Thank you all so much for your concern over my poor eye — the good news is, it didn’t really bruise and I think I caught a lucky break.
Good thing I blinked!
The last few days have been full of delicious, non-injury inducing smoothies (and one wheatgrass-lemonade sludge):
The patient, aka Travers, is very happy to be done with his medicine:
And I am happy to be newly visible to oncoming traffic!
When I was in Ithaca, visiting family, I went on a run. A glorious run. Let’s revisit it, shall we? One of the people we were staying with asked me if I run in the dark. Well, duh — I gots to get my run on before work, yo!
He was not pleased when he heard that I often run in dark clothes, with no ID (that’s changed! I swear! I carry my license!) and no reflective gear. So he pulled that piece of yellow hotness out of his closet, and I now proudly wear it. Sexy, huh?
Let’s see what else is on the ol’ camera. Ah, yes — veggie burgers! From the best.recipe.ever. found here. I heart Guy Fieri.
We made a huge batch of burgers for this party and froze them. They’re super easy to pull out, and you can either grill or broil them until they’re crisp and delish. Served with green beans drizzled with coconut oil and roasted golden beets, tossed with maple syrup and kosher salt.
I give you burgers, beans and beets.
Yummm…
So, getting back to running, a college buddy of mine emailed me about a project he’s working on, and I thought y’all could help! Here’s what he sent:
I’m currently working on a freelance article, inspired by my recent experiences adapting to a completely different running environment in my new hometown of Seattle, and which I plan to market to running/fitness magazines. The article addresses: 1) the challenges runners face in a new hometown (more or fewer hills, climate, lack of familiarity with routes and trails, losing one’s running club, among others); 2) strategies to adapt; and 3) the benefits of running in a new hometown (developing one’s “mental map” of the city, learning about neighborhoods, discovering places one might never visit by car, a great way to meet people).I would like to interview a handful of runners who have recently moved and was wondering you knew of anyone either in Florida or elsewhere that might be interested in participating. Perhaps someone adjusting to the day-to-day humidity of Central Florida? Or someone adjusting to a new running culture, such as in a group vs. solo? I’d be interested in learning about any such obstacles runners have had to face and how they overcame them, or if you have any suggestions I’d love to hear them.
Jealous of the whole Seattle thing? Me too. I had the best coffee-chai of my LIFE there, at Trabant Coffee and Chai.
Anywho, if you think you can help my friend, please send me an email: (kwidrick at sillytatertot dot com) and I’ll pass it on!
Love the reflective vest! It will most likely keep you much safer in the mornings.