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Happy Tuesday! It’s BEEN A DAY. We got a crazy amount of ice and snow last night and I still had my clinical this morning (all the schools close to where we live got cancelled, but not where my campus/clinical is held), so I had to commute! My drive took AN HOUR longer than it should have and I was late and yeah…it was most certainly the Monday-ist Tuesday I’ve had in quiet some time. I can’t wait to get home tonight and do a total “day reset”. Flashback to this cute photo I took with Maples a few months ago.

I thought it would be fun to share with you the recipe I use from Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow cookbook for their Energy Squeeze Marathon Fuel. I ended up using this for my last race day and had ZERO gut issues! It really worked so well for me. I highly recommend picking up a copy of this cookbook because every recipe I’ve had in it is amazing.

1/2 cup mashed sweet potato

1/2 cup finely chopped dates

2 tablespoons peanut butter

1 teaspoon chia seeds

1/8 teaspoon high-quality sea salt

I put each individual serving (this recipe gives you three servings total) in a ziploc bag and carry it with me on the run (or pop it in my car to pick-up while out on my long run).

I like to alternate an energy squeeze with a 1/2 of a banana.

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What’s your favorite gel to have on the run? Anyone else ever tried to make their own?

I am the type of person that hates to say 'no'. I love to have my eggs in multiple baskets and 'share the love' (so to speak), but I feel like I've gotten to this point in my life where I want to give more to those things I do and do less. It's taken me a while to finally realize that it's ok to say no sometimes and follow your intuition. We all have to do things that we're not excited or ready for, but this is different. Sometimes we take on too much to cover up other facets of our life or sometimes we just love to be busy (I guess mine was sometimes a mix of both), but I'm ready to simplify and find other hobbies that I love to do (besides running/fitness/cooking/outdoors) and branch out. Take time to intentionally do something (or NOTHING). This weekend may consist of a whole lotta nothing and I'm OK with that (the old me would have been freakishly terrified of not having every second planned or saying 'no' to an activity/ appearance/ opportunity to go do something). Do things with purpose and give yourself permission to take time to give those activities/people the real attention they deserve and maybe let those other things go for a bit and see how you feel.

In other news, the Disney 2018 medals for Marathon Weekend have been released!! These are so beyond beautiful and I cannot WAIT (the Dopey one is totally my favorite) to run through the parks for 4 days straight! Not that I'm necessarily excited for winter to arrive, however I am excited for January to come!