This morning I woke up feeling less than motivated to run the 5K that was planned as the final event of the Healthy Living Summit. (Maybe it was some of those drinks from last night and a severe lack of sleep that had something to do with that?)
I was quite happy when the 5K ended up being much more of a walk than a run!
Bloggers on the loose!
The 5K was a great way to see Philadelphia. Walking around the city at 8 a.m. before the hustle and bustle of the day set in was a fantastic way to take in some of the famous sights.
I took a picture of that for you guys because I LOVE you. 
Allison was my walking buddy for the first half of the 5K. This girl’s energy and positive attitude is absolutely contagious. I kind of fell in love with her in 1.5 short miles.
The halfway point of our 5K was at the famous Rocky steps!
I say the “famous Rocky steps,” but I’ve never seen the movie Rocky and didn’t even know they were anything special until today. Well, now I do! 
During the second half of our 5K walk, my stomach started to eat itself. I find it weird that I can go for a run in the morning on an empty stomach and not be crazy hungry for a while afterward, but if I just walk, it’s like my stomach demands food.
Breakfast
Thankfully a breakfast buffet provided by Quaker greeted us upon our arrival back at the hotel and I loaded up!
I ate everything in sight. Apparently I was packin’ it in for a day of traveling.
Chocolate chips and oatmeal go together like peas and carrots.
And a tired girl and a bed go together like… a tired girl and a bed. (<—See, I’m too tired to think up analogies.)
Goodnight, my friends. See ya in the morning!
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I can’t believe I never said hi this weekend, but thanks for presenting on Saturday!! You’re super funny and I learned a lot from you.
thanks so much, ashley! and congrats on winning one of the giveaways! 🙂
Forrest Gump! 😀 Haha…did you do that on purpose? Looks like such a great experience! I want to go next year….hope its not awkward that I’m a teenager! But everyone is so inclusive, including you, I don’t think it’d be an issue!
I was the same way at breakfast this morning. I’m pretty sure I had oatmeal, yogurt, cereal and fruit. There were too many good options and I was way too hungry.
So great to finally meet and get to know you better this weekend Julie! It was a total blast.
aaaand I still need to google Rocky. Well that, or go ahead and watch the movie.
PS. LOVED our talk today on the 5k walk, too! If only we both had out pupsqueaks in tow… hope you’ve been reunionzed w/ Sadie by now! Oh, and of course your Ryan, too. My Ryan brought Happy w/ him when he came to the airport to pick me up, and she was literally about to claw her way through the car window.
I wish i could bounce out of bed to do those 5 mi runs like you do! i just dont have energy in the morning unless i eat something first… or eat a sizeable midnight snack 😉 which, let’s be real, isn’t a rare occurrence!
Now you’ll have to watch Rocky! It was one of the first movies I watched with my now fiancee and I loved it so much I had to watch part 2 and part 6 right away (My guy still swears part 3 and 4 aren’t worth it). You will feel SO motivated to go after your goals! It’s a winner!
I’m definitely convinced that I need to go to HLS next year! Everyone looks super nice and welcoming. Oh and its a great chance to visit a new place.
p.s. I can’t run in the mornings. I’ve tried and it’s draining! My legs and brain don’t function before 8am 🙂
What a fun way to see the city! I’ve never been to Philly, but my mom used to work and live there so I’m always hearing about the famous sites!
Now that you’ve seen the Rocky steps you need to see the movies! They are classic and I bet Ryan would like them too. Just remember they were made in the eighties and keep that frame of mind 😉
I’m glad I’m not the only one who hasn’t seen the Rocky movies.
I am the same way. . . .I can go without eating anything before running in the morning, but if I walk or bike, that’s a different story.
I watched my first few moments of Rocky LAST NIGHT —then this tired girls eyes fell while the husband enjoyed the movie! 🙂 –Sleep tight!
Oh good to know I ‘m not the only one who hasn’t seen Rocky…but I bet I am alone when I say I haven’t seen the Godfather either! Ha- whoops! I am exactly the same way with walking and running- I am rarely hungry immediately after a run but with walking, my stomach starts grumbling during!!
Great way to discover a city!
I like your oatmeal and chocolate chip plate, looks fantastic!
It looks like you have had an amazing time at HLS. Philidelphia looks stunning. 🙂
Awww reading all these recaps is making me so homesick:( I grew up in jersey, right outside of Philly so we’d go in all the time.
I cant believe you have never seen Rocky!!!!! Its a classic:) You’ll have to watch all 6 of them when you get a chance, Im sure your hubby would love it! Plus they make you want to workout!!
As an artist its kinda like required to have a membership at the art museum so i have ran up those steps many many times over the years:):)
That’s interesting because my stomach does that with walking too! It’s as if its telling us to stop lollygagging and to get in the kitchen 🙂
Chocolate chips and oatmeal=made for eachother!! I agree 🙂
Hahaha…my face in the background of the picture of you and Allison….that’s embarrassing.
Looks like a total blast!
chocolate chips in oatmeal is probably the best treat ever!! It’s like eating a big chocolate chip cookie.
And thanks for the love! right back at ya! 😀
What an awesome walk!! And I LOVE Allison!! She is such a positive, inspirational person!
🙂
who has never seen Rocky? i suggest a new theme for PB fingers…its gonna be called back to the classics . you should check out some old great movies like the godfather or citizen kane or even old books. no more hunger games how about the sun also rises, atlas shrugged etc.
i should read the sun also rises. i’ve loved other books by hemingway, so i’m sure i’d like that one too. thanks for the recommendation!
I’m jealous of your fun weekend! I really hope to go to HLS next summer! 🙂
Sounds like you had a fabulous weekend! I am in one of those moods where I am lacking motivation for a run as well!
Running stunts my appetite for quite awhile, but walking I’m starving through it! And same with having to pee too, weird.
I’m curious why your parents and your new rental have screens around the pools? I would understand this in the north but in the south I’m a bit confused?
to keep leaves and bugs out of the pool!
What a fun way to end the weekend! Looks like it was a fab time 🙂
I’m loving the LOVE sign. Looks like such an absolutely amazing time, I’m so glad 🙂
I met up with one of my girlfriends for a morning walk but our walk turned into a talk- sometimes girls gotta do, what girls gotta do [chat]!
sounds like a wondeful weekend.
i love walks/chats with friends
i just came back from a weekend of traveling and it is so nice to get back into routine
Philly is one of those cities I cannot wait to visit, especially after hearing all the great restaurants and places everyone visited while there.
[By the way, you’re not the only one that has never seen Rocky. Definitely a dude-flick.]
Looks fun! Philly is pretty & all historically 🙂 Looks like you had a blast!
FYI there’s a coupon for Oikos on their website today-
http://oikosyogurt.com/promotions/
Free stuff!
Wow..just read through all your posts and HLS looks like such an amazing time. I’ve been reading many blogs for a while and it seems like I read most of the girls blogs that went. But I’m new to the blog world myself. It would be so fun to go in the years to come and meet everyone. The blogging community really seems so nice!! Love your blog!! =)
Whoops–put the wrong link on the above comment!
whoaaaa so that’s where Rocky was filmed??!!! I saw every single one of them and I can geekily say it’s one of my fave movies!! hehe….
So true about getting hungrier while walking as opposed to running. I think its because we are so much more focused when we run that we gloss over other things we may be feeling, like mad hunger!
Loved meeting you! You are super-sweet and were so funny during your talk! I loved sitting in on that session. Will definitely make it a point to connect for longer the next time I see you!
I would put chocolate chips on my oatmeal, but then I’d just keep snacking on the bag of chocolate chips! dangerous for me! Haha. Glad you enjoyed the “run”!
I had never put chocolate chips in my oatmeal until this weekend. LIFE. CHANGING.
I really enjoyed your presentation! 🙂
I love me some Allison! Isn’t she so adorable? We hit up the dance floor in Charlotte this past Spring. 😉
I agree…the walk was a great way to see the city…and I too am exhausted after it all!
the walk must have been fun and a good way to start the day as well!