Overnight Oats and Fitness Friday

So you need to go check out run4treats.  It is a great blog run by a physical therapy student (and obviously a runner).  She kept talking about Overnight Oats, so of course I had to try them.  The idea is simple: combine a few ingredients together the night before and enjoy a yummy breakfast the day of.  I am in love.  I may never eat anything else for breakfast ever again.  They were just so delicious.

Here is the recipe:

Combine all ingredients, then put in the refrigerator overnight.  "Flavor" in the morning.

1/4 Cup Old Fashioned Oats (Not those quick ones, the "real" ones).
1/4 Cup Plain Greek Yogurt (I just bought a big container of it and I have been using it for all sorts of recipes lately-- including delicious Tzatziki sauce that I will post a recipe for soon).
1 1/2 Teaspoons Chia Seeds (She told me not to skip them.  I got them at Whole Foods in the Bulk Foods section).
1/3 Cup Milk (can substitute almond milk)

I made mine with strawberries and Nutella (add in the morning), but she had some other suggestions:
Honey, Banana, and Peanut Butter
Blueberry Cobbler
Pumpkin Pie
Nutella Banana


Half-Marathon training starts on Sunday and I am so excited to be back in a routine again! Wahoo!!!

Would You Rather #2 from Olive to Run

Would you rather #2 from Olive to Run.  Check her blog out!!! It is awesome.

Would you rather?

1. Never watch TV again or never run again?
Never watch TV again- don't get me wrong, I LOVE lots of TV shows, but I would take a run over a TV show any day.

Yes I would give up Swamp People.

And Bob and Jillian.

And Parks and Rec.

2. Run 100 mph or fly 10 mph?

I am not a huge fan of heights so I would have to say run 100 mph.

Doesn't Usain Bolt run 100 miles per hour? Or close to it?

3. Only be able to run and not walk or only be able to walk and not run?

Running all the time.  It would save a lot of time.

4. Have to give up running for a year with the promise that you will BQ (Boston Qualify) when you resume, or never be able to BQ but run as much as you want?

I would give up running for a year because I REALLY want to run Boston one day. #bucketlist

I don't think I will be lining up all the way up there though.

5. Be injury free and a slow runner or a fast runner with constant injuries?

I don't like taking time off so I would have to say be injury free and a slow runner- kind of like right now.

6. Be a barefoot runner or wear running shoes all the time (even to sleep)?

SHOES! I have lots of respect for barefoot runners, but I like shoes to protect my feet from snakes, bugs, glass, the outdoors, rocks.......

7. Hydrate during a run with mayonaise or wasabi?

Mayonaise.  I can't stand super spicy things- especially in the volume it would take to actually hydrate me.  I don't even like mayonaise though.

Yuck.

8. Run with your eyes closed or run with your ankles tied together?

Eyes closed.  I could have somebody guide me, but I am not sure how much running I would get done with my ankles tied together.

Read this: a runner led by a seeing eye dog in races.