MONICAMar 27, 20202 minRECIPE OF THE WEEK - 3/27/20 CAULIFLOWER MAC & CHEESEOk guys, I heard you! You are welcome! CAULIFLOWER MAC & CHEESE Ingredients: · 1 Medium Cauliflower (separated into 1-inch florets) · ...
MONICAOct 1, 20185 minGIZMO GABS! WEEK #11-13! (9/17/18-10/7/18) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training - TAPER & RACE WEEK!TAPER WEEKS #1 & 2 As you may have noticed, I didn't end up posting a blog last week, as I had a major computer meltdown which led to an...
MONICASep 18, 20186 minGIZMO GABS! WEEK #10 Recap! (September 10-September 16, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon TrainingTRAINING: Week #10, this is the week that I always look forward to, but also know how tough it will be to get through. 20 MILE RUN ON...
MONICASep 11, 20185 minGIZMO GABS! WEEK #9 Recap! (September 3-September 9, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon TrainingTRAINING: Week #9, I was already dreading...as a matter of fact, after last year's 16-mile run, I already began to dread the 16-mile run...
MONICASep 5, 20184 minGIZMO GABS! WEEK #8 - 14 Miles, 14 Thoughts (Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 2018) 2018 Chicago Marathon TrainingHey Everyone! So, this week was all weird coming down from last week's triathlon and working with my clients, extra pain in my legs and...
MONICAAug 28, 20184 minGIZMO GABS! WEEK #7 Recap! (August 20-August 26, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon TrainingTRAINING: Week #7 put me at my halfway point in my 14-week program! I can't believe this race is coming up so quickly! I knew this week...
MONICAAug 21, 20184 minGIZMO GABS! WEEK #6 Recap! (August 13-August 19, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training!TRAINING: Ok, after a crazy couple of weeks emotionally, I was ready to attack this week more core and weight training. I decided to...
MONICAAug 13, 20185 minGIZMO GABS! WEEK #5 - MY TOP 5 MARATHON TRAINING TIPS! - 2018 Chicago Marathon TrainingHi Everyone! So, this last week was a bit weird and I really couldn't document my training and force a blog without much to say in...
MONICAAug 7, 20184 minGIZMO GABS! WEEK #4 Recap! (July 30-August 5, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training!So...Monday...bad news struck early...that beautiful woman above passed away in India. She was one of the strongest women I have ever...
MONICAJul 31, 20185 minGIZMO GABS! WEEK #3 Recap! (July 23-July 29, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon TrainingTRAINING: Ok, so the plan today, being Monday, was to do a 40-min bike ride, which is perfect considering I am playing a little cautious...
MONICAJul 24, 20186 minGIZMO GABS! WEEK #2 Recap! (July 16-July 22, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training TRAINING: Ok, so the plan is that on Monday, there is a 3-item rotation throughout my whole training program. Last week was a tempo run,...
MONICAJul 17, 20185 minGIZMO GABS! WEEK #1 Recap! (July 9-July 15, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training TRAINING: So, I had my first tempo run of the season on Monday, which basically is a 20-30 minute run at a CONSISTENT faster than usual...
MONICAJul 11, 20182 minGIZMO GABS! 2018 Chicago Marathon Training - THE WEEKLY TRAINING BLOG IS BACK!!Hey Everyone! WELCOME TO GIZMO GABS!!! Gizmo is back! Yes, as you all know I am running my 3rd Chicago Marathon this October. While I...