Saturday Accomplishments
- Pretty Muddy 5k with the lovely ladies of Tampa Bay Lady Bloggers
- Ring shopping with Derek (he got his wedding band!)
- Long walk with Maddie
- Eating snow crabs at Ballyhoo
- Watching Snow White and the Huntsman (loved the unique twist on this classic story)
- Going to bed by ten
Awesome Saturday! 
After 9 glorious hours of sleep, I was pumped for my run this morning – 8 miles at a comfortable, easy pace.
My running schedule has been kind of wonky since Miami 70.3 (thanks to recovery and traveling. The longest run I’ve done in the last 2 weeks has been 4 miles. Usually this wouldn’t have me too concerned, but I keep forgetting I have the Women’s Half Marathon next weekend. Whoops. Luckily, I’m not the only one who had the race sneak up on them – Mary and I made a pact to take it easy next weekend and just enjoy the course instead of going balls to the walls. I like that plan.
After my run I made a smoothie to cool off with.
In the blender:
- frozen mango
- ice
- milk
- plain chobani
- chia seeds
- vanilla whey protein powder
- peanut butter
Yum. I love mango in a smoothie, adds just the right amount of sweetness without being over the top.
Off to enjoy another gorgeous day in Florida!
Happy Sunday!
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So is fruit and peanut butter in a smoothie good? I’ve thought of it before, but I’ve never actually gone for it. Nice 8 miler. I can’t wait for WHM next weekend! What pace are y’all going to keep? I’ve got 17 on the schedule so am running 4 before the race and then using the race as a sort of long run. I’d love to run with y’all if you’re around the pace I’m thinking…
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That smoothie looks wonderful…and your mud run was hilarious…I love seeing others doing this but that is just not my thing. ha!
I’m a little worried about my serious lack of running and the Half Marathon coming up on Thanksgiving.
Haha, we’ll see how that goes!
I am pretty sure you’ll be fine, Meg!
I love making more “summer flavoured” smoothies in the fall and winter. It reminds me of the heat/warmer times and keeps me motivated through the cold seasons. That being said, I can only do smoothies these days after an indoor workout. It’s a warm shower and warm food post outdoor running for me now these days!!
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Meghann,
Which model of Garmin watch are you wearing (green in picture)? Thanks.
It’s the Garmin Forerunner 10
Can you believe I’ve never put mango in a smoothie before?? I can’t for the life of me figure out why not.
Glad you had such a wonderful weekend!
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I just found your blog, via a mention in the current Runner’s World magazine. I’m definitely a beginner (2 months running), but loving it and appreciating the needed mental healing that physical benefits running has provided to me.
I make a similar vitamin/mineral shake every morning with my breakfast (Half of a frozen banana, ¼ cup of frozen blueberries, TBSP unflavored Vitamin/mineral powder, Cup of unsweetened Almond Milk) and was thinking of adding chia seeds. Out of curiousity, how much of the seeds do you use in your smoothie?
Thanks.
I just found your blog, via a mention in the current Runner’s World magazine. I’m definitely a beginner (2 months running), but loving it and appreciating the needed mental healing that physical benefits running has provided to me.
I make a similar vitamin/mineral shake every morning with my breakfast (Half of a frozen banana, ¼ cup of frozen blueberries, TBSP unflavored Vitamin/mineral powder, Cup of unsweetened Almond Milk) and was thinking of adding chia seeds. Out of curiousity, how much of the seeds do you use in your smoothie?
Thanks.
(sorry if this is a double post. I’m having computer issues this morning.)
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Hello! And welcome! I usually add a teaspoon of chia seeds to the smoothie. If you add too much, the chia seeds gel up and give the smoothie an interesting texture. A teaspoon is just enough to get the benefits of the chia seeds without throwing the smoothie off.
Thank you much. Happy running.
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