Friday, March 22, 2013

8 week training plan for 10K

Week     10 K training plan     
    Monday    Tuesday          Wednesday    Thursday             Friday       Saturday          Sunday   
1    Rest           3 m run           CT                2.5 m run*            Rest          3 m run           30 min EZ          
2    Rest           3 m run           CT               3 m run*                Rest          3.5 m run         35-40 min EZ   
3    Rest           3.5 mi run       CT               3.5 m run*             Rest          4 m run            35-40 min EZ   
4    Rest           4 m run           CT              3.5 m run*              Rest         4.5 m run         40-45 min EZ   
5    Rest           4 m run          CT               3 m run**               Rest          5 m run           40-45 min EZ   
6    Rest          4 m run           CT             3.5 m run**              Rest          6 m run          40-45 min EZ  
7    Rest          4 m run           CT              3 m run**                Rest          7 m run          40-45 min EZ   
8    Rest          3 m run           CT or Rest    3 m run**              Rest          Rest               10K Race   
    

*50% of race pace
**75% of race pace

A simple brownie recipe

Ingredients needed:

1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup All-Purpose Flour
1/3 Cup Cocoa
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Baking Powder
Store mix in plastic bags or mason jars.
At Baking Time Add: 2 Eggs, 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil, 1 teaspoon Vanilla.
Bake @ 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes in an 8x8 or 9x9 pan.

Orange Vinegar All- Purpose cleaner

Putting orange peels in a jar, fill the jar with vinegar, let sit for 2 weeks and pesto natural scented orange cleaner.

Cookie Brownies

You will need:

A box of brownie mix
package of oreo cookies
about 1/2 cup of peanut butter
muffin tin
cooking spray

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees

Make brownie mix according the box.

Spray the muffin tin with the cooking spray

Remove one side of the oreo cookie

With a spoon spread peanut butter on the filling part of the oreo cookie and sandwich it together with another oreo cookie, repeat this 11 more times (total of 24 cookies used)

pour just enough of the brownie mix to fill the bottom of the muffin tin

place cookies in muffin tin

pour the rest of the brownie mix over the cookies

bake for 20 minutes.



Our Weekly Menu for March 22 - March 28


Crockpot Meatloaf

Ingredients:
1 lb of ground beef
1 egg, beaten
1 package of crushed saltine crackers
1/2 cup of milk
Ketchup
salt & pepper
1/2 small onion chopped

Directions:
Beat egg - add crushed crackers.
Add 1/2 cup of milk to moisten all
Add chopped onion
Add ground beef - squish all together with hands
Season to taste
Place in crockpot, shape to fit and flatten.
Pour ketchup on (enough to cover completely).
Crock on low for 4 hrs.