Hello! I made it home yesterday after a minor snag in travel plans. As I was getting on the plane I realized it was going to LAX, but I flew out of Long Beach (where my car was)! I scrambled to text my dad and he completely saved the day and got me to my car when the flight landed.
Whew!
Then, I spent the day washing my gross clothes and cleaning. I only have two days home before I head out to the east coast again. I’m trying to be efficient with my time even though I really just want to sit on the couch and catch up on trash TV.
I’m listening to some of my favorite, but super random tunes while being efficient instead of TV. I never listen to music during the day so I feel all fancy-like.
This morning I did a 4 mile easy run and spent some time with the foam roller.
My back was super tight during the New York City Marathon, but I don’t have time for a massage. I’m hoping a little lunch time yoga will help!
Actually, I probably couldn’t get a massage right now because I have a thin cut across my entire lower back from wearing my spibelt weird at the race. I had it on backwards and kinda high on my waist since I needed to have easy access to my phone for pictures.
Besides that I feel really good considering I ran 26+ miles Sunday! I did do an ice bath after the race and am sporting some ProCompression again today to help.
I also think the Cocoa Brookies I made last night are helping me bounce back fast 
Last night I wanted a treat, but didn’t have anything good in the house. So, I tossed a few things in a bowl to make a min-batch of brownies. Then, I found a few leftover Halloween Reese’s in the fridge and decided to chop ‘em up and toss them in! Thennnnnn, I decided I didn’t want to dirty a pan and made them cookies instead.
Cocoa Brookie Recipe
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp vanilla, baking soda, salt
- 1/3 cup greek yogurt vanilla
- 1/4 cup egg whites or 1 egg
- 2 chopped reese’s pb cups or handful chocolate chips
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Mix vanilla, egg, greek yogurt and sugar. Combine. Add Reese’s. Drop onto spoonfuls on a sprayed baking sheet. Bake until firm. Enjoy! I did.
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Question: Reese’s, Snickers or Twix?
This was a hot debate this weekend.
They look scrummy!
those look sooooo good! chocolate overload– my favorite!!
Snickers. Definitely.
Umm, these look AH-MAY-ZING!!!! I will be trying them ASAP! Congrats on an awesome run at NYC!
twix! You should try to put those on your salad 😛
I hope that cut doesn’t scar. I chaffed so badly during a couple of training runs I have a scar on my side from my bra
You totally deserve the cookies after conquering NYCM! Get a good rest Monica.
Send me some of those brookies!!! 🙂 I don’t eat much candy so I don’t recall the nuance differences of the candy so I plead the 5th! 😉
Ummmmm…..Twix or Reese’s…..Snickers don’t even stand a chance against those other two!
all the candy, I could never choose just one 😉
TOTALLY making these tonight. I wonder if it’ll make a difference if I just have plain greek yogurt rather than vanilla? hmm.
How could anyone ever choose from the three… I might say twix. Because it has a cookie in it, it’s like delicious mutant candy.
These cookies sound insanely delicious and addictive. I think I’m going to try them with dark chocolate and almond butter. Should be just as tasty!
Reeses — without a DOUBT
Snickers!!!
Twix! The only candy bar with the cookie crunch.
I always wonder how to use leftover candy… I have to try this!
Reese’s all day long. Peanut butter is one thing I could eat every day, all day. Yum.
reese’s are my favorite!
How about we just go with ALL three? yum!
Reese’s. Those Brooke’s sound amazing!
Those brookies sound so good. I think I’d rate them snickers, Reeses, and then twix. I read this article that twix are the worst possible chocolate bar for you out there. Sad.
Way to go with the recovery and the ice bath! I have never had one but one day I will make myself. I dread that day.
hope you recover quickly from nycm before your next east coast adventure! i’m sure compression socks and plenty of brookies will do the trick 😉
i vote reese’s!
Snickers, all the way.
PS: LOVE those pro-compression socks. I’m definitely going to have to break down and buy myself a pair!
The cookies look good!
Reese’s for the WIN!
Reese’s all the way!
Gotta go with Reese’s…not much beats the killer combo of peanut butter and chocolate!
Reeses, Snickers and Twix! I choose all three.
Reese’s, but I really love traders Joes small dark chocolate PB cups.
Yay for your Dad! Aren’t Dads the best?
Has to be Snickers!!!
Reeses in cookies is genius! I have some, too, from Halloween 🙂
All of the above…..frozen! (keeps me from eating too fast…. 😉 )
Ouch! Hope your cut isn’t too nippy!
Those cookies look delish. For me, Twix. But I’ll happily have ’em all! 😀
Holy crap those sound yummy! Going on my must bake list!