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Morning Run and Easy Veggie Burger Dinner

Dark Morning Run This morning I got myself up and out the door for an early morning run. It's getting harder though now that the sun isn't coming up until mid-run. For starters, it makes me a little nervous to be out there by myself. There are usually cyclists, a few, but not as many runners until the skies begin to lighten up. So, finding a good running time is now on the shuffle for me - not sure how to run before it gets too hot, when it's light enough, and still get to work. Anyway, it was about 10 degrees hotter this morning and the humidity was definitely up there. Not nearly the pleasant, chill bump inducing weather from Tuesday. But at least it wasn't 90+ degrees with blazing sun right? I set out thinking that I might do 4 miles then some hill repeats. I quickly realized there were not going to be any hill repeats though. My legs were feeling pretty heavy from spin, run, spin this week. It could have easily been a rest day for me actually. But, I was out ...

Why I Run & Lentil & Quinoa Sliders

Saturday Run This morning I ended up waking up around 6:15. I took advantage of waking up early and headed out for my run just before 7 am. It was about 75 degrees with a nice, light breeze. The humidity felt a little lower this morning too. Since I ran 6 miles yesterday, I really was planning on just listening to how I felt today. I figured I'd max out at 6 miles and was a-ok with that. I actually didn't pay any attention to the time or my heart rate. I just ran. And it felt freaking awesome. I swear I was in the best running zone ever. I had no hip tightness either this morning. In the end - 7.7 miles done and it really felt awesome. Runner's high like crazy. I really had to stop myself to be honest. I felt like I could have just run all day long. I love it when that happens. Guess that's what runners live for really. I started thinking about why I run. I know we all have our own reasons of course. Mine used to be for exercise. But that's definitely not the...