![[erin photo]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/erin-photo-150x150.jpg "[erin photo]")
Hello from vacation! Erin, three of my cousins, and I got up bright and early this morning to run a 5K, after a late Fourth of July celebration on the beach last night. Waking up to the alarm before the sun comes up on these race day mornings often leads me to wonder why I…
![[erin running 5k]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/erin-running-5k-150x150.jpg "[erin running 5k]")
No new recipe today, so this post is all about runs! I did make some pizza from scratch over the weekend, but I've already posted a pizza recipe so that's nothing new. I used the same stone-ground whole wheat flour that gave us trouble with fresh pasta; luckily there were no disasters with the pizza. …
![[Erin shakin' Amazing Grass photo]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/meals-0031-150x150.jpg "[Erin shakin' Amazing Grass photo]")
I did it! I finished the Bel Air Town Run today in 19:16, well under my goal time of 19:59. 49th place overall, just like last weekend (weird huh?). This is a 6:13 per-mile pace. A few months ago, before I got injured and before I stopped eating meat, I ran three miles at 6:30…
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