self-motivation/reminder/diary type thingTumblr (3.0; @emilygetyourassingear)http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ad2446cb778bcde71468a4909aa2cfbf/tumblr_mkev8sNE051s6634mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/49852585441http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/49852585441Tue, 07 May 2013 09:13:36 -0400<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://itsamadteaparty.tumblr.com/post/42967947465/things-i-will-remember-about-high-school-an">itsamadteaparty</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>things i will remember about high school (an abbreviated list):</p> <ul><li>the couch from senior lounge we took over</li> <li>sitting across from you in five guys smiling and eating french fries </li> <li>the excitement/preparation for i-night </li> <li>standing half-naked on the access road trying on saris in semi-darkness and laughing out heads off </li> </ul></blockquote> <div class="post_content clearfix" id="post_content_43047470250"> <div class="post_text_wrapper"> <ul><li>finally figuring out how to turn up the bass in your car and driving home screaming along to every CD i’ve ever made (it was snowing)</li> </ul></div> </div>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/43047817700http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/43047817700Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:32:36 -0500*to remember“[The] average daydream is about fourteen seconds long and [we] have about two thousand of them per day. In other words, we spend about half of our waking hours — one-third of our lives on earth — spinning fantasies.”<br/><br/> - <em><em><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/05/03/the-storytelling-animal-jonathan-gottschall/">The Storytelling Animal</a> </em>– the science of how we came to live and breathe stories (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://itsamadteaparty.tumblr.com/">itsamadteaparty</a>)</em>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/36282239173http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/36282239173Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:13:57 -0500reblogging for relevance<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mamdn3KIMg1rob1wwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://darkchef.tumblr.com/post/31885869216/chicken-tacos">darkchef</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>Chicken Tacos</strong></em></p> </blockquote>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33872934458http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33872934458Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:49:38 -0400<p>breakfast:</p> <ul><li>fruit kabobs (including 2 chocolate covered strawberries) from my secret pal </li> <li>1 hardboiled egg </li> <li>brownie </li> </ul><p>lunch:</p> <ul><li>a little leftover orange chicken</li> <li>white rice</li> <li>green beans </li> <li>plum</li> </ul><p>dinner:</p> <ul><li>steamed veggies</li> <li>2 small pieces leftover cheese pizza (= 1 normal slice)</li> <li>brownie</li> <li>skim milk </li> </ul><p>xc practice:</p> <ul><li>normal drills/stretching/exercises</li> <li>pre meet: 1.5 miles, 6 barefoot striders, 1.5 miles </li> </ul>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33675370563http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33675370563Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:21:58 -0400food diaryrunning log<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://whatshouldrunnerscallme.tumblr.com/post/33669436829/cross-country-races">whatshouldrunnerscallme</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Expectation</p> <p><img height="281" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0hvms1Q7m1qmib1so1_500.gif" width="500"/></p> <p>Reality</p> <p><img src="http://gifsoup.com/imager.php?id=3806149&amp;t=o"/></p> </blockquote> <p>my whole life</p>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33675331781http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33675331781Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:21:27 -0400<div> <p>breakfast:</p> <ul><li>quaker oat square cereal with skim milk </li> </ul><p>lunch:</p> <ul><li>grapes </li> <li>leftover shrimp scampi with linguini</li> <li>mixed veggies</li> </ul><p>dinner:</p> <ul><li>orange chicken</li> <li>white rice</li> <li>green beans </li> </ul><p>xc practice:</p> <ul><li>normal drills/stretching/etc.</li> <li>30 minute easy run</li> <li>extra abs, dogs </li> </ul></div>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33675314527http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33675314527Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:21:13 -0400food diaryrunning log<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbwcz78NmM1rn9qioo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://runningfearless.tumblr.com/post/33583918038/whole-wheat-toast-with-earth-balance-and-a-sliced">runningfearless</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Whole wheat toast with Earth Balance and a sliced banana with peanut butter.</p> </blockquote>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33584703327http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33584703327Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:15:10 -0400snackhealthytoastbananapeanut butter<p>breakfast:</p> <ul><li>1 pear</li> <li>1 hardboiled egg</li> <li>toasted flatbread</li> </ul><p>lunch:</p> <ul><li>cucumbers </li> <li>1/4 cup oatmeal with 1% milk (from the cafeteria), cinnamon, and a little brown sugar</li> <li>apple with peanut butter </li> </ul><p>dinner:</p> <ul><li>shrimp scampi with linguini </li> <li>mixed veggies</li> </ul><p>xc practice:</p> <ul><li>normal drills/stretching/etc.</li> <li>tempo + speedwork workout: 1 mile warm up on campus, 2 mile tempo to the church (15:01, faster than what i should&#8217;ve run go me), 400 x2, 200 x4 (all below pace, i felt fast), 1 mile cool down</li> </ul>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33347512722http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33347512722Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:08:39 -0400food diaryrunning log<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbe12gSrcX1rn9qioo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://runningfearless.tumblr.com/post/32893444240/pancakes-1-mashed-banana-2-eggs-1-tablespoon-of">runningfearless</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Pancakes (1 mashed banana, 2 eggs, 1 tablespoon of dutch cocoa powder) with warm wild blueberries. So good! </p> </blockquote>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33277755016http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33277755016Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:04:09 -0400<p>early brekkie:</p> <ul><li>1 hardboiled egg</li> <li>1 plum </li> </ul><p>brunch (29 diner):</p> <ul><li>3 pieces of french toast with butter</li> </ul><p>snacks the rest of the day:</p> <ul><li>grapes</li> <li>1 biscuit</li> <li>1 taquito </li> <li>1 spoonful of nutella </li> <li>strawberries</li> <li>1 mini cupcake </li> </ul><p>that was just a bad day. moving on. </p>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33277748618http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33277748618Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:04:04 -0400food diary<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m81ogwKLZe1qgst04o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33211856960http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33211856960Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:26:17 -0400<p>breakfast:</p> <ul><li>1/4 cup oatmeal with a spoonful of nutella and strawberries </li> </ul><p>lunch:</p> <ul><li>pear</li> <li>leftover indonesian peanut noodles </li> <li>plum</li> </ul><div>snack (pre-run):</div> <div> <ul><li>handful of honey nut cheerios </li> </ul></div> <p>dinner:</p> <ul><li>turkey meatballs </li> <li>green beans</li> <li>a few mini ravioli </li> <li>multigrain chips </li> <li>2 rugula </li> </ul><p>xc practice:</p> <ul><li>normal drills/stretching/exercises</li> <li>~5 miles via whispering, at a decent pace </li> </ul>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33211268935http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33211268935Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:17:00 -0400food diaryrunning log<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb9yksSiB71rn9qioo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33211223628http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33211223628Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:16:18 -0400<p>breakfast:</p> <ul><li>multiple bowls of cheerios &amp; skim milk </li> </ul><p>late lunch:</p> <ul><li>plum </li> <li>3 rugula </li> <li>multigrain chips &amp; guacamole </li> <li>super fruits greek yogurt </li> </ul><p>dinner (noodles and co.):</p> <ul><li>indonesian peanut noodles with shrimp</li> <li>slice of chicken quesadilla </li> <li>1 rugula </li> </ul>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33211214112http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33211214112Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:16:09 -0400food diary<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb2rxgIodq1rn9qioo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://runningfearless.tumblr.com/post/32470515186/pumpkin-spice-muffins-makes-8-regular-sized">runningfearless</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Pumpkin Spice Muffins (makes 8 regular-sized muffins)</em></p> <p>1 medium banana, mashed</p> <p>1/2 cup pumpkin </p> <p>1 egg</p> <p>1/8 to 1/4 cup of maple syrup, depending on sweetness of banana</p> <p>1 tsp vanilla</p> <p>1/2 cup quick oats</p> <p>1/2 cup whole wheat flour</p> <p>1 tsp baking powder</p> <p>1 tsp baking soda</p> <p>1 tsp cinnamon</p> <p>1/2 tsp nutmeg</p> <p>1/4 tsp ground ginger</p> <p>1/2 tsp allspice</p> <p>2 tsp wheat germ</p> <p>2 tsp ground flaxseed</p> <p>1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)</p> <p>1/4 cup raisins (optional)</p> <p>Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix wet ingredients and dry ingredients in separate bowls. Add wet to the dry and stir until just combined. Pour into greased or lined muffin tins and pop into the oven for 14-20 minutes.</p> <p>These muffins turned out okay — I’d say they’re worth making! If I were to adjust the recipe, I would substitute 1/2 the banana for more pumpkin and add agave or honey on top of the maple syrup to sweeten. They weren’t flavourful enough, in my opinion, and I’d definitely recommend adding the walnuts and/or raisins to give them bursts of flavour. These are good warm, with a cup of tea and some nut butter spread on top.</p> </blockquote>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33133119759http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33133119759Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:19:18 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbbwqyu42d1rn9qioo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://runningfearless.tumblr.com/post/32813554209/same-old-oatmeal-with-wild-blueberries-and-peanut">runningfearless</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Same old oatmeal with wild blueberries and peanut butter. Boring, I know!</p> </blockquote>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33133076458http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/33133076458Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:18:43 -0400<p> breakfast (hotel):</p> <ul><li>2 biscuits </li> <li>strawberries</li> <li>pineapple </li> <li>melon</li> <li>carton of skim milk </li> </ul><p>snack (post-race):</p> <ul><li>apple</li> <li>1 oreo </li> </ul><p>lunch (chipotle):</p> <ul><li>burrito bowl with brown rice, chicken, black beans, tomato, and lettuce </li> </ul><p>dinner:</p> <ul><li>pear</li> <li>tortilla chips &amp; guacamole </li> <li>1 mini chocolate cupcake</li> <li>3 small pieces of bread </li> <li>plum</li> </ul><p>maymount meet:</p> <ul><li>normal warm up/cool down</li> <li>5k time: 23:21, and damn i felt good </li> </ul><p>this race was phenomenal. i felt insanely good during/after, my 1 mile split was ~7:17, and my 2 mile split was ~14:50 (i think). it made me never want to stop running (also i ate a ton of breakfast and was super full until about 1, after which i felt like eating everything the rest of the day) </p>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/32745913716http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/32745913716Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:27:09 -0400food diaryrunning log<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mba2tqh4cy1rn9qioo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://runningfearless.tumblr.com/post/32745461319/a-huge-sweet-tango-apple-with-a-spoonful-of-peanut">runningfearless</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A huge Sweet Tango apple with a spoonful of peanut butter.</p> </blockquote>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/32745891038http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/32745891038Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:26:41 -0400snackapplepeanut butter<p>breakfast:</p> <ul><li>strawberry smoothie from my secret pal </li> </ul><p>lunch:</p> <ul><li>grapes</li> <li>kiwi berries </li> <li>tortilla chips &amp; guacamole </li> <li>2 beef flautas </li> </ul><p>snack:</p> <ul><li>1 small brownie </li> <li>1 cookie (from the hotel) </li> </ul><p>dinner:</p> <ul><li>greek chicken</li> <li>lentils &amp; rice &amp; pita </li> <li>salad with tomato and cucumber </li> <li>a few soft cinnamon pretzel balls</li> <li>1/2 a yellow cupcake </li> </ul><p>xc practice: beginning of the overnight</p> <ul><li>drills/stretching</li> <li>~1.5 miles, then it thundered and we had to go back to the hotel </li> </ul>http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/32745153393http://emilygetyourassingear.tumblr.com/post/32745153393Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:11:24 -0400running logfood diary