Hey friends! I hope you had a great weekend – and I hope those of you who ran the Rock ‘n’ Roll DC Half or Full Marathon had a great race! I was sad to miss the half marathon for the first time since 2012 but I think I made the right call to skip it this year. (I still needed a little more time after being burned out following the Marine Corps Marathon a few months ago!) Plus, now I’m even more excited for the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (<- last year’s recap) in 3 weeks!
On Friday night, Matt and I had a cozy night in – we had leftover Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala and got a good night’s sleep so we’d be ready for our long run date on Saturday!
We headed out around 10:30; since the race was still going on in the city, we stuck to Arlington for the run. We had 8 miles on the agenda and did a fun point-to-point (where you start and end at separate places).
Also – I was thrilled to find that the water fountains in Arlington are still on (in DC, they are all off). Hooray! We stopped a few times for water and I also ate a few dried tart cherries as fuel. I didn’t need much for an 8 miler but that little bit made a difference! (see also: How to Fuel a Long Run)
We had a nice run – it was cold but beautifully sunny, and we had the wind at our backs most of the time, too. It also helped that the run was net downhill. 😉
8+ miles, check!
We finished the run in Crystal City and did a short walk and stretch before warming up in a Starbucks – and getting some treats to re-fuel, too! We both had whole milk lattes and then shared some fun pastries – a donut and a blueberry scone. (Yes, Matt is still doing the mostly gluten free thing, but when there are times he really wants something, he goes for it!)
We hopped in a Lyft to get home, and then after showering we had the protein portion of our re-fuel – some bacon and eggs. 🙂
On Saturday night, we went to my college friend Sarah’s wedding at the gorgeous Meridian House in DC! It was black tie so we got especially dolled up for it – fun!
My dress is from Macy’s – my mom and I were shopping there a few months ago and I tried on some of the formal dresses just for fun, and we really loved this one! Perfect since I had this wedding coming up so soon. I loved the panel of sequins on the front and back – here’s a photo of the back in better lighting!
The wedding was gorgeous – I didn’t get any other photos so you’ll have to take my word for it. 🙂 Another huge congratulations to Sarah and Jochem – we’re so happy for you guys!
On Sunday, we slept in, did some stuff around the house, and then I treated myself to a yoga class at Edge Yoga later in the day. Always feels good to do yoga the day after a longer run!
As for last night, we had a fun dinner at a friend’s house! They made fajitas – delicious.
It was hard to get up this morning because it was so dark out (good ole daylight savings time), but Chelsea and I wanted to get in a workout before the big snowstorm apparently hits us later tonight, so we went to the 7 a.m. class at Urban Athletic Club. As always, a great workout! And now, I’m riding out my straight wedding hair (I got it done at a blow dry bar) for one more day. 😉
Before I go, one last reminder that I’m participating in a FREE live Q&A panel tomorrow (March 14) at 4 p.m. EST., during which fellow RDs and I will be sharing tips and lessons learned for growing our businesses, both in person and online.
ALSO – as a follow up to the live panel, if you’re a fellow RD or health professional looking to grow your business, get more clients, or increase your visibility, there is a great 3 day workshop that will work you through how to stand out and attract clients as a nutrition professional in a crowded field. Not only does it sound excellent, but if you’re an RD, you will receive 4.5 CPEU hours for completing the workshop! Pretty sweet. 🙂 Act fast, though – there are ONLY 20 spots left and the workshop will not be offered again as far as I know. So if you want in, sign up today. You can secure your spot for only $1 (and pay the rest on a month by month payment plan).
Have a great day guys! I will leave you with this fun photo of Queen Zara, reigning over her domain. 😉
If you ran RnR DC this weekend, how did it go?!
Who else is gearing up to potentially get a lot of snow tonight?
