Day 1 of my 16 week training for the Rock n Roll 1/2 marathon on June 27th. On the way there a group of us will be Climbing for Leukemia at the Columbia Tower this month on the 21st. 69 floors, 1,311 steps, & 788 ft. elevation.
Training:
Day 1: 30 minutes of Step Up to one leg balance onto 1.5 foot platform. 50 bicep curls & 50 shoulder press. Stretch
Tomorrow, Day 2: 30 mins. hill/incline running. 50 triceps dips & 50 push ups. Stretch.
Wednesday, Day 3: Rest Day
Thursday, Day 4: 30 mins. speed walking uphill/incline. 50 squats and 50 lunges. Stretch.
Friday, Day 5: 25 mins. Stadium Bleachers. 50 tricep Dips & 50 pushups.
Saturday, Day 6: Rest
Sunday, Day 7: West Fenwick 186 steps Stair Climb 4 sets. 744 steps
Day 1 Nutrition:
Breakfast/pre-work out meal an hour before: Whole Wheat cereal with soy milk and banana. 16 oz Water.
Post work out meal: 2 Scrambled eggs with salsa & 2 corn tortilla. 2 cups Green tea.
Snack: String Cheese. 2 cups Green tea.
Dinner: Crock-Pot Mixed Bean Soup (recipe below). 16 oz Water
Dessert: 1 Girl Scout Samoa cookie. 2 cups Green tea.
Mixed Bean Soup
My father in law gave me 2 containers of assorted mixed dried beans. I thought I would experiment with the Crock Pot & this is what I came up with. Turned out pretty yummy.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of dried mixed Beans of any type
- 4 cups of Vegetable stock
- Medium Onion chopped
- 4 gloves of Garlic smashed and minced
- 4 quarter to half inch thick slices of Ginger
- 4 Carrots chopped
- 2 stalks of Celery chopped
- 1 cup of frozen Corn
- 5 cups of fresh Spinach
- 1 teaspoon salt (I prefer garlic salt)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground Pepper
Soak beans overnight in water. In the morning add beans and all ingredients to the crock pot. Cook for 7 hours on low. Serve warm and remove thick ginger slices from broth. Make sure you cut them big enough to be seen.
