A Little Bit of This and That!

First of all, SO many things have happened since I haven't posted.

1. The musical is done and I'm really sad about it. Taking my Dorothy dress out of the closet was hard. Not seeing my musical people every night for 3 and half hours all doing what we love is hard. But I am SO GLAD we pulled out off a great performances all THREE times in a ROW! Let me put the worst picture up of myself because it makes me laugh! (below)

 My little cousin Kylee number 1 fan!

 All the leads.. I had so much fun!

2. I made Varsity Cheerleading Squad with my BFFS (including this girl). We're a little weird sometimes.. THUMBS UP FOUR WRESTLING CHEERLEADING.

3. My amazing and supportive grandparents celebrated their anniversary TODAY! 50 years of going strong. I love them so much and they are my number 1 fans in everything I do. We celebrated tonight just by going over to their house and just hanging out with them. Nothing too fancy, that's how we roll:)

3. I got my first real pay check from my real job today...whoooohoo!

4. And last but not least, I am back to TRAINING!! I'm lifting 2 days/ week with my track coach (which his workouts are amazing at making you sore) and running 6 days/ week. Right now I'm sitting at 30 miles a week and not thinking I will go over that any more. My first run after taking some time off was a 5 miler at 6'52 average pace. It feels so good to be back training and working out after taking time off. It shows rest REALLY does help,, please believe me when I say this, I'm the type of runner who lives to run every.single.day so when I say it, you better believe it!

I did, however, find out some sad news. I had a stress fracture on my growth plate in my foot back in the later part of April, so about 7 months ago, and had about 3 months of recovery time. My foot, after it came out of the cast and boot, still has bothered me here and there ever since. Especially when I walk on it. Not really when I run too much which is weird?!?! We decided to get things looked at and I have a fibrous stress fracture, which in time will require surgery when it gets bad enough. I hope and pray there is some way this can be healed, but in the mean time, I'm just doing what I can with it because there really is nothing you can do. It's a weird feeling to have-- your foot is a ticking time bomb kind of and it worries me a lot. If any of you runners are reading, I'd love to hear any and all advice you have for me. :)

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Okay, on a random note, I want to share with you some of my favorite recipes: Just because we are runners and runners love to eat. Especially me. I may be small, but don't underestimate my eating abilities.

Green Monster Smoothie (my favorite smoothie)
HEALTHY, DETOX smoothie. Try, try, try, and don't let the spinach gross you out. Don't! It's amazing!

Bundt Pan Roasted Chicken & Veggies
Okay reading through this post by Iowa Girl Eats looks hard. I think I'd need to have my mom help me with this one...but the recipe made my mouth water!

Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
I actually NEED to make these for a friend!! They are delicious and if you're anything like me and have a sweet tooth larger than Texas..you'll LOVE them!

Brownie Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
These will be made for a friend too, maybe. If I don't eat them all before I give them to him... ;)

I am trying to eat a lot healthier these days. :)

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I need to go to read my November's Runner's World Magazine ASAP! Haven't got around to it!

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What has been the best part of your weekend so far?

How many miles did you run this week?

Do you have a set mileage where you just physically can't go over per week?

Send me a link to a healthy recipe you love!