Monday Meals and Miles!!

Today I had five miles on deck-well, technically tomorrow but we have curriculum night at my youngest daughter’s school at 6:30 so I knew I needed to get it done. My mind has been in a million places, and I hoped and prayed this run would help clear my head, and my heart.

Before running I decided to make a yummy carb filled dinner. As many of you know, I am not a big carb eater, but am trying to fuel up for this weekend. An always well-known fact is that although I am addicted to cook books and magazines with recipes, I NEVER follow a recipe exactly. I read the information to help me be a better cook, and get ideas for my own meals.

So tonight I sautéed 4 cloves of garlic, and a handful of baby portabella mushrooms which I sliced evenly over a pan of hot extra virgin olive oil. I seasoned the mixture with kosher salt, pepper, and herbs de Provence. (sp?)

While everything was getting lightly browned, I boiled some water for the pasta and chopped up the chicken thighs. I added the chicken to the pan, and seasoned it as well. Once nearly cooked I added about 4 dollops of greek yogurt and a teaspoon of creamy horseradish. I let this simmer until the noodles were ready, and incorporated everything together. Lastly, I topped it with freshly grated Parmesan cheese, and mixed on last time. YUM! The only thing I would have changed is adding whole wheat pasta instead, but unfortunately I was out…

I let my meal settle for an hour (only had a small portion) and got ready to run.

Something felt different in this one…As my miles were behind me, my speed picked up…I would have doubted my running app, but I know the course far too well as it’s my “near home course” that I do in a pinch when I can’t drive to the trails. I knew at mile 4 I needed to slow down to make it up the last hill, LOL!

Elevation loss
1.00 mi	9:7 min/mi	6.58 mph	9:31	16 ft	13 ft
2.00 mi	9:32 min/mi	6.29 mph	19:02	0 ft	29 ft
3.00 mi	8:10 min/mi	7.34 mph	27:07	29 ft	9 ft
4.00 mi	6:54 min/mi	8.69 mph	34:09	9 ft	16 ft
5.00 mi	9:12 min/mi	6.52 mph	43:04	32 ft	0 ft
5.65 mi	9:0 min/mi	6.66 mph	48:48	0 ft	16 ft