tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90102020136234822742024-03-13T02:17:44.844-07:00Miss FancyPants TrisTriathlons, Fashion, Food and FunMissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-61801817696826353142014-10-18T20:58:00.001-07:002014-10-18T20:58:07.420-07:00Princeton 70.3 Race ReportThis is a little overdue but nevertheless, it needs to be written. I failed to give any update through July, August and September- so here's a short recap...<br />
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I trained with friends...<br />
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I raced...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TT girls at NJ State Olympic</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big kiss to Sofie for coming out to watch mommy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feeling strong</td></tr>
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Sofie turned one...<br />
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and I enjoyed being a mom...check my updated <a href="http://minifancypants.blogspot.com/">Minifancypants </a>for an update on the Sofinator - I swear I will update it next (that one requires a little more :) )<br />
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So fast forward to September 15th, my 39th birthday....<br />
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yup - I am moving on next year to the next age group....<br />
Sofie got sick a couple days before my bday with a double ear infection, I got sick and we were both feeling crappy the entire week leading up to the race. I was not even well enough to get in ANY training sooo I rested as much as a mom with a "running" toddler can. I was getting worried as Friday approached and wasn't feeling much better...I not only was sick but went from weaning Sofie off of nursing to full on nursing again because she would just throw up regular milk because it was too thick for her with all the mucous. Mike was away in Europe for work so I was fortunate to have my mom, sister and dad taking good care of me and Sofie.<br />
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Given all these factors, I probably should have been eating more, taking in electrolytes more than what I was doing, thinking more about the race and the fact that the weather that was going to be very warm, and all those things, but I didn't I just more or less tried to stay a float with baby, life stuff, and race in that order.<br />
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Saturday was race pick up - which was great! It got me more in the mood, sickness be gone...<br />
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I took another Advil cold/sinus Sat night, went to bed when Sofie went to sleep at 8pm. And for the first time in FOREVER, I fell asleep, no race day jitters, nothing just blissful sleep.<br />
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Just as a heads up, I did minimalist training and I felt good, I had a couple good long runs, swims were swims and the bikes were really good, I rode the course several times and felt pretty confident.<br />
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Race day morning - my sister and I headed out the door - she was volunteering for handing out medals, very exciting. <br />
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My swim wave was 3rd from last, so I knew I would have some work to do on the back end but lots of time for paparazzi shots.<br />
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<b>Swim 1.2 miles 49:02</b><br />
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For me this was better than any of my races, but I feel like I also know that I can work alot harder in the water. I wore a sleeveless wetsuit - but little did I know I would be sweating a little and probably a little calorie deprived by the time I got to the bike. The swim is similar to NJ State just a little longer. The 200 m swim to the start was a good warm up and I really had no real anxiety like I usually do. The swim was pretty uneventful, a little brutal at times with some pushing and kicking but all in all ok. I thought I saw Lisa once while breathing (she was the wave after me) - it was confirmed when I saw her on the bike.<br />
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<b>Bike 56 miles 58-59 miles....3:28:00</b><br />
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The bike was measured wrong by about 3 miles. So we were all a little faster than what it shows. Anyway, I felt really good. I knew Lisa was up ahead by a couple minutes on the swim, so I motored to see if I could catch her. Right before that I hit a very nice pothole and lost 2 bars, 2 gels which meant I was left with a couple gels and some chomps, not very much for the mileage. After I caught up to Lisa and catching up for a quick convo I was feeling pretty good and then caught up with Nicole on the side of the road. Poor girl had a chain issue and couldn't get it resolved. At that point I felt great for the rest of the ride, I got to see my friend Katie who volunteered. At the end of the ride I could tell that I was missing some electrolytes, I started feeling cramping as I pulled in to transition across my shoulders, my calves, etc.<br />
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<b>Run 13.1 miles ....2:49:19 (WORST DEATH MARCH EVER)</b><br />
I took a quick potty break before I set out on the run, but was pretty worried. I was cramping up in places I never had before lower and upper body. As I started running my quads cramped up to the point of stopping, someone stopped by and gave me some salt tabs, I took them at the first water stop and started moving a little better, but by that point it was too late, I was really low on electrolytes. It started getting hot, so that didn't help. All I thought was that I went through labor for much longer at home and without drugs so figured this wasn't really much...I was determined - if I walked I walked, I had a good swim and a great ride, so part 3 would suck. The volunteers, the Team Triumph people on the run course truly helped me get through it. By the time I got to mile 7, it was bad again, at the point were I was running about a min and walking and I saw so many doing the same!!<br />
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Anyway, as I neared up that last mile, all I could think was I can't wait to see Sofie, I hope she's there, I hope she's there. I hope my sister gives me a medal and where is my mom and dad and friends. I was a complete cramp but I ran up to Sofie, gave her a big kiss in the shoot and booked it in like I actually ran this race....hahaha...<br />
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The cool part was seeing everyone that came out.<br />
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So miss big shot thought I could go out after the race, turns out hanging at home with leftovers and family and some friends was just about perfect and all I could handle.<br />
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The funny part on all this is that Lisa and I were pretty well trained and had our race pretty well mapped out, when I fell apart on the run, I was sure she would catch me since she is a better runner, but she didn't so I knew something was up. Sure enough a couple minutes later she came in after me, and we finished with race times very close to each other...<br />
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Bottom line is you can train and do your best, but sometimes factors happen that you can't control. My thought, I need a do-over, and I really liked the whole race...so possible in 2015...you can't beat a race that you can role out of bed and get there in 15 min.<br />
<br />MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-69001828183725884042014-07-08T11:02:00.002-07:002014-07-08T11:02:30.779-07:00A Sort of Race Report and Training UpdateThe cobwebs were brushed off... officially. BTW - I'm a little late with the race report...<br />
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Lessons learned from the first race - NJ Genesis Triathlon - I need to swim, bike and run, in combination...<br />
The last race I did was September 2012 a couple months before I found out I was pregnant with Miss Sofie B, and it was one of those "I went out with a bang - <a href="http://missfancypantstris.blogspot.com/2012/09/perfect-ending-to-tri-season-ac.html">good race</a>." <br />
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This race wasn't a fast race by any stretch, after coming off of an ankle sprain and barely running, going on vacation and barely training for two weeks before - I apparently forgot how stressful it was to swim next to a hundred good female friends in a cold lake. I had to bike my ass off because it was going to be my only saving grace to make myself NOT last. I also remember how hard it is to bring up the rear of a swim and try to get yourself in a remotely decent spot on the bike knowing that you are going to blow up on the run..<br />
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It hurt, but it was a good hurt. Going from finally running mid-8minute miles in an Olympic distance to an 11 minute mile is not a fun feeling, as well as watching people pass you when you know what you used to do - it wasn't particularly encouraging. <br />
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HOWEVER, going from not doing any triathlons for almost 2 years, carrying a baby for 9 months, and this 9 months post-partum, I feel like it is one of my biggest accomplishments. <br />
All in all, it was a beautiful day, a really flat race, wonderful race support, and I was around friends with my sister cheering me on. <br />
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I know that this race was done with minimal training. I am adjusting my plan to make sure I get in my key workouts for NJ State Olympic and Princeton 70.3. Having a child is definitely hard with training however, it's about figuring out priorities with scheduling, which means waking up very early or doing it after she goes to bed at night. Sofie has been my training partner for some runs in the stroller or my mom takes her on long walks while I run and now Sofie is going to the gym with me for some swims and being watched at the kids area at the gym. <br />
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Daddy and Sofie have quality time together on Sat morning for me to get in my longer rides with my friends - which is such a nice time away from everything - much needed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last rides with Yasi before she takes off...sad face</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">you never know what you will find on a ride - the new Amazon fulfillment center.</td></tr>
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And of course I have wonderful parents, sister and in-laws that babysit when I work and I can take advantage of lunch time workouts. I have come to really enjoy my workouts instead of just "get 'er done" attitude it used to be, probably because this is my "me-time" and nice way to get out the stress and sweat. Sometimes I just can't get in the workout number two and that's ok...I think my "mommy military" training of carrying a 20+ lb baby either in the running stroller or strapped to me in addition to sleep deprivation training must count for something? I know my arms are starting to look buff even though I have barely lifted a weight recently...even though I still have a little way to being at race weight...just takes some time.<br />
<br />MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-21666178953766157702014-04-16T20:14:00.001-07:002014-04-16T20:14:50.660-07:00What They Don't Tell You - Running Post-PregnancyAbout 12 weeks ago I sprained my ankle, again, side-lining me from my indoor field hockey season and training for a half-marathon I signed up for end of March. It sucked, more so because I was getting back in shape and being motivated and then it sucked that the weather was horrible for NJ, the never-ending winter of 2014...The difference between spraining it before and now, was that with a new baby that is crawling, there is no putting your feet up, I mean I didn't do that before but this was magnified by carrying around another 18 lbs (the baby not me). It was taking a long time to heal.<br />
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About a month ago, I tried to start running again over a weekend.<br />
I was so excited about running and starting training but knew physically this was hurting still. I mean how long did this need.<br />
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My friend/podiatrist told me I need some physical therapy and sent me to this great place.<br />
They hit it spot on...my hips. After having a baby, your body goes through some changes (just a little right). Apparently, my hips were out of whack which caused bad running form, thus causing my already high mobility and weak ankles to twist more easily. In order to fix the ankle, the hips need to be fixed.<br />
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It makes sense, the PT guy says similarly in people with bad knees, running post-pregnancy can cause knee pain. BOTTOM LINE - WOMEN SHOULD BE DOING HIP WORK/BALANCING/CORE WORK POST-PREGNANCY BEFORE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH RUNNING.<br />
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WHY doesn't any internet site go over this? Why do they tell us all the things to do to prepare to have a baby - do yoga, do strength work, etc but they don't tell us what to do once we have this cute little baby that basically causes a little havic to our body. <br />
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Anyway, I thought it was interesting, my friend said it sounds like you are going back to basics. It reminded me of those exercises we used to do in the 90's to Buns of Steel....haha, yeah I did that.<br />
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As I go into my fourth week of PT and will be starting to run hopefully this week, we have moved into more exercises focusing on one leg, balancing on spongy surfaces, balance beam, hip flexor exercises with resistance bands, one leg squat by picking up items in multiple plains, lunges in multiple plains. I love it! <br />
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In fact this last week, I was back on the bike (TWICE) thanks to the awesome weather. I am getting in a couple more weeks of some base training and fun workouts before the work begins for another 20 week half ironman plan!! So excited! Now if I can only start swimming again regularly.<br />
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MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-19816601978983501742014-03-11T09:21:00.001-07:002014-03-11T09:22:29.168-07:00New Plans, Races and RecipesSo I had a kid, a pretty awesome one...you may have seen her plastered over Facebook, Instagram and <a href="http://minifancypants.blogspot.com/">MiniFancyPants</a> (yes, she has her own blog). I had full intentions of posting all these great posts...but baby, work, life got in the way.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somewhat recent February - Sofie - 6 month shot</td></tr>
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I started running with her about 6 weeks post-baby, once I got the official clearance. I truly think the running, walking, strength training and lots of yoga while pregnant helped me have a faster recovery process after Sofie was born. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About 4 weeks post-baby - lots of fast walking at the park</td></tr>
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I did a 10K in November, just 11 weeks post-baby. I think I made it through about 4 miles before I did 2 small water walk breaks about a minute each. Definitely slower than my time last year, but I was very happy to be back.<br />
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I was on a relatively good track, running-wise, keeping to a 4 mile runs and strength training and spinning. I signed up for the Love 1/2 Marathon in March...<br />
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I got super excited because as I was deciding which 1/2 Ironman to do, low and behold, the WTC decides they will do the Princeton 1/2 Ironman. So I signed up for that, knowing that I have swam, rode and ran the course many times from both the NJ State Tri and just in general my riding and running routes.<br />
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So that happened, then after getting ourselves ready for a 1/2 Marathon plan of long runs with friends and babies...<br />
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and numerous Snow Apocolopse that have been happening in NJ, we couldn't take the dreadmill for another day and decided to go outside and be super careful....and I was, until, my clutzy ass falls on a rock and sprains an ankle.<br />
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So, as I type I am just finally at almost healed on this damn ankle,(almost 6 weeks) which does not help at all in the motivation department. Knowing there is no chance in hell I will be running the 1/2 marathon in two weeks. Super Sad Face. <br />
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During that "time off" the baby has kept me feeling like I ran a marathon daily because she is always on the go...(may have been my fault with keeping so active being pregnant - the Sofinator does not stop!)<br />
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So here is the new schedule, I figure if I write it, it will happen...<br />
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<b>Redbank Sprint 5/18</b></div>
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<b>ODDyssey Half Marathon 6/8 - MAYBE</b></div>
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<b>NJ State Olmpic (Wait List) 7/20</b></div>
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<b>Princeton 1/2 Ironman 9/21</b></div>
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It's short and sweet, but with the baby, I don't know if I want to over-extend myself this year. <br />
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I leave you with two of my favorite new green salads that are helping me get back to pre-baby weight!<br />
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<b><u>Grilled and Green Quinoa Salad</u></b><br />
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2 cups water<br />
1 cup quinoa<br />
1/2 jar capers<br />
1/2 can of artichokes in water (Trader Joe's)<br />
1/2 can green olives (Trader Joe's)<br />
1/4 cup of fresh flat leaf parsley<br />
2 cups baby spinach<br />
2 grilled chicken breasts<br />
Balsamic vinegar<br />
Olive oil<br />
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Rinse quinoa and add to water in pot. Bring to a boil and reduce to low for about 20 minutes covered. Grill chicken breast pieces (or use leftovers). Make the salad with the rest of ingredients.<br />
Add balsamic and olive oil to liking - I use about 2 swirls of each :) Add drained quinoa and eat.<br />
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1 cup Tuscan Kale chopped<br />
1 cup Swiss Chard chopped<br />
1 chopped hard boiled egg<br />
5 cherry tomatoes<br />
1/3 chopped cucumber<br />
1/4 cup of chopped/shredded carrots<br />
1/4 chopped bell pepper<br />
1/4 cup of goat cheese<br />
1/4 cup of chickpeas or kidney beans<br />
Balsamic and olive oil<br />
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Equal parts in large bowl chopped Tuscan Kale and chopped Rainbow Chard (with stems) - I use the Trader Joe's cleaned in a bag super easy for the busy working mommy or anyone. Add remaining ingredients. Microwave for 45 seconds and add dressing of choice (balsamic and olive oil).<br />
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Now I can get back to training!<br />
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<br />MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-406177158054075912013-05-16T07:51:00.001-07:002013-05-16T07:51:39.422-07:00What's Been Happening in Training, Food and Beer?I feel like there has been so much going on but I don't want to bore you to tears with my pregnancy journal - that's on <a href="http://minifancypants.blogspot.com/">minifancypants</a> blog.<br />
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I have been feeling a loss about posting to this blog and instead have been reporting on MiniFancyPants on my preg journey. But then I got to thinking the purpose of this blog - what was going on in beer, training, food and life. So here are some highlights...<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BrokenGoblet?fref=ts">Broken Goblet </a>- the little brewery will be finally coming to fruition by September - Broken Goblet will include a tasting room with growler filling and distributing kegs to bars- all of this is very exciting and Mike and the three guys (Jay, Bub and Joe) that have been working their asses off in getting this off the ground....As you may remember I have posted about Brewtal Beer in past posts (3 part post at the end of 2011 that you can read <a href="http://missfancypantstris.blogspot.com/2011/11/brewtal-beer-club-its-not-just-clubits.html">here</a>) but since a trademarking battle that has turned into the name of Broken Goblet.<br />
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As for the club, the name Brewtal will be kept. T<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BrewtalBeer?fref=ts">he Brewtal Beer Club</a> is a monthly meeting that has now been running for over a year successfully. The club occurs the last Friday of every month in Bristol, PA at a new location <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bizcasual.coworking">Business Casual Coworking</a> (an incredibly cool co-working space) which is also now the home tasting room for Broken Goblet! <br />
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So you want to try the beer to get a sense of what it's about?? If you are somewhat local Broken Goblet will have a booth at the <a href="http://www.yardleybeerfest.com/">Yardley Beer Festival</a> this weekend! Last year, we kicked kegs left and right and had a great turnout.<br />
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Also if you come to a club meeting, Brewtal beer club ($15 for a great night of beer tasting, food and mingling) they sometimes test out some new recipes with members!! This month will be May 31 - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/188586527958068/?ref=22">Shmoozin', Boozin' & Fondu-zin'</a>. <br />
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In other beer news, I promise a summer beer list in one of the next posts based on my Broken Goblet/Brewtal family.<br />
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<u><b>Training</b></u><br />
Okay, so my training had to take a back seat. I had posted way back that I would be swimming like Dara Torres come delivery but I think I swam once so far in the pregnancy. What I have been doing is running, biking and lots of yoga and strength training, to keep myself healthy and ready for delivery. I did recently do an 8k at 5.5 months pregnant with my best friend and running partner Christine who is due 5 weeks after me! We didn't plan it...lol...<br />
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<br />but now going into my third trimester, it is becoming a little more difficult to maintain a steady pace without the frequent walk <strike>pee</strike> breaks.<br />
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After some wogging (a cross between jogging and some walking) and smoothieing with <a href="http://yasimotraining.blogspot.com/">Yasi</a> and some tweeting among the four of us, Yasi, <a href="http://anabelcapalbo.wordpress.com/">Anabel</a> and <a href="http://www.runthisamazingday.com/">Katie</a>, I am going to start thinking of my comeback race. <i>I got a little jealous of their training weekend in So Cal.</i> I decided on a half-ironman for 2014 sometime between May and September. I loved Vineman but if Rev3 does Portland again, I may have to change it up. Or just do something local. I am still looking to do a 10K in November to get myself back and then start base training from there. Throwing in a half-marathon sometime in March/April. More to come there.<br />
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I did buy the new Brooks Pure Cadence and the jury is still out. I wanted to write a review but they aren't making me feel the same love as the last model...I don't know if it is my running gait at now 7 months pregnant or if it is the shoes so I figure I will see how they work post-pregnancy. <br />
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So my food posts were lacking, not because I am not eating healthy, I try most times...<br />
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(ok there has been a bit more ice cream, fro yo and gelati's from Rita's), but because when you have no kitchen it's really hard to really get in there and cook over the spackel dust....hence the previous pictures and paper plates. Kitchen remodeling started in February and should be finished in the next couple weeks...should be....It will be great when done! <br />
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However, the farmer market is opens today in Princeton and am so excited to see what that will bring!<br />
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And lastly, just some recent pics of what's been happening!<br />
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Well, this is less a race report than it is a running report since I am not really racing. I have a short post on the other blog <a href="http://minifancypants.blogspot.com/">http://minifancypants.blogspot.com/</a> on pregnancy and running.<br />
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I dropped down once I found out I was pregnant from the half-marathon to the 8K and I have to say 5 miles is really a nice distance! Something different than a 6 mile race. At this point, I am 5.5 months or 25 weeks, 15 to go!!!<br />
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Nicole and I picked up our race packets and I had a discount with the
race and bought the newer version of the Brooks Pure Cadence 2!<br />
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that on another post once I start running with them. I tried to eat like I normally would before a race with some lean mean and veggies and some sort of carb but with our kitchen being remodeled I just had to wing it. I also made some arm warmers for Christine and I to go with our outfits.<br />
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I went to Mike's gig since it was Nick's last night locally with the
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Race morning, I had my normal ezekial english muffin with almond butter and apple butter and brought a banana. I also brought some extra snacks (being pregnant you don't want to be hungry) and sipped on lots of water pre-race. We met up with Christine and Kate and drove up to Rutgers and was met with lots of sunshine and cold temperatures (um what happened to our 70-80 degree temps). <br />
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Nicole ran off for her 1/2 marathon, while Christine and I took some pictures for her "coming out" party on facebook of being preggers....see the matching shirts...<br />
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We then met up with Lisa, and saw another new mama, Kristin (her first race post-baby) for the start of the 8k. Lisa and I rant together at a really nice pace, the chatty pace which was on target for what I could do. I needed to stay in Zone 2 and we walked 30-60 seconds per mile. Since she was just getting back to running after her marathon (see race report) she didn't mind running with the slow pregnant woman. It was also nice to actually run with someone, I have felt a little lonely outside of a couple spin sessions with friends in my pregnancy workouts. The course was BEAUTIFUL and was a perfect rolling hill, nothing too crazy. Before I knew it the turnaround came and I was really surprised at how good I felt. <br />
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There was only one time when I felt my heart rate going a little crazy on a long hill that I walked an additional 30 seconds but otherwise, I was really happy with my time and how I felt for being 5.5 months pregnant. I hope this feeling continues throughout the pregnancy. <br />
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Lisa and I averaged at a 10:48 pace for the 8K with a final time of 53:42.<br />
I felt a lot of emotion on this race and it was a little extra special, it represented to me that my little girl just did her first race and we, as women are strong! A girl took our picture and said she didn't know you could run or do this when pregnant and then she asked me my age, when I said 37 she hugged me and said she was so happy that this was possible. We told her you still have to check with a doctor but it was a nice feeling.<br />
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Afterwards, we had more paparazzi shots<br />
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...and met up with our team, where I discussed the possibility of doing a relay for a couple tris of the swim portion or even a 5k. <br />
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MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-32231024251303943522013-04-19T14:31:00.003-07:002013-04-19T14:31:14.478-07:00Super Quick Healthy Dinner Recipes (GF) A friend of mine is recently going through some health things and the doctor had suggested some dietary changes that may alleviate some of her issues. She started eliminating gluten and meat. A couple across the street recently began eating vegan and lost a tremendous amount of weight and not only look great but feel fabulous!<br />
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Personally, I am not gluten-free or vegan but I do eat that way once in a while when on a detox (vegan and detox) and prepping for a race (no dairy and gluten) and have found I do feel better while doing this for these purposes. I am a big proponent for those that want to embark on being vegan or gluten-free <b>especially</b> for health reasons. Have you ever seen "Fork Over Knives"? I recommend anyone with some health issues to watch this documentary. My personal philosophy is - health is directly related to the food we eat. As much as I want the occasional milkshake while being pregnant, I have been trying very hard to eat clean 90% of the time leaving me the other part for that milkshake or fro yo that looks like a Reese's Piece's Sundae...<br />
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I have found it has been easier to eat like this in our ever-changing society. For example, Yasi and I traveled to New Hampshire back in June for Mooseman 70.3 and we were able to find a local country restaurant with quinoa on the menu for our dinner the night before the race. Even going to your local food market, you can find the "gluten free" section. Remember brown rice and quinoa are excellent gluten free options in place of a starch. Don't be afraid to try seitan or tofu, experiment, it's fun!<br />
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I had a couple of really super quick and super easy vegan and/or gluten-free dinners that I made recently that I thought I would share along with a couple of favorite sites I go to for recipes.<br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lentil Swiss Chard Spaghetti</b></span></u><br />
<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/missfancypantscreations/lentil-swiss-chard-spaghetti?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&showPrintDialog=1">(print here)</a><br />
Inspired by a similar recipe on <a href="http://www.edibleperspective.com/">Edible Perspective</a> blog<br />
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<u><b>Ingredients</b></u><br /><br />1/4 cup olive oil<br />1 red onion (chopped)<br />5 cloves of garlic (minced)<br />1 bell pepper (chopped)<br />1 cup mushrooms (sliced)<br />1 lemon (juiced)<br />1 cup chicken broth<br />2 cups of cooked lentils (I used 3/4 of Trader Joe's steam in a bag)<br />1 head of swiss chard (chopped)<br />1/4 cup chopped fresh flat parsely<br />1 lb pasta<br /><br /><i><br /></i><u><b>Directions</b></u><br /><br />Boil water for pasta and cook pasta till al dente.<br />Heat
saute pan with olive oil to medium heat, add garlic, pepper, mushrooms
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Bruschetta Spaghetti with Rotisseire Chicken</b></u></span><br />
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(Substitute mozzarella and chicken with soy mozzarella and grilled or roasted tofu for vegan option)<br />
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<u><b>Ingredients</b></u><br /><br />1/4 cup olive oil<br />3-5 cloves of garlic (minced)<br />4 plum tomatoes (chopped)<br />1/2 jar of roasted peppers (chopped)<br />1 handful of basil<br />1 rotisserie chicken breast cut in pieces<br /><br />1 lb pasta<br /><br /><i><br /></i><u><b>Directions</b></u><br /><br />Boil water for pasta and cook pasta till al dente.<br />Heat
saute pan with olive oil to medium heat, add garlic, tomatoes, peppers
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Garlicky Buffalo Chicken Sala<span style="font-size: large;">d</span> </b></u></span><br />
<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/missfancypantscreations/buffalo-chicken-salad?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&showPrintDialog=1">(print recipe) </a><br />
(Substitute chicken and dressing with tofu, squash, cauliflower or other hearty veggie and vegan ranch or blue cheese dressing <a href="http://cleangreensimple.com/2011/04/vegan-ranch-dressing/">here</a> or <a href="http://asimplyrawlife.blogspot.com/2012/12/vegan-buffalo-cauliflower-bites-vegan.html">here</a> for vegan option)<br />
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<b>I</b><u><b>ngredients</b></u><br /><br /><i>Buffalo Sauce</i> (make more or less depending on what how garlicky you want your sauce)<br />2 tbsp earth balance margarine (or non-vegan margarine)<br />1 cup hot sauce (I use Louisiana)<br />2 tbsp of garlic powder<br /><br />1 lb chicken<br />spray<br /><br /><i>Salad</i><br />Spring mix<br />red onions<br />tomatoes<br />carrots<br />cucumbers<br />Other veggies (I added roasted sweet potato)<br />Optional (goat cheese or blue cheese)<br /><br /><u><b>Directions</b></u><br /><br />Heat margarine over low heat, add hot sauce and then garlic powder, but STIR CONSTANTLY with spatula until sauce is smooth.<br />Cut chicken in bite size pieces, and saute until cooked through and drain. Toss with sauce and add to salad.<br /><br />
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You can go to my <a href="http://missfancypantstris.blogspot.com/p/recipes.html">Recipe</a> page to look up some of my recipes and check out my favorite go-to sites for recipes and ideas regarding gluten-free and/or vegan...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/">Gluten Free Goddess</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://spabettie.com/">Spabettie</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.edibleperspective.com/">Edible Perspective </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/">FatFree Vegan Kitchen</a></span></span><br />
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<br />MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-77326993489594859812013-04-16T12:08:00.001-07:002013-04-16T12:08:07.491-07:00Running TodayI went running today for many reasons...<br />
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...it clears my head<br />
...it allows me to think through work issues <br />
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...it makes me accountable<br />
...it's keeps me healthy<br />
...it keeps my little girl's life inside me healthy<br />
...it's part of a wonderful community of people that I love<br />
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....but most of all I ran my 3.5 miles this morning for Boston.<br />
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It was a terrible tragedy yesterday, after watching the news it took me back to 9/11. I know it's not the same, but it was the similar feeling I had watching this as when I looked out my office window and watched the plane hit the twin towers. I was not there this time, but I felt like I was. <br />
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This was supposed to be a happy moment, a euphoric moment. It's that celebration for the hard work you put in to do this race for you, for a special charity or for someone close to you. These races mean something and to have that taken away, to have FAMILY and loved ones that came to support you in your celebratory moment be taken away or hurt is unfathomable. <br />
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There have been so many inspiring posts of facebook, instagram, twitter and blogs. I am thankful for all this social media, if we didn't have these avenues, we wouldn't have found out that our friends were safe yesterday. I am also thankful for all the friends I have made in this sport through social media. There are not words to express just simple thoughts and prayers and virtual hugs to all my friends.<br />
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<br />MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-7652622276028359402013-04-02T08:03:00.000-07:002013-04-02T10:57:45.608-07:00Guest Post - My First Marathon - Part 2: Race Report<b>Lisa's back with her marathon race report (<a href="http://missfancypantstris.blogspot.com/2013/03/guest-post-my-first-marathon-part-1.html">read her last post on her training</a>)- Lots of Congratulations on your first one!!</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We arrived in Virginia Beach late Friday
night, excited for the weekend to begin, but very tired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>I woke up
in the morning feeling good and rested.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jillian, Victoria and I decided to go down and check out the breakfast in hopes we would have stuff to help us prep for race morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, we brought our own food for race
morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span>Can’t change routine or food choices before a race!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i>We were excited to find that they had a
toaster for us to use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yay!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had breakfast while watching the 8k
finishers run right by our hotel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have
to </span>say they had some great outfits!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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from my hotel room of the finish line</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After breakfast, I decided to go
for my short run that was on my schedule.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>2 mile run (Warm-up: 10 minutes easy pace, Main Set: 5 minutes at 9
minute mile pace, then 3-4 times 30sec pickups Cool Down: walk) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">My plan was to go outside and just
enjoy the sites and sounds of Virginia Beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The weather had other plans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
second I went to step out the door, it started to downpour, so I turned around
and headed for the treadmill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t
want to take any chances the day before the race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After my
workout, I showered and Victoria, Jillian and I heading to the Shamrock
Expo to meet up with Stephanie and Josh to pick up our bib and shirts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">My bib # and long sleeve tech shirt (it was official)</span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">After we all picked up our stuff, we
decided to walk around the expo and do some shopping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was fun just hanging out and having
fun, but I didn’t want to be on my feet too much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, we decided to part ways, but before we
did we took some photos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Support Crew (aka the best)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Victoria (1/2 mar) Me (mar) Stephanie (1/2 mar)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jillian, Victoria and I heading
back to the hotel for some rest and basketball until dinnertime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> W</span>e decided to go to a restaurant
called Abbey Road, which had a great menu that meet all of our dietary
needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus, it had the basketball games
on…NCAA pre-rounds for the March Madness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">My friends and I at dinner pre-race, look at all those
waters on St. Patrick’s Day weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>haha</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After dinner, was time for more relaxing and getting everything
ready for race morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were all set
and ready for our races.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Marathon Morning (Sunday): </u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>I was not
sure what to expect race morning; the forecast was calling for rain/clouds and
wind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We the weather turned out to be
not bad at all, except for the wind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was cloudy, 45 degrees, and very windy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Surprisingly,
I wasn't too nervous until I was walking to the starting line, but I had some
great early morning surprises from friends and family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My favorite one was:</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">My niece and nephew cheering me on from NJ!!</span></span></div>
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My walk to the starting line took
no time at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could
feel my nerves inside me, but once I saw my corral I was fine and the
nervousness went away. I was ready to go!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I meet some great people in my corral and they were all first-timers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew I won’t be
staying with them due to my race plan of running a mile, walking a minute, but
that was okay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was great chatting
with them pre-start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once the buzzer
sounded I was off and running.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I stuck
to my training plan, which was hard at the beginning, but it was worth it in
the end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was able to keep my friends updated
throughout the run during my walk breaks I would text them.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">Mile 12 just ran past my friends feeling good and on
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>I was so happy and felt great and
was on target for a 4 hour and 20 minute marathon until I hit mile 15. At mile
15, the road was slanted and I couldn’t find a flat surface.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The slanted road kicked in my IT band and I was
unable to keep my pace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, my pace
slowed and I kept going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ran walked
all the way to the finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was tough,
but not as tough as my 20-mile training run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As I headed into the last mile, I could feel the
energy from the crowd and the excited was building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pain that I was feeling went numb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t wait to see my friends who I knew
were waiting for me at the finish line and to run though the finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The crowd pushed me. And I spotted my
friends just feet away from the finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Just passed them, they announced that I was a marathon finisher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a great feeling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was over and I had accomplished my
goal!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My finishing time was 4hours
51mins 32seconds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not bad for someone
who last year at this time was not allowed to run!!</span></span><br />
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<br />MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-61685180245082803452013-03-12T15:44:00.003-07:002013-03-12T15:44:47.439-07:00Guest Post - My First Marathon - Part 1: The Training<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey everyone, I am a little low on blogging material regarding training, unless you want to read about my pregnancy (<a href="http://minifancypants.blogspot.com/">MiniFancyPants</a>) or how I went to the gym and I did the spin bike for 45 minutes to a cool mix while playing on my iPhone this week, I decided to get my friend <a href="https://twitter.com/campisister">Lisa Campisi</a> (@campisister) who is running her FIRST marathon - The <a href="http://www.shamrockmarathon.com/">Yuengling Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach</a>, to write a post!<br />
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I met Lisa through <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Team-Triumph/195273830502690?ref=ts&fref=ts">Team Triumph</a>, our tri team. Towards the end of the <a href="http://missfancypantstris.blogspot.com/2012/11/case-of-off-seasonitis-halloween-and.html">Bridge Run 10k </a>we ended up running together and realized we ran a similar pace, go figure, right when I go and get myself knocked up (joking), but she says she may run the 8K that I still plan to do at Rutgers next month! <br />
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Here is Part 1 to Lisa's post on the training for her first Marathon this weekend! She promised a race report when she is done.<br />
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For me… I never
thought I would run a marathon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hated
and still at time hate running.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, you
may be asking…why are you running a marathon?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is a question that I have constantly been asking my self through out
this training process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, the simple
answer is, I want to do an Ironman, next year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My coach who has complete several Ironmen told me it is best to run a
marathon before you do an Ironman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
here I am training for my first marathon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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The training
hasn’t been too bad to be honest, but you should know that I am not going out
to win it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am running to finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is always my plan whenever I do anything
new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another part that you need to know
is that I was injured for a long time and running really hurt, literally hurt
every time I ran.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have gone through
Physical Therapy and had to relearn how to run, plus build strength in my hips,
which took away my IT band pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am
finally healthy and strong enough to train for a marathon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Besides the fact
that my pain I had every time I ran went away, my training was not too
bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was mainly because I have a
ton of support from my friends and family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This support came through all kinds of avenues, not just though posts
and my coworker saying “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">way to go</i>,” but
friends that went out on run after run with me through the crazy winter weather
we have had…the wind, rain, snow, ice and changing temperature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The snow and ice seemed to always show-up
when I had one of my really long runs to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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One thing that
really put a cramp into my training was I got sick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>UGH!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
thought I was going to be able to fight through it, but No.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Thursday after my 18-mile run was the day
I got sick and it last for an entire week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I missed a several workouts including a long run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ended up at the Doctors office and on
antibiotics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I finally finished the
antibiotics the day before my longest run (20-miles).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And of course it was suppose to rain on that
day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turns out that day it was just misting,
so I was able to get the run in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Boy was
it a hard run!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I fought through and made
it the 20-miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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After the 20-mile
run, I was excited to finally taper!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
felt good and ready for the marathon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But the way things go in my life it is never that easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got a blister in the middle of the arch of
my left foot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ouch!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It hurt no matter what shoes I had on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This injury put me into the pool to do a lot
of water running, so I didn’t fall behind in my training.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Now that I am
exactly one week out, I am finally healthy and had a great last long run,
yesterday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am feeling good about my
marathon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A little nervous, but
good!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bring on my marathon! </div>
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<i>To Be Continued…</i></div>
MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-82035266192178760982013-03-02T16:36:00.000-08:002013-03-02T16:36:19.820-08:00This Week's Happenings....As most of you know, I will not be doing any racing this year due to Baby Girl (no names picked out yet)....If you want to read my pregnancy happenings you can go to <a href="http://minifancypants.blogspot.com/">MiniFancyPant</a>s - I wanted to keep a separate log on those happenings :) Until then, I will live vicariously through all my blogging friends and their experiences, maybe even bookmark any races for 2014...Anyway, lots of stuff still happening, working has been INSANE mainly due to increase amount of projects so it's nice to not have a 15 hour training week hanging over my head. However, because I'm not <strike>can</strike>'t train for any races, I have been having so much fun with my workouts. I have been doing things I haven't been able to do in a long time! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun things like - Running and then taking the pup for his walk/my cool down</td></tr>
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In addition, I am not being overly critical with myself which in a sense causes me to relax a bit and not be as stressed....increasing yoga hasn't hurt either. Some weeks I'm swimming more, some I bike more and some I run more, I am just going with the flow, which normally would drive me nuts but the fact that there is something I have to take care of in my body has changed my tune a little...<br />
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Last <b>Sunday</b>, I was able to get to a yoga class at the new studio <a href="http://www.yogasoulnj.com/">Yoga Soul</a> in NJ with <a href="http://yasimotraining.blogspot.com/">Yasi</a>, Joe and Craig. I was a little concerned at first when I found out it would be heated, but I think being 17 weeks I am still okay with that. The class was an intense Vinyasa and, with the exception of a couple poses I am not allowed to do, I worked hard and felt good. <br />
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I had a great afternoon with my book club peeps at my parents house complete with Barista Tony (DAD) making us super fancy cappucinos :) <br />
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<b>Monday</b> was another super crazy intense TRX class and the combination of the Yoga class Sunday and lots of one leg TRX push-ups and squats and a shitload of core work, I was one sore human on Tuesday morning but my favorite kind of feeling.<br />
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<b>Tuesday</b>, I was able to do a light spin for a little over an hour on my trainer while catching up on my shows. <br />
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<b>Wednesday</b> was another 90 minute yoga session with Jen. My other prego friend and I are taking a pre-natal yoga class which is just as intense as any other vinyasa. Jen, the instructor is amazing and she comes to our house to do the class so it is catered to what we can and should do. <br />
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<b>Thursday</b>, I checked out a new spin instructor and sweated a bit after my strength training session that left my legs sore again on Friday...<br />
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<b>Friday</b> - I took a wonderful full rest day which worked out perfectly since I received my winnings from super awesome Ironwoman Hilary Biscay's <a href="http://hillarybiscay.com/">blog</a> that highlighted my friend <a href="http://anabelcapalbo.wordpress.com/">Anabel</a> - check out Anabel's amazing story in <a href="http://www.3gomagazine-digital.com/3-go/20120708?pg=15#pg15">3/GO Triathlon</a> The compression socks are perfect as I prevent any swelling in my legs from being pregnant (figure I would get the jump on it.) The jersey is awesome, but will have to wait till next year - although I plan to wear it for the time being before my belly really pops while on the trainer so I still feel cool. <br />
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I finished off <b>Saturday</b> with a great run in the crisp cool weather we have been having - my pace has slowed a little but all in all its good. I feel comfortable and have more energy than the first trimester. <br />
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Now off to a little date night with the hubby...MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-71518846498409142172013-02-09T11:23:00.003-08:002013-02-09T11:23:34.407-08:00TRX and Core Strength Training - A Great Way to Get Ready for Tri SeasonAs many of us get ready for triathlon season, or in my case, ready for the biggest race of my life...giving birth...strength training is very important. It falls off the to-do list when the priorities shift to longer swim/bike/run sessions and 15-20 hour training weeks start becoming difficult to maintain your work/social balance and the ability of adding 1 hour of strength training or 1 hour of a vinyasa class becomes severely low on the totem pole. So, now is the time - Jan, Feb, March when you are building your bases or just before building your base. I started doing TRX last year in the winter. I was in between trying cross-fit and TRX and well, TRX was offered at the gym and I heard nothing but awesome things from one of my favorite fast tri friends, <a href="http://haileyintraining.blogspot.com/">Hailey , </a>who was raving about using it. I used to be a gym-rat before all this triathlon business took over my life, where I had actual muscles and looked cut and really had a six pack and it wasn't just because I was under 30. So in the strive to get a remotely cut look back I added TRX and plyometric training and really felt that this helped with my PR season of 2012 and a somewhat improved body from what is was looking like over the past few years when I started tris.<br />
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In the wake of finding out I was prego I did some research. I found out there was a legit study that showed that strength training 3x per week equated in faster weight loss after the baby was born, which is actually a "no-duh" moment but sometimes you need to read about it again. I also realized that the ab/core work you are allowed to do made TRX training a viable option. I talked to trainer <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ebfit">Eric </a>and he said as we go we may need to modify but we should be good.<br />
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If you don't know what TRX is - it is a <strike>new form of torture</strike> suspension training that was built on the philosophy that your muscles are all interconnected and nothing is entirely isolated. With TRX you move on multiple planes and in my opinion helps tremendously in all three of the triathlon disciplines.<br />
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Here is a short video of what encompasses my 45 minute sessions of TRX from the #DayInTheLife You Tube series from my trainer Eric (NOTE - ERIC AND SAQUIB MAKE EVERYTHING LOOK SIMPLE - IT'S NOT)
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If you have the opportunity check it out, I promise it will help with your next swim session, hill workout etc.<br />
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Lastly Eric has another recent total body workout he posted on You Tube so check it out!! It will hurt but so worth it!<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="239" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/05d3Mt3XQrU" width="425"></iframe>MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-58260154105100801822013-01-16T14:33:00.002-08:002013-01-16T14:33:32.893-08:00Cooking with BeerAhhh...I know you were all waiting for a new beer post...<br />
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My new saying during the 9 months is "if you can't drink it, might as
well cook with it." Before I get to my recipes, I need to share some
thoughts on the great beers we have on tap at the house. <br />
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As you know we have three taps, but I bought Mike a temperature regulator and new freezer to keep some beers. This came in handy in early December when Mike went to pick up our Christmas beer from our beer guy and he said "<i>so Mike, I figured this was Heather's year with the beer and I got her favorite beer Scaldis Noel."</i> Mike didn't know what to do and didn't want to tell him we were expecting but had to get the ridiculously expensive beer from him since he didn't want to stick him...he came home and I said, <i>"well, no offense, but we will have to hold that till next year, because I am not letting other people drink that when I can't." </i> For those of you that don't know it's a very expensive Belgium Christmas beer that is not easy to get in a keg...so it is currently sitting very patiently till I deliver a baby.<br />
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So sitting currently on tap and in our fridge (besides Scaldis):<br />
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<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/392/30288">Weyerbacher Double Simcoe</a> (American Double/Imperial IPA) - this is a hoppy IPA and very smooth. I love the color of this beer - a dark amber. It's smells of pine and citrus, so clean and crisp.<br />
<br /><a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/neshaminy-creek-leon-russian-imperial-smores-stout/184776/">Neshaminy Creek Leon Russian Imperial S'mores Stout</a> - I haven't actually drank this one since we got this post-prego so I am going to give you Mike's input. First off, the beer poured like syrup for the first 5 pours then changed to more of a thick stout consistency with a nice head. He told me it tastes exactly as written in it's description<i> "Leon is a big beer. So big, it has twice as much malt as any other beer
we brew, and also requires us to do a double mash just to reach such a
high wort gravity. Each 15 barrel brew has 45 pounds of freshly
handmade marshmallow fluff made by our in house chef and Production
Manager, Steve Capelli, as well as 16 and half pounds of bittersweet
bakers chocolate, and 30 pounds of crumbled graham crackers." </i><br />
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<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/10099/45086">Dogfishhead Sah'Tea</a> - Sah'tea is flavored with black tea, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and black pepper.
The beer is a wheat beer and although Mike and I aren't huge wheat beer fans the spices in these make it very drinkable.<br />
<br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/4/84136">Allagash Fluxus</a> - Strong Ale brewed with spelt and green and pink peppercorns. You can taste the peppercorns on the back end.<br />
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Okay, now to get to the meat (literally) of the post - I got lots of comments and questions regarding recipes on these two dishes I recently made and posted on Instagram and Facebook so here they are:<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sah'Tea Turkey Sausage with Caramelized Onions <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/missfancypantscreations/sah-tea-turkey-sausage-and-caramelized-onions?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&showPrintDialog=1">(print recipe)</a></b></span><br />
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<b>Ingredients:</b><br />1 Tbsp olive oil<br />2 onions thinly sliced<br />4 garlic cloves minced<br />1 lb turkey sausage (4-6 links)<br />16 ounces of sah'tea or other spiced beer<br />1 Tbsp brown sugar<br />2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce<br /><br /><b>Directions</b>:<br />Heat
oil on medium and add onions cooking for 5-7 minutes or when browned.
Add 4 cloves of garlic minced for 2 more minutes. Add turkey sausages
browning on all sides. Add beer and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10
minutes until turkey sausages are opaque. In the meantime heat the
grill. <br /><br />Take out turkey sausages and grill on all sides adding
some grill marks. While grilling bring sauce back to boil and add brown
sugar and worchestershire sauce. Simmer until reduced by 50-60%. <br /><br />Add turkey sausages back to sauce for another 2-4 minutes on simmer. Serve over mashed potatoes and corn.<br />
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<b>Ingredients</b>:<br />1 Tbsp olive oil<br />2 onions chopped<br />4 garlic cloves minced<br />1 yellow and green zucchini chopped<br />3 carrots chopped<br />1 16 oz Green Flash Brewing Stout<br />2 Tbsp Giradelli Unsweetened Chocolate <br />2 Tbsp brown sugar<br />1 16 oz can black beans<br />1 16 oz can pinto beans<br />1 32 oz can of fire roasted tomatoes<br />1 32 oz whole tomatoes<br />Spices - cumin, chili powder, cayenne, African smoked spice from Trader Joe's<br /><br /><b>Directions</b>:<br />Place black beans, pinto beans, tomatoes and seasoning in crockpot and heat on high.<br /><br />Heat
oil on medium and add onions, garlic, carrots, zucchini cooking for 10
minutes until softened. Add beer and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5-7
minutes, add chocolate and brown sugar. <br />
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Add vegetable mix to crockpot and let cook for 4-6 hours. <br /><i><b>Some additional recommendations: </b></i>Add ground beef or buffalo or potentially sweet potato or butternut squash. <br />Also the longer it cooks the more the bitterness cooks out from the stout. It ends up amazing. <br />
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<br />MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-9720047930009735942013-01-11T07:01:00.003-08:002013-01-16T13:33:38.473-08:00First Swim Since September....I know I know....it was just I didn't want to....literally I felt like I was kicking and screaming going back to the pool the other day...I think after AC Tri, I just figured I was in off-season, I would take a couple weeks off from swimming and just run and bike. Then a couple weeks turned into months...and then it got cold and who feels like going into a pool when it's cold outside even if the pool is indoors.<br />
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After finding out I was prego, my first thought was ohh, I am just going to focus on swimming and I'll be awesome by the time next August comes! I thought to myself, "new motivation." But then the negative voice in my head said "But it's sooo cold....and I am so tired...I have the flu...oops can't find my goggles...shit I found my goggles but my bathing suit! I need a new one, the other one smells like chlorine and is gross......"the excuses were insane.<br />
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Finally, this week I had no nausea and wasn't as tired! Game on! I decided I would swim at least 2 days this week and run/bike the balance with some weights/yoga thrown in. I went on Wednesday, I kicked and screamed a little then I got a break in the day from work at lunch and left the house with my swim gear. When I got to the gym, I dipped my toe expecting coldness and it was WARM....so I jumped in and went for it. I only did 2000 meters but I thought "not bad" from not doing ANYswimming since September. My arms were a little tired in the beginning but after about 600 meters I had some pep in my arms/legs and was fine. I mixed it up with some intervals and pull sets and kick sets.<br />
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I then went immediately home and ordered new goggles, a swim cap and new TYR one-piece suit....<br />
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as much as I would have rather ordered a cute Betty Design suit, I just wasn't sure if I wanted to spend the money until post-baby.<br />
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So now, it's Friday, I plan to go back to the pool after
work and work through my favorite swim workout (I usually add to the
main set during real training):<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>W/U - 300 SW 200 K 100SW 200 K</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Main Set - 2 x 250 (100 mod 50 fast 100 mod) with 30 sec rest</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> 4 x 150 (50 mod 50 fast 50 mod) with 20 sec rest</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> 4 x 100 (25 mod 50 fast 25 mod) with 15 sec rest</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>C/D - 100 Free </b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Total - 2400</b></span></span><br />
MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-5773104303274311072013-01-08T07:49:00.001-08:002013-01-08T10:22:26.041-08:00An After the Holiday's Meal - Vegan Protein SpaghettiYou know that after the holiday's feeling - the feeling of being bloated from eating too much of what you don't normally eat? The feeling of will I ever get back to normal again? The first full week of January should be called <i><b>"Reset Week."</b></i> It's the week of reflecting, getting back to work (both training and actual work), getting back to those healthy foods! So after my 45 minute strength training session yesterday, I hit Whole Foods. I mean who doesn't walk out of Whole Foods feeling super-uber healthy, like you just lost 5 lbs and you have this massive glow and giddiness, or it could be from the feeling that you just spent $150 on 3 bags and you have NO CLUE what you just bought cause it looked so good....<br />
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I picked up some organic kale that was on sale for $1.99 a bunch. I am really trying to stay with organic fruits/veggies while being pregnant. I got some fancy mushrooms from a local place in Jersey and some zucchini. I have also had massive cravings for veggies while pregnant (I guess very good). I remembered I had a bag of black bean spaghetti. This stuff has 20 grams of protein in it and is vegan and gluten-free. <br />
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<i><b>Vegan Protein Spaghetti <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/missfancypantscreations/vegan-protein-spaghetti?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&showPrintDialog=1">(print recipe here)</a></b></i><br />
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2 zucchini/yellow squash<br />
2 cups mushrooms<br />
1/2 large red onion<br />
1 cup chopped kale<br />
1 tsp Earth Balance (or butter)<br />
1 package of black bean spaghetti (or mung bean pasta)<br />
1 cup chopped fresh parsley.<br />
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1 Tbsp Earth Balance<br />
3 chopped garlic cloves<br />
1/4 cup mellow white miso<br />
1 Tbsp tahini<br />
1 cup pasta water<br />
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Boil water for pasta and cook pasta for approximately 5-6 minutes (noodles cook quickly - similar to soba noodles).<br />
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saute pan to medium heat, melt Earth Balance and saute chopped onions
for about 3-5 minutes, add mushrooms, zucchini and kale and cook until
soft. <br />
To make sauce use a separate pan, saute garlic in Earth
Balance for about 2 minutes, add miso and tahini. Slowly add 1/4 cup of
pasta water and mix until smooth consistency. Continue adding pasta
water until 1 cup.<br />
Add chopped parsley.<br />
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MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-64411326285691605822013-01-03T09:01:00.000-08:002013-01-03T09:01:40.593-08:002012 Year in Review and a Toast to New Beginnings in 2013I realized I haven't posted anything in a while and the last thing I wanted to do was another downer post. My last post was titled "<a href="http://missfancypantstris.blogspot.com/2012/12/life-is-short-celebrate-every-moment.html">Life is Short - Celebrate Every Moment</a>" which was a little tribute to my friend Laurie that passed away very suddenly at a young age. As most of you may know, my father in law has ALS and in June I did <a href="http://missfancypantstris.blogspot.com/2012/06/mooseman-703-race-report.html">Mooseman </a>Half-Ironman in New Hampshire for him. You can read more on how the disease progressed when I posted on <a href="http://missfancypantstris.blogspot.com/2012/11/small-blessings-and-being-thankful.html">Thanksgiving</a>. On Christmas night, actually at 2am on the 26th, he passed away. It has been quite a holiday. I want to thank EVERYONE for your love and support to Mike, his family, my family and myself through the holiday. Carle was a wonderful man, a great father-in-law that told me I was the best daughter-in-law (even though he had one but claimed I would still be the best even if there were others). He shared my love for math, chemistry, humor and reading so we always had much to talk about. I had many bonding moments with my 2nd dad, as I called him, whether that be sneaking a cigarette on the back stoop and talking about my new job when I was 22 <i>(I know I know not healthy but it was when I was young and stupid) </i>to going to lunch when we both worked about 20 minutes from each other to chatting of the latest book we read to staying with me while I was in my early stage of snowboarding while he was skiing and everyone else was ahead to making his famous cheese dip while he oversaw when he could no longer use his hands. It was a beautiful funeral and tribute and he would have been very happy.<br />
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Despite life's obstacles that were thrown along the way, there was some really good times... <br />
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In racing, it was a great year for me, my training partners grew with <a href="http://yasimotraining.blogspot.com/">Yasi </a>and Team Triumph which I really feel helped push me to have a very PR year. <br />
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In life, there was definitely lots of good moments with some new friends like Yasi and my new Brewtal family as well as Mike, family and all my wonderful friends that there is just not enough room to name them all. They all are so different and special and are so amazing.<br />
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and then obviously lots of good healthy food....<br />
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.....and to top it off we found out in early December that there will be another addition to our family and it's not another animal....yes, Mini FancyPants will be joining the LaCouture's come August 2013. The most wonderful aspect in all this was that we were able to tell both our families that we were having a baby on Christmas Eve which meant that my mom was so happy (she's been impatiently waiting for a long time) and my father-in-law was able to be happy to hear the news before he passed away the next night. Both of our families and our friends are ecstatic and it has really helped us through a tough time, especially when you see a heartbeat and a picture of an ACTUAL baby inside of you. It was bittersweet.<br />
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In the meantime, I will keep to the purpose of the Miss FancyPants blog of running, biking and LOTS of swimming and of course lots of healthy food. Obviously my beer list will have to wait to August...haha but I may post vicariously through Mike, Brewtal Beer and Broken Goblet (more on that as well). I don't want to bore you to death with my prego details so if you choose to read I am starting <a href="http://minifancypants.blogspot.com/">Mini FancyPants</a> (like you didn't know that was coming).<br />
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<br />MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-74759364065036872002012-12-14T07:28:00.001-08:002012-12-14T07:28:03.843-08:00Life is Short - Celebrate Every MomentThis past Monday, my friend Lauri was taken away from us. She got sick and went to the hospital on Friday and by Monday she passed away. Things happen so quickly, it took me a while to process that she was really gone. I've known Lauri for a long time, she was a few years older, my friend Tom's older sister. She recently celebrated her 40th birthday. <br />
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She was not only a good friend but she acted as a sister to all of us, and always there to help someone out. I still remember the deep conversation we had when I told her about how I met this guy with bleach blonde hair....who ended up being my husband.<br />
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She is our first friend with a baby, Shane. In fact, my favorite story is one that she told a lot and found highly amusing....it was Shane's 2nd or 3rd birthday. Lauri rented Barney and Baby Bop costumes. Jeff was Barney and our other friend wasn't there for the Baby Bop costume. She asked me to wear this wonderful costume (you know the big ass ones that walk around parks that are really heavy). So I took one for the team, chugged a beer and went out as Baby Bop...the mask kept falling down so I couldn't see and we were with all the children "playing catch". So I kept missing the ball and one kid just turned around and said "Baby Bop sucks, he can't even catch a ball...." Good times! She is the best mom and someone that I can model after someday when I have children. I am sure she was so proud to see her son graduate from high school this past Spring.<br />
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Lauri laughed a lot and was always ready for a good time especially St. Patty's Day - her favorite holiday. I remember so many SPD years of spending with the Hussey family at their house or at the hall or even our friend, Joey's wedding. <br />
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There were so many good times. Although I didn't see her as often as we had when we were younger, we could still pick up where we left off.<br />
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My friend Tom wrote on facebook this week.... <br />
<span class="userContent">"Thank you for all of the love and kindness we
have experienced over the last week. <b>We will push on and share this love
with our children. As a family we do bend but we will never break!</b>
Please join us to celebrate the life of beautiful person who was taken
from us to soon……"</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">Life is short, and we can learn from Lauri and celebrate each moment we have with laughter and love; however small or large it may be. We also need to stay strong no matter what life throws at us. She is in a better place and with her mom. Lauri will always be remembered as the wonderful, beautiful person she was.</span>MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-20414432221765681672012-12-08T14:24:00.001-08:002012-12-08T14:25:32.947-08:00Gift Guide for the Rockstar TriathleteWhether we are fast or not, is irrelevant. Some of us like to train with a bit of attitude, which let's face it, gets us motivated to be faster! So for all you ladies, I present to you a Holiday Gift Guide for the Rockstar Triathlete, and you may want to send this to your significant other as a little hint....<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.swimoutlet.com/product_p/24169.htm?color=9325">TYR Woodstock Silicone Swim Cap</a> $9.95</li>
<li><a href="http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodSU_99920U299.html">Sugoi Skull + Bow Arm Warmers</a> $34.95</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sockguy.com/ProductInfo/CR12VIDX.aspx">Sock Guy Videogame Socks</a> $13.95</li>
<li><a href="http://www.swimoutlet.com/product_p/31623.htm">Turbo Skulls One-Piece Swimsui</a>t $49.95</li>
<li>Betty Designs <a href="http://www.bettydesigns.com/products/tattoo-short-sleeve-cycle-jersey">Tattoo Cycle Jersey</a> $119.95 and <a href="http://www.bettydesigns.com/products/tattoo-cycle-short">Cycling Shorts </a>$99.99</li>
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<br />MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-65933108723457186472012-11-29T07:00:00.003-08:002012-11-30T07:49:07.262-08:00Small Blessings and Being ThankfulSadness, stress, anger, frustration, pain, guilt - all of these are just some of the emotions we may feel when a family member is very ill. However, with all the angst, with all this negativity, we hope, pray and seek some sliver of happiness that sheds some light on a bad situation. This Thanksgiving, Mike and I didn't host the usual LaCouture-Cipolone feast and instead moved things to my in-laws.<br />
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If you have been following the blog or are a friend you may know about my father-in-law who has <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001708/">ALS</a>. To give you perspective, from the time he was diagnosed in November of 2010 with minor symptoms of weakness in his arms to now being in a hospital bed and not being able to walk or eat. However, he has a wonderful disposition despite this awful disease. It escalated <a href="http://missfancypantstris.blogspot.com/2012/06/mooseman-703-race-report.html">June 1st </a>when he was rushed to the hospital after a weekend of being able to read a kindle, drinking margaritas and making chili cheese dip. My husband puts 200% into taking care of him, while being able to work hard at his job, while keeping up with his band, Beyond Dishonor, moving the Brewtal Beer along and spending time together with me (I get exhausted typing it).<br />
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The one concern that all of us had was HOW we were going to eat in front of this man who has not been able to have ANY food since June 1st. BUT, Mike got him in the wheel chair, pushed him out and the decision was made - take some Glenfiddich whiskey and put it on a swab for his mouth - not enough to swallow but to taste and this my friends was the <b>small blessing</b>, the little sliver of happiness that you look for during all this negativity.<br />
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For the first time in this house I saw genuine laughter and happiness that has been absent for a while. In Thanksgiving fashion, I am so thankful we were able to spend our Thanksgiving with both our families and that we have such an AWESOME family.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No Thanksgiving is complete without a fried turkey with my dad's beer brine - AWESOME</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sneaking Turkey as it is cut</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My #1 sis!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The little guys - Brenden, Aiden and Kieran</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom and mother in law!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This doesn't belong - but I can't forget my little bro, Ant (in middle) that we were able to see in Florida!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: High Tail Farms</td></tr>
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He lives in Louisiana with his fiance, Kaela where they are farming and sold all of their fine turkey's they raised! They were even on TV - check them out here <a href="http://www.hightailfarms.com/">www.hightailfarms.com</a></div>
MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-16107014331455288512012-11-17T14:03:00.000-08:002012-11-17T14:03:38.896-08:00Trenton Half Marathon Race ReportIt was Trenton's first inaugrual half marathon and 10k....you may be thinking - "Geez Heather, what is it about you and your ghetto running...first Camden, now Trenton" - For the few of my followers that are not familiar with the state of New Jersey - these are some of the top crime rated cities...I am saying this like I am proud or something. For your information - Camden, NJ has a crime rating of 3 and Trenton, NJ a rating of 11. What does that mean? Camden is safer than 3% of the cities in the US and Trenton safer than 11% of the cities in the US.<br />
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Trivia and humor aside, it was a really nice course and did not go through the "sketchy" areas. The logistics and spectator view of it was a rating of 15 - maybe 15% better than other races....meaning no bueno. However, the spectators were able to see each runner from the stadium as we ran into Trenton Thunder Stadium and it was great for <strike>photographers </strike>Mike.<br />
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I think they are trying to make it better for next year, and probably something I would consider doing again since it really was a nice course with a good mix of flats, bridges and some hills.<br />
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As for me, as you saw in the last post I was suffering from severe off-seasonitis....I wanted it to be over and I just really wasn't mentally into it. When you aren't mentally into it, it's NOT going to go well. It wasn't my worse race but it was not my best. The lack of training or what I may call fake training really had an impact. I don't think I was ever so ill-prepared from the running side to bad nutrition, it was just awful and I just want to put my head down because I did not RESPECT the race, the distance, none of it. <br />
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The week before I ran Bridge run 10K and felt good, THIS did not feel good. I'll share the story now...<br />
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Twas two nights before the race, I had too much to drink - scratch that I had 3 very very strong beers and felt like ass the next day, which I think just set me up for disaster. I don't normally drink very much the week leading up to a race and this had a definite impact. My eating was off all day on Friday, I drank maybe two glasses of water and sipped on a bottle of Nuun...after work we were going with some friends to check out some space for Brewtal - more on that later and I asked Mike what we were going to do about dinner. Oh, we are having pizza, so I thought oh okay we are going somewhere for pizza, and I could probably order some chicken and salad and I thought I would be okay. Nope they were BRINGING pizza, so I am very religious about what I eat the night before and this was not that. At this point, I was like f it and had a beer and continued sipping some water. I went to bed too late at midnight, and had to wake up by 5:30...Then I wasn't quite sure about clothing, it was going to be 30 degrees, I thought I would wear a skirt and twin it with <a href="http://yasimotraining.blogspot.com/">Yasi </a>but when she came in my house bundled up I ran up and changed. Again, not prepared. The other hard part was I didn't have my normal breakfast, I had no banana and I barely ate a rice cake with some almond butter.<br />
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To top it off I brought only 1 gu with me. Nicole, Yasi and I get to the race site and park and met up with Matt and Bub and Meg (who did her first 10K). I ate something at 6 and the race did not start until 8:30...not to mention I didn't eat enough at all. I was thirsty, and my stomach was rumbling which is not a good sign. The race had a 45 min delay so it was a double whammy. So we start - FAST...I looked at my Garmin and it said 7:54...SLOW the F DOWN!! I then felt good and clocked in some 9 and 9:20 min miles...I saw our friend Lisa at Mile 4 on the Pennsylvania side and at that point felt awesome...and the thought crossed my mind that if I can stay in around 9:10 I can PR from <a href="http://missfancypantstris.blogspot.com/2012/04/9-years-later-finally-pr.html">AC</a>! <br />
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AS you see above it looked decent, THEN it started falling apart...<br />
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I still felt okay at 6 and 7 but felt a little niggle in my calve, so I stopped and walked the water break and then tried to sip on my one and only GU. Mile 8 was when the little hilly area came and that's when the calve cramp that has not reared it head in quite a while showed up for the party...uninvited...at Mile 10 I decided I was going to relax my calve with my mind...I don't know what I was thinking but I assumed it I took deep yoga breaths and breathed into that area it will loosen. Just so you know it is mentally exhausting to try this. I felt like things were picking up at mile 10 and I could at least hold that pace in. Then mile 11 happened and it traveled to my achilles....and the calf was balling up, which then signified my toes to start curling like it did in <a href="http://missfancypantstris.blogspot.com/2012/03/america-fk-yeah-washington-dc-rnr-race.html">DC</a>! So basically miles 11-13 were a shit show of pain. I want to spare you the pictures that the race took, it looked like I was dying a slow death. At one point this older gentleman said - "are you okay?" I was standing in the middle of the highway trying to push my toes flat..."um, yes, just trying to flatten the toes..." No amount of electrolytes and salt were curing this...<br />
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Anyway, I started a run walk strategy and just tried to make it in, I was running with some man and he said he wished he was faster and how glad he was to see the finish line. I told him, I was just glad that we are fortunate enough to be able to do this in the first place. Then I said to him, we are almost there what do you say we fake run it in together - we got this! I think that was the point where I saw my dad, which always makes me happy. I ran around the bases and made pretend I was not in pain when in fact the cramping was really bad but I refused to not look good at the finish! So I made it in and saw Mike at the finish with his camera, my mom, sister and my friends that finished the 10K.<br />
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Without my husband and family and phenomenal group of friends this wouldn't be worth a damn thing. I love them all and truly appreciate them being there! Oh and the beer breakfast that followed it!!<br />
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As much as this was a shit show of running, I learned that nutrition and training are that important, it was a great learning experience. AND I got to witness two people finishing their first 10K and ready for a Half-marathon - congrats Megan and Mahlet!! AND I was able to run with my two friends Yasi and Nicole!<br />
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Now it's time for off-season and celebrate this EPIC year of accomplishments!<br />
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<br />MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-17618686004153843642012-11-09T11:52:00.002-08:002012-11-09T11:53:39.542-08:00Case of Off-Seasonitis, Halloween and a Race ReportBeen ultra - lackadasical about my posting...and about training...and racing...so I diagnosed it! Yes, I am about to make up a word, I checked it on Wikapedia...<br />
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(although I am wary that this word already has been posted somewhere in the blogosphere by the other crazy triathletes out there)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Off-Seasonitis</b> </span>which is from the term "off-season" plus the suffix -itis (which refers to the inflamation or an illness), this is to describe the decreased motivation toward training by triathletes who are nearing the end of their season....<br />
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After Atlantic City, I was just DONE, but I still had two more racesI signed up for and well, I can't let things go to waste....<br />
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So I'll start with the back-story - Pre-Sandy, since it also contains Halloween weekend footage and the Bridge Run...which was awesome...<br />
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I was a "little" tipsy from all the awesome pumpkin beer at the Brewtal Beer October Halloween meeting and went into that "whoa is me" stage of drunkeness, where I told everyone I didn't FEEL like running 10 miles the next day, I didn't FEEL like running the Bridge Run the next weekend and most of all I didn't FEEL like running 13.1 miles at the Trenton Half Marathon. WAAAAA! Poor Lisa, had to listen to this for about 20 minutes.Yes this is all as I was dressed as an evil Alice in Wonderland<br />
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Anywho, Lisa said "why don't you just not run it?" Go ahead, I did the same thing - "huh?" I replied. The conclusion was just do a short run the next day, since I got in 10 miles already the week before and I would just do both races slow, no expectations.<br />
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The next day I woke up a touch hungover and decided I was driving to the park running 3 miles and going home to get ready for the next Halloween festivity. So, I called Christine who said just do 6 miles. So I got out of the car
and I ran 7 miles. Felt better, plus I was getting a little concerned
because I heard we were getting some rain during the week (i.e.
Hurricane Sandy). Then I got myself ready for the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BeyondDishonor?ref=ts&fref=ts">Beyond Dishonor</a> at Champs - I changed my hair color for the costume....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beyond Dishonor as Mortal Kombat - aweseome!</td></tr>
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Fast-forward to last Sunday...Bridge Run 10K which really is a lot of fun and that was my plan, use it as a training run for Trenton Half Marathon. <br />
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The first mile was like fighting through a mass of 1200 people...oh wait I did fight through that mess...I couldn't get a spot by the 9min mile pacer so I went to the back. My
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My goal was a 9 min mile pace all the way through and I achieved that. I wasn't looking a PRing since I do want to do ok at tomorrow's half marathon so I kept the HR level fairly consistent around 154.<br />
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I started with noone and got really bored around mile 5 (as I slowed down) probably admiring the flowers (just kidding this is Camden - most likely admiring the crack head complaining to a cop). I finally saw Lisa up ahead and sprinted up (see the spike in HR) and was just so happy to run with someone even for the last 1/2 mile.<br />
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Oh and to add to the crazy weather - we had a snowstorm - random and just to add more power outages to the people who just got their power back from Sandy.<br />
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Because of the snow I opted not to run at all this week, I did free-weight, spin class, trainer rides and some yoga...hopefully this will make for some ultra fresh legs...<br />
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Oh and in order to make myself excited for tomorrow...I not only picked out a cute outfit...I planned a Beer and Mimosa Breakfast Party after the race!MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-29346128935589983362012-11-01T07:20:00.002-07:002012-11-01T07:20:56.229-07:00Hurricane Sandy - FrankenstormI finally had some time to write a post on what's been going on...when Hurricane Sandy (or as some of us called Frankenstorm) hit and decided I would instead wait and post after the aftermath has cleared. It was ironic that the last post I did was on the Atlantic City Triathlon where I talked about the best part of my day was running along the Atlantic City Boardwalk where most of my childhood memories were. In fact, those memories coupled with all of my summers spent along the Jersey Shore. Just for reference, this is the picture I posted on my last post from the race...<br />
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This is post-Sandy.<br />
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A Godsend was that Mike's parents house did not lose power. His dad is hooked up to a fair amount of machines and extremely fortunate that they didn't need to go to the back up generator. My parents are okay, they live by one of the bridges in Philly and extremely close to the Delaware River, but they said they heard both of the sub pumps kicking in during the storm. We were also very fortunate and did not lose power and had no issues. However, friends 5 and 10 min away did and are still without power. I opened the house for coffee, charging and showers but I still feel a little guilty that I was so lucky. <br />
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New York downtown was bad, some friends stayed uptown but I am sure it will take a while for the subways to get back in action. It is horrible to hear about all of the homes and businesses. <br />
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I remember when Katrina hit and my brother was in New Orleans, he, thank God, was smart and evacuated but I remember how much was lost among him and his friends and the sadness. It becomes a different experience when it's even closer to your home. I know this isn't the same size of a storm but the Hurricane Sandy coupled with the high tide made this a perfect storm. It will take a lot to rebuild and get things going in a large city like NY and the East Coast beaches. My thoughts and prayers to those who experienced the worst.<br />
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I went for a short run yesterday (given I have two running races this week and next) and posted that people need to be smart being on the road after a hurricane.<br />
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<li>Keep your eyes on the road ahead, there are tree branches and small twigs that can cause a twisted ankle.</li>
<li>Look around you as well as there are things coming from the side, you may be better off on a trail..</li>
<li>Pick up your feet, don't shuffle along, you don't want a broken ankle. </li>
<li>Pay Attention, if you don't feel comfortable go to the gym</li>
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They say is still unsafe with all the trees being so weak from all the wind we had. So to all my friends...<br />
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<li> Be safe</li>
<li>Help out a friend</li>
<li>Pray that we can get this rebuilt</li>
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<br />MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-90379401686849020122012-09-25T07:01:00.002-07:002012-09-25T07:01:27.457-07:00Perfect Ending to the Tri-Season - AC International Distance Race Report<br />
After doing my last week negatively sad post (I will try to keep those posts to a minimum), I am happy to report two things:<br />
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<li>I turned 37 and survived</li>
<li>Had a pretty sweet race</li>
<li>I got a haircut</li>
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I went into this race feeling "blah" about everything, but the pity party was over and decided I was going to CELEBRATE all my training and hard work for the year. In typical taper fashion, I got slammed with work which ironically helped me to feel super fresh on Sat...Friday night, we met at my parents (got a cute purse from my mommy) and we drove to Atlantic City to stay at my sister-in-laws where Christine gave me my bday present that I could wear for the race...<br />
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That made me smile and feel ready then ever to race. My parents and sister were our support team and they did a great job showing up at random places on the course.<br />
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Christine and I got to Bader Field at 5:30am (I credit <a href="http://yasimotraining.blogspot.com/">Yasi </a>with encouraging me to be early for races) and picked up our race packets and went to transition. The race was starting 15 minutes late because many people were caught in traffic...I have NEVER seen a race do this and it just showed how accomodating this company was. They really did a nice job. Thank you <a href="http://delmosports.com/">DelMoSport</a>s!<br />
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<u><b>Swim - 1 mile (36:36)</b></u><br />
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The swim course looked like it could be cold but in actuality it was awesome. I wore my full-piece wetsuit, I wish I had a sleeveless as I always feel so constricted in my full piece. Anyway, I think the swim out to the start was good because it forced me to warm up a little. I stayed in the back-right to avoid the initial crazies, and there was a bit of a current (against) on the way up. When I got to the first left, I got a little confused, I thought it was making a rectangle and think I ended up getting off course, then back on then off again. Finally on the way back we were able to ride the current and I sighted the rest of the orange and was able to stay on course the rest of the way. Most of the Olympic distance swims have been 0.8 miles so my time was faster than previous for a longer course...PR!<br />
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<b><u>T1 - 5:16 (REASON BELOW)</u></b><br />
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I saw Christine in transition - she was doing the sprint and also did a little PR in the swim. This was a ridiculously long transition - I was quick, HOWEVER, the Garmin registered a 1/2 mile transition....we had to run with our bikes out of transition and across Bader Field up to Rt. 322 where we were then allowed to mount the bike...NEXT time, I will not run in my bike shoes, and run barefoot so I can go a little faster. I only know I was pretty speedy in the transition area because NINJA Christine had a similar time...haha<br />
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<u><b>Bike - 20 miles (1:03 -19mph)</b></u><br />
There was a lovely head side wind on the way up - it was a 1/2 loop course so I would guess about 60% of it you were going into the wind. I just kept my head down and tried to keep steady, especially when a semi is flying by you on the AC Expressway and almost knocks you down. The only "hills" were a couple over passes. My garmin stopped working on the last mile but from what I gather I was doing about 15-17 in the headwind and 20-23 on the tailwind...Overall, a nice little PR speed for an Olympic/International distance. I know I started easing up the last 5 miles, I think I got a little bored of no one being around me and the flatness....I need to get my head in the game as I think it cost me a little in speed.<br />
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<u><b>T2 - 4:45 (Same as above)</b></u><br />
I saw my dad coming off the bike and then right before my run, this put a little kick in my step and he said mom and Theresa were up on the boardwalk waiting for me to run by!<br />
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<u><b>Run - 10k (54:20 8:46/mile)</b></u><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQI-aGQUEwANzqEDNe80fYmXaookX1Pag99k_M7vuijMq4oRyvgn2iwtp05M24PiW0bPu7q8QU1mfV7r5nunfwah36MUSb7sqYBPcKdjXvk2fdMstqUOCApe-NYV5xY1MUesIXvzpoUEYM/s1600/310446_10152126136090523_458235199_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQI-aGQUEwANzqEDNe80fYmXaookX1Pag99k_M7vuijMq4oRyvgn2iwtp05M24PiW0bPu7q8QU1mfV7r5nunfwah36MUSb7sqYBPcKdjXvk2fdMstqUOCApe-NYV5xY1MUesIXvzpoUEYM/s320/310446_10152126136090523_458235199_n.jpg" width="320" /></a>This was a PR on any 10k whether that is a solo run or part of a tri, so I am quite happy with this and I think it really shows how far I am coming in getting back to the 8 min mile (goal for next year). I saw Christine on her way in which gave me a little motivation. I felt really good, the weather was awesome. The only real complaint I have on the race was being stopped for traffic on the way to the boardwalk....as you watch people go ahead of you....whatever, what is done is done. I got up to the boards and felt real good, I wish I had my Garmin to push me but instead I worked on passing one person at a time. I saw my sister at Bally's and she said mom was at the Borgata. A girl I passed on the bike earlier, was running by me so I figured I should try to stick with her. I could tell my heartrate was getting a little higher, I would guess (since I am a stalker, the girl did 8 min miles) that we were going about 8min pace, after a mile I decided I wanted to have enough gas for the end. I saw my mom and gave her a high five and went on...I can't tell you how much emotion I feel when I run here, there was so many memories of my childhood with my family and grandparents. My grandfather worked at Resorts and as I passed it I remembered walking with my grandmom as a 7 year old from the Golden Nugget to Resorts to see him and then catching a tram home. I remembered watching these casinos being built and torn down, Trump building the most elaborate looking ridiculous casino...good times....as I remembered all of this I just put one foot in front of the other, I felt really good and steady. When I got to mile 5, I felt good enough to speed it up, although I had to stop 2 more times for traffic...I am pretty sure it only took about a total of 30 seconds of all the stopping so I don't think it would have made a huge difference.<br />
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After all this, we went to breakfast for my birthday, showered and got back on the road. Mike was taking care of his dad, so he got home a little later and we celebrated with some cake and beers and a movie with a couple friends. Sunday, I continued celebrating by spending the day on full birthday mode: reading, wine, sun, and then dinner with Mike.<br />
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My presents from Mike came and were wonderful.....<br />
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Shoes and watch can't get much better.<br />
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I had more <strike>gluttony </strike>in store this past weekend with a Brewtal beer meeting, a birthday dinner with friends on Sat, and then on Sunday for the grand finale of bday week with field hockey, book club and dinner with my family! Here's to making the birthday last a full month!<br />
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AND just to be sure I am vacation ready, I started my week of detox before I leave 10/2 - which means coming up with some fantastic recipes that are detox-friendly - I think I may be the only one that gets excited for a detox...and detoxes BEFORE "toxing" on vacation. See this post for my <a href="http://missfancypantstris.blogspot.com/2010/11/much-overdue-detox.html">detox</a> (I sometimes add in greek yogurt and eggs since this is not a full vegan detox although I had done it full vegan in the past for detox), obviously everyone is different and here for some relevant <a href="http://missfancypantstris.blogspot.com/p/recipes.html">recipe</a> lists...also I follow the various nutrition posts on my right hand column - Edible Perspective, Daily Garnish, Gluten-Free Goddess for some great recipes :)<br />
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part of me was upset that I just couldn't find another half-ironman during a convenient date so I have been just blah from training. I guess I just wasn't excited about it. I couldn't quite find a plan so just kept chugging with swimming, biking and running following my normal schedule from half-ironman training. Life has been crazy with Mike spending most of his time taking care of his dad, which just makes me love and miss the guy even more (I didn't know after 15 years that that was even possible). He has been self-less and really dealing with a lot until they get nursing care. For one day while I was there we were able to get him out of bed, it was a great day!<br />
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We were able to spend the time we have doing things we love (e.g. beer) so it's been lots of quality time when we can get it.<br />
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I have had some really good and fun times since my last post...<br />
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<br />We also started the book club of the CENTURY - CGBC - Cool Girls Book Club - <div>
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Finally, it's a week before the race, and I still can't put a finger on why I am not excited about it, but it could be the fact that the day of the race I will be 37!! What??? When did 37 happen? But in actuality it was probably training since November with no break. BUT I put in the work, I know this will be a nice flat race (PR, maybe?). So I am going to go into this race as a CELEBRATION, a celebration of all the hard work, the highs and lows of the summer, and turning 37. Oh yeah, and in the spirit of over-achievement I have my first hockey game of the season the next day with my new stick!!!<br />
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MissFancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594489342968572374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010202013623482274.post-24384102359546394332012-08-19T12:11:00.001-07:002012-08-19T12:11:01.529-07:00Spectathele at IMNYC (i.e. IMNewJersey)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I went to watch Yasi at Ironman <strike>New Jersey</strike>
New York City....First off, I was so impressed during the time I have
been training with her while she was preparing for this race. This girl
has more focus and dedication than anyone I know so I was quite
confident that her time was going to be LESS than what she anticipated.
And spoiler alert.....she was awesome and fast! Check out her <a href="http://yasimotraining.blogspot.com/2012/08/imnyc-race-report-swim-bike.html">PART 1</a> and <a href="http://yasimotraining.blogspot.com/2012/08/imnyc-race-report-run.html">PART 2</a> of her race reports.<br />
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The swim was supposed to be cancelled due to our wonderful eastern
seaboard - leak of a sewer line which would be leaking chlorinated raw
sewage (i.e. poop), but the swim was on, and I think I was more nervous
for her swimming in that shit (literally) then jumping off a plank....<br />
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The
night before she wanted to get rest which in Yasi-speak meant
fro-yo....so we discussed her times when we would see her etc and she
was giving us bullshit times like 14 hours (whatever girl, I never
believed you).<br />
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After I left her, I conveniently went home to foam roll
(another story for another day of my quest to prove myself among high
school football players) and make some signs and drink some beers...how I
do my best work of sign-making.<br />
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I
then waited for the Big Onions (mom, dad and sis) to arrive for some
brekkie and to go meet up with my cousins in the Big Apple who
conveniently live right near the only stretch of NYC in the race (i.e. 9
miles - don't you get it? IMNYC??). Anyway, we ate a fabulous joint
called the Community where we had some huevos rancheros and some
caffeine to get our cheers on...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More family photos at Community<br />
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I also found out that there would be a convenient location for spectating - a bar on the course - YES!!!<br />
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Christine
came up via train to meet up with more signs so we can heckle and cheer
for all the awesome people that were tackling this feet. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Posing for spectatheleting<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Figures the "artist" Christine would come up with the Pretty sign...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">choosing location...<br />
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We
cheered for every athlete and that included me holding the loudest
piece of equipment - the bullhorn complete with siren sounds....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how I role<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this is how my family roles - Dad handing out french fries to the runners...<br />
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We saw her twice which meant we had to RUN 1.5 miles to the finish which she had 3 miles to go. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I mean, seriously, "did the girl look like she just swam, biked then ran 20something miles??"<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and she hugs me all sweaty<br />
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Doable for us to get to finish line first? Of course! In flip flops
and a crew? Not so much, so Chris and I said see you later to the rest
and booked it (in flip flops) and got there in plenty of time right
before the finish to see her mom. We quickly saw her coming and decided
to sprint, yes sprint, where Chris and I were getting cheered for our
run...and we missed her by a second to come in but she found us and we
were all able to jump on her while she seriously looked like she could
do it all over again. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great photo high fiving her dad<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Congrats girl - excellent well put together race!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our crew and Yasi<br />
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She
finished 4th in her AG!! I thought we she was going to Kona as I heard
a lot of people saying there was many slots...so I JUST IN CASE checked
on my phone flights from Orlando to Kona (just in case) since I would
be on vacation till the 12th...I needed to help her race day the day
after my vacation....Unfortunately, no spots rolled down for <strike>me </strike>her. Again, I had a wonderful time cheering her on - she worked hard and it paid off!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty sunset to end the day!<br />
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