Our 4th of July

This morning, Josh got up bright and early to run the Kaysville Rotary 10K.  I was so excited to take the kids and cheer him on, but a couple of them were a little sick, so we stayed home.  (I made him take a pic since I wasn't there, and the above shot is what he sent me.)

Josh ran the 6.4 miles in 54:17...awesome!!

Since we couldn't go cheer on Josh, we decided to get some patriotic donuts.  After breakfast, we decided last minute to go to the Layton parade.  We hung out with cousins and cheered on grandpa as he ran by in the parade.  That evening, we went to my parents house for a BBQ and my summer favorite: homemade ice cream!  Then Grandpa put on a fireworks show, and we loved every minute.

Happy Independence Day!!

Our New Go-To Pre-Running-Meal

I have never had a Rumbi Rice Bowl.

But I have heard how delicious they are, and so I tried to throw my own version together.  It turned out amazing!  Josh told me I need to make it every Friday night because it would be a perfect pre-long-run meal.  (He must have forgotten that he is supposed to take me out to eat every Friday night.  I guess we'll have to change date-night to Saturday.)

Here is my recipe that fed our family of 6:

Rumbi Rice Bowls

• 1 1/2 cups rice
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups coconut milk
• 7 chicken tenders
• 2 bunches of broccoli, chopped
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• 2-3 green onion, chopped
• 1 orange bell pepper, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 bottle KC Masterpiece Caribbean Jerk Marinade

In rice cooker, cook rice in water and coconut milk.  Meanwhile, in large skillet, melt 2 tbsp. butter.  Add chicken and sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Cook until chicken is done.  Transfer to cutting board to rest.  In same skillet, add 2 tbsp. butter, and all of the veggies.  Saute until slightly tender, but still a little crisp.  Chop chicken into chunks and add to veggies in skillet.

To serve, place rice in bowl, top with veggie/chicken mixture, and add a little dressing.  The dressing is pretty strong, so we like to serve it on the side.  Enjoy!

Josh's First Half In 11 Years

Sometimes it's too nice of a morning to stop at 10 miles.

So I've been following a training schedule to get ready to run the Layton/Syracuse half marathon at the end of August.  I've been trying to stick with it and not over train and do too much too quick like I have in the past.  I was supposed to run a slow 10 miles (the longest I had run up to this point was just over 9).  When I got out there it was such a perfect day and I was loving running on the Rio Grande trail so much that I just decided to pass the mental barrier of having completed a half marathon while I felt so good.

Some days (very few in my case) you feel like you can just run forever.  This was one of those days.  I had some light pain on the outside of my knees the rest of the day and I looked like an old man whenever I had to go up or down the stairs but woke up the next day feeling great.

I highly recommend the Rio Grande trail for any of you North Davis County Folks.  It provides a variety of scenery from farmers fields to well manicured back yards, to wonderful trees that provide a break from the sun.  It's my new go-to long run course whether I do an out and back or talk my wonderful wife into driving south to pick me up.

On a side not, I changed my registration that day for the Deseret News 24th run from the 10k to the Half Marathon.  I'm very excited to complete my first Half Marathon Race.

Ogden 5K

Saturday, May 18th

Josh and I ran the Ogden 5K.  It was another cold and very rainy morning!  We were bused up to Dinosaur Park where the race started.  The course was so beautiful.  I love Ogden.  Waiting for the race to start was miserable.  We were kicked out of the buses because they had kids or something to go pick up.  Whatever. So we had to wait for about a half hour in the rainy cold.  But once the race started, it was amazing.

I ran the 3.15 course in 31:17 with an average pace of 10:00/min/mile.

Josh ran it in 27:10 with an average pace of 8:45/min/mile.

Stallion Stampede 1 Mile

How cute are these 3?


Very.

At my kids school, they did a 5K and 1 Mile walk/run.  Since I am trying to recover from some tendonitis, Josh ran with the kids.  They did a 1 mile run and ran the whole thing!  So proud of my babies!!

Recycle Fun Run - Our First Race Together

On April 20th, Josh and I ran our first race together: the Recycle Fun Run.  It was also my first race ever.  It was chilly and rainy, but SO much fun!

Josh's dad also ran with us.  He beat both of us by a long shot, but hey- it was a FUN run!  :)

The Recycle run is fun because they give out shirts and medals leftover from old races throughout the county.  Josh and I both got shirts from the Layton Thanksgiving half marathon.  Josh's medal was from a Layton Triathalon, and mine was from the same Thanksgiving race.

I finished the 3.17 course in 31:42 with an average pace of 9:59/min/mile.  A PR  thus far!

Can't wait for more races with my babe!