Today marks the start of a ‘taper week’ as I have the Philly
Half this upcoming Sunday.
Want to know a secret? I hate tapering. It’s very, very hard
for me to taper. Especially when my legs are feeling as great as there are. However,
I will obey and go to the gym tonight and do a spin class instead of pounding
the pavement. Maybe I’ll even pump some iron if I’m feeling precarious.(great word usage kait)
I have a rant all ready in regards to my race this coming
weekend, but I think I’m going to save that for later this week. I have some
other things to address first.
1. The Bears dominated last night. My good luck sunglasses clearly did the trick.
2. On
Saturday evening, post-long run, Andrew treated me to a pizza dinner at Unos.
While we were walking in, a storm had recently gone through and the sky was
doing crazy cool things.
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| i promise i did not photoshop these pictures. |
3. Also on Saturday, I tried to make a Mighty Chocolate Stuft Microwave Muffin from Stuft Mama’s Blog (have I mention I LOVE her recipes)
and had a bit of a fail…
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| clearly I need a bigger mug. |
However, I did manage to salvage what stayed within the mug, and let me tell you - it was scrumptious.
And last, but not least… what I’ve been promising you guys….
Duh duh DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Almond Pumpkin Smoothie:
-1 banana
-1/2 cup van. yogurt - greek yogurt or regular
- 1/2 cup pumpkin (I used a bit more, but I'm a huge pumpkin fan)
- 1 heaping TB of almond butter - this is key.
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- splash of vanilla abstract
- 1/2 cup milk of choice - or
more depending on how thick you prefer
-Ice to thicken it up
optional:
- handful of chia seeds (also thickens it up)
-flax seed
-sweeter (I've used maple syrup or agave nectar)
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Throw it all in a blender, and enjoy!
Hope you guys aren't pumpkin-ed out yet, because I just bought a HUGE can this past weekend. Fall is just getting started people.
However, another great fall food I love are cranberries - maybe I'll dabble in that next. Hope everyone has a fantastic week.. anyone have anything awesome on tap?
Cheers!
