S and I began rapture Saturday with day two of week six of 5k 101’s 8 week training course. It’s the first day in a while that hasn’t been clouded by rain, so I finally got a chance to run in just shorts and a t-shirt. All the running goods I’ve been stocking up on are getting use. With just a few bites of banana and a glass of water with chia seeds, we strapped into our shoes and left the house.
We started with a five-minute warm-up walk down the hill towards Petsi’s, the sun warming our faces, then broke into the first of two twelve minute jogs. For the past two runs I’ve been logging miles on my iPhone with Nike+, but since my armband hasn't arrived and I’m getting wary of holding my phone in my bra, I clipped my tiny shuffle on instead. This means that I didn’t get the soothing voice of some robotic woman in my ear telling me that we had completed 1 and 2 miles, alerting me to my slightly sub-standard mph, but also that I didn’t have to worry about my phone slipping down the side of my bra.
Typically, running in the morning is more difficult for me, and today was no different. By the middle of the first interval my lungs were tired. They felt tiny, which is a strange sensation. I was grateful to stop for a small recovery, and then was ready to start the second interval. I would say the last eight minutes of that second interval were the easiest of the run, but I was still excited to stop running.
We slogged back up to the house and stretched, noting the mouse that had been left in front of our porch by a neighbor’s cat who loves us, then headed inside for breakfast.
I’ve been eating this protein-laden oatmeal concoction of my creating for a few days, and I keep exclaiming to S about how amazing it is. However, it also prompted a co-worker to comment that it looked like I was eating sewage during rounds yesterday morning. S, ever adventurous, was game to try, so I whipped up a double batch. Here’s how it works:
Ingredients for 2 servings:
Scant ½ cup rolled quick oats
½ cup almond milk (unsweetened vanilla almond dream for us)
½ cup water
1 banana, cut into small pieces (with a few larger ones)
dash vanilla
pinch of cinnamon
4 tbsp hemp protein powder
2 tsp chia seeds
2 tsp maple syrup (divided, added at the end to each bowl)
2 tbsp honey peanut butter (same as for syrup)
How to:
Mix water, almond milk and oats at medium heat, then leave to warm up. When it’s bubbling, add the banana, vanilla and cinnamon, and stir vigorously as the banana breaks down and the cereal gets creamy. It should smell amazing.
When the oats are still slightly too liquidy for your taste, take off the heat and add the chia and protein. Okay, it’s now slightly unappetizing. It’s green, in fact. Remember my oath that it’ll taste fantastic.
Now divide the goods into two bowls, top each with a teaspoon of maple syrup and a tablespoon of peanut butter, and devour. I use a kitchen scale to measure everything out because I like precision, and I like getting every gram of goodness that I deserve.
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