Girl On Raw » Running http://girlonraw.com Girl On Raw Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:35:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Workout Wear http://girlonraw.com/2010/03/workout-wear/ http://girlonraw.com/2010/03/workout-wear/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000 GirlonRaw http://girlonraw.com/?p=1120 more »]]> Hi beautiful people, what’s happening with your week?

I am at the end of my trip and will be heading back home soon enough but before I do, I thought I’d share the some of the rest of the goodies I have picked up whilst being here in the States:

On Saturday I mentioned I hit up Katy Mills for some outlet shopping and I was happy to snag some goodies from the Nike store:

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(Don’t ya just love the hotel room carpet?) With some of my buddies from Boot camp and Boxing class singing the praises of the Nike Tempo shorts I thought I’d better get me some to try out. And to be honest, it’s been a while since I actually bought some new’ish workout gear, usually opting to just wear old t-shirts and tank tops with 3/4 pants when I work out, but I really needed some new threads. And  I am really impressed with the cut, fit and style from Nike. I tend to stick to Asics trainers (runners) so I’ve not really gotten on the Nike bandwagon, but I really like their workout clothes, sweat-wicking and all. Do you have a favourite brand for workout clothes? I’m really happy I may have just found mine!

Also something I’ve wanted for sometime is some Mason Jars for storing my seeds and nuts and powders and Ryan reminded me on her blog that I needed to get me some (the last lot I ordered from Amazon never reached my hotel in time so they got lost in the dead letter office I’m sure). This won’t be the last you see of them….

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Today I couldn’t believe my luck, when channel surfing, to find Ellen interviewing the writer of a new book called Eating Animals, Jonathan Safran Foer. I hadn’t even heard of this book before so of course when I went to one of my favourite places in the world this evening (Borders) I just had to get me a copy. And I found this little gem next to it:

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I suspect living in Saudi Arabia has turned me into a hoarder big time. When I get let out for trips I tend to go a little nutso on picking up things I feel I am missing out on having access too. So my plan when I get home is to make sure I get stuck into these books icon smile Workout Wear

Has anyone else read these?

Well it’s way past my bedtime, so I am off to pack up the last of my supplies and start to get ready for the big haul back home. I am looking forward to seeing 3 faces (2 furry & maybe 1 human!) and I have to get home in time to bid farewell to Becci as we take her over the causeway for the last time as she takes off for her new life in Europe.

Edit: Go on and check out Chic Runners blog on running shorts here

Share on Facebook ]]> http://girlonraw.com/2010/03/workout-wear/feed/ 13 Going to Dub Dub and Fruit Salad with Chocolate Berry Cream http://girlonraw.com/2009/11/going-to-dub-dub-and-fruit-salad-with-chocolate-berry-cream/ http://girlonraw.com/2009/11/going-to-dub-dub-and-fruit-salad-with-chocolate-berry-cream/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:48:00 +0000 GirlonRaw http://d7733959.u51.c7.ixwebhosting.com/2009/11/05/going-to-dub-dub-and-fruit-salad-with-chocolate-berry-cream/ more »]]> Hiya all, how is your week shaping up?
My weekend is half over! (Remember Saudi’s weekends are Thursday/Friday) but that is ok, as my 3 week vacation has rolled around again.
First stop is Dubai for my old flatmate from London days and best friend Hayley’s birthday. It has been forever since we have caught up so I am looking forward to some girl time and celebrating with her and her friends.
Even though I was on a work trip to New Zealand recently, I don’t feel the need to go exploring too far this vacation as I kinda feel like I spent my spending money and enjoyed myself as if I was on vacation anyway. So far this year I have been to Cuba on a Salsa holiday, visited home to Australian in April, enjoyed an Albanian wedding and catching up with my sister in Italy in August and these holidays I was toying with the idea of a USA trip, particularly New York so I could have a complete food lovers holiday, but not to be this time. But it is still in my future.
So any Dubai readers that would like to catch up, drop me a line. Or does anyone have any suggestions for some ideal Vegan and/or Raw cafe’s restaurants?
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Today I did a charity fun run of 3kms with once again my blogging partner in crime, The Voracious Vegan (you’ve soooo gotta check out her blog if you haven’t done so), and friends.
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But before I hit the road to make my mark, I enjoyed a very delicious Green Smoothie. Can you tell I just don’t tire of these babies?
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This one was spinach, kiwi’s, pears, banana’s, blueberries & blackberries with VitaMineral Green powder.
The run was all for a great cause (cancer awareness and prevention) and everyone was encouraged to walk, run, jog, cycle even rollerblade. There was a great community turn out and loads of fun with plenty of kids and dogs (I kept Lucy at home as I was worried of how many canine’s there would be and although small, she thinks she can take on a rottweiler and win!) However something Natasha pointed out was we thought it was a little weird that they were also running a bake sale to supplement their fundraising (and no it wasn’t Vegan or Raw at a Cancer Charity race).
I jogged the whole 3kms in 19 mins. Not that great but it is a start. Usually I jog 6km a day with Lucy so the 3kms seems to be quite easy. I just need to pick up my time.
Afterwards I decided to steer clear of another Black Tie Ball tonight, as I think my body just needs some time out.
Instead I opted for a lovely movie night at a friends place. They ordered in quite a bit of standard Arabic meat heavy food of which of course I declined. I had some more of the green smoothie before heading out, and made a MASSIVE fruit salad of which EVERYONE was hanging out for after dinner (yay for RAW!)
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You cannot quite tell but there is mango, banana, mandarin, kiwi, blueberries, blackberries & pears in there.
And I topped each bowl with a dollop of this:
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Chocolate Berry Cream
Avocado, Cacao Powder, Agave, Water, and fresh blackberries blended up at a consistency to your liking.
No one could believe it had Avocado in it.
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This was my half started big bowl. Oooh yeah yum, but couldn’t you see the haste in me wanting to get it into my belly with the bad quality photo shot?
Time for me to sign out and next time we chat I’ll be in the land of the futuristic architecture. Ciao bloggies icon smile Going to Dub Dub and Fruit Salad with Chocolate Berry Cream
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