what IS up

holllllahhh. it's 6:36 in the morning and i am ready to GO! maybe that is because i went to bed at 8:47 last night. yes it was still light out. i am so cool but i just get sooooo tired. maybe it's the heat? no, it's just me. woke up at 5 to head to the gym for some cross training. i did some biking and lifting, nothing spectacular. i am really trying to work on my lifting more, because i know it will make my running stronger. however, i don't know how much time i'll have to do it starting next week, which is when marathon training begins!

are you offended by this picture? good, because so am i. do you like my messy bun circa 5th grade? i had to pull my horse hair back because it kept getting stuck in my arms while i was lifting. attractive, i know. this week is going to be an easy cross training/slow running week for me. i did four miles yesterday at a very slow pace on the treadmill (way too hot to go outside). i think i'll do soul cycle tomorrow, and then tomorrow night we are heading to maine for the weekend. i cannot wait to run on the empty roads with the fresh air. did i mention i love maine? you already know that though, i'm sure. 

like seriously, nothing more beautiful. except for this: 

oh sorry. that is TOTALLY irrelevant. so any way, back to my wannabe healthy lifestyle. marathon training begins next monday, july 18th. well kind of, except monday is a rest day. my training plan is below. i have no idea what i'm doing so i'm just using good ol' hal higdon. i'm a fan. you should follow him on twitter, he tweets some very helpful stuff. 

i realize you cannot see this at all. fail on my end. but it's pretty basic, and you can find a variation on it here. it's the novice 1 plan, because welp, i'm extremely novice. i also added in soul cycle every sunday, because as you know, i just can't quit that addiction. i'm very excited to start training though. i've felt a little bit lost since my half marathon was over in may, without a training plan to follow. i am considering the bronx half in august also. anyone in? anyone? bueller? 

in other news, t got me a keurig! it's FANTASTIC! no that cup is not paper, it's actually a real coffee mug! coffee is another addiction of mine, so to be able to simply press a button and presto--a cup of freshly brewed goodness, is pretty awesome. it helps get to me to my kitchen table faster so i can read blogs all morning instead of getting ready for work. 

also--just a little secret i wanted to share with you. new amsterdam market in the seaport (south street between peck slip and fulton) is the coolest place ever. it's open from 11-4 on sunday and has beautiful artisan foods and goodies like organic beef jerky from brooklyn, pickles, luke's lobster, blue bottle coffee,  fresh veggies and dairy, in addition to tons of other things. i am a little bit in love. 

i picked up fresh mozz and tomatoes to make a pizza for dinner on sunday. the pizza tasted good, but it was really undercooked because we don't have a pizza stone. oh well. it looked tasty, right? say yes. it's practically grimaldi's. 

okay i will stop with the rambling. hopefully i will have some time to give you the full apartment tour at some point in the near future. for now, heeeeeeere's a picture of me and my best friend.