I’m so happy the weekend is finally here, but still counting down the days until things settle at work finally next weekend after a major project deadline. It’s been madness for over 6 weeks now with so much going on at work and in my personal life that I’m craving more downtime. This morning I woke up early to start the day with my final tapered 6-mile run before my half marathon next weekend and had my usual pre-run Vega smoothie.
I’ve been aggressively training for this half and scored two new personal records this week while running so much, always great emails to receive from RunKeeper!
And:
While it’s been stressful cramming in time for the runs with so much else going on, running has been very therapeutic for blowing off stream, clearing my mind, and dealing with grief and feelings of being overwhelmed. I’ve actually been looking forward to my longer runs for the outdoor, change-of-scenery time while rocking out to a new playlist.
After, I met my sisters for a little shopping and lunch at Yard House again for my favorite Orange Peel Gardein dish.
And spent some relaxing time at home petting this guy.
And finally starting more sprouts.
With so much going on, I haven’t grown any in a few weeks, so it was nice to finally get some growing again and get back to my normal routines.
By dinnertime, I wasn’t too hungry after a splurge lunch, so I went with a huge salad. But I tried something something new, sauteing red onions in olive oil to soften them up and take some of the bite away before adding to the salad.
And I dressed this monster with a little toasted sesame oil, Braggs Liquid Aminos, and nutritional yeast for a fast, lazy, but tasty salad.
The onions added a nice, caramelized texture and weren’t too strong or harsh to digest as raw red onions can be for me.
Are you a fan of raw onions?
Good job on your mileage! And GREAT job of taking care of yourself during a stressful time by carving out space to run and move.
I love, love, love raw onions but hesitate to eat them during the day (at work) because of the smell. Sauteing them first is a fantastic idea!
Glad that you’ve been enjoying your running and it’s been helping to keep you centered and grounded during this crazy time.
And congrats on your new records. Very cool that R.K. sends emails. I know you told me about that app before and i downloaded it but I never use it. If for nothing else, the GPS is great and I should try it, huh!
You should totally try RunKeeper, it’s free! :-)
congrats on the run!!!
love onions both raw and cooked
Ha! I have one of my gray cats (I have two) sitting in my lap as I read this. She is trying to read whats on the screen, I could swear. I really admire you for keeping up your training schedule with so much going on.
I like certain sweeter raw onions, sometimes. But overall I prefer them cooked.
I have two Russian Blues and one is always in my lap, especially if there’s newspaper.
So true about running keeping you sane. I feel the same-what a life saver for stress. Your lunch looks amazing I may need to try the yard house by my parents house.
Yard House is great, the beer list is amazing and the atmosphere is a lot of fun for our location.