Trader Joe’s Dried Mango | The Runner's Plate

Yahoo! A 3-day weekend is in-store for me!!

Oddly enough though, Mondays are often my best day of teaching, so I’m kind of bummed it is the day we have off.

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Breakfast

Prior to my run this morning, I had a bowl of cereal with milk and banana slices.

This is a new cereal I picked up last night. (Yes, my Friday night was spent grocery shopping. Sad, but true.)

I really liked this cereal–kind of like Quaker Oatmeal Squares but mini sized. The blueberry flavoring was delicious and did not taste fake!

Barbara’s website even has a $1 off coupon you can print!

I also had a half a piece of toast with peanut butter and banana slices.

Workout

I wanted to do a longer run today but knew there was no way I could run 10 miles outside (It is 1* outside today!), so I ran 6 miles on the treadmill and then went outside for the last 4. I don’t know which one was worse.

The treadmill was boring; however, watching TV did help. But I also don’t feel like I am “running” when on the treadmill–due to the fact the “ground” is moving and you don’t have to work as hard to propel yourself forward.

And the cold temperature made for a pretty miserable run outside. Seriously! It has been SO COLD this winter. Usually Anchorage averages temperatures in the 20s, but this winter we are more often in the single digits–and teens if we are lucky. Grrr!!!

Time: 51 minutes + 35 minutes = 86 minutes/1:26

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Here are some foods I’ve been enjoying these days:

Salads

Big salads topped with whatever I can find in the fridge.