Start me up
December 15, 2009 at 12:37 am 1 comment
So maybe I was a little off when I said my next post would be after the exam. After yet another busy day of studying, my brain needed a rest from physio, and blogging always seems to get me out of the post-studying haze so I can get back to work. This will also be my first time blogging with Ecto, a feature-rich desktop blogging editor for MacOSX. So far, it’s about a million times easier than blogging on the web based wordpress editor. I still need to figure out the best mac program to resize photos. My camera takes awesome pics, but the files are HUGE. Suggestions?
Study break #1. Upped my afternoon latte from a grande to a venti. I really needed that third shot of espresso.
Study break #2 at Syra*Juice (get it? 
) It was my first time stopping by, and I was pleasantly surprised. Nice selection of smoothies, juices and wraps.
Definitely will be stopping by again sometime soon.
Got the Berry Coolio (strawberry and raspberry) smoothie with a calcium add-in. Perfect afternoon pick-me-up!
In an effort to not let this exam consume my life, I made my self a tasty and somewhat healthy dinner when I got home from the library around 6. Turkey meat balls with roasted red potatoes and green beans in a rosemary butter sauce.
In other exciting news, I officially started training for my half marathon. I know I said I was going to start last week, but with all the pre exam craziness, it didn’t quite work out. I did an easy two miles on the treadmill while watching a rerun of the Vampire Diaries. Love that show! As of yesterday, I have 6 months to get in shape for the race. My overall plan is two spend about 2 months basebuilding, a month working on picking up my speed, and then kicking up the training using one of Hal Higdon’s training plans. I think it looks very doable, especially because I’ll have to do the majority of my running before 8:40 am classes. The longest weekday run is only 5 miles, and I used to do that before work back when I was living in Boston. I’m also totally open to suggestions, and if anyone knows of a better first half marathon training program let me know. 
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emilykosinski | December 15, 2009 at 6:18 pm
I might look into this Mr. Hal Higdon Man. I have been training with Jeff Galloway. Maybe I’ll actually get somewhere with Hal. Jeff’s plan is too laid back. I need a little boot in the booty.