Yesterday I got in my 10K (and then walked it out till I hit 6.5 miles)! I give credit to the accountability system. All day I knew that come 4:30pm, I was high tailing it to the gym to run. As the miles passed, I had no problem pushing myself, upping my intensity to reach a goal. Mine was to run a 10K in 55 minutes or less...I figured that would be a good starting point. Well ladies- I did exactly that! I may have had to up my speed to under 8 minutes miles at the end, but I hit that goal right on the nose. Booya.
Today I'm looking forward to a light 2 mile jog before spin at 5. It will feel great after yesterday.
In other yesterday news, I made homemade meatballs and they turned out really good. They were also the easiest thing I've ever done. I made them at lunch time and just threw spaghetti together for dinner. Here's the recipe:
Meatballs:
1 lb ground beef
~1 cup bread crumbs (I used italian style and did slightly less than a cup)
1 egg (beaten)
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped (I eyeballed this)
1 tsp. parsley
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
Milk - I just eyed it to give the mixture a nice consistency
Mix ingredients, or be like me and just throw all this stuff in the KichenAid and let it work its magic. Here's where things get exciting. Using a cookie dough scoop or just your hands, form into balls.
Lightly grease a 9 x 13 oven safe dish and put them in there. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes. Then let cool and rinse under hot water. This apparently gets rid of grease. At this point I let mine sit in the fridge all day and then pulled them out right before dinner and let them simmer with my canned spaghetti sauce, because that's how we roll around these parts. Add some pasta, a heap of parmigiana and enjoy!
We had leftovers for lunch today and guess what? They were even better after spending some more time in the sauce and letting the flavors meld together. I can't stress enough how easy this was.
And of course I don't have pictures because lets be real, they did not look very pretty. What they lacked in looks they made up for in taste. I was eating them cold out of the fridge at 10 am this morning. True story. (Hmm...maybe I'll be running an extra mile today?)
Also true story, although they were SO good, I will not be making spaghetti until Fall...because at 6 pm, when it's still 100 degrees outside, eating hot spaghetti and sweating- no matter how good it is- is a no go around these parts.
Hope everyone's weeks are going well! I swear I have pictures of Grace to share, but my camera is hogging them and not sharing with the computer. I'll be posting soon (hopefully)!
xo,
H
Will definitely try this recipe - thanks for always sharing! You're kicking butt with the runs - what is the date of your half in November?
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