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5 Mile Sunrise Run January 23, 2011

Filed under: Food,Running — Kelocity @ 10:20 pm
Tags: Food, Ice Bath, Running

This morning, I met my group, the Los Angeles Racers at Balboa Park for a run.

The guys are an amazing group of runners. Couldn’t ask for a better group.
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I ran the five mile loop with my friend, Valerie (we met in an Italian class a few years ago!)
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My legs are totally fried. After not really training, running a half-marathon and taking a tread and tone class, my lower body is totally beat up. I’ve been stretching, but it felt nice to give them a good jog to loosen them up a bit. I was still sore after, but not nearly as stiff. It took us about three miles to find our stride, but it was a great run. ((Zensah Running sleeves = still a success!))

For lunch today, Irving and I decided to do a ‘dinner for lunch’ theme. We never have big weekend lunches, and it was nice to cook during the day for a change.

We cut up chicken and added a spice rub to it and grilled it to perfection.

On the side, we roasted some vegetables in the oven (potatoes, carrots, onion, garlic and rosemary).

What a great, filling and healthy lunch! (I’m taking half of this to work for lunch tomorrow!)

I am almost done reading Meb Keflezighi’s book, and he keeps talking about the importance of icing after a long run. I knew my sore legs could really use an ice bath, so I gave in.

I filled the tub halfway with cold water, and dumped my entire freezer drawer of ice into it. The key is to keep your upper body warm (hooded sweatshirt is a MUST!) I could only sit in it for three minutes or so, but it was like magic. My muscles feel 10 times better tonight. Definitely worth braving the cold.

Winner of the Celebrity Fitness Giveaway will be announced tonight!

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Sandwiches and Stretching January 18, 2011

Filed under: Food,Workout — Kelocity @ 10:00 pm
Tags: Dream Dinners, Foam Roller, Food, Workout

To say my legs are sore would be an understatement. I admit I wasn’t properly trained for this race, and my muscles are definitely paying for it now. I see an ice bath in my future.

Tonight, I rolled on my new foam roller for 15 minutes or so. ooooh! It hurt so good!

My IT band, quads and hamstrings are feeling it the most this time.

But no shin pain! Hooray for compression socks!

Tonight, we made the first of our freezer full of Dream Dinners.

Paired with some steamed green beans, and we were in business!

And for dessert, I will be snacking on this beauty! A treat from my friend Erica.

That would be a red velvet whoopie pie! DELICIOUS! Thanks!!

We’re off on a two mile walk and then relaxing for the rest of the night!

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Cooking in Bulk! January 15, 2011

Filed under: Cooking,Food — Kelocity @ 10:45 am
Tags: Cooking, Dream Dinners, Food

We all know by now what a challenge it is for me to meal plan and cook rounded meals consistently. I always have one or two meals I’m excited about per week, and the rest of the time, it’s thrown together or we have missing ingredients. I’m hoping this will all change with time when we start a family someday. (Is there hope?)

That’s one of the reasons why we keep going back to Dream Dinners. It’s a great concept: you go in and prepare 36 servings of meals in about two hours. And you go home with a freezer full of dishes you created yourself, all ready to go when you want them. Sounds good to me.

We’ve been about four times in the past and for us, it’s definitely worth it. You know they’ll have everything you need to make each recipe work.

When you get there, they give you aprons, but we prefer to bring our own. It’s just more fun that way.

We had a few friends join us this time, which was fun. We could chat and cook at the same time.

A little wine always helps too!

If anyone is interested in trying it out in the LA area, let me know!

So excited to have real meals for dinner! I’ll share a few of them on the blog as we eat them. Buon Appetito!

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OhMyGosh…I LOVE BREAD! January 10, 2011

Filed under: Food — Kelocity @ 10:36 am
Tags: Bread, Food

It’s true. I’m a carb-a-holic.

I like to pass off my addiction to carbs as fuel for running. But that really only works when one is actually running.

Oh well. Tonight, I would like to thank my friends Erika and Timmy for the most amazing loaf of Boudin bread, all the way from San Francisco.

As exhibited in the photo above, we have successfully eaten almost half the loaf.

We paired it with simple spaghetti and homemade meatballs. (more carbs!)

I officially need more salad in my life. Stat!

In other news, I made my own croutons tonight! They are garlicy and delicious.

I’m sure they’ll taste great with a big salad. wink, wink!

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The Grilled Cheese Truck!! January 9, 2011

Filed under: Dining Out,Food,Happy — Kelocity @ 12:35 pm
Tags: Chocolate, Flowers, Food, Grilled Cheese

For those of you who don’t live in Los Angeles, there’s a phenomenon that started a few years ago called ‘Food Trucks’. It’s a bunch of trucks who drive around and have awesome menus. They don’t have a solid location, so you have to check twitter to find out where they’ll be next. I’ve been DYING to try the ‘Grilled Cheese Truck’, but it always seems to evade me! (And the lines are usually really long!)

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But yesterday, we were in the right place at the right time and we were right nearby where the truck was parked. The Mini Cooper dealership was having an event and the grilled cheese was FREE! (Are you kidding me? Free Grilled cheese?!)