Nine miles @ 8:25 pace, and then it was day #2 for these kids. Skye’s schedule will be a little different for a minute, so I got to keep her home with me:)
I thank my lucky stars that Beck still hasn’t figured out how to climb out of his crib.
Andrew and I decided to join in on green day.
These two wanted a turn with the Garmins.
They ran and then still had the energy to wrestle Andrew.
After practice, we had our version of the Jamba Juice Chocolate Moo’d… chocolate Core Power + a few frozen bananas + plenty of peanut butter. My kids say it tastes better than the Jamba Juice version.
Friday Favorites time… Thank you for bearing with me each week with these, but it just feels so good to share the things you love with people you love:)
*Andrew and I went through this season of Hijack (on Apple TV) embarrassingly quickly. It is SO intense. Warning… there is some language and, at parts, a lot…
*These bodysuits. A few weeks ago, I texted a friend who is very hip (my kids hate when I use that word) that I needed more help being hip, and she helped me with these. I have them in grey and brown and love them. They are double layered, which is so lovely for coverage, they are so comfortable, and I could wear them daily. Size up on these! I went with a medium and loved it. They will be perfect to layer up with for the fall.
*It is almost soup season. We make soup year-round, but it just tastes better during soup season.
*WE HAVE A REFRIGERATOR inside. It has been 4.5 months with our fridge in the garage, and it feels like such a luxury to have it inside again.
Let’s see how long it stays this clean.
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Have something you are looking forward to this weekend?
Anyone else have a race this weekend?
It’s been a minute since my last race… any race tips you wanna share with me?
Best show you have watched recently?
27 comments
Sydney
Hi Janae!
I have a random question I’ve wanted to ask for some time and I don’t want it to be taken the wrong way. I was wondering, when you go on your group/training runs with the women you typically go with, do they have jobs/careers? Only reason I ask, is I was wondering if they had any specific career that was flexible/allowed them to devote time to train as much as they do. Just asking out of curiosity as I just started mine and am trying to navigate where I want to go in my own career, and what I want to prioritize in my life/outside of my career! One other thing I apologize if it’s already been asked: how did you find your coach? Thank you for all of your awesome posts/updates, I hope the school year is off to a good start!
The Hungry Runner Girl
Hey Sydney! That is a really great question. A few of my friends do have careers and others have multiple children. I’ve been wanting to make a post about this in terms of running influencers… just a reminder that it is our actual careers to train the way we do and that there is no way I could personally do this while working a different job or even having Andrew work a normal 9-5 job too. When I was a teacher I maxed at 35-40 miles per week. I just never want anyone to feel bad if training for marathons doesn’t work with their careers! A lot of early morning days for my friends with careers or one can work from home one day a week so she usually gets her long workout day done that day. I admire them for doing what they do! Congrats on your new job, you’ll have to keep me updated on it all. And I found my coach from the runners corner (our running store) group runs. We have ran together for years and then I finally convinced him to give me training plans 🤣! Have a beautiful day, Sydney!
Sydney
Thanks so much for the encouragement and for the reply 😊 I’ll look forward to that post!
Mariah
Headed to Kentucky for my boyfriend’s cousin’s wedding! Gonna be lots of outdoor and hiking time. Have a good weekend!
The Hungry Runner Girl
We love Kentucky! Have the best time, Mariah!
Belle
It’s my birthday weekend! I’ll have a big giant sleep-in on Saturday with breakfast in bed and no inconvenient dog walks at the break of dawn AND THEN a steak and a birthday party in the evening. Yes, that is the very definition of perfection for me. So excited!
The Hungry Runner Girl
Belle, that is actual perfection. Happy happy happy birthday tomorrow. I will eat some cake to celebrate you!
Wendy
I LOVE your Friday favorites. I have found some great stuff thanks to you. I love a good bodysuit too, so I will definitely be checking this one out.
Our oldest son’s girlfriend flew in last night as a surprise to him. It was so incredibly sweet when she and I walked through the front door…. He was stunned. So this weekend will be filled with lots of family fun, my favorite! Plus, the same son is now one of the assistant coaches for his old highschool football team, and tonight is their 1st game of the season.
Oh, my toe is feeling better, the top of my foot is still a little swollen, so I am going to test things out with a walk and see how everything goes.
When is your next race? Is it St. George? Or do you have something sooner?
Have a great Friday Janae 😊
The Hungry Runner Girl
Oh that makes me happy, Wendy, because I love sharing them. Okay, that is so sweet she did that and you are all going to have the best weekend. Full circle that he is now one of the assistant coaches. SO good to hear your toe is doing better… keep me updated. I have a half-marathon tomorrow! Let’s see how it goes ha. Hope you have a wonderful day, Wendy!
Ali Patterson
Hello! What jeans are you wearing in the bodysuit picture? You always look hip!
Thank you for sharing!
The Hungry Runner Girl
Hey Ali! Well, now I’m blushing (and reached my biggest goal of being hip;). I love these jeans SO much:
https://shopstyle.it/l/bZ8M7
Let me know if you get them. Happy weekend!
Mary
You actually like wearing a bodysuit? Isn’t it a hassle to go to the bathroom? I can’t believe those are back in style
The Hungry Runner Girl
I sure do haha. The snaps are super easy:). I just bought a polo tee that I swore would NEVER come back in style but here we go;). Have a great weekend, Mary!
Meghan F
SO exciting about the fridge! :)
Have you tried Shrinking on Apple? Sooo good highly recommend for you and Andrew! One of the creators is “Roy Kent” from Ted Lasso, which I think you loved too!
I love Friday Favorites!!!
Have a happy weekend!
The Hungry Runner Girl
WE LOVED SHRINKING! Thank you so much for reminding us and we also loved Ted Lasso… wow, Andrew and I watch a lot of tv haha. Thanks Meghan, have a beautiful weekend!
Deidre
Happy Friday!
I think I have ptsd from the bodysuits I wore in my younger days. In all fairness I don’t think they snapped so if you had to pee it was like a race to get that damn thing down :)
For the person who asked about running and working…I’ve always worked (and have kids) and have made some sacrifices (really early mornings, longer runs on the weekend, etc) but you figure it out. Thankfully many in my running group do as well so there is always someone to run with on those dark mornings:)
The Hungry Runner Girl
Bahaha ptsd from those younger years of clothing is real, I do not blame you. The snaps now make all of the difference. Deirdre, you are goals. I am so impressed by how you juggle it all and it must make the biggest difference to have a group to train with during the dark months. Happy weekend, Deidre.
Jaci
I have the EXACT SAME FRIDGE (in matte black)……along with the double oven, over-the-range microwave, espresso machine and coffee pot. Yeah…..we went all in on our new appliances. Got them during covid and LOVE LOVE LOVE. My only complaint about the fridge is I wish the produce drawers were deeper. We eat a lot of produce and I can’t fit half of what we need to store in the drawers. I wish the fridge itself was just a smidge bigger but that’s the only one that fit in the already-built custom spot in our kitchen. My kids are both heading off to college, though, so it will be the perfect size for two people. Just got maxed out pretty quickly with food for four. But it makes up for it by being so pretty. :)
The Hungry Runner Girl
They just look SOOOO good. I agree, it is definitely smaller than our last fridge but we do have a second fridge outside which does help with that. Hopefully that will be enough. Your kids are off to college, oh wow. I hope they will still be close enough that you see them often. I want to see pics of your kitchen now. Happy weekend, Jaci!
Molly S
Have fun during your race! My current vibe is to get into a rhythm like Sepp Kuss leading the pack in TdF. Eyes straight ahead, relaxed. V niche tip.
How exciting about your fridge! Simple things can mean so much!
Best show…I’m WAY behind the times and just watched all of The Mindy Project straight through. Love!
The Hungry Runner Girl
I’ll channel Sepp tomorrow. I really want to get into that rhythm feel. Oh goodness, I love that show SO so much! Happy weekend, Molly. I hope you have the weekend off and have a great long run.
Kim N
I tried starting Hijack last night and had to turn it off right when I think the hijack was going to occur because I knew I was going to get sucked in or not be able to fall asleep at a decent hour. Excited to try to try to binge it during normal hours! Ha!
The Hungry Runner Girl
Smart call! You’ll have to let me know what you think once you get sucked in. Have a beautiful day, Kim!
kelly
That picture of Beck admiring the Garmin is so cute!!
What jeans are those you paired with the bodysuit?
Have a great weekend!
The Hungry Runner Girl
Thank you, Kelly! Oh I am so in love with these pants, I hope you get them too:
https://shopstyle.it/l/bZ8M7
Have a great weekend!
Warren Footz
so yeah, a half marathon Sunday, with really not the training I should have done….so could be fun…..thinking positive, and oh, what else do I have to do on a Sunday morning?
Renee S
Hello there ! I just saw this post this morning. We have an App called VidAngel. It is so nice ! It lets you cut out swearing in so many movies. It costs pretty minimal but definitely worth the money. Love your blog 😊