Once upon a time there was a strange little girl who woke up and wanted to run. She set out not sure of how many miles she would do…
First she ran into Ben, he was doing 2 miles. This wasn’t enough so she decided to keep running.
Then, she ran into SkinnyRunner (who lives closer than she realized!). SR was doing 9 miles. That was a little too much for her chubby little red-headed legs.
She decided to do 6 miles. It felt juuuuuusssssst right.
When she got home she pulled out the overnight oats she had “cooking” in the fridge.
Last night she mixed – oats, kefir, pumpkin, stevia and pumpkin pie spice.
But eating it straight up like that isn’t very good, so this morning she added: chia seeds, cereals, granola, banana, PB and almond milk.
Layers of goodness!
It was just right! Well, it was just right after she added 2 cups of iced coffee…
This Saturday Sigma Omega Nu from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is holding a 5K run/walk to benefit a Women’s Shelter in the area. If you are close enough to come out and support, please do! You can find more information here.
Have a great day!
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Mmm. LOVE the combo of toppings! And is that… CHOCOLATE granola?
Yep, Attune’s Chocolate Granola. It’s soooo good!
6pm veggie grill and movie at 7pm – you better be there. or ill just eat way too much candy myself.
haha. nice story telling theme, lady.
What does Kefir taste like? Do you eat it a lot?
Kefir comes in different flavors just like yogurt. This one is plain and is tart (like plain yogurt). I used to buy it every now and then in the past and decided to try it again this weekend
That bowl of yummy looks pretty tasty!
I love iced coffee. I actually prefer it to hot.
I totally prefer iced coffee too
I’m jealous of all your running buddies! Both pushed you to what’s right for you!
So, how long does it take until 6mi feels ‘just right’? I did a 10k last weekend and it was near to my limit (for now). But I do remember looking at 5 miles as something huge, and almost impossible to reach. That was a very satisfying milestone (pun intended) to reach.
I’m reaching for ten miles now. Perhaps the inspiration of all these delicious foods will spur me onwards? The further I run, the more I can eat, right?
Six miles always feels “just right” for me. I actually started running at that distance because I didn’t know any better
I’m really lucky that my body likes to run that distance and it’s no big thing and never really has been.
Hey girly! Just stumbled upon your blog from Skinnyrunner, love to get inspiration from others, can’t wait to read more!
Hi Missy
Welcome
I always need to add topping when I make overnight oats too!
Do you eat anything before your runs in the morning?
It depends on if I stall my run or not (which is happening more and more lately).
If I wake up and go then I’ll wait. But, if I stall then I eat a few handfuls of cereal or a piece of toast with PB.
Hope that helps
Six miles is one too many miles to feel ‘just right’ for me. When I set out not knowing how many miles are going to do, I usually stick to five- there’s something about six that just seems a lot longer!!
You always have the yummiest looking oatmeal combinations! I might just have to try this!
Funny, I haven’t seen or heard anything about this race! Too bad I’m not running or even walking, or I’d so do it!
I go to Cal Poly and haven’t heard anything about the race, weird!
LOVE those yummy bowls of loaded up overnight oats….I eat them everyday, literally! I load the chia, flax, cocoa, homemade granola, some PB2 or Adam’s All natural PB, stevia and then a splash of unsweetened almond milk. I actually get excited about finishing a workout just so I can eat them! After seeing yours, I think I may need to give some pumpkin a flashy premier!
What a fun bowl! I can’t imagine running 6 miles, but that’s probably because I can’t imagine running 1 mile