Sunday, January 2, 2011

Nothing Like the First Run of the Year!!

This morning I had a great 6.95km run with Lindsay. It was slow and steady...During this run I got to use for the first time one of my Christmas Presents...




I got a Polar Heart Rate Monitor from my Dad and David! Thanks Guys...It ROCKS!!!! I was so excited to use it...I have a few friends who have been using them for years and have been signing its praises...I am pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it...I am still in the initial stages and getting used to it...I will blog more on specifics in posts to come...

I came home from the run and immediately started take down the Christmas Decorations...
It made me sad but I am actually happy to be a little clutter free and have such a nice fresh start feeling...

I knew that after today's activities I would not feel like cooking dinner so I used one of our favorite Crock-pot recipes from Heather over at Heather Drive. I have been reading her blog for ages...it is not running related but she makes a lot of quick, easy and healthy meals....So tonight I made : Slow-Cooked Mexican Chicken. You should check out her blog...her recipe index is AMAZING!








Now it doesn't look that appetizing in this picture BUT I promise you it is delicious....

Minimal ingredients:

  • Chicken
  • Corn
  • Salsa
  • Red Pepper
  • Onion
Cheese and Green Onion for topping...I put it over rice or sometimes we will have it in tortillas! Super yummy, easy and totally guilt free!!


Today was a good day...We are in the process of making some space in our basement to put a bike trainer...The hubby got one for Christmas and he is very nice to let me use it....so I am hoping to get a few bike work outs this week...

Does anyone have any good recipe website they use????



Happy Running :)

5 comments:

  1. I use the Rachael Ray website. Mmmmm she has some great ideas.
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  2. I use allrecipes.com, I love how active it is and how many people leave reviews. .It helps to see what others have done to the recipes.

    Great job getting out there and running!

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  3. I'm making the slow-cooker mexican chicken today. Excited to try it for dinner tonight. Thanks for sharing the receipe.

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  4. oooh man that looks good *bookmark*

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