Niki's Neverending Adventure

1 more day until Spring Break!! And unfortunately it’s a long day of school… oh well, at least I get to sleep in!! Class doesn’t start until 12pm :)

I was up and at ‘em early to go take a test. It was pretty tough, just as I expected. But really, what test isn’t hard these days?!?

Breakfast:

I kept my Oatmeal super simple this morning, sorry pretty borning. I just made Banana Oatmeal and snuck some PB under the warm oats. It got all melty and creamy! Loved it!! Much better than just a big glob on top.

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I got home from class and headed out for a run around 10:30am. The weather was looking a little sketchy, so I decided to do some hill repeats. I have a nice hill exactly 1 mile from my house that I use, so I would have been close in case the skies decided to open up. I was super sore from my strength training yesterday, so I knew these hills would be tough. The hill I use is exactly 1/4 of a mile, so it makes all the numbers work out evenly! I like that!! I warmed up with 1 mile at a 9:30ish pace and then did 6 hill repeats, running really hard up and slower on the way down. I finished this run up with a 1 mile cool down at an 8:58 pace, making it a total of 5 miles. Boy was this tough!! I wasn’t sure I was going to make it to 6 repeats, I was running up those hills super fast!! Not to mention, there was a super strong wind blowing against me as I ran up the hill (of course). But it sure made for an awesome workout!! I also took Sadie on a 1 mile walk around our neighborhood and walked 3 more miles on the treadmill while watching TV. All in all, a great workout day! Lots of miles!

What’s your favorite workout?

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Lunch:

 

First we have a mixture of brown rice, spiced chickpeas, and roasted asparagus topped with Texas Pete hot sauce!

And secondly, I had 1/2 cup of Kefir mixed with ~1 TBSP Plain Greek yogurt. Topped with an orange, a scoop of PB, and some PB granola. Yummy!! I think I could eat breakfast type foods for every single meal!!

I also had a mix of chocolate chips and raisins.

My afternoon snack:

Trail mix and tea!

My trail mix contained:

• Kashi H2H
• Chocolate chips
• Raisins
• TJ’s Chile Spiced Dried Mango (These are so good! Sweet and spicy!)

Dinner:

Leftover veggie enchiladas with some home made chips and guac! This was definitely just as good the second day! Loved this enchilada recipe!

And for dessert:

Chocolate Cherry Cordial Ice Cream!! Plus some un-pictured chocolate chips! I am dangerous around chocolate chips and raisins! Haha!!

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Apparently it’s supposed to storm in a little bit. I am all for a good thunderstorm, as long as tornadoes aren’t involved!!

Do you like storms?

Well, gotta jet! Catch y’all tomorrow!!

Posted in: on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at at 8:28 PM