Run #13: 3 Hot Miles and my Inner Fat Kid

We did a 3-miler today that went relatively well considering a few non-working crosswalk signals (you'll be hearing from me, Sandy Springs!!) and some pretty brutal heat. I LOVE my new Brooks Ravennas. Not only are they mad cute and lime green, but they feel great and I'm pretty happy to be in a lighter shoe (compared to my Adrenaline 11s). Thanks soooo much to Big Peach for being incredibly helpful and informative. Matt is my hero.

But now on to what I really want to talk about....food!

I have such an inner fat kid. Food and I haven't always gotten along very well, but our relationship is drastically improving. So, I'd like to share some of my fave things in the world to make. One note: I am not a food blogger. I'm not that great at taking photos. If you want food porn, go here.


Breakfast: Morning meals are generally Mihkel's territory. I love over-easy eggs. I like to mush the yolk into toast and cover it in Tabasco. Mihkel caters to this and manages to make pretty killer less redneck and more run-friendly meals. My fave right now is this:

Man, I suck at food pictures....now making it a goal to get better. Back to the food! This is peanut butter, apple, and turkey bacon on wheat. I love this breakfast sandwich. The best PB is the kind you get ground for you at the Dekalb Farmer's Market, but JIF works fine too.



My favorite lunch/light dinner right now is this:

This is an Alton Brown recipe that I have gotten hooked on. Of course, Alton Brown could give me a recipe for sheetrock risotto and I'd try it. Here's the recipe. This is basically sardines marinated in sherry vinegar, parsley, lemon zest, and the oil they are packed in spread on toast with smooshed avocado.

Now, before you make that face at "sardines" consider...sardines contain a great amount of the good fatty acid, tons of calcium, iron (of which I am persistently deficient) and are mad filling. Plus, they are environmentally friendly and wallet friendly.

So, before you get all "ewww!" and snobby on me, give it a shot. If it's good enough for Alton, it's good enough for me.

Those are two I wanted to share with y'all real quick. There will be much more to come as I figure out how to take better food photos!

Happy eating and even happier running!!

Melissa

Run #7: Becoming a Morning Runner

Last night we were supposed to run 3 miles. That turned into both of us making a foray into morning running with a 2 miler this morning instead.

Last night Mihkel's brother came over to help with an errand. After that was done I decided to make cookies (these were delicious, by the way..and low-fat!). And then I remembered that I had a bottle of Proseco chilling in the wine fridge that was waiting for me. So, all these things combined convinced us to blow off our evening run and plan to run in the morning.

Mihkel was a little skeptical, but we still managed to fall into our running shoes by 5:45 to get out the door. We decided to take the hilly route again since the park was closed we love a challenge. Heres what our splits looked like:

Ignore the last two weird things....I was tired and it was early.

How can you say no?

Overall, not too bad. We took Uschi so a little of that time was waiting for her to answer nature's call and also to divert to run through all the tall grass she could. We surmised the morning dew works like undercarriage cleaner on her.

So, we learned a few things from our morning run. 1) We are both way too awake after and have no idea what to do with ourselves til it's time to go to work. 2) It makes you feel like a badass. 3) The weather is amazing. 4) The delicious and fiber-laden meal you had the night before will sneak up on you before you know what's happened. (This was also delicious.)

Tomorrow is our second long run of 7 miles so look for Mihkel's update on that. He's a bit skeptical on the morning running thing, but I'm dedicated to convincing him that it is a good idea. Or at least it will be once we get the logistics worked out.

Happy running to you all!
Melissa