Day #4

1)  Run a Half Marathon:  I ran about 3 miles this morning at 7:30 with the Pleasant Ridge Runners and then another 3 miles with Donnie.  I’m loving this running group—really nice people and it gets me up and out the door on a Saturday, which will be a nice routine now that Run 52 has ended.  I didn’t run yesterday because of the ice and my legs felt great after a day off.

#6) Study Yoga: Today was my first class at the Cincinnati Yoga School.  I signed up for Beginners Power Yoga, which is an hour and fifteen minutes with lots of vinyasas. The studio is in an old church and is just lovely.  There is blue carpet surrounding a pool-like hardwood floor and the ceiling has a black tray with twinkly gold lights. 

Without Zola interrupting me, I was able to focus on my body and let my mind go every now and then, but never to the extent that I can while running.  During Savasana I felt the sunshine coming through the window and the floor supporting me and for a few moments I felt like I was lying on the beach.  The only problem was I didn’t get much of a workout—at least not like at Move Your Hyde, where I usually leave dripping in sweat. 

Then I came home and made these two-ingredient cookies.  Technically, I shouldn’t even mention these on this blog because they aren't on the list, but I will make an exception because I had to bake them (#2) and I got the recipe on Pinterest (#25), so here you go:

I added walnuts, vanilla, cinnamon, and chocolate chips.  They turned out just okay—really soft and banana-y.  I wouldn’t make them again unless I was trying to avoid tossing out old bananas.  How’s that for a review?

 

-K.