Hello! We are enjoying Nate’s mom and dad visiting us (really, Layla) from Arkansas this week. But real, quick here are some of the things I’m loving this week!
Links to Love
3 Gluten Free Recovery Snacks for Coffee Lovers I really like all of these yummy ideas for snacks (recovery or not!)—you know I can’t resist anything coffee. 
Long Run Tips for the Lazy Runner. These are just hilarious and I relate to seriously EVERY one! Long runs took a lot out of me—good thing that it’ll be awhile before I’m in long run territory again!
10 of My Favorite Ways to Prepare Healthier and Lighter Food at Home. This has LOTS of great tips that I use and gave me some new ideas to save money by eating at home and still incorporate tons of healthy goodness.
Become a Faster Runner in 6 Months. I’m most likely going to use some of these tips—I’d love to get my 5K time under 30 minutes and my half marathon time under 2 1/2 hours. (I know these are not lofty goals, for some, but they’d be great for me!)
Slow Cooker Pineapple Chipotle Beef Sandwiches. These look SO yummy—I need to get back to cooking. lol!
Random Goodness
Downton Abbey just makes me so happy. 
That’s all for me folks! Let’s all have an amazing weekend, okay?!
Linking up to Fitness Friday and Five Things Friday!
lindsay says
oh i need the faster runner one! haha thank you for sharing and let me know if you make any of the recipes
Kate says
Yeah! I need to get some of that java protein powder first, although I suppose I could make it with a different flavor as well.
Sarah @ Run Shop Eat Repeat says
Love the look of that slow cooker recipe – I’m hosting a family dinner on Sunday and am looking for a good crock pot recipe! Have a great weekend!
Kate says
Thanks Sarah! And thanks for stopping by–hope your family dinner went well!
Mika says
I will be checking out later on how to become a fast runner.
Just visiting your blog! Coming from Fitness Friday.
Come-by my blog and say HI!
Kate says
Thanks Mika!
Amanda H says
Ahh those long run tips are the best! I hate long runs so much lol. And I love Downton Abbey 🙂
Kate says
Me too! I’m such a terrible long run runner…I think that’s why I’ve given up on the marathon, just no pleasure in it for me. lol!
jill conyers says
Great links! I love Cotter Crunch recipes and as a coffee lover I think the bark looks amazingly good 🙂
Kate says
The best of both worlds, right?
Lori B says
The coffee snacks sound good!! 🙂 I <3 coffee!
Kate says
Obviously an amazing combination!
Carla says
Great links! I’ll for sure be checking out the one for better food at home.
Kate says
Roni is basically my hero. 😀