Brittnee rocks out and eats right.

So in Team In Training we don't run with our ipods. Running outside w/ ipod = major dangerous. Don't do it.

Now, when you're cross training at GB3 in some crazy body conditioning class, you are totally allowed to listen to music. And you kind of have to, because they blast it at you hardcore. And so... I introduce my new love. Electonica. Oh yes!

Before you go one minute longer - head to http://www.pandora.com/ (if you haven't been there before, WOW, you need to check their music gemome project out, it will probably change your life), and make a new station from song "Don't Trust Me" by 3OH3!. You will super love it and want to dance your butt, belly, and thighs off.

This is important - really! Cross training is a big, big part of being able to successfully run a marathon, so all of us in Team In Training are not only running 3 times a week in this nasty heat, but we are also hitting up pilates, yoga (our pup Atlas is a pro at downward dog), lifting weights, and doing all sorts of other activity to train our core muscles.

The other important thing... cough, cough, Amanda... is eating right! And let me tell you, if you are a no-carber, back away from your computer screen, because what's coming up will not even sort of motivate you to run a marathon. According to Runner's World magazine and like, everyone else, the marathon trainee's diet should break down (approximately) as follows:

• 15 - 20% protein
• 30% fat
• 50 - 55% Carbohydrates

Holy smokes - that's a lot of carbs! But, According to Registered Dietician Allegra Burton carbohydrates are important because they are "the body's preferred fuel for running (or any endurance sport) is muscle glycogen. Glycogen is the body's storage form of carbohydrate. If muscle glycogen breakdown exceeds its replacement, glycogen stores become depleted. The result is fatigue and inability to maintain training and racing intensity. In order to replenish and maintain glycogen stores, the marathoner's diet needs to be carbohydrate-rich.

Alright Allegra, I am putting a big pot of pasta on the stove right now! I promise.

While it boils, I'd of course like to thank the most recent donor to my fundraising campaign, Gina Cuttone! Thanks for showing some Theta love, Gina! I am so proud to have my sisters' support as I run for one of our own Theta ladies.

Coming up this weekend, the Team is headed to Millerton Lake where we will be running 8 MILES. That is almost the longest I've ever run (except for that random entry into the Trail of Two Cities Half-Marathon here in Fresno - which you can train for with Team In Training, by the way), and I am a little bit intimidated! But, at least I have the gummi bears to look forward to! Yup - just another reason why training with the Team is the way to go for wanna-be marathoners. While you could run miles and miles and miles alone with no company, we run with friends AND organized water stops, all of which are stocked with water, gatorade, and a little candy in case any one is getting low on blood sugar. (Or in case you are a candy freak like me, and need the lure of gummi bears to make it another mile or two) It's pretty awesome.

Now, I'm going go to go make that pasta and get in bed - 5 miles at 5 am tomorrow!

Thanks for reading, and don't forget to visit my fundraising page to make a donation! Even the littlest ones make a huge difference in my fundraising efforts!

XOXOX,

Brittnee