May 2008

May 11, 2008

Breaking all the pre-marathon training rules

running / 7 Comments

There are a lot of things you’re supposed to do to train for a marathon. Being a rebel, I have broken pretty much all of these tenets. It’s kind of a miracle I’m not crippled for life. 1. Build up your training gradually and have a set plan for whatever marathon you’ve chosen.My plan goes like this: I want to do a marathon. Hmm, that marathon sounds fun, and it’s in France! I’ve always wanted to go to France, and this would be a great reason. Oh, wait… the airport code for Dinard is DNR (Did Not Run). There is …

Breaking all the pre-marathon training rules Read More »

May 8, 2008

Oops to the menu

diet, travel / 1 Comment

So, all my planning was for naught. We went with the thirteen course chef’s degustation, which also came up with thirteen glasses of wine (eek). I had no choices for my food, and I was hungry, so I ate it anyway. Back on track for diet tomorrow, I swear. And up at 5 to work out!

May 7, 2008

Diet advice needed

diet, travel / 5 Comments

This is the menu for dinner tonight. There is nothing even remotely healthy on there. They say that you can substitute things, so I’m going to hope they really mean that. Their full menu is here, which is where I’m looking for substitutions for the four courses. My current thoughts: 1st course: salad with dressing on the side 2nd course: oysters, scallops, or cassoulet. I think those are in approximate order of healthiest to least healthy, but they’re also in approximate order of how much I’d enjoy them. The question is – how much healthier are the oysters than the …

Diet advice needed Read More »

May 7, 2008

Busy like a bee (except it would be nice to be like a bee and not have to be on my legs)

career, health and fitness / 7 Comments

No, I didn’t die after the second half-marathon 🙂 My legs have been sore (especially on Monday where I had the brilliant idea to wear 2 inch heels to work), but I’ve still been working out a good amount, and they’re not nearly as sore as I thought they’d be. The only bad thing was the Bikini Bootcamp class I went to at the gym last night (I got out of work at 7, and the class was at 7:30, so I had just enough time to get there). There was a lot of leg work, so I kept having …

Busy like a bee (except it would be nice to be like a bee and not have to be on my legs) Read More »

May 4, 2008

HELL YEAH I DID!

running / 18 Comments

Rain: constant, with a torrential downpour a few minutes before the start Temperature: mid-40s (kind of chilly with the rain) My feet: soaked just from standing at the start Course: kind of hilly But there was no walking. No dying. And I crossed the finish line at 2:02:40!!! (Not sure exactly when I started… maybe a minute or so back). You can all just call me the 28 hour marathon girl 🙂 Full race report to come after I pack up and head to Boston (and eat some pizza and a donut because for once I can eat whatever I …

HELL YEAH I DID! Read More »

Join the List

Subscribe for instant email notification of new posts.

Join the List

Subscribe for instant email notification of new posts.

© 2023 by 50by25. All rights reserved. Actions taken from the hyperlinks on this blog may yield commissions for 50by25. View my FTC disclaimer.

Scroll to Top