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I liked this article.  Now I want to read this women's book.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-bloom/how-to-talk-to-little-gir_b_882510.html?ref=fb&src=sp

Week 2 - Marathon Training

Monday - Tore myself out of bed at 6:20, it was painful.  Started P90X Core Synergistics and 6:30
Tuesday - Got up, got dressed went outside and realized it was raining.  I am not hardcore enough to run in the rain, but since there was no purpose in going back to bed I did a Jillian Michaels 30 day shred, level 3.  After work I ran 3.76 miles.
Wednesday - 4.9 miles, my legs were tired but I was passing people which makes me feel speedy.
Thursday - 4 miles, slow. Today humidity = very sweaty
Friday - Rest
Saturday - 7 miles

The doorman encounter

Not the best way to start a day.

On Wednesday morning as I was leaving my aparment building at 6:30am still slightly in a sleepy daze this is what happened:

Early morning doorman: Be careful out there today.

Me: What? Why?

Early morning doorman: There's a real wierdo standing out there.

Me: Kind of confused....Oh ok. Still just standing there not sure what my next move should be.

Early morning doorman: Don't worry, I'll watch you.  Just thought you should know.

Me: Oh ok, thanks.

Walking outside, my early morning doorman was right there was a weirdo standing by the door.  Fortunately he had moved on by the time I got home from my run.

Listerine

A few weeks ago Joseph and I made our first trip to the dentist in an embarrassingly long time.  With that being said neither of us had any cavities and the dentist was actually pretty impressed with our teeth.

However, the dentist gave each of us a hard time about never flossing.  I really don't like taking tons of time to get ready for bed.  When I want to go to sleep, I want to go to sleep.

But, after the interview we felt motivated to start treating our teeth right.  I mean we both will be 26 by the end of the year.  So part of treating your teeth right according to the dentist is flossing and rinsing with Listerine.  Which we have both been doing pretty good at.

 Here is my question.

Why does Listerine have to burn so much? Why can't they make a mouthwash that isn't painful to swish around.

Joseph said it has to burn to kill the bacteria.  I don't believe this.  Toothpaste doesn't burn.

Maybe this is what adulthood is all about.  Doing the horrible things like flossing and mouth washing, even though it is horrible.

NYC - Week 4

New York has the most amazing way of making Philadelphia feel like such a small city.  Every Sunday night when I get home, I am always struck with how much smaller things are in Philly, and really by just how huge everything is in New York.  It really is amazing.

Are you bored of my weekend recaps? sorry if you are but since I don't really do much during the week besides sleep, work, run and write my Masters thesis this is what you get.

Saturday morning we slept in, like really slept in.  We didn't wake up or even move until 10:30 and at that point we only really got out of bed because we felt like we probably shouldn't sleep all day.  I haven't slept that late in a long time, but in this apartment Joseph is staying in the bedroom doesn't get direct sunlight and it is off the street which equals quiet and dark all the time, which is perfect for sleeping in.

After waking up we headed out for a 6 mile run, it was pretty warm at this point but we ran along the Hudson which was pretty and had a fairly good breeze.  During our run we stopped to watch some little tiny boys play baseball because it was so funny to watch 4-5 five year olds playing baseball.

We stopped our run at the Westside Market like we do every week to get Joseph supplies for the week. I don't think he can handle going grocery shopping by himself.

Then we headed down to the High Line.  It is a new park they put in on an old raised train track.  It was pretty cool, but kind of crowded.  However we ended up in the meatpacking district, which was really awesome to walk through. A very cool part of town.

 We went to dinner at Grimaldis a suggestion from my sister-in-law and it was really really tasty. We got an antipasto plate and a pizza with sausage and mushrooms.

This is a picture of me after the fact.  Only one lone piece of pizza survived.  We were too hungry at the start to think about blogging.

We ended  the night by going to see X-Men: First Class.  We had bought some fandango tickets through Groupon and they were burning a whole in our pockets.  Two tickets for nine dollars, best deal ever.  Especially considering in New York it is 13 dollars for ONE TICKET! I couldn't even believe it.

Oh actually we ended the night with a shake from a Mister Softie truck outside of the movie theater.  This was a great decision.  I love that Mister Softie truck.

Cooking Skills

Last Thursday we had a Relief Society activity, it was a cooking night.  A very talkative very high energy, tiny Phillipino women in our branch was going to teach us how to make some asian food.  I was kind of excited because Asian cooking is not really one of my strong points.  I usually turn to take out when I need an Asian fix.

We started out making fried egg rolls, but my rolling skills were notably bad so I moved on to the spring rolls.  Spring rolls are much easier to make.  And I got the approval of the caterer that my spring rolls were acceptable, right before she told me she would never hire me though because I am way to slow.  I was dying, it was so funny.  This was my first time ever making spring rolls, and apparently the learning curve was a little to steep for me. 

 I am planning on venturing into South Philly to go to an Asian market sometime in the near future to get some ingredients.  Homemade spring rolls are so good.

Marathon Training

Last Monday marked the official first day of our marathon training.  Although we have been running quite a bit, now it is time to buckle down and get serious.  I am going to be keeping a record of my workouts on the blog mostly for my own benefit so that I can look back at what I have done when I am in need on motivation.

We are following Hal Higdons marathon training schedule, it has been recommended to us by a lot of different people.  Hopefully this guy is as good as he says he is.  

I have become obsessed with reading other runners healthy lifestyle blogs like SkinnyRunner and HungryRunnerGirl.  Reading other people blogs is good for motivation and they are filled with training tips and useful advice.

This week marked the transition over to early morning runs and workouts.  It is getting way to hot here to workout at night.  I also thought it would help me be more productive at night because it would give me more free time.  As of now, that isn't really happening, mostly I am ready for bed by like 5pm (only slightly exaggerating).  I hope my body adjusts.  I do like getting my workouts out of the way, and since I am mostly still asleep while running, I hardly even notice it. 

Monday - 4.1 miles, 35 minutes - overcast, cool. Felt awesome
Tuesday - Cross Training - P90X Core Synergistics, 50 minutes
Wednesday - 3.9 miles, 34 minutes. First morning run of my life. Felt good, but I was hungry all day.
Thursday -3.44 miles, 29 minutes
Friday - REST
Saturday - 6 miles

NYC - Week 3

I have serious respect for all people who travel every weekend for work.  It is cool but totally lame at the same time.  I am happy I am able to see Joseph on the weekends but feel as if I am constantly packing, unpacking and repacking again.

This weekend I headed up to NYC again for our third weekend in "The City".  Friday my bus was delayed and I ended up leaving Philadelphia an hour late.  Not cool, considering I was dripping sweat standing perfectly still waiting for the bus, and when buses are late people start getting all frantic and crazy which leads to little bit of a mad house.

Despite the record breaking heat we experienced all week, when we woke up Saturday morning it was cool almost to the point of cold and misty/rainy.

We started the morning with a little run and stop to the grocery store.  Then we came home got dressed and headed down to the East Village to meet up with some of our friends for brunch.  We ended up waiting a long time for our table so it really was more like a late lunch but still worth it.  The food was really good, and it was nice to hang out and relax for awhile.  Especially since I didn't really want to walk around very much in the rain.

I took this picture from their website, Clinton Street Baking.

After brunch we weren't really sure what to do since all of our plans for the day were for outside activities, so we just headed back north and ended up the the Natural History Museum.  We walked around for a little bit, it was okay but the one is DC is was better.

 At this point it had stopped raining so we walked through Central Park down to Columbus Circle where we hit up some stores for some window (wishful) shopping.  It was starting to get cold so we decided to call it a night and head back to the apartment for some movie watching and lounging.  It was a nice relaxing day.