Finally Friday

Happy Friday!


I can't wait to get home from work and do a nice long bike workout tonight at the gym.  I brought my gym clothes to work this week because last week I had to rush around to make it before they close at 9, that's no fun.  So have you guys ever heard of a bike trainer before?  It is this really cool thing that you can put your real bike into and then ride it in your living room, almost like a treadmill.  "They" (the TRI experts I've spoken with) say that this is a great investment if you are not used to biking, because it gives you practice on the bike you will be using for your Triathlon, makes sense ("they" are always right).  So my latest adventure this week has been looking on craigslist for a cheap one, because they typically run from 150-200 bucks. Yuck.  I am excited about this, because if I can get one A) I won't have to rush to the gym on fridays to get my 90 minutes in, and B) I can buy a nice cushion seat for my bike, because let's be honest the bike gym seat is not the frindliest on the bottom!

Bike trainer...pretty cool huh? Pic from google (www.cascadebiketrainers.com)

So today, I am off to cycle a whole 90 minutes, which will be good for the simple fact that I have about a zillion pages to read in my Buisness ethics book, and stationary bike is a good place to do that!  Did you know that working out while studying, actually helps your brain to remember and process information?  **Nerd alert. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/07/how-exercise-can-help-us-learn/?_r=0   If you want an interesting read, check out this link.  This is the kind of thing I get excited about, and actually I used to always study my anatomy notes while running on the treadmill which helped me to retain information. 


Okay done being sciency for a few.  Jumping ahead to the weekend.  On Saturday Brad and I are heading off to another early mornng at the pool, and then on Sunday its back to the running group for a nice easy 11 miles (who says that? lol).  My friend Rick who heads the group, was trying to convice me to do 14, but I'm not sure my hip is quite up to that and I don't want to overdue it.  Crazy running people don't understand when semi-newbies can't run an extra three miles...See conversation below.


Rick: "So what can we do to make you able to do the 14 miles with the group and still make it to church" (Brad and I go to the late service at church just so I can go to running group in the morning, and I'm usually rushing around to get there, and my hair is sweaty, which is always charming at church....:/)
Me: "It's not really about getting to church on time, it's the fact that I don't want to overdue it and become crippled before I even run my first marathon, or do my first TRI."
Rick: "It's only three more miles."
Me: "Only?  I could barely make the 11 this week."
Rick: (No answer, just looks like he can't fathom that a normal human being thinks running 14 miles after doing a full week of training, not to mention not having run double digits in about 3 weeks may in fact be difficult.)
Me: OKAY see ya next week. (As I am sprinting to my car, trying to get away from him as soon as possible so as not to be conviced to actually partake in the 14 miles.) *peel out of zoo parking lot.




So the weekend should be fun.  I also have a B-day party for my neice Kaitlyn on Sunday, where we will be ice skating.  Let's see if I can convince my body to move after the 11 miles that morning. 

Recipe Time!

Sushi/ish


This is my version of homade sushi. Now, I know this looks pretty but its pretty hard to get these little suckers to stay in the cucumber, especially if you don't cut them thin enough, so I usually end up just using the cucumber as a scoop for the rice, tuna and avacado.


what you need:
1/2 can of tuna
1/2 cup of brown rice (I cook mine ahead to eat through the week)
1/4 avacado cut into cubes
spash of soy sauce
half a cucumber cut into thin strips


I mix the tuna with the brown rice and add the splash of soy sauce
then I place a cube of avacado on the cucmber and scoop up the rice/tuna concoction.
suprisingly this is really delicious and tastes a lot like the tuna rolls you can get at any sushi joint, just with a little more struggle at keeping your ingredients together.  If you are a fan of spicy tuna you can also add a hint of sriracha to your tuna. yummmm!  




Love you!
Kara, xo