10 miles, 30ish degrees

Today we dropped back down to 10 miles to give ourselves a little break.  When we woke up this morning, it was below 30 degrees...not exactly encouraging.  Ashley had plans for the afternoon, though, so we had to get moving at 10:00.  Although it was still just above freezing when we left the house, it was still a really great run.  We ran from our house to Ashley's apartment and back, which David had mapped as being exactly 5 miles each way.  I warmed up pretty quickly, and David warmed up so much he was stripping off layers.  Even with a walk every 2.5 miles, we managed to keep the average around 10 minutes per mile, which is good for a long run, since we typically try to take it easy.

The funny thing about running around Rockwall rather than around White Rock Lake is the looks you get from people in passing cars.  White Rock Lake is a gathering place for people who are just as crazy as you.  In Rockwall, every other car's passengers are staring at us as if we were marching down the street in pink bunny suits.  

The run went well, although I could tell Ashley was pretty tired.  She had gone out to Crossfit in the freezing cold on Saturday morning when we skipped out.

This afternoon, we made this awesome recipe from the cookbook Ashley gave us for Christmas, The New American Plate.  It's full of great recipes that are equally healthy.  We made sweet potato chili with peanuts, and served it over brown rice.  It was delicious, and tasted especially good in the cold weather.  It makes 10 servings, so it's a good thing it was tasty, since we have a few servings in the fridge and some in the freezer left over.  

Following our run, both of us have been pretty lethargic.  Or maybe just lazy.  All I know is that my butt has spent an awful lot of time on the couch tonight.  Good thing I burned over 1,000 calories today.