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!
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Elevation loss
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1.00 mi
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9:7 min/mi
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6.58 mph
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9:31
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16 ft
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13 ft
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2.00 mi
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9:32 min/mi
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6.29 mph
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19:02
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0 ft
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29 ft
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3.00 mi
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8:10 min/mi
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7.34 mph
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27:07
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29 ft
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9 ft
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4.00 mi
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6:54 min/mi
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8.69 mph
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34:09
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9 ft
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16 ft
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5.00 mi
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9:12 min/mi
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6.52 mph
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43:04
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32 ft
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0 ft
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5.65 mi
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9:0 min/mi
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6.66 mph
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48:48
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0 ft
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16 ft
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I kept saying this had to be a fluke…truly…I haven’t ran a 7 minute mile since I was about 21 years old. WOW.
This helped me mentally, and physically…amazing how runs can do that…
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Thanks as always for the amazing support…may you all feel as blessed as I do every single day.
❤ Chelle
awesome job!
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Awesome! I have a hard time getting carbs too. What do we have 26 days now?! Whoo Hoo!
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AWESOME! Yay for runs like that!!
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HOLY COW!!!!! 6:54………my blog friends are just TOO FAST for me! :>)
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I still think that was a fluke or miscalc, LOL…
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Thanks, Wendy, it sure did wonders for my soul!
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Thanks, Lisa!!! Yup, WOW…we are getting so close!
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Thanks, Lindy!!!!! XOXOXO!
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