Eat, Read, Run

Welcome to Eat, Read, Run!
The name of my blog pretty much says it all. Eating, reading and running are very important aspects of my life. My name is Lindsey and I’m 27 years old. I live in New York City with my husband, Bill, and fat cat, Murphy. I ran my first marathon in October 2009 and I think that is primarily what inspired me to start this blog (that and reading other blogs: CarrotsNCake and many more).

Training for the marathon forced me to focus on the food I was putting into my body and what it was giving back to me—in other words enough energy to run for a long time. I’ll admit  that I could have eaten a lot better during my training. This blog has  forced me to pay closer attention to the food I’m eating, its benefits, and its effects on my  running.

My background is in English and Journalism. I graduated from Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. in 2004. Since then I’ve had a variety of  writing/editing jobs: Editor of a carwash magazine (yes, there is such a thing), Writer for a chemical magazine (ditto), and more.

What I’ve finally realized is that I was moving around so much because I was searching for the perfect creative outlet and I wanted to focus on something important to me. This led me to blogging. Hopefully my blog will help me lead a healthier and more fulfilling life by allowing me to focus on eating healthy, running strong, reading inspiring and enjoyable books, and best of all blogging about it!

My Food Philosophy
I love all sorts of food, but I’m a bit impatient. I typically like recipes that are quick and easy (and of course healthy). I’ll go all out every now and then, but most of my “go-to” recipes are pretty simple to make. And I love trying new recipes that sound fairly easy and could become a great addition to my recipe box.

I’m not a vegetarian, but certainly have my qualms with meat. At this point, I am just trying to eat “cleaner” and healthier food all around.

On the Run…
I’ve been a runner since high school, but have become more active since graduating college. Road races of varying distances are a big part of my life and you’ll find my hubby and I running the Boilermaker every summer – it’s one of my favorite races. I also love to talk running and am always looking for new tips to increase my speed and endurance, and NYC running buddies!

So happy eating, reading and running – thanks for stopping by my blog!!

If you have questions or just want to chat offline, please feel free to contact me at: eatreadrun@gmail.com