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A Quick Run

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Between cookies and ice cream cake and all of the other unnecessary sweets in my house lately, I was in dire need of a run.  I whipped together a quick playlist and hit the pavement.

This was my first run without using the Personal Running Trainer app, which meant my first run without any walking involved.  Now that I’ve built up my endurance, I enjoy running to a physical marker rather than having timed runs.  I ran to what I thought was the halfway point for a 3-mile run, but missed the mark just a tad.  Looks like I need to do a little MapMyRun research before next time!

Handy Dandy, In Pictures

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Breakfast: Overnight Oats with Chia Seeds & Maple Syrup

Lunch: Brown Rice Pasta with Spinach & Leftover Veggie Patties

Dinner:  Greenwise Salad Bar

An iPhone case that holds a license and credit card has got to be the handiest invention ever.  I’m obsessed.

I stashed my cards, completed Week 5, Day 2 (can you believe it?!) and headed to the grocery store for some salad bar action.  The cashier that checked me out was pretty darn obsessed with the iPhone case too.  His jaw dropped in amazement as he twirled my phone around in his hands.  Hooray for a good purchase!

Pancake Post Apologies

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I know what you’re thinking.  “FoodFash has turned into Kristin’s Pancake Blog”.  But I just can’t help myself.  Over the past few weekends, I’ve been inspired by a new fruit.  And by inspired I mean I wanted to shred X fruit to pieces and plop said shreds into pancake batter.

FoodFash Apple Cinnamon Chia Buckwheat Pancakes (yields 8 pancakes)

3/4 cup of buckwheat pancake mix

1/2 cup of almond milk

1 egg

1 gala apple, shredded

3 tablespoons of chia seeds

3 tablespoons of maple syrup

3/4 teaspoons of cinnamon

 I woke up so stoked for Week 2, Day 1!

I hopped out of bed, put on my running gear, and headed to Ybor City.  This was my first time running through Ybor and I really enjoyed it for a morning run.  The streets were super empty and I was shaded by pretty brick buildings.

With that said, I really struggled this morning.  I love, love, love getting a workout out of the way first thing, but I don’t have near as much energy as I do around the 5 o’clock zone.

Do you prefer morning or evening exercise?  Does one tend to be easier for you than the other?

A Couple Things

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Sooo…. The storms last night were out of control.  It took me over an hour to drive to Whole Foods, which is only 4.7 miles from my house.  I tried to outsmart the commuter crowd by taking back roads, but due to extreme flooding (there was a car window deep in water!) all navigable roads were jam packed.  I called my mom to pass the time and she texted me this picture of how terrible Tampa looked from across the bay.  Creepy skies.

Needless to say, I wasn’t able to finish Day 3 of the 5k Program like I had anticipated.  But I was able to buy a ton of fresh fruit at Whole Foods.  I had decided earlier on in the day to try eating two apples and a grapefruit in between meals to keep ravenous hunger away.

Today, I felt abnormally energized after work (thanks fruit!) and rushed home to tackle Day 3, which ended up being the easiest thus far.  And I wasn’t disappointed with any of the songs on the Day 3 playlist either!

I’m really, really, really excited for Week 2, Day 1 because after Week 2, Day 1, the workouts intensify each time and no longer repeat themselves. Plus, I’m impatient and would like to rush ahead to the point where I’m ready to start the 10k Program!

Have you implemented any fresh fruit rules for yourself lately?