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What might you find if you ate breakfast at my house? 

Sometimes I make puff pancakes, or sausage and potatoes, but recently this has been on my menu. 

Egg whites, served over fresh spinach with feta, balsamic vinegar, pepper and salt. 

Served with coffee and a blueberry smoothie (no sugar). 

What? You don't like vinegar on eggs? What's wrong with you? ...

I could eat this three meals a day- or egg whites with fresh salsa. (My kids will eat this too- but not everything together on the same plate)

Poor kids. 

I keep them happy with McD's apple pie pockets once a week. (Shh..!)

On the culinary / nutrition topic...

This year I canned my own tuna! 

Several ladies I know got together last month and packed jars with fresh caught tuna. We all brought our pressure canners so we could get this done as soon as possible. No one wants fish canning to be an overnight process.. It starts to make you do silly things.

Canning tuna at home might seem odd to you too, but if you have never had fresh canned tuna, it is a totally different experience than the Chicken of the Sea. I am very glad to have this on my shelf for as long as it will last. 

OK.. 

I know I have said this before; but, it is worth repeating:   

 

I ♥ FALL RUNNING. 

Really loving these cozy arm warmers. *

They are inexpensive and make your summer tops work for winter. 

Added bonus: No muffin-top on the biceps. :D  

*super gift idea!

Laugh lines.. 

Worth every laugh!

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How about you, runners? 
Have any random favorites? 
Interested in coming over for a little breakfast?-- Or tuna sandwiches? 

Analyze My Stride? *With Video*

Things have been pretty ho-hum around here this week. I finally broke down and visited my doctor. It's amazing how antibiotics and sudafed (prescription in our state) decrease appetite and provide all sorts of energy reserves! Getting a full nights rest helps too...Which is why I ended up on the treadmill today.

As I headed to the TM, I was thinking of what a valuable resource videos can be for training advice (thanks Janae!) .  And so I decided today would be THE PERFECT day for me to get some help from my readers...all 5 of them...by taking some footage and posting it here for expert analysis.

Here it is! Maybe you can give me some feedback on what to correct so this knee/hip/arm thing can get taken care of. =D


Well, hopefully someone was able to review that and trouble-shoot for me. Special thanks to Nathan, the 5 year-old cameraman in training.
So. On a more serious note...

One of my more paranoid concerns in running is the potential to develop a stress fracture. Here's a couple of questions to you: Are you scared of potential injury? and What do you do to prevent injury? I know I am not doing enough, but here's what I am doing:

• Stretching (very minimal- maybe 5-10 minutes a day after running)
• Rolling with my redneck foam roller (I try to do this daily, but more like 4-5 days a week)
• Eating high calcium foods (like lowfat cottage cheese, drinking milk as a recovery drink, leafy greens)
• Taking calcium supplements in addition to a regular multi-vitamin
• If I run longer than 16 miles I am pretty good about ice baths afterwards, as long as I have the time :/ .

1,500 points to the first person to correctly identify the brand of arm warmer I am wearing here. :)

Here's a hint: one is missing and might be in the sock drawer. (Please don't laugh at my bicep!... Or my fashion sense.)

Special best wishes to all racers this weekend, including Little Fruit Fly and NattyBumpo. And a BIG thank you to P at Adventures of an Average Athlete for the sweet necklace I won yesterday!!

And, if you are in the least bit curious, I am still undecided about what I will do for Boston training. The clock is ticking and I don't have much time for reading- so I am starting to lean towards PFitz- just because his book says you can start his plan and then start reading his book =D Great work ethic, huh?