My husband and I went to Dominican Republic a few weeks ago where they are huge fans of bananas! It became a running joke, all the different banana dishes they had at our resort from bacon wrapped bananas to banana lasagna (where you use thinly sliced banana in place of the noodles)to bananas daiquiries. I remembered this Cooking Light dish I made years ago and decided to recreate it tonight for my husband (who was in love with all the banana dishes). The orignal recipe can be found here or at the link below:
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This is a quick and easy side (it only has 3 ingredients!) if you have a Trader Joe’s near you. I buy the pre-cut butternut squash and steamed baby beets from them. If you don’t have a Trader Joe’s a lot of grocery stores also sell these items. You can also buy a whole butternut squash, peel and cut it into 1 inch cubes. Click here for an easy recipe for oven-steamed beets. Continue reading
Peaches are in season and I got a bunch from a local farm this week so I’ve been coming up with a few recipes for them.
This is a healthy and paleo friendly dessert that’s perfect for 4th of July cookouts. I can’t take credit for it as I saw it on Pinterest. I have that link above. My only recommendation is to use 3-4 cans of coconut milk to make the “whipped cream” because 2 cans does not make enough to cover a large watermelon. Enjoy!!
This is the last week of the optional “pre-training” phase. Starting next week, I will begin to incopertae the heart rate monitor into training so if you haven’t determined your max heart rate, please do so this week. Also, start wearing your monitor this week just to get an idea of what your heart rate during your runs is. This will help you adjust once I post the different zones of training.
Week 4 of training (17 weeks until race day)
Monday: Max heart rate workout: (Optional) (or a 45 min easy run)
Easy 15 min warm up
find a hill 200-300 m long. Sprint up and jog back down and repeat 5 times. Your highest heart rate will be very close to max heart rate (MHR)
cool down 10 min
Tuesday: 45-60 min of easy cross training ( I will do a 45 min bike ride followed by a 15 min brick run)
Wednesday: 45 min easy run
Thursday: 45 min easy run
Friday: 45-60 min of cross training
Sat: 80 min easy run
Sunday: off Continue reading
I am leaving this Wednesday to go out of the country for vacation and won’t be home until late Sunday night so I am posting the next 2 weeks of training. I will only be doing the workouts on Monday and Tuesday this week. It is early in my training so I may run once or twice while I’m on vacation but I’m not going to stress about it. If you have a vacation coming up in the middle of training and want to continue with the training schedule, that is wonderful. If not, I recommend trying to do 2 to 3 30–45 min easy runs while you are vacation. While it is still early in the training season, and probably won’t matter a great deal if you miss the longer runs, I don’t recommend going an entire week without running, especially if you are new to running. There are a few reasons for this. First, a lot of training and working out in general is about routine. If you stick with your daily workout routines, it becomes much easier to stay with them. Skipping an entire week, gets you out of your rhythm and can make it hard to restart. Also, if you are new to running, you will lose endurance that you have started to build up so its a good idea to do a few easy runs while you are away.
Week 2 Marathon training (19 weeks until race) Continue reading
This dish is perfect for a weeknight dinner because it is quick and easy to make and uses only a few ingredients. I love to grill pineapple. If you haven’t tried it, you won’t be disappointed. The heat from the grill brings out the natural sugars in the pineapple and caramelizes it. I bought this pineapple cutter from Pampered Chef earlier this year and it makes cutting up a whole fresh pineapple a breeze! I like to buy whole pineapples whenever I go to Trader Joe’s because their prices are usually a few dollars cheaper than any other grocery store. A whole pineapple at Trader Joe’s is around $3.99
Week 1 Training (20 weeks until race)
These first 4 weeks are training are optional. They will mostly be short, easy runs meant to build a base for harder workouts in the next few weeks. I plan to use target heart rate training for this marathon. If you don’t have a heart rate monitor and watch, I would advise you to get one over the next few weeks and determine your max heart by week 4 of training of training. This is when I’ll really start to incorporate it into training. I personally like garmin watches. This garmin forerunner is a great watch. It is simple to use and not very expensive. I also recommend upgrading your HR monitor strap. The soft strap found here is much nicer and more comfortable than the ones that come standard with the watches. There are many benefits to heart rate training. Click here for a detailed write up on heart rate training. Continue reading
Finding the right running shoes is probably one of the most important aspects of training. So many people are not wearing the right type of running shoes which can lead to injury. I recommend taking the time to go to a national chain like Fleet Feet or to a local running store. Fleet feet is nice because they will put you on a treadmill and record you running. They will then use this information to find the proper shoe and there is no charge for this service! A lot of local running stores offer this same service but even if they don’t they should be trained to determine what type of shoe you need based on how you walk and the wear of an old pair of running shoes. They will look at things such as the height of your arch, whether you pronate (roll your foot in or outward as you walk/run) and how you strike the ground when you walk. I promise you will be happy you took an hour or so out of your time to do this once your mileage starts increasing. Having the right shoes can help prevent some common running injuries such as knee, hip and various joint points, shin splits, and plantar fasciitis. Continue reading
Having the proper nutrition before, during and after workouts is almost as important as the workout itself. This is especially important when you are doing endurance sports. I always bring along fluids and food for longer workouts. I’ve experimented with a lot of t Continue reading
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