Three Things Thursday: Pure insanity

Pre-workout fuel: Cinnabon Cream of Wheat
Workout: Ran 3.95 miles in 34 minutes, 18 seconds; average pace, 8:41.


1. It might not look like much but inside that glass was a breakfast of insane tastiness: Banana Split Yogurt Parfait. I just kind of thought of it last night while I was watching "Survivor." Layered in the glass was:

1/4 cup Greek yogurt mixed with 1/4 teaspoon sugar-free, fat-free instant chocolate pudding
1/3 banana, diced
1/4 cup Greek yogurt (vanilla or plain mixed with a touch of sweetener)
Pineapple pieces
1/3 banana, diced
1/4 cup Greek yogurt (vanilla or plain mixed with a touch of sweetener)
1 tablespoon no sugar added raspberry jam
1/3 banana, diced

I made this all last night and let it set in the fridge. When I pulled it out to eat, I topped it with a few walnut pieces. YUM!

2. I've decided that it no longer matters to me if I "match" during a run. In fact, I probably looked like a color-blind preschooler dressed me this morning. I had on my Three Rivers Running Co. 12K shirt (turquoise/teal blue with lime accents), my black tempo shorts with fuchsia and white accents and my white Under Armour hat with fuchsia accents. It was insane but at least I was visible to any drivers out there.

3. And the most insane thing of all ... I just registered for my first trail run, which just happens to be in two weeks. It's a mere 15.9 miles around Oubache State Park just about 45 minutes south of where I live. Yeah. I'm going to blame "L" for this one, after her post as to why you should run it. Of course, she didn't say I had to run the three loops. I could have done one. But as my grandma said yesterday (in reference to the Thanksgiving 10K), "Six miles? That's barely worth putting your shoes on for."