Monthly Archives: April 2009

New shorts Thursday.

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Mica

Before I forget, here’s the corn muffin recipe I used a couple weeks ago. (This is for you, new commenter Tracy.) I didn’t run today because my legs were kind of tired from the hill workout and because there was … Continue reading →

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Hills are meat-grinders.

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Mica

Few words have the ability to strike fear in my heart. One of these words is “hills”, as in “hill repeats”, which is what we ran tonight at the local running club’s speedwork session. Jessica kindly agreed to join me … Continue reading →

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New shorts Tuesday.

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Mica

I wore my new red running shorts today. The weather was cool this morning (low 50′s) with lots of drizzle, so I ran more quickly than I did over the weekend. I really hauled ass the final mile to test … Continue reading →

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Sport chic vanity.

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Mica

According to my plan for base mileage, Monday is a day off from running. I have no splits or nubbins to report. I forgot to mention that yesterday, I made a quick trip to Dick’s Sporting Goods to buy red … Continue reading →

Posted in BnS work, gear | 23 Comments

Two kinds of blondies.

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Mica

I’ve decided that blogging falls under the list of permissible activities during fun hiatus because 1) I’m sure at least some people (=my parents) would be disappointed if I dropped off the face of the planet for two weeks and … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, food, running, silliness | 21 Comments

Officially on fun hiatus.

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Mica

My stress level reached a critical point today. I am now officially on fun hiatus which means until I turn in my final papers, I am allowed to do the following things: Cook (and maybe bake) Eat Sleep Study Write … Continue reading →

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A chance of meatballs.

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Mica

[For some reason, I think the computer room smells like poo. I hope it isn't me.] I’m working on my base mileage of 30 miles/week before I starting adding on miles for Chicago in mid-late May. This gives me between … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, Chicago Marathon, food, running, weather | 17 Comments

Watch me chewing.

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Mica

True story. Kara Goucher is an awesome runner. She also is totally hot. I want to look like this: Too bad I sit around doing this instead: Liz just told me about Insomnia Cookies. I’m half-excited, half-disdainful. I bet my … Continue reading →

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Boring Wednesday.

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Mica

I went for a five-mile run this morning with the goal of running negative splits: Mile 1 – 10:08 Mile 2 – 9:31 Mile 3 – 9:12 Mile 4 – 9:07 Mile 5 – 8:21 0.01-mile nubbin – 0:07 Total … Continue reading →

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Mystery cake!

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Mica

To answer Pearl‘s question: I used a program called Paintbrush for Mac to create my artistic masterpieces last night. It’s a free download, and therefore, pretty bare bones. Rebecca had the first part of her MA exam today, which included … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, lunchbox, running, speedwork | 23 Comments