!
You aren’t being lazy, you’re being GREEN! Re-using resources, Janae
The Utah Marathon is on a day of a half marathon I already signed up for. If it wasn’t for that, I would want to do it.
I hate scrubbing the tub. Never ever liked doing it.
There is a marathon in Oregon I want to do. It starts in Oregon, runs over into Washington and then back to Oregon. 2 states!
I would love to run the SLC half or whole marathon!
I’d love to run the SLC half!! I have family in SLC that I have been dying to visit
Oh and I love me some Bosu. Turn that thing upside down (ball part on the floor and put your hands on it to do stability push ups, or a stability plank!
I want to run the Salt Lake City Half Marathon!
Love the blog and all your positive energy!
I WANT TO RUN THE SALT LAKE CITY HALF MARATHON!!!!
I ran the ING Atlanta 1/2 marathon 3 yrs ago and this year my sister and I are running the Nashville Rock & Roll 1/2 marathon!
Would love to run the Salt Lake City half! Am in Australia, but a race holiday – how fun!
So, I love, love, LOVE the SLC half! I’ve run it every year since 2009 and I PR’ed on that course (my PR still stands, maybe this is the year to break it??). I love the course, how it runs through different parts of Salt Lake, love the finish, and love the overall slight downhill-ness of the course. A free entry would be awesome…aaaaand…it’s my birthday on Saturday, just sayin’
HAPPY ALMOST BIRTHDAY!! I hope you have the best day ever. Seriously, I am in love with the course also, especially the finish area…amazing! You’ve got that PR!!!
Thank you!! Best birthday present this year was flying out to Utah 3 days before my birthday for a conference, and then getting to to stick around here with friends and family for the big day! So, so grateful things worked out this way!
Congrats on the nominee for fitness magazines best running blog! Please post a link so everyone can vote for you!!
Thanks so much Katie!! I totally will wahoo!
Ha your cereal in a cup cracks me up! Our first apartment did not have a dish washer so this is totally something I would have done to avoid having to hand wash one more dish. I don’t know if I can ever go back to that now!
I haven’t signed up for a race since 3 miles is pretty good for me now that I’m prego, but I will be doing the Race for the Cure 5K in May because my family always does it. That will be my racing excitment for the year haha
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We ate pizza for dinner last night too.MMM I think I could eat it every night.
I would love to run the salt lake city 1/2 marathon!!!!!
I would happily run either!!!
I would like to run the SALT LAKE CITY MARATHON OR HALF MARATHON!!!!
Me Me Meee!!! I hurt my foot slightly after the Phoenix Rock n Roll Half, and am SO ready to go now with another one!!!
I want to run the SL Half
I had a cheeze string!!! hahaa! I NEVER eat them (don’t know why they taste great!) but this whole pregnancy thing is making me want dairy products!!
Sweetie….my email is all screwed up so I haven’t read your email yet. Will hopefully be able to retrieve my unread mail. Hope you’re enjoying the Percy Pig sweets! There will be some really old fashioned (and very yummy) treats on their way soon! 
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p.s. – couldn’t send them all in one package as it wold’ve burst!
so i thought i’d spread out the fun 
YAYA!!! I am so excited you are running this too!!!!!
:):) SLC was my first and most favorite race. So happy this new company has stepped up to make this race happen.
I would run either! I love Salt Lake City but have only been there to ski
I would LOVE to run the half marathon in SLC…it is beautiful there!
And I do like the Bosu and think it is amazing for developing core and muscle strength but I am always afraid I will roll my ankle or fall and be injured for running.
I Love your blog!!! Running my first marathon in June and im so excited! But ill Love to run the Salt Lake half marathon in April!!!
The RnR Seattle Half is an option for me, but I would love to find a slightly smaller half-marathon to run as my First Half, but around the same time frame.
The last cheese snack I had was sliced sharp cheddar (from the cheese block) and grapes. Hmm, I actually want some now
Great job signing up for those races! Proud of you and can’t wait to read about your results!!
The last race I signed up for is the Cox Providence Half Marathon. It will be my first time running a race twice!
As we speak, I am trying to convince my sister to do the Dirty Girl 5K with me…not technically a race, but looks super fun!
Yeah, given that I love mountains, would def love to run the SLC marathon!
My last race: CIM in Sacramento (highly recommend!!). Next marathon: Flying Pig in Cincinnati (near my alma mater: Miami of Ohio).
Bosu ball: I use it all the time….I incorporate balance exercises on it while lifting weights so that it gives a full body + core workout and incorporates body awareness.
Freak! No way! Ran the half last year and loved it- I would love to run it again!!!
This reminded me that I need a bosu ball.
Wow 2 new races, how exciting!!
That’s disappointing that the class was changed! That happened a few times in college for the free classes and it was always sad!
YES YES YES!!! Pick me! I would LOVE to run the SLC half, but can’t afford it since I am already doing the Ogden Marathon. This would be AWESOME to win. Plus then we could FINALLY meet!!!!
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YUM, Apple Jacks!!
I would looove to do a race out in Utah!
I would LOVE to run the race!
I kinda love the bosu. Except for one class I took- the instructor made us hold it out in front of us, flat side facing us, hands at 9:00ish and 3:00ish and “steer” it like a steering wheel back and forth. For a long time. It sucked.
I would LOVE to run the Half! I’m trying to run a half every month of the year and by that time it’s WAY too hot in Arizona
Half #5 is this weekend!
Just signed up for a 1/2 marathon called Vetfest (in Wisconsin). I’ve got my eye on the Outerbanks Marathon in 2013.
Last cheese that I ate was cottage cheese.
Least favorite chore is putting away folded laundry.
I would LOVE to run the Salt Lake City Half Marathon. Yay!
I am a HUGE fan of the BOSU…I use it in a lot of my own workouts and always bust it out with my patients. It is such a great way to get core involved in ANY exercise that you do! Toughest BOSU exercise ever is burpees using the the flat side for your pushups and then lifting it up overhead. So brutal. I have my eye on the Big Foot tri in Lake Geneva this June…hoping to sign up soon!
I just signed up today for the California International Marathon… but it’s in December.
This Sunday officially kicks off the racing season for this year (for me). I’m running a 10K! That will be followed two weeks later by a half, then a 10-miler the two weeks following. <– There must be a better way to word this. Hope it made sense
Would love to win! I’ll try anything..I guess..I’m running RnR New Orleans Half this weekend! It’s my first ever..and look at me trying to win another..in the mountains at that..Hill training will begin Monday If I WIN!!!
I WANT TO RUN THE SLC HALF MARATHON! It is like perfectly the middle point in my marathon training for the UV Marathon…my first real marathon!! ohhhh so exciting !(: (:
I would love to win run the Salt Lake City half marathon! Utah is a beautiful location, much better than Central Ohio lol, to run at judging by your race pictures!!
The Salt Lake City Marathon was my first too. I absolutely loved it! I would love to win a bib for the 1/2 marathon this year!
Salt Lake was my first marathon too! I’d love to run it again.
I would LOVE to run either the half or the full!!
I would love to run the SLC half marathon. I’ll even go crazy and say I would try out the full to finally check it off my list.
I want to run the SLC Marathon, especially to celebrate graduating the day before!
Race I want to do – Napa Valley Marathon! Not this year though, I’m signed up for the Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon instead.
I actually love the bosu for core work. I took classes that used them for Pilates and strength and ended up buying one for my house. I’m not a big fan of using them for pliometrics though.
I ALWAYS reuse dishes whenever possible!! I’m running my first half marathon this May! I’ll definitely be checking back after reading this post. Happy training!
I would love to run SLC! It would have to be the half this year thanks to baby on board.
I would love to do the SLC 1/2 Marathon! That was my first one… like 7 or 8 years ago! (in it’s 2nd or 3rd year). I’m a better runner now, so it would be fun to do it again.
Um, I am all about the pretzel and string cheese combo. Except I haven’t tried that lovely wrapping technique. I usually just take a bite of pretzel, then a bite of string cheese, then chew!
I want to run the salt lake half marathon!!!!
What race do you have your eye on that you want to sign up for? What was the last race you signed up for? I’d love to sign up for the Disney World Wine and Dine half, but I will probably just be doing the Rock N Roll Seattle Half Marathon since I have a Virgin America credit I need to use and a flight from SFO to SEA falls in my price range.
Last cheese item that you ate? I just had Fat Free Cream Cheese in my Egg White and Pico De Gallo Scramble. Last night I had Gorgonzola Crumbles in my Salad.
Least favorite chore? Washing the Dog
I would love to run the SLC marathon!!! I could check off another marathon and see some family! Yay!
Would love to do the half! Thanks
I would LOVE to run the full marathon, if you haven’t already picked a winner!
I want to win the SLC Half!
pick me, pick me!!!!!
xo
I have been so MIA friend. I am soooo sorry. Rachelle told me about this today. I have no idea if you already gave away the entry? Anyway…figure I could enter and just to make sure. I miss you so dang much! Can I please see you soon and catch up since I obviously such at doing that through the blog world!?! how are you????
anyway. i would LOVE to run the SLC half!
So glad I checked your blog today!
I WANNA RUN THE SALT LAKE CITY HALF MARATHON!
Crossing my fingers….
And when does the giveaway end??
I wanna run free marathons all the time!!! I guess I would pick the full marathon. Is it a great course?
In my quest to run 50 half-marathons in 50 states, winning a freebie would be awesome! I also have a goal of 12 half mary’s this year (12 in 2012, not in different states though, too expensive) I just found your blog last week via Skinny Runner…you’re adorable!
I love Bosu balls! I don’t do that much on them, but when I do I feel like I get a good workout!
Love your blog!
Jessie…Runnergal22