Trip Journal #2

So here we are in CT! It has been nice to relax and settle in a bit for these 10 days. The weather is so beautiful and cool here that running has been an absolute joy. I feel young and fast! We did a 5 mile roadrace in Cape May Point, NJ last weekend. You guys know that I am no speed demon; I was shooting for a finish time of 50 minutes. Well, hooray for me, I felt great and finished in 46:50!

It is always difficult to be out of your element when traveling and staying at other people's homes. My eating has remained pretty clean nonetheless. I am a creature of habit so I have been sticking to the same basic meals that I mentioned in my last post. Although we did order pizza the other night. (New England pizza is like nothing you've ever tasted!) I ordered one without cheese. I had read that if the pizza is good enough you will never miss the cheese and honestly it was wonderful! I did have one bite of the real thing just to see ;o) but it tasted salty and greasy to me~not as good as I remembered. I am thankful that we brought our bucket of protein powder with us since that is one of my meals everyday. My parents are pretty healthy eaters so there isn't a whole lot of junk here to tempt me.

I've been to the gym once or twice this week and did some combo weight circuits which were tough but fun. Really I have been sticking to regular runs, lots of stretching and good, clean food. There are lots of roadside farm stands around here with awesome produce. I swear I think I am o.d.-ing on fruits and veggies! Their blueberries are .99/pint right now and the corn on the cob is just to die for. I am heading up to New Hampshire to see my grandmother next week which will be difficult. Italians just don't understand what "no, I'm full" means. Mangia! Mangia!