Paleo

This weekend was great for many reasons. First of all, Lee took Friday off so that he could have a full day with Jack and I. We went to North Park Mall in Dallas for a little shopping. It’s been so long since I have been “my size.” Little did we know it was the first day of Tax Free Weekend, but that didn’t stop us from having a great time. For lunch we went to Kona Grill where we use to frequent while living in Dallas. It was a very fun time.

Saturday, we had an enduraLAB workout of 5k repeats on the Trinity Trails. It was the perfect weekend run to bust out the BOB stroller. I ended up not using it because it my lovely mother showed up to watch Jack (isn’t she sweet?). I was nervous to run a 5k seeing how I haven’t ran in one for months.  I knew it was going to be a great run during the warm up. During the first mile and a half, I felt amazing. The second half was a little bit tougher but not terrible. I finished in 29:30 and was pretty content. I wasn’t going for time but it always feels good to do better than what you anticipated time wise. After the run we went to breakfast with the family and then it was off to CrossFit Ironhorse for a running clinic. This wasn’t just any running clinic, I learned a flow running style taught by Patton Gleason of Natural Running Store. If you have the opportunity, I suggest you attend this clinic because it made me take a good at my form and realize what needs work.

Saturday night, I got to be a part of a flash mob thanks to Tabitha of Shoe Gypsy! She has spent the last month or so dedicated to making this happen for Fort Worth and it was an absolute success.

Sunday morning, all three of us slept through our alarm for our 7am run. Lee ran out of the door literally putting socks on and slipping on his running shoes. I stayed behind because I figured Jack has been through a lot this weekend and deserves a nice morning to chill in his crib. When Lee got back from his run, I started breakfast. About a week ago, I saw what looked to be a very yummy recipe for paleo sausage gravy and biscuits. We gave them a try and they were delish, not to mention a  hit with the hubby!

How was your weekend?

 

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Our Paleo Challenge Makes The News!

by Isis on August 16, 2011

As you may or may not know, we started a paleo challenge to get people in the mind set of eating healthier foods. We started a group on Facebook and it gained a little bit of attention – then we were contacted by The 33 News! For those of you that have been following us for awhile know we did a story with them last March. We love the news team and appreciate their support.

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Paleo Diet: The Hunter-Gatherer Challenge

Couple issues month-long Facebook challenge to go Paleo

 

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Cherries Rock!

August 8, 2011

I can just imagine Lee and I saying “c’mon Jack, eat the rest of your dinner because Cherries Rock!” Then Jack responding “right on mom and dad,” while throwing up his rock n’ roll fingers. Hey- I can dream can’t I? I actually think Jack might actually love eating well, especially if we keep finding [...]

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August Paleo Challenge: Grocery Shopping

July 31, 2011

Tomorrow is the start to our August 30 Day Paleo Challenge! That means we needed to get our pantry and fridge ready to go. We made a fun little grocery shopping trip out of it by meeting up with our friends Dominique, Selena, Ryan and Angela at Central Market. In my experience, there is a [...]

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Chicago Marathon Training Log – Week 5

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Ten more weeks… Yep, for those of you who will be joining us in the starting corrals for the 2010 Chicago Marathon we have 10 weeks of training left. Seems like a lot doesn’t it? Maybe for some of us it doesn’t, but trust your training and you will be ready for the 26.2 miles [...]

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Why Paleo?

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We are recently asked about the Paleo Diet and it goes a little something like this: Ok what are the benefits of paleo? Why do it? Please explain!!! We are fairly new to the diet (or as I like to call it, lifestyle) and are falling more and more in love with it. We aren’t [...]

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Chicago Marathon Training Log – Week 1

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Have you been wondering why “The Running Couple” is all of a sudden going “paleo” and talking a lot more about CrossFit on Twitter? We know some of you are because it has sparked a lot of conversation lately around how we are training for the 2010 Chicago Marathon. We will be training a little [...]

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Paleo Kitchen Makeover

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Lee and I have been dabbling in the idea of going Paleo for a while now. We have always been inspired by CrossFitter’s Lindsey and Web Smith in Austin, and now that Lee recently got CrossFit Endurance certified we thought it was time to make the switch. It also helped that we checked out my [...]

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