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Fitting in Success

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So. You have a job, a family, church and social obligations and you want to "get healthy," "eat better," and lose 30 pounds. Impossible.  Not enough hours in the day.  No time. Right? Wrong.  Impossible without compromise, to be sure.  But what things do you compromise?  What tasks do you delegate, which do you defer?  How on earth do you fit another "thing" into your day? Here are a few tips from a busy Me of how to fit it all in and succeed. Just Say No I know, cliche.  But it has to be done.  You can't coach soccer on Tuesday, lead AWANA on Wednesday, do Bible study on Thursday and grocery shop on Friday evenings and still have any time for workouts.  Sure, you can get up at 4:30am, but that's ONLY if you agree to go to bed by 9pm.  At the latest.  You must make your fitness a priority.  It must be scheduled and worked around.  You are worth it! Change Your Mind I hate broccoli...I can't run...I'm not a morning person

Home Made Pasta Sauce

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I have a little old man across the street that gives me the tomatoes from his garden.  I take the little kids on a "parade" every morning and we always stop to say hi.  Sometimes he even has cookies for the kids.  This summer, he's always had tomatoes for me. :) I admit, after slicing them and eating them with salt or sugar, putting them on sandwiches, and dicing them into salads, I found it hard to not waste them!  Making my own pasta sauce has been the answer. Today, I took some pictures to show you just how easy this really is.  Granted, I am at home all day, so you will want to do this on a Saturday or Sunday when you have time.  All told, it probably only takes about an hour or so, from raw tomato to usable sauce. First off - line your pans WITH FOIL.  You will thank me later, trust.  Cut the tomatoes in small pieces and place them skin side down in the pan.  To make a decent amount of sauce, you will need a couple of 9x13" pans' worth of tomatoes.

Buffalo Run and More

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I decided, at the last minute, to sign up for the 36th Annual Buffalo Run.  It's a 5 mile run through the beautiful and hilly Pioneer Park here in Lincoln.  Entry was only $15 and came with a really nice pair of running shorts!  I figured, even if I couldn't run it for some reason, that was a very cheap pair of shorts! Suh-weet shorts for the Buffalo Run! I've been sick with a cold for a couple of days, so I just decided to have a nice training run.  My long runs have been 8-10 miles for 3 weeks and then 5 on week number four to give my legs a break.  This fit in perfectly.  I had heard that it was a hilly course, but with my regular slaying of the Beast of North 27th Overpass, I felt prepared. I arrived early, as suggested in the pre-race email...but showed up at 7:15 for an 8:00am race.  Too early?  Not for this!  There were 300 people there already.  My mantra of "arrive early and get in line for the porta potties" proved, once again, to be sound

Am I Ready?

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Workout today: 9+ miles on the legs doing the "Forest Gump" around town.  It went really well.  I am still using a short walk interval at the beginning of each mile.  I walk very briskly for 1 minute and take a drink of water.  It works very well, and I've been able to get a little faster average over long runs.  It sounds counter-intuitive, but the 1 minute walk break helps oh so much! I've been having lots of time to think on these long runs.  Many times I do the run-nerd thing and analyze my training. It used to be that I would run two, maybe three long runs of 8 miles or more while preparing for my half marathon each May.  Those long runs would be difficult and involve soreness and at least 2 days of recovery. In this new year of 2012, I've tried to be more consistent with the mileage after the Half to continue to widen and build my base.  I was a person that said "I won't ever run the full Marathon."  But having started the sport of Triath