How do you warm-up?

That salsa looks amazing!

I’m probably having pizza for dinner :)

Salsa is medium now! Back in college it was mild, and I couldn’t hardly get the medium down, but now medium doesn’t feel hot at all. I guess I’m burning out my taste buds?? yikes.

I am the same with warming up, takes me at least 2 miles and after 6 is when I feel really good.

I try to meal plan or at least have meat thawed and in the fridge ready to go for when I get home for a quick dinner. I also sometimes just buy what’s on sale and then work around that to plan meals. Definitely depends on the kind of week we’re having and how many afterschool activities are going on.

I am a spice wuss, I go mild or medium!

I still don’t know what I’m having for dinner tonight, and it’s time to go start making it! :) This is pretty typical for me. I used to do a weekly meal plan, but it got too tedious. Now I just buy a big supply of all the staples and make whatever I can come up with using what I have.

I don’t think I have ever made it through the day without getting my shirt dirty. This is especially true when I am pregnant. Ross always jokes that I need a bib when I eat. Who has time to be precise when I am trying to get as much food in my mouth in as short amount of time as possible?

I usually make a weekly dinner menu. I stick to it pretty well, but sometimes things get changed around if something no longer sounds good or if something else sounds REALLY good. I can’t let cravings go too long, you know. Did you get that salsa after seeing megan’s post? Cause after I saw it, it immediately went on my grocery list ;) And I like things hot/spicy, but not overpowering. Like a 3.5 – don’t make me decide between a 3 and a 4;)

I usually just take the first mile easy on a run as my warm up.

I like Brooke’s side ponytail. Maybe I will start calling her Deb. Missed you today. And good luck on Saturday! Have fun!

I plan my meals seconds after I finishing my previous meal. There are a few occasions that I plan ahead. I love anything with avocado’s! I seriously should plant a tree in my backyard just so I never run out.

Do you need a pacer on Saturday for those last 4 miles? I can do it, if you do! :)

I plan all my meals because I eat super healthy. I make most of them the days before so I don’t go for the easy unhealthy food when I’m hungry.
For warmup on race day I actually hit the treadmill at the gym for a few miles hen do high knees, butt kicks, etc in the gym, then head to the race. It’s been too cold to do it all outside at 4 or 5 am lately!

I went over to the hospital to have dinner with my husband since he is working tonight. Chicken Salad and broccoli. Not the most delicious but I couldn’t beat the company :)

I usually plan dinner in advance but I don’t always stick to it :) Tonight we had grilled chicken and roasted sweet red pepper pizza from a local pizza place that we love! (Wasn’t the planned meal for tonight tho.)

Warm up is usually just some stretching. Most were in that video but I learned some new ones to try.

That salsa sounds amazing!! I wish we had costco near us. Usually we get mild salsa because my hubby hates spicy food. I love it and would prefer medium.

Dinner is always dependent on my schedule and my husbands, we typically do meal plan though! I really love spicy food and that salsa looks awesome! Tonight I had a smoothie and an omelet, so yummy!

I have to have that salsa. Like, now.

I am a terrible meal planner. Usually it’s just whatever is in the fridge. I try to keep it stocked with decent options.

I had roasted broccoli, rice, and spinach and feta chicken sausage for dinner tonight.

My first mile or so is usually my warm up, I really need to be better about race day warm ups. It’s usually just bouncing around in the pack waiting for the gun to go off.

Medium or hot salsa! I love spicy foods, but I don’t like when it’s so spicy you can’t taste anything anymore.

I love all salsa, all the time! I actually thought of you the other day when I read something (I think from USA today??) about how Provo is one of the happiest places in the country to live. It even mentioned the insane about of froyo stores :)

Oh salsa sounds so perfect for dinner! It is so hot I don’t want to cook.
I am going to try the dynamic stretches pre run…I keep forgetting but I am going to really work on this! I cannot make time an excuse.

I love how Brooke loves salad..V used to..but I can’t make a salad to save my life..so now he doesn’t them

I can only handle mild salsa…I have tried spicy and it makes my mouth burn for awhile and makes my face hot and red. That salsa looks delicious that you have! Never heard of it before.

GOOD LUCK at your race!

I follow the pre-workout drills in Matt Fitzgerald’s Brain Training for Runner’s book which is similar to what he has listed here, http://running.competitor.com/2013/10/training/the-perfect-warmup-for-running-workouts_27004 Well I do the drills not so much the 10mins running unless it is a 5k since it takes me a good 2 miles for my body to warmup.

Can’t believe people are mentioning being hot, still chilly here and just hoping for some sunshine soon.

I’m eating rice for dinner I’m sure. I’m in china so thats pretty much an every night thing…. but now after a long run I crave a plate of rice instead of a sandwhich. Adjustments :)

I was just reading the Aussie news and it had a headline ‘the happiest town in the US’ … and it was Provo! You and all your friends/family do seem like a happy lot in Utah!

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/its-the-usas-happiest-city-but-is-it-worth-visiting-20140428-37d2g.html

I usually plan two dinners and the rest are fly by the seat of my pants… Brady has been on a “real” pizza kick vs pizza bites… So that has been my go to.

Before my race, my warm up is similar to yours minus the dynamic stretches…. I throw in a few old school moves from college and then it’s go time!

I’m obsessed with spicy foods and luckily so are the kiddos! I attribute it to my southern born self and eating a crap load of spicy things when I was pregnant… Including HOT salsa!!!!

If I used the first two miles as a warm up, I would be two thirds of the way done with my run! My warm up is a five minute walk. I used to follow that by doing my first mile at my fastest pace and then slowing down for the next two, but now I reverse that. I do my first mile slow, my second mile faster, etc. I like to to do the last couple minutes as fast as I can. I can’t keep that pace for long, but it feels really good. Until it feels like I’m dying, I mean.

My husband and I like to plan out our meals for the whole week. But, that tends to change depending on what we’re craving!

Since I’m reading this late, my next meal is lunch and I can’t wait for Blue Coast to have a nice large salad with tons of pico!

My running warm-up is very similar to the video only I add in a little planks to activate my abs a little. I was actually a little amused watching the video because I was like, “yep, we do that at CF… do that one too” Seriously our CF (Crossfit) warm-up is VERY similar! lol And, my race warm-up is the same. I don’t change anything up for race day… try to keep it all familiar:)

I’m on the mild side for salsa

I do a weekly meal plan. Tonight: meatballs and spaghetti squash. Except Girlie isn’t a spaghetti squash fan so I may pick up a sub roll for her.

Ha my boyfriend and I plan all our meals for the next week on Sunday!! We might mix up the order we have them but the craziest we’ll get is changing the plan two days before we eat…. My boyfriend then goes ahead and cooks most of it on a Sunday afternoon! Makes life SO much easier mid-week :D

I’ve actually been on a two week meal plan cycle only go to the grocery store every other Sunday…with a one trip thrown on a weekday to grab extras or something fun. It saves me so much time! I have to do my dynamic stretches pre run or my hips get super tight. Keep it loose! And I’m a hot salsa girl all the way. Hotter the better!