Hey, Happy Wednesday to you! The weekend will be here before we know it!
A BIG thanks to everyone that is coming by to check out the blog! I am amazed at how many views the site had yesterday – so fun and exciting! You guys are spreading the word – thank you! It won’t be long before we get that first giveaway going: comments from 30 separate individuals on 2 consecutive posts. I can’t wait to send someone a GIFT!
So yesterday’s 6:00 run was DARK at the start. Not pitch black dark, but dark enough that ‘coyotes could be eyeing us for breakfast’ dark. 
Luckily only the deer came out to stare at us crazies running before the dawn! This is at the trailhead parking lot looking west to the trail.
This is to the east.
The moon was looking pretty “halloweenish”!
It was a GREAT run day. I was feeling a little sluggish on the way there, but as soon as I got there I had a burst of energy and tackled the hills with no trouble. We did 3.57 miles with 599 feet of ascent and 632 descent.
I absolutely LOVE starting my day outdoors in nature, especially with the sunrise. It’s my favorite time of day and it’s so peaceful. Are you a morning exerciser or evening exerciser? When do you feel the most motivated to get in some activity? I’d love to hear about it in the comments section.
My pre-workout fuel was coffee with a side of Genesis toast (a bit of flax oil and raw honey drizzle). This was at 4:30 in the morning, so it was definitely a day for the “Instant Human: Just add coffee” mug (and I couldn’t resist taking an immediate bite of my toast!)
After the run and my super long blogging session I had some “sunshine in a bowl” – fresh mango. I LOVE mango and didn’t want to mask its flavor at all in a smoothie, so I had it all by itself. It was divine.
A little later I mixed some Vega chocolate health optimizer with some almond milk because I knew fruit alone was not the best post-run recovery option. This would NOT mix well with mango, no matter what the label tells you 
My fridge has been looking a bit overstuffed with leftovers so lunch was a random mix of things that needed using up: wild rice, hummus on 7-grain crackers, spinach & arugula salad – complete with tailfeathers! The salad also had pepitas, sundried tomatoes, orange pepper, and raw zucchini ribbons, topped with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. MSP said to me that it looked like a lot of food, would I be able to finish it. I said “Pssh, of course!”. He was totally right, I could not eat all of the rice after finishing off the salad!
Pie sounded great for my afternoon snack so Larabar Pecan Pie did the trick, one of my favorite flavors. (Do I say that about every Larabar?) I think the only ones I haven’t loved are Key Lime and Cinnamon Roll.
And a totally BORING looking dinner! More leftovers! I imagine you are about as tired of SEEING this dish as I am of eating it, but luckily this batch is gone for awhile! Vegetarian Chili with Tofu. I also ate some more of my leftover hummus on a cracker, with a sliver of manchego cheese (not pictured).
I was low on goodies to make blended green goodness so had to make a trip to the store for some fresher spinach and romaine! All stocked up now! Evening ‘snack’ was just a cup of herbal tea as we had a pretty busy evening working on a project in the house.
Well fit friends, the iron downstairs is calling. It’s LEG DAY! Have a WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY! See you next time!
–Shari B. =)
