Valentine's Day and March Snow Storms

Snow Running!

Annual Craft Ale House Date!

February was a month of inspiration and hard work. We competed in Bryn Mawr Running Company’s “Feel the Love 5k” on February 14th. As a team, we ran in opposite directions around the Navy Yard in Philadelphia. It was snowing, but warmer than 2014! Sean ran very well, he was four seconds off of his PR. Jenn PRed, running 23:14. Even though we both ran faster than last year, we actually placed lower as a team (Partners in Crime) than we did last year. It’s a really competitive and fun race.

 The other annual run that we completed this February was the Frostbite Five Miler, sponsored by the Ambler Area Running Co. This is our 4th year running this hilly (and normally always cold) race! Both of us PRed, Sean ran a 33:19 and Jenn ran a 40:05. Jenn’s hands were so cold after the race, despite gloves. It was 17 degrees when we began the race. Afterwards, we met with some members of the Conshohocken Running Club (who have been pushing us to run better) for a great picture!

We worked extra hard to fit in our miles in cold weather. We did not get to complete our final 20-miler due to snow last weekend, but we did get to run about 2 hours and 10 minutes. Yesterday, we both had a snow day, so we trekked to the gym in order to not slip and slide all over the street and  get in a six-mile tempo run. We did it, and now it is one week (and one day) until the Rock ‘n Roll DC Marathon.

This February, we worked to improve our diet and eat more vegetable and plant-based protein to help fuel our runs and athletic endeavors. We also are budgeting so that we do not waste food and try to stay at or under $165 per week on food. Our kitchen has been a busy place! See our pantry page for flaxseed blueberry muffins, peanut butter treats, beet and feta “burgers,” quinoa-chickpea “burgers,”and  vegan sriracha “mayo.” We can thank our CSA, Philly Foodworks,  for helping us to explore new recipes. Stay tuned for some turnip dishes!

While is was snowing yesterday, we began to sow our indoor garden so that we can begin to grow our own veggies to fuel us through the summer and fall. The Farmer’s Almanac online has been helpful- it sends us reminders to start planting at certain times based off of our zipcode.