• Food

    Farmer’s Flatbread Pizza

    Okay, so you only have one more day to enter my Brooks Running Giveaway to win a pair of Brooks Shorts or Jacket, so get on over there and enter it! — This is going to be short and sweet because I’m headed out the door to go the gym. It’s late, I know. But I’ve only got to run a few miles today, so it shouldn’t be too bad. I used to run at night all the time, after dinner…but when I started running long distances I realized I couldn’t do that after dinner anymore. Speaking of dinner, I made some more flatbread pizza. I can’t believe how good…

  • Baking,  Events,  Food,  Restaurant Reviews,  Running,  Training,  Wine

    Apples and Wine and Running 9 Miles

    Good afternoon readers! I’m relaxing right now because I’m exhausted from this morning’s Nine Miler. Phew. I can’t believe I ran another nine miles. I haven’t run that far since JULY where I ran 9.3 miles in my 15K. Holy crap! I felt much better today, though, than I felt that day! It must mean I’m in better shape than I was in July. 😉 This morning I woke up with a strong urge to bake. And I was sad because it was either bake or go running, and I knew I had to get my run in today. Then I realized I actually had TIME to bake, since I…

  • Books,  Food,  Running,  Training

    Why I Run

    Wow, it is HOT today. And I went for an easy 3 mile run today at lunch time. Am I nuts? I think so. I didn’t really feel the heat until the last mile or so, so it wasn’t too bad. Caitlin wrote a really good post about running in hot weather that I found really helpful! Check it out. I’m a huge fan of her blog, it’s really inspiring! So, am I really crazy for running in hot weather? I don’t think so. I actually don’t mind being hot, because I’m cold a lot. I work in a cold office all day, so being warm doesn’t bother me too…

  • Food,  Races

    Pizza, Banana Bread Failure & Other Random Things

    Happy Friday!! Can’t wait for the weekend, even though the weather is supposed to be crappy. Oh well, what can you do? Last night I had the best homemade pizza. My mom’s! I came home from work, starving, to this: White pizza with broccoli, spinach and ricotta. Yum. The mozzarella and ricotta were both made with skim milk, but the crust wasn’t whole wheat. I got over that, fast! It was so good, and I was so hungry, I had four pieces. After dinner I had planned on baking banana bread for dessert. I loved how it came out last time and had been craving it ever since.  I had…