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Gday mates! Hope you have had a lovely Sunday. Let’s begin with last nights eats, shall we? We were pretty low on veggies yesterday so I came up with a good pantry meal: Tuna wraps. I pulled out some tuna and mixed in some Greek Taziki sauce, threw it on a flat out wrap with some lettuce and viola! With it I baked up some sweet potato FF.

Pom Spritzer? Yeah, you know it.

We sure have been eating a lot of seafood lately…This morning I jumped out of bed to prepare for my longest run ever. For fuel I started with a large whole wheat bagel smeared with some Naturally Nutty and pear butter. I also had a cuppa English breakfast tea to warm me up since it was chilly out this morning.

 More tea vicar? Yes please. Then I hit the road. It was a hard run this morning. I think it was the course. I went a different route than I usually do and therefore was not used to the terrain and atmosphere. I really have a major mental problem when it comes to running on a road full of traffic. It just does not motivate me to run. I’ve had this problem in the past and I had it today. I was getting pretty tired once I reached familiar terriorty and the large hill that’s always killer. Right as I was hitting the hill the perfect song popped onto my ipod: Twentysomething by Jamie Cullum. It played the whole way up and I really didn’t struggle at all. Just the fuel I needed  I finished my 9 miles in1:17:37. I might have gone a bit more than 9 since my mapping was a bit off but this is roughly my time. To be honest I really didn’t care, I just wanted to get through it. Rock on for getting to a new distance PR! I really hope I can get used to these long runs.

During the run I ripped open a Pom Luna moon packet. I wanted to try one out since I was not upbeat and in my race mood. They were really good. It was a bit hard nomming on them inbetween breathing really hard but I managed. The moons and Jamie Cullum got me through that hill.

In retrospect I probably did not need to eat these during my run. I’m trying to figure out at what distances fueling becomes necessary. Any more experienced runners out there have suggestions? I’ve got plenty of fuel options in my arsenal I’m just trying to figure out when they should be used.

When I got back I was sore and exhausted but I felt pretty accomplished. I showered and then prepared some brunch. Scrambled eggs with lots of veg, sweet potato FF leftovers and Refridgerator bran muffins smeared with locally made pumpkin butter!

Loooover refridgerator bran muffins. It’s the perfect way to make hot and fresh muffins whenever you want! My grandmother used to make them all the time. They healthy for you too. Best part is the batter stays good in your fridge for upto 6 WEEKS! Fresh muffins for 6 weeks? Yes please.

I know you all want the recipe, so here goes:

Refridgerator Bran Muffins: Makes 2qts

• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup raisins (or dates)
• 2.5 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar (or sugar substitute of your choice)
• 2 3/4 cup whole wheat flour (or flour of choice)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cups bran cereal (I used grapenuts and they worked fine)
• 1 cup wheat bran
• 1/2 cup nuts of choice
• 2 eggs (or egg substitute)
• 1/2 qt buttermilk (or milk substitute)

1. Mix together boiling water, raisin/dates and soda. Allow to cool.
2. Cream together shortening and sugar, set aside.
3. Beat eggs, add buttermilk and blend. Add sugar and shortening to the mix. Fold in raisins/date mixture. Cover and store in refridgerator until you are craving some hot muffins in the morning.
4. Pull out the batter. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease or line however many muffin cups you desire. Fill the cup with batter. Bake for 20-25mins.

Batter all ready to go.

Four muffin cups ready to go. In the oven for 22 minutes for hot and fresh muffins. A bit later in the day I fixed myself a cup of cereal as a snack. Kashi Go Lean crunch, TJ’s ginger almond cashew granola, grapenuts and Kashi organic promise with soy milk.

For dinner I fixed up some pork loin cuts which have been in the freezer. I threw on some BBQ and grilled them up along with some bell peppers and corn salsa.

While that was grilling I snacked on some pita puffs and hummus.

Still have a lot to get through to clean out the pantry and the freezer. The fridge is in much better condition but our freezer is still full of stuff. Hopefully I’ll make a dent in it this week.

Until tomorrow!

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