Jen's Epic Road Trip: Los Angeles

On to Los Angeles! My favorite city of the trip.

 

We stayed in a gorgeous old hotel, the Millennium Biltmore in Downtown LA. It's kept up its original 1920's glamour and design, which made it a lot of fun to explore. 

 



Plus, it was super cheap for a city hotel! I think it was $130/night via Hotwire? I wasn't sure what to expect given the price, but Katie and I both loved the hotel.

Tuesday morning, we slept in a bit after driving all day Monday. I was particularly exhausted since I'd had to drive both the steep and windy highway through Big Sur and had to contend with heavy traffic in Malibu, so the extra sleep was worth the heat I had to deal with later while running.

Our plan was to hit the Hollywood Hills so that Katie could check out the Griffith Observatory while I ran on the paths in Griffith Park.

Not a bad view while running! We were in LA during a heat wave, so it hit the high 80's around 11:00 AM, while I was running. But since it was dry heat, I felt okay. It's the humidity that really gets me!

Griffith Observatory is beautiful. You can see it from many areas of LA since the white structure stands out against the brown surrounding hills. It's been featured in a ton of movies, too.

And of course, the Hollywood sign! It was pretty neat to be running up these hills and see the sign over there.

After sweating up and down the hills, and texting Katie that I might die after seeing rattlesnake warning signs, we headed to Westwood for a fantastic lunch at Clementine Bakery!

This place was absolutely fantastic. Katie had a sandwich, I had a salad, and we both had baked goods. It was all delicious. We might have become a tad bit obsessed, since we went back for lunch the next day as well...

After lunch, we drove to the Getty Museum! Perched above the city, the Getty Museum is a gorgeous art and media installation space. Honestly I think we were both a lot more interested in the grounds than the art, since we spent most of our time exploring them.

The Getty is definitely be on my list of "must visit" sites in LA. It just seemed like a uniquely Los Angeles kind of museum.

Next up was Beverly Hills so that I could take a Physique 57 class. Katie found a great happy hour with oysters. One of us made a better decision than the other (oysters > pulsing at the barre).

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Thankfully, I still got to enjoy a delicious dinner after the class! A month before the trip, I'd made reservations at Gjelina. It sounded like my favorite kind of restaurant -- concentration on taking fresh local produce and turning it into delicious small plates.

The restaurant did not disappoint! It was probably my favorite meal of the trip. I can't remember everything we got now, but it was all extremely tasty, so I don't think you could go wrong with the menu.

Best part of the evening? Coach Doc Rivers was seated just five feet away from us! He was the coach of the Boston Celtics for a while, but now he's the LA Clippers coach. I might not love the Celtics (to put it mildly), but I always liked Doc, and Katie is a huge basketball fan, so we were both basketball geeking out over being seated near him. Apparently he's into SoulCycle!

Wednesday morning we headed to Santa Monica so that Katie could browse the farmer's market there while I did my tempo run. I started by running in Palisades Park, then ran down to the Beach front path.

Muscle Beach!! "The birthplace of the physical fitness boom of the twentieth century." And yes, there were muscles. Lots of muscles. Not really my type, though, since they were bodybuilders, which I personally find to be an unattractive look. So sadly no eye candy while running.

Of course, by the time I hit Venice Beach, I had plenty of distractions. It's basically "weird hippie" central. A nice distraction from the paces I was having a hard time hitting!

Post-run and shower, we grabbed lunch at Clementine Bakery again (yes, obsessed) then saw The World's End at a movie theater in Century City. This might have been my favorite movie of the summer -- it was hilarious but also really sweet. And I may have a weird crush on Simon Pegg (please don't judge me).

Then it was time for me to pick up Sourabh and Mason at the airport! After a happy reunion, where Mason seemed more concerned with eating his bone than saying hello to me, we headed back to Santa Monica for dinner at Blue Plate Oysterette with Katie. They even let us sit with Mason on our bench as we ate outside!

Another tasty dinner and a gorgeous sunset. I <3 LA.

Thursday, Katie and I spent the morning at the pool at Sourabh's hotel -- he was doing one last interview so had a complimentary stay elsewhere. Then I dropped Katie off at LAX before Sourabh and I headed to Orange County!

Where I saw one of the most beautiful sunrises I've seen in a while Friday morning. Ignore the parking garage at the bottom and concentrate on that perfect sunrise over a mountain. Swoon.

I hit the Back Bay area of Newport Beach for 6 miles before we bid California farewell and headed toward Arizona. Grand Canyon adventures awaited!

  

Workout Recap and Weekly Goals: Wenatchee River Run

Hi all!

Hope you had a great weekend! I'm a day late with this training recap and race update because I only have a couple days left in Washington, so I'm trying to prioritize family time and sleep over blogging.

I spent the weekend on the "other" side of the Cascades (the east), in Wenatchee and Winthrop, WA. It's really stunning over there, and it was a great weekend with my parents. Even better, I was able to run my dad's first half marathon with him!!

Here's how it went down. After feeling pretty disheartened about my bum hamstring on Friday morning, I ran two miles with only discomfort, no pain. The physical therapist said that was the sign that I could attempt a half marathon with my dad on Saturday, as long as the pain never went above a "1-2" on a 1-10 scale. The PT checked me out post-run and gave me the OK to attempt the half.

As my parents and I headed to Wenatchee, I knew I'd start with my dad, but I wasn't sure how much I'd be able to complete with him. My dad's main goal was to finish, but he was hoping to come in under 2 hours and 30 minutes.

We got to Wenatchee around 7:00 in the evening, after crossing the mountains and seeing a great sunset, and proceeded to a well-rated sushi restaurant, Iwa Sushi and Grill, for pre-race fueling. The restaurant definitely deserved its four-star Yelp -- it was delicious!

My parents and I split the sushi for three dinner, then headed back to the hotel so my dad could do a mile shakeout run and I could log 20 minutes of cycling in the hotel's fitness center.

Saturday morning was the most relaxed pre-race morning I've ever had since the race didn't start until 10:00 AM. We were able to wake up at 8:00! Love small local races with late start times.

We picked up our packets in 5 minutes, then walked around Pybus Public Market until 9:45. The race started by the Market and ended in the heart of the Taste of Wenatchee food festival!

The Public Market has produce stalls, restaurants, and artisan wares; it's similar to Pike Place Market in Seattle, just smaller. It was a fun place to browse, and even better from a racing perspective -- real bathrooms with heat and running water!

About ten minutes before the start, the race coordinator asked everyone to line up at the start line, with those running the 5K and 10K getting in front and those running the half in back.

Can you tell I was a tad bit excited to be running a race with my dad? I took about five million pictures while we ran. Perks of not racing!! I can't wait to run a race with my mom next year -- she's gotten the OK to start running in two weeks from her doctor, after her minor surgery a few weeks ago.

After a megaphone countdown, we were off! I immediately had to hold my dad back as he wanted to run off with the 5K and 10Kers. I've so been there before... you've been waiting for a race, you're rested, and shooting off feels great -- you're easily able to hit that amazing pace! Of course, while that might work in a 5K, it definitely doesn't work in a half marathon, so I reeled him in, and we set off at a more sensible pace.

Have I mentioned that I'll never trust a western race/trail description again? Because I won't. Described as "gently rolling," this course had a LOT of hills. It was pretty similar to Central Park, with some mega inclines leading up to bridges when you crossed the Columbia River. Since it was an out and back that crossed the river four times altogether, there were quite a few steep hills.

Of course, we were running with views like that, and the weather was fantastic -- high 60s to low 70s with a cool breeze off the Columbia River. It got a bit hot near the end, but overall racing conditions were pretty optimal.

My hamstring wasn't 100% by any means, and it never felt comfortable during the race, but since the physical therapist said I could run as long as my hamstring didn't hurt, I was determined to keep going with my dad as long as it felt okay. And thankfully, my hamstring felt okay the whole time!

I was SO proud of how my dad toughed out the course! It was a total elevation gain of roughly 400 feet, compared to 500 for two loops of Central Park, so it was a tough first half marathon.

And to add to the difficulty, the half marathon ended with an uphill over a pedestrian footbridge into Wenatchee. But at least it meant you could sprint downhill to the finish! The finish line area had pretzels, bananas, orange slices, cookies, bagels, twizzlers, gatorade, and water. Quite the spread!

Thumbs-up for River Run Wenatchee!! I would definitely recommend the race, although it's not necessarily PR-friendly because of the hills. It's an awesome local race that doesn't skimp on the post-race festivities. And since Wenatchee gets 300 days of sunshine a year (yep, Eastern Washington is a lot sunnier than Western Washington!), you have a pretty good chance of a sunny race!

After the race, we showered then headed off to Winthrop, a cowboy town two hours north of Wenatchee, nestled in the North Cascades. The drive takes you along the Columbia River, past vineyards and apple orchards.

We had dinner up at the Sun Mountain Lodge, which is perched atop a mountain overlooking the Methow Valley and Cascade Mountains. The views were crazy gorgeous. I'd been to Winthrop before, but never up to the Sun Mountain Lodge, and seeing the area from that vantage point made me appreciate the Methow Valley so much more.

Also, Winthrop is adorable. We had breakfast in town and walked a bit around the downtown, then drove out to see Falls Creek Falls (yes, the name is slightly repetitive, I know). 

Finally, we headed back over the mountains and toward home! Highway 20 is an incredible drive through the Cascades, but unfortunately it was rainy, so we didn't get to see most of the peaks. 

Diablo Lake was still its brilliant turquoise color, though. I've always wondered why it's so green, so I looked it up (the internet is magic): "Ten percent of the glaciers in the lower forty-eight states grind rock into a fine powder that stays suspended in the lake. Light reflecting off those rock particles causes the intense turquoise lake color." (source) Cool, right??

Chicago Marathon Training Recap: Week 14

Since I was dealing with a bum hamstring, I did not quite have the ideal peak week of training. I'm not even going to bother posting what my assigned workouts were, since it'll just depress me. Here's what I was able to get done.

Monday: 2.75 miles around Green Lake in Seattle, WA

Hamstring pain got worse instead of better as I tried to log 10 miles around the lake. When I texted Coach Jess about the pain, she texted back that I should stop and not risk straining my hamstring further. Was so bummed that I didn't bother taking a picture of gorgeous Green Lake.

Tuesday: 75 minute gentle yoga class at 8 Limbs Yoga in Seattle, WA.

This class was a great deep stretching class, but unfortunately it just set off my hamstring further. Pain when I stretched confirmed to me I had an injury rather than just tight muscles, though, so... a good thing? At least the class helped me stretch out my oh-so-tight hips and calves!

Wednesday: Rest day / Physical Therapy appointment. 

Thursday: Rest day. Did 3 rounds of physical therapy exercises and walked 2 miles.

Friday: (1) 2 easy miles. (2) 20 minutes easy cycling. + Physical Therapy appointment.

Ran down the street by my house. No pictures, again. Apparently when I'm bummed about pulled muscles, I don't take pictures?

Flushed out legs with a quick cycling session after the four hour drive to Wenatchee. 

Saturday: 13.11 miles in Wenatchee, WA for River Run Half Marathon. 

I'm not going to lie, I'm kind of shocked/amazed at the lack of over-running. How did we manage to pretty much perfectly run the course??

Sunday: 60 minutes moderate cycling (20.5 miles)

I texted friends throughout this ride because sitting on a bike at the gym for an hour is extremely boring. But I did see a gorgeous sunset on my way to the gym, so... it balanced out? 

Total Mileage = 17.86 

Next Week's Training Schedule

Since I have to be extra cautious with this hamstring going forward, this week won't be full of high mileage. Instead, the priority is getting in a long run on healthy legs this Sunday. Here are the workouts Jess has on deck for me: 

• 2 strength workouts

• 1 yoga class

• 2 easy runs (60 minutes each)

• 1 cycling session (class or outside)

• 1 long run (20 miles -- crossing my fingers this goes okay!!)

Of course, in addition to this, I have to keep up with my physical therapy exercises and sleep a lot to make sure my body can heal itself as quickly as possible, to have me at 100% for race day. Which is less than 20 days away! AHH!!

How was your weekend? Have you ever raced with a parent or relative before? 

Jen's Epic Road Trip: San Francisco

Here's part three of my road trip recap! There's a lot more to come (Monterey, Los Angeles, Grand Canyon and Sedona, Utah, Yellowstone and the Tetons, and Glacier!), so I'm going to try to mix these in with running/training posts over the next few weeks. I'm enjoying recapping my travels, and it'll be great to have a record of this once-in-a-lifetime road trip, but this isn't a travel blog, so I won't do too many in a week :) 

Anyway, when last I left you, I had just headed out of Eugene, OR, with my college bff, Katie. 

On the way, we passed Mount Shasta. IT WAS SO BIG AND BEAUTIFUL. If you've read my blog for a while, you might have noticed my weird obsession with mountains. Mount Shasta is the second largest volcano in the contiguous United States (after my home state beauty, Mount Rainier). You can see it for miles and miles away, and I kept peeking into my rear view mirror to see it as we drove away.

This conveys the size of the mountain slightly better, but honestly there's just no way for a picture to accurately capture the scale. It's over 14,000 feet tall and rises more than 10,000 feet from its base, so it looks absolutely humongous.

Okay fine, enough mountain talk. How about food talk instead? Katie and I were headed to San Francisco, but ended up taking a detour to Napa Valley after she found an open reservation on opentable.com for ad hoc, Thomas Keller's mid-priced restaurant in Yountville. 

Not only was the four course prix fixe menu only $52 each (compare that to fancy NYC restaurants and it's staggering what a good deal it was), there was a ton of food. I couldn't even finish dessert, which is a pretty impressive feat for a restaurant. Ad hoc - 1, Jen - 0. I guess I better go back?

Katie had the pork shank, which she raved about, and my salmon was probably the best-cooked salmon I've ever had. The vegetables were also incredible. And dessert was coconut-flavored! I was in heaven. We didn't get to San Francisco until 10:30 PM, but it was totally worth it.

Saturday morning we had a lazy start since we were exhausted after being on the road all day Friday. We decided to walk a few blocks from our hotel to the Ferry Building Farmers Market. Instead of a regular breakfast, we tasted our way through stalls and booths. The inside of the building is more restaurant and shop-focused, while the outside of the Ferry Building has your typical farmers market stalls. It was a fun way to do breakfast!

Next, we drove across town and wandered around Golden Gate Park, which is even larger than Central Park in NYC! Several museums are located in the park, similar to how they are in New York.

The odd thing about San Francisco weather is that Golden Gate Park, which is on the western side of the city, was completely shrouded in fog, but the Ferry Plaza on the east side was bright and sunny all day. It was really weird, but I guess would be nice as a runner -- you could take your pick of weather!

The Bay Bridge was actually closed over Labor Day weekend, which was crazy since it's such a major entry point for San Francisco. While driving from Napa to San Francisco Friday night, Katie and I saw some insane traffic exiting the city for the long weekend.

We had dinner at Slanted Door, a Vietnamese restaurant, in the Ferry Building. Our appetizers -- soup and a seafood-stuffed blossom -- were really tasty, but our entrees were kind of "meh." Good, but nothing amazing. Maybe a good place to start off an evening with drinks and appetizers then head elsewhere?

On our drive out of town Sunday morning, we had breakfast at Craftsman & Wolves in the Mission District. I had a fantastic yogurt and granola bowl, and Katie loved the croissant she had. I'd definitely go back if I were in San Francisco again!


Have you ever been to San Francisco? Do you like to explore local markets and parks when you're traveling?

Jen's Epic Road Trip: Eugene

Eugene was a short stop on Katie and my journey southward. When I proposed stopping in Eugene, it was mainly to chop two hours off the drive from Portland to San Francisco, but I also was excited to fit in a run here. Eugene is kind of famous for running, and all of my friends who have run the Eugene Marathon or Half Marathon raved about the area, so I figured it'd be a fun place to stay.

And I was totally right! Between two runs on Eugene's plentiful trails, including Pre's Running Trail, and a fantastic dinner at Izakaya Meiji Company, Eugene proved itself to be an awesome town and I'll definitely be back at some point.

First off, the trails. There were so many! We arrived much later than expected, due to traffic getting out of Portland, so the minute we arrived at our hotel, I hopped onto a trail that ran along the Willamette River right nearby. It turned out to be part of a huge network of trails in Alton Baker Park, and it eventually led me to Pre's Trail!

It also led me to a beautiful sunset over the Willamette River.

I hadn't heard of Steve Prefontaine before I started running, and it wasn't until someone mentioned Pre's Running trail when they described running in Eugene that I actually read more about Pre and realized what a huge impact he had on the sport of running in the 1970s. For a quick summary of his life and accomplishments, I recommend this Wikipedia article.

Pre was a student and track athlete at the University of Oregon, and set American records in every race from 2,000 to 10,000 meters (the 10K). 

Pre's Trail is a four mile route that was created after Prefontaine came back to Eugene impressed by European walking and running trails and suggested that something similar be created in Oregon. The trail became a memorial to him when he died in a car accident in 1975. It's a beautiful trail, and is an absolute must if you visit Eugene!

Since we arrived late, I had to fit in my final miles the following morning, which was easy since I knew there was a fantastic trail system right outside my hotel (the Eugene La Quinta, in case you're interested).

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Katie and I had dinner at the Izakaya Meiji Company and were both shocked by how good our meal was. We shared small plates and enjoyed every dish, although the creamy corn and shishito croquettes were definitely the standout. I also had an amazing tea called Mugi-Cha, described as "roasted Barley tea with a beautiful brown hue, nutty flavor and mellow taste." I wish I were a food blogger so that I could properly describe this tea, but all I can say is that it was totally different and totally delicious. It tasted like the perfect fall or winter tea, somehow thicker than your average tea. Anyway, if you ever get the chance, try it!

Thursday morning, I finished up my miles then Katie and I grabbed some much-needed caffeine and hit the road towards San Francisco!

Workout Recap and Weekly Goals: Comfy Chairs, Run Parties, and Runner's Boot Camp

Hi guys! 

It's a short work week! YAY! Even BarBri, my bar review company, has seen fit to not schedule any assignments for July 4. Woot! 

I studied all day Friday, so my weekend officially started when I had dinner with Julianne at Peacefood Cafe and then saw The Heat with her. We both enjoyed the movie a lot (go see it!), but the highlight of the night was definitely these chairs:

The AMC movie theater at W 84th Street now has leather reclining seats!!!! To say we were excited is a gross understatement. We could not stop talking about how cool they were and now I basically want to spend every night hanging out in these.

I mean, you can have your legs sticking straight out! I've officially found the perfect post-long run activity. Movie time!!

Saturday was full of an insane amount of working out, as I'll further explain in my workout recap, and of course -- more studying! June is apparently the "easy" month of bar prep. So... July should be fun.

Sunday consisted of brunch with friends at the always delicious Spring Natural Kitchen then my happy place: the farmer's market. I apologize to Erica and Laura for interrupting our conversation to yell "PEACHES!" when I saw them at a stall. But... peaches! The advent of true summer fruit at the farmer's market is cause for celebration.

Did anyone read about the helicopter that had to make an emergency landing in the Hudson yesterday? I ran past the scene as the helicopter was being towed away! I asked a reporter what was going on since there were so many emergency responders and media members at 79th Street (right by Boat Basin, for the New Yorkers reading this).

Thankfully everyone onboard was safe!! The top picture is of reporters circling a car as someone involved in the crash left -- I believe it was the pilot? The lower one is of the tugboat towing the helicopter.


Workout Recap
Here were my planned workouts for this past week:

• 2 yoga classes
• 2 60 min. strength workouts (an Uplift Strength class and my Runner's Boot Camp)
• 2 easy runs (30 minutes and 5 miles)
• 1 long run (10 miles)
• 1 recovery run (3 miles)

Here are the workouts I did -- got in everything except for the 30 minute easy run, which I only did 25 minutes of because I slept in and then ran on a treadmill before class. Mistake noted -- wake up and get runs done first thing!

Monday: 75 min. RELAX yoga class at Strala.

Hot and sweaty on a 99 degree day but a great class, as always. The class is very restorative, so you finish feeling stretched and recharged, but not tired.

Tuesday: (1) 25 min. easy run (~2 miles) on treadmill. (2) 55 min. Uplift - Strength class.

Slept in until 7:45, at which point it was already too hot to run outside. I decided to run on the treadmills at Uplift Studios before class, since my building's gym isn't well air conditioned, but ended up running a bit late and only being able to fit in 25 minutes before class started. Treadmills are really tough at Uplift for some reason, like tougher than outside running, so I felt like I'd basically gotten in the workout!

The Strength class was taught by Liz Barnet and was super tough. I'd heard her recommended before as being a great instructor and I can see why. She wasn't crazy high energy, rather, she just conducted a great class that left me totally worn out. It's rare that I have to pause so many times in a workout! I'll definitely be back for one of her classes.

Wednesday: Rest day. Bought new shoes! Brooks Adrenaline 13's. So far, so good!

Thursday: (1) 5 miles + 4 x 20 sec. strides (51:42) in Central Park.

Hot and sweaty early AM miles with Ashley and Heather. Kept the pace easy although nothing feels totally easy when the humidity is 70%! Finished with strides, which were all over the place because I was on the sidewalk: (1) 8:10, (2) 6:14, (3) 6:48, (4) 7:08. Need to do them in the park next time if I want to maximize their utility.

Friday: Rest day. Was planning on doing my long run but woke up with a nasty headache and pushed it to Saturday. This was not ideal as it meant about 4 hours of working out on Saturday. But running with a splitting headache is also not ideal, so... trade-offs! Spent quality time with this fluffy furball while I studied.

Saturday: (1) 10 mile long run along the East River and West Side Highway. (2) 60 min. Runner's Boot Camp Class. (3) 60 min. yoga class.

I just want to say: DO NOT DO THIS. I only did a long run and strength workout AND yoga class because I had to push back the long run and (1) it would be terrible to do a long run the morning after an intense boot camp, (2) I could not cancel my boot camp (obviously!), and (3) I knew the deep stretching of yoga would do me much more good than harm after a long day as long as I took it easy and concentrated on stretching rather than strengthening.

But for real, guys, this is too much working out in one day and should only occur under very special circumstances.

Long run party!! Me, Theodora, Meghan, and Ashley

Unfortunately I forgot to restart my Garmin, so I don't have splits, but we kept it quite easy with an average of 10:15-10:30 or so. I definitely felt like I could have kept going for a while at that pace. I didn't feel like I had any fuel issues this time around, either -- had a quinoa salad and split an order of Peacefood Cafe's chickpea fries (they are the best, just FYI) the night before then had a Picky Bar for breakfast and 3 sport beans to fuel right before the run.

I am loving training and running right now, despite the heat, and part of the reason why is that I am almost always running with friends. 10 miles on a hot and humid day could be miserable, but between the four of us we always had a conversation going and the miles really flew by until the last .8 or so, when we were all ready to be done! We all ran slightly different distances, with Megan and I running beforehand to get some extra mileage and Theodora running after.

I've also discovered that I am obsessed with frozen banana-based smoothies. Post-run, Meghan, Ashley and I got smoothies from Barry's Bootcamp (yes, we designed our route to end there for smoothies). Then, after getting home, I couldn't think of anything I wanted for lunch more than a cold frozen banana smoothie (this time with chocolate protein powder and peanut butter).

Wow, this event was simply awesome. I will have MUCH more to say about it tomorrow, with tons of pictures, the playlist, and the workout that Amanda put us through! Yes, for those who could not attend, Amanda has generously agreed to share the exact workout that she used on us!! Super excited to share it :)

For now, I'll just say the workout consisted of a dynamic warm-up, two circuits -- one lower body and one core-focused -- that we repeated twice, and a nice stretching session.

And finally, yoga.

I love Amanda's backyard yoga class. So freaking much. There's just no way I can convey the feeling of centeredness you get practicing yoga and looking up at the sky, feeling the breeze, and hearing birds chirp. Somehow, in Amanda's backyard, the sounds of the city fade away and you concentrate on being outside and moving. It's amazing. (If you'd like to learn more about her yoga classes, email her at amandarosewalsh at gmail.com to get on her yoga schedule mailing list!)

Amanda's yoga class is also freaking hard. You hold poses for a while, which is amazing for strength and precision, but tough after a long day of workouts. So I took it veeeeery easy because I'm being smart this training cycle and not trying to overtrain! Also, I did not want to die.

Sunday: 3 mile recovery run (32:12) in Riverside Park.

Took it nice and easy (average was 10:45ish) and chatted on the phone with my mom as I ran along the Hudson. Yes, I was that girl, but it was great to get some time to chat with her!

Total Mileage = 20.25 miles


This Week's Training Schedule:

Ramping up the mileage! This is the last week where my long run is a distance I've done before. I'll be in New Jersey for the July 4 holiday weekend, and will be checking out some new running trails out there, which I'm really excited about. I love NYC, but after a while the same old running haunts get dull. It'll be neat to be in a new place!

• 1 Barry's Bootcamp class
• 1 easy run (50 minutes)
• 1 tempo run
• 2 short strength workouts (30 mins each)
• 1 long run (12 miles)
• 1 recovery run (25 mins)
• 1 yoga class

It's a packed week, and I also have to report for jury duty and take a practice half-day bar exam, but I'm psyched!!


What are your workout goals this week? How was your weekend?