What day is it? It’s Wednesday, right? I could have sworn it was Thursday today. Apparently, I’m really ready for the weekend to be here!
Are you looking forward to the long 4th of July weekend? What are your plans?
Lunch
I packed the best lunch today: homemade salad with crumbled blue cheese, YoBaby 3-in-1 peach & squash yogurt with organic almond granola, and a banana. I loved it. I wish all of my lunches were like this one!
Snacks
I had a few errands to run after work, so I grabbed a bag of Almond M&Ms to snack on. They quieted my stomach while I ran around the mall, but they had zero staying-power. You’d think I would have learned my lesson by now! 
When I got finally got home, Mal and I took Murphy for his long walk of the day and then I headed out for a run around the neighborhood.
Before lacing up my sneakers, I snacked on a piece of Fruit & Nut Manna Bread with Barney Butter smeared on top. No matter what, I always need to have a little something in my stomach when I exercise. Otherwise, I feel so weak.
Workout
My run was AWESOME tonight!!! The weather was perfect, I rocked out to Lady Gaga, and I ran 5 miles with no hip pain! Hooray! 
The run was also fun because I played a little game with Pandora on my iPhone: every time a Lady Gaga song came on, I picked up my pace for the entire duration of the song. By mile 4, I had only heard two songs, so I added Britney songs to the list. Letting the music dictate my workout definitely made it fly by!
I ran 5 miles in 43:33 (8:42 pace), which isn’t too shabby considering I haven’t run more than 4 miles in a good 6 months. (For the new readers, I’ve been battling a hip injury since April 2009.)
- Mile 1: 8:22
- Mile 2: 8:38
- Mile 3: 8:39
- Mile 4: 9:06
- Mile 5: 8:45
After my run, I made sure to stretch for a solid 15 minutes just like my chiropractor suggested. All of this stretching really seems to be helping. But, I’ll let ya know how my hip feels tomorrow! 
I also rolled the crap out of my quads, hams, and IT bands using my Tiger Tail. Thing thing really helps my legs too.
As I always say: hurts so good!
Last chance: the Tiger Tail is 20% off until midnight tonight. Just enter the coupon code 20Tiger at checkout to get the deal.
Dinner
When I walked through the door after my run, dinner was waiting for me. Well, all of the ingredients were prepared on a plate; I just had to put it together.
For dinner, Mal made “BALT” sandwiches: bacon, avocado, lettuce, and tomato.
I had mine on a Sandwich Thin with a little bit of mayo. It was such a good sandwich! My husband is a genius! 
I’m in the mood to bake tonight, so I’m going to try out the spelt flour from the Beidlers. Wish me luck!
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Your lunch does look amazing! When I run i listen to rap, it really keeps my pace up!
Wow, that was a great run, Tina! Stretching and foam rolling has really helped out my hip, too.
Loooove, BALT sammies
That sandwich looks so good. I had bacon with lunch
great run. I love it when I let my music dictate my run. It takes your mind off of your distance and makes it fun!
Glad to see you made it home safely. I also want to thank you for opening up my eyes on how people envision conventional dairy. It prompted me to blog about the differences between organic and conventional dairies- to show and tell what a much more common conventional dairy is like. Hope it helps answer some questions and misconceptions. Thanks!
Best spelt recipe EVER = fitnessista’s vegan almond butter chocolate chip cookies. http://fitnessista.com/2009/10/baking-itch/. My go-to recipe!
Oooh that Manna Bread looks so so good! Like a muffin! I waaaaant
Great job on the run and good for you for doing all that stretching!
Great run! And those BLTS…….YUMMO!
I can’t wait to see what you create. Enjoy your treat!
I read everyday, but never comment. That sandwich looked delish!!
I’m headed to Boston to visit a bunch of friends, would love to have an iced coffee and chat.
Yay for bacon!
I love working out to Lady Gaga. Kesha, too!
You have been one busy lady this week. Glad you were able to get a workout in today and yay for running so far.
congratulations on your run! i know what it’s like to be out with a hip injury (for a year too) so i know it feels GLORIOUS to get back ‘atter and with no hip pain to boot
wait, it’s not thursday?! oh crap.
i love the sandwich! i need to pick up more thins…
Sandwich looks awesome! Good luck with the baking…
Congrats on a successful run! It was a fast one too! I just ordered myself a tiger tail since I think it will be a little easier to transport during my summer trips than my foam roller.
hurray for a great run! i know how great it feels to be back in action after a hiatus, and i’m so glad yours was pain free
Mmmmm BLT’s. I used to LOVE those. The only problem is most the bacon would be gone by the time we started making the sandwiches!
Congrats on that awesome 5 mile run time! So motivating! And your running outfit is so cute! Don’t you love how great workout clothes make you want to work out more? That’s happened to me since the first time I did yoga a few years ago – golden!
Summer nights and a BLTs go so well together.
I’m ready for the holiday weekend, too! We are heading from Dallas down to Austin tomorrow. Excited to spend some time on the lake.:)
I can’t wait to see what you make with your organic spelt flour from your adventures this past weekend! YAY for running with no hip pain!!
Ooh great looking sandwich! I bet it would be good with tempeh.
I love the workout idea! I will have to try that some time. Cannot wait for the long weekend! I plan to lay by the pool for two days and do NOTHING!
Can’t wait for the weekend – We are hanging out with friends overnight at their place on the Tennessee River and going boating and watching the fireworks from there – Our first time being here for the 4th, so I’m excited!!! Have fun!! =)
I was in the mood for a little baking tonight myself – always a fun time
I’m totally looking forward to the weekend – we have a couple picnics/bbq’s to attend, which are always a blast! Plus, I LOVE the fireworks!
BLTs are seriously my FAVORITE sandwich!!
Cute post title!
At work we have a large container of peanut M&M’s, so I definitely understand the “Will I ever learn?”
That’s an awesome five mile run!
Your sandwich looks so good…I need to make BLT’s or something similar more often!
Agh BALTS are my favorite! The avocado makes it! I don’t like mayo and for me the avocado gives moisture and richness so who would ever need… icky mayo slime. But that is just me!
haha BALTS <3 sounds so yummy
HURTS SO GOOD- love that!!
mmm id be so tempted to sprinkle the m&ms ontop of the peanut butter and manna bread
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WOW, what a great run! I only wish I can run that fast one day as I can only run 4 miles in that time frame, but I will keep striving and maybe one day. Also, yummy dinner. I so have to try avocado with bacon, lettuce and tomato……..or a BALTS! =)
Mmm, that BALT sounds delicious! I had BLTs a few days ago adn may just have to add that “A” next time
That run was amazing! Congrats!
Great job on the run! I totally slacked on working out tonight, gonna try to double up tomorrow!
Can’t wait for the weeekend either, heading to Tucson, AZ for a festival/show/carnival thingie on the 4th. I hope their fireworks are good!
Amazing run! That’s awesome you had no hip pain!
I can’t have too much in my tummy before a run because the jostling makes me feel ill so I generally do not eat a thing for at least 2 hours prior to a run.
Happy long weekend! It’s Canada Day tomorrow!
I eat BALTs all the time (okay, minus the T. Not a raw tomato fan)! Avocado + bacon = perfect marriage!
I have no plans for Fourth of July. Just making buffalo chili for a bunch of friends on Friday! Oh, and going to Hooters with a bunch of guys on Saturday. Is that weird?
That’s a crazy fast run – you rock!
Do you know why you thought it was Thursday? Because it is! (In Australia, at least
) Plus, I can’t believe you even managed to make bacon look appealing to me, when I really don’t like the stuff! 
I wish it was Thursday! Well, now it is where I am, so now I wish it was Friday! So close to the weekend… celebrating the fourth in some tiny mozambican village with some other americans. we will probably eat beans and rice instead of hot dogs and burgers and listen to chickens squawking instead of fireworks, but hey, its the thought that counts.
I’m kind of sad since I won’t be having a traditional Fourth of July weekend. I won’t be in the U.S., which means no hanging out with the fam, watching fireworks and grilling food.
There are a ton of Americans here in Florence, but I think this weekend will be like any other for me.
Enjoy your 4th!
~Amanda
BALT is such a good idea! I feel like I put avocados on EVERYTHING!!!
I love foam rolling after a run. Painful but good.
Great job on the run!!
Sounds like you had an awesome workout! And I love those almond m&ms
I’ve been one day ahead all week, too. I woke up this morning and thought it was Friday – such a disappointment! Congrats on your great run! I’m sure that felt fantastic.
I don’t know if it’s common eats around here or not but I like that you have yo baby!
Hahaha…so funny you eat YoBaby!! You and Riley should have a lunch date!
I love stretching after a workout. It’s my favorite part. I can feel a huge difference from when I don’t stretch–my knees thank me many times over for it.
I like to play games with my music when I workout too. It keeps things interesting!
Speaking of baking…….I made the pumpkin oatmeal muffins that you posted a short time back……….all I can say is AMAZING!!!!! I love them!! I added Nestle mini chocolate chips to mine…..and ooohhhhhh soooooo goood!! Thanks for sharing it!! It will definitely be a regularly used recipe in my house!!
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