Taking care of yourself

So how is your training going? I hope the latest headlines regarding the 3 runners who died running in the Detroit Marathon won't deter your progress-ha! Never the less, we keep on running right?!

If you are having a hectic time fitting in your runs, as I truly have been, just get in as much as you can and don't beat yourself up if you miss a few runs here or there. Research has proven time and time again, that it's actually better for your body and your performance if you rest rather than over train. I'm not saying that you will do great if you don't train enough, but just don't get go crazy running everyday one week just to make up for an earlier loss. Balance your running and rest as much as you can.

I came across a website with some great recipes ideas. They are nothing ground breaking but they are printer ready, easy to read, and the nutrition facts are included. It's a great tool to have. I like that in addition to the recipe, it gives you some healthy side dish ideas. There is a bunch of other eating healthy info, but the recipes are the thing that interested me the most. So if you are interested, go check it out!

http://www.zonya.com/healthy_recipes.html

With Fall full in bloom, a lot of the foods that can really help boost your fitness performance are in season. Foods such as squash (made spaghetti squash with a little olive oil & butter & salt last night), pumpkin (I made pumpkin muffins today-YUMMY!, and I have a good recipe for pumpkin chili if anyone wants it), apples, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, figs, and grapes are all at their best right now. You always want to try to buy what is in season because it is richer in nutrients than at other times of the year, and it's cheaper which never hurts anyone! So try to fit in 2-3 three of these a week. If you don't want to eat them plain and need some recipe ideas, check out www.AllRecipes.com. You can search by recipe titles or by ingredients you want your recipe to include. I find nearly all of my recipes from there, and the feedback people leave for the recipes are actually helpful.

We are working on planning a run down on the strip the second weekend in November. If you are interested, make sure you check back here because all of the info will be here. Also, looking ahead to the race. If you are planning on staying down on the strip the night before, get a hotel ASAP if you haven't already. We got a room about a month ago, and a lot of the hotels we tried were all booked.

Happy running!!