Kaitlyn: First hour run, check (and a recipe)

I just checked off another one of my milestones, an hour run. I didn't expect to be running an hour, first of all. I headed out at 6:30 a.m. with my mentor and running partner. C (as I'll dub her) and I have been friends since I was in high school as an intern. C runs in a lot of 10ks and has done a few half marathons, though she swears she'll stick to 10ks from now on. Needless to say, I was wondering what I had gotten myself into. C has offered to run in my first 5k with me at the end of September in our hometown.

To start off, I was still running Week 3. I felt comfortable at it and knew I'd need to build up from it. The trail we were on is 1.5 miles end to end. It took the first half hour to go down the trail. That was my Week 3. Now, on the way back, C decided to step up the pace. The middle section of the trail is 0.4 miles. We decided to jog the entire section. What I didn't expect was her stealing my water bottle and making me sprint the last 0.1 so I could get it back. The last section we did a walk/jog pace, going around some people that were slow.

By the time I got back, I was hungry as heck, but happy. The muscles in my legs that are forming are amazing. On Tuesday or Wednesday morning (I have something Tuesday morning so I can't run.), I will be tackling Week 4 again. After today's hour, I think I'll be fine. When I got back, after my shower, I pulled out half of the smoothie I made yesterday. They make great breakfast smoothies so here's my recipe:

You will need:
a blender
1 banana
1 spoonful of creamy (or crunchy) peanut butter
1 Cobani yogurt (or any kind of yogurt you love really)
1/4 cup milk (I use fat free)
1 ice cube

Now, I like to experiment with this mix because whatever flavored yogurt I use affects the taste. Put everything except the ice cube into the blender and blend. It helps to cut up the banana previously. Blend. (shorter time for a thicker smoothie obviously.) Once the chunks of banana are nice and blended, throw in the ice cube and continue to blend. That's it!

It's really easy to have fun with what you put into each smoothie. If you don't like bananas, try a different fruit. Maybe strawberries or raspberries. The main base of the smoothie is just the yogurt, milk and ice cube. Everything else is your decision.