When I was at Whole Foods earlier this week, I stocked up on a couple emergency frozen meals. Ordinarily, I buy the same Amy’s Organic Mexican meals every time. But during this stroll down the frozen aisle, I noticed a heavily discounted new brand and decided to give it a shot. I’m glad I did!
While microwaving, I made the connection between Candle Cafe Vegan and Candle 79. I was so pumped because it brought back memories of when my friend Cesa and I dined at Candle 79 when I visited her in NYC in 2009. The frozen meal was obviously no match to the amazeballs Candle 79 experience, but it was a nice change-up from my ordinary. The macaroni & cheese and tofu spinach ravioli were out of stock, but I’ll be keeping an eye out for them during my next trip to the market.
On a side note, I finished Week 6, Day 3 of the Personal Running Trainer app! I’m still amazed at how well this program has enabled me to go from only being able to run a few minutes at a time to running for almost 30 minutes straight!
Even though 11 of the 40 minutes were a brisk walk (5 minute warm-up and 5 minute cool-down), I still have a lot of work to do in the speed department. I’m hoping that yoga and barre fitness classes will help me build muscle and, in turn, make me a fast(er) runner.
Do you have any tips for increasing your running speed?
That frozen meal sounds delish – seems nicer to have on hand than a frozen pizza!
I’ve been working on my speed a lot for the last couple weeks, and I’ve been able to go from a 12 minute mile to a 9:30 (not runner-fast but fast for me!) …granted I think that is more my body’s natural speed and I’d just been forcing myself to go slower so I can go longer, but I also think the intervals I’ve been doing helped me trim off some time too!
9:30 is awesome!! Intervals seem like the way to go, so I’ll have to give that a try!