Joined my habitual Thursday morning group run for 7miles today. I was so tempted to hit snooze and stay in bed when the alarm went off at 4:45, but I kept telling myself I'd feel fine & have more energy once I got there. Which I did!

Leaving the apartment I noticed DH had left a post-it for me on the door. "Have a great run!" just the inspiration I needed.

It was a beautiful 7mi run. The full moon was out for most of it, the temps were well above zero & even the birds were chirping. Top that off with a personal best of 9:00min/mi for the entire run and it's been a great day so far!

Aggie Good job getting out there again! Glad you felt strong during your run. 87 is a difficult temp to stay active in, let alone hydrated. Might be a good idea to use a small hand-mounted water bottle in the future.

Thanks for the fueling input ladies! I appreciate it. Really excited to get my hammer order in. I will be trying out HEED & the new Perpetuem flavor. With my training rides for the HIM getting to be more than 35-40mi directly followed by a 1.2mi swim I need more fuel. Otherwise I leave the gym starving and lightheaded.

Yellow- How does one make Perpetuem paste?