Seriously Emily is the best!  She took our ideas and went with them and we are so happy with the results.  Hope you guys like it too.

The other day I posted about this recipe and said a formal recipe was to follow.  

Well here it is!

Bill and I just love overnight oats.  We prep them for the whole week on a Sunday night.  Just takes a second to do and then each morning we grab our deliciousness and head to work.  We have blogged about another version but we like this version because the extra protein adds a bit more staying power and the vanilla flavor powder adds a hint of vanilla creaminess which can’t be beat.

Even though the recipe calls for it to “cook” overnight in the refrigerator, here is our version without cooking it and topped with some granola.

Both ”cooked” and non cooked are equally delicious.

And If you have not used Bob’s Red Mill Muesli before, we highly recommend it!  Way better than plain oats.

Hope your week is off to a good start

Bill left bright and early on the group ride and I mulled around the house a bit.  I knew that if I got my running clothes on I would be golden.  I really wanted to get out and get a long run in.

So I turned to my trusty Lululemon clothes to get me feeling good.

Nothing like a cute outfit to help with motivation.

Works every time!

I ended up getting in 10 miles and I felt pretty good.  I tried not to focus on speed and just cruise.

Today after this wonderful cup of joe and this fabulous vegan oats Bill made us (recipe to come!) we are off to conquer some more miles.

Lately, I have been averaging about 35 miles of running a week with one decent bike ride thrown in.  I have been feeling good

How have you been feeling on your workouts?

Anything fun planned for your memorial day?

We are lying low and enjoying the good weather.

On a side not, if this old bloggy goes dormant today, it is because she is finally getting her face lift!  Emily at Emily White Designs has been the working genius behind the scenes. Hope you like the new look when it pops up!

Also, if you are subscribed to my blog, you may have to resubscribe when the new site goes into effect.

Happy Memorial Day friends!

A duathlon is like a triathlon except you just bike and run instead of bike, run, swim.

Since I have been biking and running I figured why not give it a try?

Now I am not a complete newby when it comes to multi sport events.  WAY BACK in college I completed a triathlon and a couple of years back I participated in a practice duathlon.

Well I am in much better shape then I was a few years back and feel I could try a real duathlon.  Not sure if I will do the sprint distance (1.5 mile run, 11.6 mile bike, 1.5 mile run) or the olympic distance 3 mile run, 19.5 mile bike, 3 mile run) yet though.

Yesterday I decided to complete a brick workout.

What is a brick workout you ask?

According to this website, “Bricks refer to training on two disciplines during the same workout, one after the other with minimal or no interruption in between, just as you would do in a race (I am sure you knew this). Usually when people talk about bricks they refer to a bike/run workout.”

So for my brick, I road my bike 30 miles.

And then ran 4 1/2.  I wanted to go longer but boy that was tough!

I also had a gu in-between my bike and run.

It was fun though and I have to admit I felt like a stud while I was running

I also hope to go out for the practice duathlon this Tuesday night to help prepare me even more for June 10th.

Have you ever done two different workouts in a row?

We have already had some coffee with some Giro watching and some pumpkin oats in a jar.  Yes I know it is not pumpkin season but I still love my pumpkin oats

Last night we broke in our new find.

I have been coveting a Yonanas machine on Open Sky for far too long.  But I kept weighing the price (40 dollars) with the necessity for it.  Bill and I have made banana soft serve in our magic bullet (major pain!) and food processor ( a bit less painful).  So I kept wondering if the Yonanas machine was necessary.

I think it is!  It works so much better than anything else we have tried (now granted we don’t have a vita mix).  Bill whipped up banana soft serve with some almond butter and vegan chips last night.

MMMMMMMM.

Best part?  It is easy to clean

Hope you have a great day planned and hope you have great weather like we do!

Enjoy