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Fall Half Marathon Training: Week 3

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Hello, hello! Week 3 of my half marathon training went much better than  the first couple of weeks . Hallelujah! Now, I feel like I’m finally getting on track with my plan. And, hopefully, it’ll stay that way. I’m traveling to Chicago this week, but I’m planning to fit in at least one workout before or during my trip. Then, we’ll be in Newport this coming weekend (I absolutely love running by the ocean there and look forward to it all year long), so my long run will definitely be a top priority! SUNDAY: Cycle & Sweat Bootcamp   <– full recap Wearing: GapFit Breathe Racerback Tank // Fabletics Salar Capri in Amethyst  // Reebok CrossFit Nano 6  // Bombas Socks   MONDAY: OFF TUESDAY: 3.5 miles (1 mile warm-up + 2 miles at 8:45 + 1/2 mile cool down) WEDNESDAY: “Big 10” workout <— speedwork-ish Wearing: Albion Fit Petal Pants // Brooks Women’s Launch 3 <– I love these for speed workouts!  This was a serious cardio workout, and I loved that it only required on

Beef Milanesa with Peach Salsa and Spinach

Think Following the “5-Second Rule” Keeps Food Safe? Think Again!

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When food falls on the floor, it’s always a judgment call as to whether that food goes into your mouth or into the trash. And many of us, when making that call, defer to the so-called “five-second rule” — that long-standing and widely accepted notion that if food spends five seconds or less on the floor it hasn’t had enough time to be contaminated by whatever bacteria is on the floor. But is the five-second rule based on any actual facts, or is it just a myth that we perpetuate every time we let our kids pick up and keep sucking on that lollipop they dropped? Turns out, scientific research on the topic has been pretty limited … until now, that is. A team of researchers at Rutgers University’s School of Environmental and Biological Sciences put a variety of foods — watermelon, bread, bread with butter, and gummy candy — through their paces. They dropped them onto four different surfaces — carpet, stainless steel, ceramic tile and wood — and left them for less than one second, five sec

Calibrate Your Kitchen Thermometer

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If you use a thermometer in the kitchen (which everyone should!), it’s critical to have it calibrated correctly. Over time, thermometers can slowly loose their accuracy due to being moved around,… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry http://ift.tt/2csk3RY