14 | August | 2010 | My Feet in Motion

When I did my Erio’s post I totally forgot to show you my picture of my tortellini! I forgot to add it because I forgot I took a picture!

hah forgive my forgetfulness and bad blogging skills! Doesn’t it look delicious?

moving on to today

Ran at 10am so it was really hot and humid with the sun bright. If the sun wasn’t out it would’ve been gorgeous!!

Run: 2.53 Miles in 20:18 [8:01 per mile]

splits went as follows

8:15
8:02
4:02 @ 7:41 pace

Breakfast was in liquid form hah. Gotta love chocolate milk for recovery after a run! So refreshing.

My brother’s in town and wanted St Louis Bread Company/Panera for lunch so I went with him and we got it to go since Dad wanted to stay at home. So I got french onion soup for lunch. I ate it all…almost!

We watched Big Brother US while eating lunch. I LOVE BRITNEY hahaha she is so funny. Her interpretation of Brendan had me laughing.

Go to 1:16 in the video!! You’ll see what I’m talking about!! She’s so funny. (if viewing in reader, there’s a video here and you’ll have to come to my blog to see it)

Blue Bunny Vanilla Storm ice cream. Probably the best ice cream ever.

Ate this while watching

Totally never thought Toby was really bad. But he does creep me out a bit at times.

hah this show is so addicting and intense. If you aren’t watching it, then you are crazy. Just because it’s good suspense. And fills 45 minutes of my day.

Went to Pink because they are having a deal that if you buy a Pink product you can get a laptop case for $5 and I need one since I’ll be travelling with the team at school. Also I had a free coupon for some lotion with a pink purchase and a $10 off $50 coupon! So here’s what I got!

Most expensive item but it was my “I need to hit 50 dollars to use my coupon. So I don’t feel bad spending 22 for this shirt when really it’ll be 12 with 10 off” and come on it’s my school colors!!

Summery pants, they have beachballs and ice cream cones and you know how much I love ice cream!
18.99 marked down from 32.

back and front of pants.
also 18.99 marked down from 32

The cute laptop case! My laptop just barely fits in it, which is okay I guess haha I was hoping it’d fit better but my laptop is wider than most.

free lotion except it is 2.5 fl oz not 6.7. Smells pretty good.

So I got all of that for $60! Yeah I know that shirt put me a lot over, but it’s worth it. They don’t really sell much for under $10 dollars except underwear and I don’t need that. I also didn’t know how much tax would be, but I like my shirt!!

Obviously an after shot. I don’t normally sweat so much BEFORE a run haha!

Ran again at 8pm. It was hotter than this morning at 10, but felt a lot better since the sun was gone. About 98 degrees out.

Run: 3.5 Miles in 28:29 [8:08 per mile]

splits

8:23
8:10
8:04
.5 – 3:53
bit of some negative splits there.

Recovery

Powerade because I’m saving the Gatorade mix for school.

Put them zensah sleeves on right when I got back! Can you tell by my vein-y feet post run.

That’s all folks!

Don’t forget about my Luna Bars, Sport Beans and Raw Revolution bar giveaway!

Alex and I LOVE italian food. So when my birthday was getting closer, I started to think about where I wanted to go. I used the UrbanSpoon app on my phone to find some italian places nearby that I’ve never heard of before or know about. You know, some mom and pop shops!

So I came across Erio’s Ristorante!! Read the reviews and thought it was the place I wanted to go.

(picture from website)

Let me tell you, it didn’t disappoint.

Right when we get there we are seated and only two other groups of people are dining. (we ate a bit early at around 5)

(picture from website)

It’s a very small restaurant but those are the best!

We ordered:

cheesy garlic bread
toasted ravioli
Alex ordered the cannelloni
I of course ordered the tortellini

I didn’t take many pictures of the meal because since it wasn’t very busy, I didn’t want to look odd haha.

The ravioli was handmade and delicious! probably some of the best I’ve had. The cheesy garlic bread was good but not as good as some that I have had!

Alex really liked his cannelloni and the tortellini was so good! The sauce was thick but not so rich and heavy. Very delicious and makes my top 3 list of tortellini so far!

The staff was pleasant and they always ALWAYS had our cups filled with water. We never had to ask for anything and they even asked to refill our bread multiple times!

I would love to go back when I am back in town for awhile.

I’ve gotten some questions about the Phiten necklace I received for my birthday.

Alex got it for me because he ordered his over a month ago and really likes it so he got me one as well.

I wanted one once I saw Kara rockin’ it and read her interview over at Phiten explaining her favorite Phiten products.

Kara and Paula Radcliff have been wearing phiten products for years.

Apparently Paula introduced them to Kara. So of course I had to check it out for myself!!

You can read the article on Kara and Phiten products here

Taken from Phiten’s website here is some information on the technology behind Phiten

“Phiten products work with your body’s energy system, helping to regulate and balance the flow of energy throughout your body. Proper energy balance helps to alleviate discomfort, speed recovery, and counteract fatigue. Athletes find that they tire less easily and recover faster from intense physical activity. Further benefits of Phiten’s exclusive technology are more relaxed muscles leading to less stress and a greater range of motion that can be of great benefit to an athlete or anyone in any walk of life. At Phiten we are proud of our products and proud to increase the health and well being of the people that believe in our products.”

So I’ve been wearing mine and really like it, but I’d love to try some of their other products! Especially the bracelets and socks.