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3.21.16

Boston Marathon Training Week 8, Birthday Pictures, Ultimate Cookies

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Well, this weekend was about 1000x better than last weekend, to start.  I’ll finish my post off with pictures as usual, but first talk all things running.

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Training wise, I started the week off rough (luckily this was a cutback week before my peak) but ended it off well and I’m excited because the Boston Marathon is now 4 weeks from today!  Which means peak week is here – snuck right up.  I saw my parents yesterday, and the next time I’ll see them will be in Boston!

Boston Marathon Training Week 8 – 4 to go!

Monday: 4 miles – easy pace but felt hard.  This was the day I was feeling out of it after Diana got sick.   During this run I was 90% sure that I was getting sick too, and cut the run short near the halfway mark.  As it turned out, I wasn’t sick but likely dehydrated and exhausted, and started feeling better after I ate and drank water.

Also did this 15 minute vinyasa flow with Tim Senesi.

Tuesday: 5 miles, easy pace.  Felt much better on this run!  Later on I did my own flow of around 15 minutes (emphasis on hips and hamstrings) plus 10 minutes core work.

Wednesday: 5 miles easy, same route.  Stretching but no yoga.

Thursday: 5 miles, hilly route.  Not my typical extreme hilly route, where the first two miles are straight uphill, but more like rolling hills throughout.  I just wasn’t in the mood for hauling myself uphill when I walked out the door, but still wanted a more challenging route.  Stretching, no yoga (I’ve fallen off my routine!)

Friday: Total rest day

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Saturday – 14 miles, easy pace.  So, my “long” run this week felt really short!  So funny how that happens with marathon training and you don’t exactly know when it happened.  I guess after 4 weeks of 15-18 miles it makes sense, but seriously, 2 months ago, the idea of 14 felt LONG!

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Most of the miles were in the 9:20-9:30 range with the last 4 speeding up just a bit, as per usual.  Though I don’t have any time goals for the race, I’m thinking my pace will fall around 9 minutes miles based on my training.  I plan to actually negative split this marathon – does that count as a time goal?

Fuel was the same as it has been – cherry Larabar over the course of the run, a few bites every 5 miles or so.

Sunday – Rest day!  I baked cookies.  I’ll get to that in a minute.

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I kicked off my post-long run Saturday with one of my favorite breakfast hash recipes – Plantain Apple Bacon Hash.  Highly recommend this – so simple and really tasty.

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Since last weekend my dad had the flu, we never properly celebrated my sister’s birthday altogether as a family, so, we headed out to Long Island to spend the day with everyone.  Drew was ready to party with a purple wig to match his purple iPad.

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Candyland with my mom – grandmas rule for games like this one.

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Adam had been watching basketball in the city for literally 2 days straight (I think I mentioned he likes sports) and, needless to say he was tired.  I tried to sneak a selfie with him while he was sleeping but he woke up just in time.   I think it might be Christmas card material, right?

imageEvery birthday deserves a cheesy sneak attack restaurant rendition of “happy birthday” complete with oreo Sundae, I believe.

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#notpaleo #shetriedtopassitoffonmykids

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Cake for the rest of us at home (I had berries and green & black chocolate because #digestion1st) and yes my parents still take pictures of their grown-ass children blowing out birthday candles.

My sister and I finished the night off going spring clothes shopping in her old closet followed by astrological chart readings for each family member.  Or at least 3 of us.  It gets confusing.  I’m Scorpio sun, Aquarius moon and Leo ascending.  Are we fun or what?

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Sunday was spent baking cookies (redoing pictures!) blogging, grocery shopping, and my kids fighting over the above pink headphones all day long.  Like fighting to the point where blood was likely.  Silly kids.  Not sure what the allure of the headphones are since we have enough iPhone headsets for everyone.

Ultimate soft and chewy gluten free and paleo chocolate chip cookies

P.S. The cookies came out awesome and just as in my original title, they are the ultimate Paleo chocolate chip cookies.  Plus so easy.  Seriously, try them!

#BostonMarathon training week 8, birthday pictures, ultimate #paleo cookies #fitfluential

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More than a little into running and paleo recipes (yoga now too!) but I'm not here to rain on your grains (or anything else) so come along for the ride! I do a little too much of everything (except cleaning), and I enjoy laughing at myself. As long as I'm the one making the jokes, that is. Just kidding. So bring me your angst, your appetite and your frying pan and climb aboard!

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  1. The Cookie ChRUNicles says

    March 21, 2016 at 5:09 am

    looks like fun! I actually had to make gingerbread cookies with my son yesterday as a science extra credit. not sure why or what the science meaning was for this work but they came out good lol. an original chocolate chip cookie is definitely my fave

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 21, 2016 at 8:42 pm

      Cookies for extra credit is not a bad assignment! Art projects I don’t do well with though, I’ll happily take baking.

      Reply
  2. Carla says

    March 21, 2016 at 5:41 am

    Girl I loved this entire thing but you had me smiling from the very first sentence.
    <3

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 21, 2016 at 8:42 pm

      Aw, thanks Carla!

      Reply
  3. SuzLyfe says

    March 21, 2016 at 6:29 am

    What a fun weekend! My mom’s treat was always a cake from Publix, my dad’s was strawberry shortcake. My treat would change, but basically, it was just that it was my turn to pick the restaurant for dinner. And I would geIn a family with kids, you know that is pretty special 😀

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 21, 2016 at 8:41 pm

      Picking the restaurant is always a treat. My kids mostly pick IHOP lol!

      Reply
  4. Lisa @ Running Out Of Wine says

    March 21, 2016 at 6:49 am

    Looks like a fun weekend! I always go for the brownie sundae if Im getting dessert out, but at home I like a simple vanilla cake with chocolate frosting. Your paleo chocolate chip cookie recipe is one of my favorites!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 21, 2016 at 8:40 pm

      Thanks Lisa! You can’t go wrong with a brownie sundae, if my kids knew that was an option for home birthdays I’d be in trouble 🙂

      Reply
  5. Megan @ Skinny Fitalicious says

    March 21, 2016 at 7:18 am

    I love all cookies! I’ve been reshooting a bunch of recipes but it’s been taking me forever to get them edited. That’s the part I don’t like. If I wasn’t so darn picky!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 21, 2016 at 8:38 pm

      It’s so easy to get sucked into editing, I so hear you!

      Reply
  6. My Healthyish Life says

    March 21, 2016 at 7:52 am

    Thanks for making me want cookies before 8 a.m. 🙂 Best part of my weekend was my sister visiting from college! She’s coming back again this weekend for Easter so that’s a treat.

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 21, 2016 at 8:37 pm

      Love those breaks when all the family is around, such a warm feeling 🙂 And there are worse things than 8am cookies!

      Reply
  7. Chelsea@runningwithawhisk says

    March 21, 2016 at 9:25 am

    What a fun weekend! My fav cookies are a brown sugar cookie. Sometimes I just make the dough because it is that good and my husband asks for them about once a month!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 21, 2016 at 8:37 pm

      Cookie dough really is better than the cookies sometimes!

      Reply
  8. Laura @ This Runner's Recipes says

    March 21, 2016 at 10:09 am

    Looks like such a fun weekend! Coconut oil chocolate chip cookies are my current favorite but I’d love to find a good oatmeal raisin. Those are always what tempt me at bakeries.

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 21, 2016 at 1:49 pm

      Good chewy oatmeal raisin cookies are amazing, I love raisin anything actually.

      Reply
  9. Tasty Trials and Travels says

    March 21, 2016 at 10:19 am

    Looks like a fun weekend!!!! Now I want all the cookies 😉

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 21, 2016 at 1:48 pm

      I’m missing them today – gone too soon!

      Reply
  10. Alyssa @ renaissancerunnergirl says

    March 21, 2016 at 10:44 am

    Looks like such a fun weekend with lots of sweet treats 🙂 I indulged pre and post half as well!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 21, 2016 at 1:48 pm

      Congrats on the half! Almost forgot it was this weekend.

      Reply
  11. HC says

    March 21, 2016 at 12:08 pm

    Yummmm that hash looks amazing! Love hearing about your training, too–good luck in Boston!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 21, 2016 at 1:47 pm

      Thank you! Getting excited!

      Reply
  12. Strength and Sunshine says

    March 21, 2016 at 2:23 pm

    I’ve never played Candy Land :O I loved board games though (but no one would ever play with me!)
    Cookies wise, they should always include chocolate!
    Birthday treat….carrot cake! (or brownies!)

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 21, 2016 at 8:35 pm

      Carrot cake or brownies can do no wrong! I think you’d like Candy Land, although today’s version is quicker than I remember the old one being.

      Reply
  13. Gianna @ Run, Lift, Repeat says

    March 21, 2016 at 3:17 pm

    I love your breakfast!

    My mom always made our cakes for us growing up. These days though if I am going to have a birthday cake I want red velvet and only because I have a thing for the icing. If someone gave me a bowl of cream cheese frosting with a candle I would probably be the happiest. Minus my gut. I would probably then be sidelined for days :-/

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 21, 2016 at 8:33 pm

      Thanks! That’s so sweet to have homemade birthday cakes, red velvet is always a win with that frosting but I hear you on the tummy!

      Reply
  14. Too Precious For Processed says

    March 21, 2016 at 4:05 pm

    Race day is so close! Glad the training is going well. And yes, negative splits are definitely something to be proud of. Shows you have trained yourself well. Our weekend was great! Oldest son home from college for Spring Break. Nice to have the family complete again 🙂 The chocolate chip cookies look amazing! I will try them for the boys this week. Thanks for the recipe and good luck with the rest of training.

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 21, 2016 at 8:32 pm

      Glad everyone is together! Seriously can’t imagine having my kids away, lots of time though. Hope you like the cookies and thanks so much!

      Reply
  15. Polyglot Jot says

    March 21, 2016 at 7:27 pm

    I love a good chewy soft baked chocolate chip cookie!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 21, 2016 at 8:30 pm

      The best!

      Reply
  16. Kristy @ Southern In Law says

    March 22, 2016 at 3:47 pm

    Looks like you guys had a fun weekend! I switch my birthday cake every year as I use it as an excuse to get creative. As a kid, my Mum never baked unless it was a box mix so my birthday cake was always yellow cake with betty crocker chocolate fudge frosting.

    Once I hit about 13, I started baking my own birthday cakes and I haven’t stopped since! 😛 Last year was yellow cake with fresh strawberry buttercream frosting and another cookies and cream cake for my weekend birthday celebrations (because why not have two cakes?) and the year before was the most incredible coffee cheesecake with a chocolate cookie base that I made for both my actual birthday and birthday party because it was so good, ha!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 23, 2016 at 3:43 pm

      Boxed mixes will always sort of have my heart, especially with that betty crocker frosting 🙂 So cool that you make your own cakes every year – and so fancy – love it!

      Reply

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