Since going Paleo my family has fallen even more in love with our grill. Paleo and grilling just work well together. The past couple of years I've even been stepping outside my grilling comfort zone more and more. Grilling things I'd never thought to have grilled before and trying new flavor combinations. I have to say I'm pretty thrilled with the results of most of my flavor experiments. In the past I'd never have thought to grill fruit, but it's amazing. Grilling fruit and adding it to traditionally savory dishes? Brilliant. Oh yes, and? New rule: every burger recipe for the rest of forever must contain grilled pineapple. OK, maybe more of a guideline. It's a seriously delicious combination though. This Smoky Grilled Pineapple Burger is always a crowd-pleaser at my house. It's not only Paleo, but Whole30, glutenfree, lower carb, and clean eating friendly. I promise you won't miss the bun! paleo, grilled pineapple burger, smoky
I haven't talked about my running much lately. Mostly because there hasn't been much to talk about! The cold weather and shorter days along with my dislike for my treadmill have curtailed my running the last few months...excuse, excuse, excuse.
Enough of the excuse making. I ran through crazy weather while training for my marathon! What's a little snow and cold? I just need to get creative.
Hubby leaves for work when it is still dark and doesn't get home until it is dark, so my plan is to get runs in on Saturday and Sunday when he is home all day. Then when the days get longer again I'll return to early morning runs before he leaves. I may also include one day of interval running on my treadmill, need to work on my speed.
I got new New Balance shoes and a Polar heart rate monitor with foot pod, but haven't put them to much work so far this new year. I ran with them today down at the track for some speed work (my first outdoor run in months, hooray). Love playing with new gear! Hey, whatever motivates us, right?
My goal for this year is a sub 30 minute 5k. My fastest so far was 32:50. I decided I needed a race to get me motivated and focused. Having one on the calendar works wonders! My first attempt to break 30 minutes will be April 16th. This is the race I pr'd in last year. It's a good race: small, local to my sister, around the lake, easy course, lots of fun. I have plenty of time to work on my speed (and weight loss which always helps my speed) until then. I sat down today and added my running to my workout calendar.
I'm excited, I'm focused, hooray! I'm back in the running groove.
How about you? Do you run? Any races on your calendar yet?
Enough of the excuse making. I ran through crazy weather while training for my marathon! What's a little snow and cold? I just need to get creative.
Hubby leaves for work when it is still dark and doesn't get home until it is dark, so my plan is to get runs in on Saturday and Sunday when he is home all day. Then when the days get longer again I'll return to early morning runs before he leaves. I may also include one day of interval running on my treadmill, need to work on my speed.
I got new New Balance shoes and a Polar heart rate monitor with foot pod, but haven't put them to much work so far this new year. I ran with them today down at the track for some speed work (my first outdoor run in months, hooray). Love playing with new gear! Hey, whatever motivates us, right?
My goal for this year is a sub 30 minute 5k. My fastest so far was 32:50. I decided I needed a race to get me motivated and focused. Having one on the calendar works wonders! My first attempt to break 30 minutes will be April 16th. This is the race I pr'd in last year. It's a good race: small, local to my sister, around the lake, easy course, lots of fun. I have plenty of time to work on my speed (and weight loss which always helps my speed) until then. I sat down today and added my running to my workout calendar.
I'm excited, I'm focused, hooray! I'm back in the running groove.
How about you? Do you run? Any races on your calendar yet?
Yay for having a plan! You'll do great in April. I'm sure you can't wait to run outside again. I saw a guy jogging outside the other morning and I thought "...as soon as spring is here."
ReplyDeleteNo races on my calendar yet, but I do have a personal training appointment. It's sort of the same thing...right? haha! Anyway, glad to hear your excited about running!
never stop getting up on that horse!!! love it!!
ReplyDeleteI would eventually like to run again. But, I definitely won't be starting that in the middle of winter. LOL! I can so relate when it comes to the treadmill. That thing bores me to death. I understand why some people call it the "Dreadmill":)
ReplyDeleteI've found that I have lost a bit of my running grove already this year. I started last year in the winter but I don't think it was as cold so this year I'm being a suck. I would LOVE to get a 5k in under 30 min. My fastest to date is 36min. I had planned on focusing to lose some weight and tone up before I attempt to do a half marathon ( goal this year ), but I think having a 5k planned soon might be the thing to get me going. Good idea!
ReplyDeletewinter + snow and ice + treadmill = sucks
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to up my mileage too.
keep at it despite the struggle.