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Salad Success!

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I made a huge salad for lunch yesterday with the help of my pre-made homemade salad bar. It was super yummy and I’m definitely going to keep doing prep work for salads so I can get more veggies into my daily diet! I finally tried a grape tomato and ummm GROSS. The flavor was just not my thing…at least now I know I truly don’t like them! So those will be donated to my boyfriend so they don’t go to waste 🙂

After I gave my lunch time to settle, I headed out for an easy 3 mile run. Maybe a big fibrous salad wasn’t my best pre workout meal choice… I had stomach cramps for the first mile or so but then I finally started to feel better for the last two. My goal pace was 10:00 and I finished in a little under 30 minutes, so I was fine with that!

I thought it was going to be a lot windier out than it really was, and wore a long sleeve shirt. Completely unnecessary. By the end of my run, my shirt was the same color of my face.

And drenched in sweat, as it should be. 😉

What is your least favorite food or ingredient?

– Ricotta cheese is gross.

Have you entered the GIVEAWAY??

– If you haven’t you should probably go check it out HERE

Marathoning Giveaway!

Posted by Carolynn @ The Running Novice in Uncategorized and tagged with , , , ,

I had an overwhelming urge to go to the bookstore today and pick up a running book or two for some night time reading, so that’s exactly what I did! I picked up two books:

  • Marathoning for Mortals [John Bingham and Jenny Hadfield]
  • Complete Book of Women’s Running [Dagny Barrios]
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Obviously I did my hair and make up just for you guys! And yes, this is how I smile for pictures.

I actually bought TWO copies of Marathoning for Mortals (one for me and one for you guys!) because I thought it would be a great giveaway item! The reviews on amazon say that it’s great for beginners as well as seasoned runners and is overall a great read. It even comes with training schedules.

To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is comment on this post by May 5th (my birthday! woopwoop!)

To score some additional entries you can:

1. Tweet about this giveaway (leave a comment with your twitter handle so I can check!)

The Running Novice @Carolynn_B is giving away a copy of Marathoning for Mortals! Enter here: https://therunningnovice.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/marathoning-giveaway/

2. Subscribe to this blog (leave a comment letting me know if you do!)

3. Follow me on twitter @carolynn_b (again, leave me a comment once you follow me!)

What’s your favorite running-related book?