Happy Tuesday, friends!
It’s gorgeous this week in NYC – I think 63 degree mornings are a runner’s idea of heaven at this time of year.
This morning I ran 8 miles, including a great set of mile repeats – probably the best this training cycle!
I’m definitely attributing part of how I’m feeling to last week’s cut-back in mileage. Here’s how it went down:
- Monday: XT: 35 minutes spinning, 25 minutes elliptical, lifting, corework, stretching
- Tuesday: 7.25 miles easy
- Wednesday: 8.6 miles easy
- Thursday: 7.3 miles (4 @ tempo pace)
- Friday: XT: 28 minutes spinning, 30 minutes elliptical, lifting, corework, stretching
- Saturday: 16 miles
- Sunday: 6 miles very easy; 45 minutes easy yoga
Total: 45.15 miles
So really I just substituted an easy running day for a cross training day on Friday, but I could totally tell the difference during Saturday’s long run and know my legs definitely appreciated the break. So hooray for cutback weeks!
Confession: too many of my meals lately have been eaten at my desk, in front of my computer, at work.
I’ve been super busy, and eating while working is pretty much the norm. Sometimes the “work hard, play hard” mentality that rules the professional world in NYC can get to me.
Ok, for me maybe it’s more “work hard, work harder” as I’ve yet to master the whole “playing” thing. But in a city that’s always go go go, sometimes I feel like I’m not really cut out to handle it. Or like my head is going to explode.
I don’t really talk about my job that much on the blog, but let’s just say working at a New York PR firm is like nothing else. And I’m not going to lie, sometimes it makes me a hot, stressed out mess.
But ramblings aside, what makes it all worthwhile is the great people I work with.
And because we all deserved a break, we went out to Blue Smoke for a celebratory dinner.
Blue Smoke is all about BBQ and Southern cooking. It’s not my favorite cuisine, but when in Rome…
Eat fried things…
There is literally “fried bread” on the menu. The nutritionist in me was a little horrified. 🙂
We split a bunch of appetizers, and I had the veggie burger with quinoa, lentils and a tomato chutney with an arugula salad for my entree
It was delicious.
Even though it was only for an evening, taking some time to slow down and enjoy the company of my colleagues (and friends!) outside of the office was a great start to the week.
Back to the grind today!
Question: Tell me about your job – do you work long hours? What’s your schedule like? And/or, how often do you take cutback weeks?
Mmmm Blue Smoke! I know you’re vegetarian/vegan so you’d prob skip over this one, but my favorite thing there is the bacon blue cheese dip.
My work schedule is pretty fab here…I work 9:30 to 6, and my commute is only 15 minutes, so I can sleep until a decent hour and get my runs in. In New York, my schedule was 9-5 and my commute was sometimes 45 minutes in the mornings. I hated being up before the sun to run and was always tired!
Oh I’m not vegan nor vegetarian! I just like vegan restaurants a lot! Believe me, I tried some of my friend’s pulled pork and it was amaze
Hush puppies! You have to dip that fried bread in honey butter before you eat it!! So bad, yet soooooo good.
Oh now, that’s where we differ… I’d be all OVER this place! BBQ/Cajun/Southern is some of my favorite! Gotta love that southern comfort food…
Yes, we southerners like our fried stuff!!! ha! Is the fried bread like a hush puppy?
My “job” as medical student was really busy as I was not only “working” or going to class, but also had to study a LOT. My “job” doing research is very chill, which is why I’m able to read blogs and comment on them at 9:45 am. ha!
What’s a hush puppy? I’m moving to NC in 2 weeks so fill me in on this southern cuisine! And I know all about studying, just finished nursing school. Keep up the good work and I’m going to check out your blog now!
Basically fried cornbread-ish type of deal – its AMAZING.
The weather was perfect for a run this morning, you can literally smell fall in the air here in Rhode Island! Sounds like you are going to own the NYC marathon, you are training so hard, I’m really impressed! My job is currently as a HR coordinator at a local movie theater and I really do a lot of blog reading and facebook “stalking” during my shifts. But it’s a lot of sitting so I try to get outside and walk whenever I can:) My boss is pretty chill. but soon I will be working as a nurse and on my feet for 12hr shifts! Gah!
This weather is wonderful for running! It’s making me excited for Fall!
Is that chocolate you have in your yogurt??
I’m not a big fan of BBQ, but the veggie burger actually looks good. Good to know Blue Smoke has vegetarian options because my boyfriend keeps bugging me about wanting to go there.
Luckily I don’t work long hours and it varies on weeks. I can only image how stressed you are with work/training AND School — you are super woman!
I didn’t know you worked at an NYC PR Firm!!! Oh we have soo much in common 🙂 I feel you on nearly everything you mentioned in this post. I often question whether I’m cut out to make it here as well.
But don’t forget to take a bit of time out to remind yourself of how good you are at life – because from what I can see, you’re handling it all very well!
Glad you were able to get out for a break! I work in a cubicle job – so plenty of meals are eaten in front of the computer as well.
As a fellow PR gal in NYC, I feel you on the stress! Even during the times where I’m not working crazy hours, it’s a lot of ‘go-go-go’ jampacked into the day. Not much time to coast on by here (except my blog reading/commenting periods…hehe) I typically work 9-6:30/7 on average…some nights closer to 8:30/9. Lunch is always, always eaten at my desk. I’d escape for a bit but it’d just make for an even later night most times.
I, uh, wish there was a nutritionist in me that felt horrified upon seeing fried bread on a menu. I am a sucker for awful foods, but at least I keep working out? (I know … not a very sustainable lifestyle, but I swear I’m getting better!)
oh wow, do I ever sympathize! oh 63* I’d kill for that- I am pumped in an hour I will be doing my 5 miler in 80 * …
I sit in an office most of the day for right now as a Nutrition Associate ( who would eat the fried bread !) …. 40 hours – it will speed up in October- April- I will be doing training and traveling out to all the counties. So right now I have normal hours at my ONE job BUT I accepted a part time job as an Adjunct Professor in Nutrition at the graduate school I graduated from. So… I have a 3 hr class once a week but I end up spending ~10 hours on the weekend preparing lectures, and 4 hours at night making the lecture and more time finding more information for the rest of the course. That makes 57 hour work weeks… then my “downtime” is training, running, blogging, kickball league, oh and I’m in a long distance relationship ( 500 mi ~ 8 hr drive one way).
My hours are actually decent, we work a standard 37.5 hours a week (weird, but I can dig it). How about that earthquake, were you guys affected??
I’m with amy…BBQ is a favorite of mine. If I even smell pull pork or bbq chicken I must find it. Bonus if there’s biscuits, cornbread, gravy, mash, mac and cheese….salivating…
OMG! I just pulled up this window, thought I posted 12 hours ago!