Monday Morning Training Run

This morning the alarm jolted us awake at 3:30 a.m. After a quick cup of coffee, a graham cracker with Whole Foods organic peanut butter, and ten minutes of stretching, Jim and I headed out the door at 4:00 a.m. for a run. The temperature was around 55 degrees. Perfect running weather!

We ran 7 miles at a 9:27 pace. Now why couldn’t I have run at that pace when we were running in Boulder the other day? Perhaps, I was better hydrated and more rested. Whatever the reasons, the run felt really good for me. Jim on the other hand, didn’t feel quite as good as I did. He was glad when the run was over.

After the run I was craving a yogurt smoothie. So, I prepared myself a blueberry, mango, banana yogurt smoothie, sprinkled with granola. It was fabulous and left me feeling satisfied and full for several hours.  Here is the recipe:

  Blueberry, Banana, Mango Yogurt Smoothie

  Place the following ingredients in a blender.
  Blend until smooth.
  Pour into glass and sprinkle with granola
  Enjoy!

  1/3 cup of frozen blueberries
  1/3 cup of frozen banana
  1/3 cup of frozen mango
  1/2 cup of non-fat vanilla yogurt
  1/2 cup of non-fat milk
  1-2 drops of vanilla
  2 Tbsps of granola

Tomorrow is a rest day! So with a little luck, I will be able to sleep until 4:30 tomorrow morning.