The NYC Insider's guide to the NYC running is inspired by the thoughts and experiences of a New Yorker who has run the NYC Marathon twice and is now training for 5 Half Marathons - one in each of the five boroughs.
Friday, January 28, 2011
A Walk Through the Snow
My schedule today didn't really work out that well for a run (plus there is snow everywhere in NYC), but I did enjoy a 4-mile walk through beautiful Central Park today, where I admired the snowmen on the Great Lawn.
Here's what else I've been up to:
Thursday Breakfast: coffee with half and half, 2 fruit and nut bars Lunch: veggie burger on a bun, roasted cherry tomatoes Snack: two protein bars Dinner: steak, roasted potatoes, asparagus, pineapple chunks, grapes,water
Today Breakfast: oatmeal w/raisins and sunflower seeds, coffee w/half and half Lunch: veggie burger on bun w/ketchup and skinny water Snack: 100 calorie-pack of popcorn Dinner:
Yesterday and today I've been home with a sick child so no run for me. Still, the numbers on the scale are creeping up (I think the fruit and nut bars and the chili are doing me in), so I do want to keep track on what I'm eating.
Monday Breakfast: coffee with half and half, yogurt w/sliced almonds, oj, fruit and nut bar Lunch: leftover sweet potatos, 2 clementines Snack: two fruit and nut bars Dinner: chili with melted cheese, water
Today Breakfast: 1 cup special K cereal with milk; fruit and nut bar Lunch: leftover chili and water Snack: coffee with half and half and two mini chocolate bars Dinner:
Saturday: Breakfast: yogurt w/sliced almonds, coffee w/half and half Lunch: leftover pasta w/sundried tomatoes and mushrooms Dinner: cosmopolitan, 1/2 crab cake, a little bread, broccoli, steak, red wine after dinner: glass of port, assorted cheeses
Yesterday's mileage: ran 3 miles (also walked 2 miles) Year-to-date: 12 miles
Today: Breakfast: orange juice, 2 pieces toast w/pumpkin butter, coffee w/half and half Lunch: grapes, 2 clementines, Special K protein bar Snack: 2 fruit and nut bars Dinner: hamburger on roll, sweet potato fries, peas
While I haven't run since Saturday, I have done some other things:
Sunday
Breakfast: oatmeal w/raisins and nuts, coffee w/half and half Lunch: chili, gummy bears, diet soda Dinner: steak, caesar salad, fruit, wine Snack: chips and cheez-its, water Skiied about 2 hours
Monday Breakfast: large bran muffin, fruit, coffee w/half and half Lunch: broccoli and cheese soup, diet soda Snack: cashews Dinner: takout Chinese - garlic beef w/veggies, steamed dupplings Skiied about 2 hours
Tuesday: Breakfast: oatmeal w/raisins and nuts, coffee w/half and half Lunch: spinach salad w/chopped egg, cuke, tomatoes, mushrooms; diet root beer, fruit and nut bar Dinner: 2 cereal bars Snack: popped chips Walked 4 miles
Today: Breakfast: yogurt w/cracklin oat bran, 2 clementines Snack: fruit and nut bar, coffee w/half and half Lunch: Dinner:
Running two days in a row after a week without running at all, I really felt the stretch in my thighs today. Still, it was a pleasant run with a hint of a snow shower (and, according to the forecast, more to come).
Today's mileage: 3 miles
Year-to-date: 9 miles
Breakfast: 1 cup Special K w/chocolate cereal w/1 cup milk, fruit and nut bar, coffee w/half and half Lunch: hamburger on a roll w/mozzarella cheese and a roasted red pepper, pickles, water Snack: fruit and nut bar, water Dinner: chicken tender, sauteed zucchini, blueberries, water Snack: peanut butter/chocolate bar
Lots of snow, the 'flu, and a bit of laziness have kept me from running this week, and I really felt the lack of hitting the pavement when I went out today. Hopefully, I'll remember that feeling and it will motivate me to run more regularly.
Today's mileage: 3 miles Year-to-date: 6 miles
Breakfast: yogurt w/2 tbsp sunflower seeds, Special K protein bar, 4 oz oj Lunch: veggie burger on a roll w/pickles, fruit and nut bar, skinny water Snack: coffee w/half and half Dinner: 1 slice pizza, 2 clementines, water Snack: fruit and nut bar
Since I am shooting to run 1,000 miles this year, I am going to start to log my mileage here. While I know that much of my heavy duty training will occur later in the year, it will be good to see how I progress.
I'm also thinking of logging my food intake as a way of seeing what makes me feel healthiest.
So here goes:
Today's mileage: 3 miles
Breakfast: yogurt w/2 tbsp sunflower seeds, fruit and nut bar Lunch: turkey breast sandwich w/pickles on white bread, handful of chocolate covered pecans, fruit-flavored sparkling water Snack: coffee w/half and half, peanut butter/chocolate bar Dinner: chicken, 1/4 acorn squash, 3-grain side, apple slices, water
A sudden case of runner's knee slowed me down in my first attempt at the NYC Marathon, and I am determined not to let it happen again. But as a slow, midde-aged female runner, it is a problem that I am apparently prone to suffer from. I recently read that wearing a generic shoe insert can help -- sounds like an easy fix and one worth checking into.
If you've been following this blog at all, you've seen my interest in finding good music to run by. Just ran across a huge list of song lists to work out to. You can find it here: Fitness Workout Playlists.
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