Race day

and muffin recipe

Brindsley at the finish! Great job Buddy.

I got to run on Sunday at the ERace Cancer Half Marathon to benefit Cancer Connects. My son Brindsley raced the 5K. He wanted to break his record from last year. (He was 4 seconds shy but came in first for his age group!)

I was not feeling 100%. My goal was to talk kind to myself each mile, have fun, and cross the finish line. It was cold and windy yet the rain held off until we finished!

Jeff and Delaney came to cheer us on…what troopers! It was great to see friends and meet new ones. What a great morning!

Sunday’s race reminded me the tune we sing to ourselves matters.

What tune will you sing today?

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Niggles I feel yet 
I keep moving along 
One foot in front of the other 
has become my song 
Even though 
the wind is fierce 
Even though 
the road is bare
I will shift my focus 
to the leaves flying 
Breathe in the crisp air 
Fix my eyes ahead 
don't look down 
feet are listening 
to the brain background 
Courage over comfort 
You got this—
one mile at a time 
Uplifting tune on repeat 
Carry the mind 
and  body to the beat  
You are made for this  
Your body is strong 
I get to the finish 
and smile—
Grateful  I chose 
to toe the start line 
and celebrate each mile 

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I can’t take all the credit here for this recipe. I changed a few ingredients but comes from the cookbook Rise and Run by Elyse Kopecky & Shalane Flanagan.

Race Day Superhero Muffins:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees bake for 25-30 minutes

Mix together:

2 cups of oat flour (I ground gluten-free rolled oats to make my own)

1/2 cup rolled oats (gluten-free)

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

In medium size bowl combine:

1 cup peeled, grated sweet potato

4-5 mashed ripe bananas

1/3 cup maple syrup

1/3 cup almond butter

Combine wet ingredients to dry and mix well. Then place in muffin tins. Makes 12 muffins. Perfect pre-race morning fuel.