Thin Mints Are My Crack

It's that time of the year again...Girl Scout Cookie time!  I may or may not have polished off an entire sleeve of Thin Mints.  An hour before I went out to run.  I may or may not have learned a lesson.

Today it was 21 degrees and sunny so I got to run outside.  It was fabulous, and freezing cold.  In my quest to run 4 days this week instead of my normal 3, I went just 2 miles.  They still felt a little like death since I

1. Tried to push the pace
2. Was freezing, and
3. Ate an entire sleeve of Thin Mints an hour earlier

Turns out Thin Mints are not the best pre-run fuel.  They make pretty spectacular post-run fuel so by all means carry on with the post-run Thin Mint binges J

In other news...my Tiger Tail arrived today!

It was hard to get a clear picture but it says 'I <3 Happy Muscles' on the handle.  I don't know about you, but I just like that!

Here's a picture of me trying it out.  Never mind the goofy face, post-workout hair, and velour pants suit... 

I realize it's too soon to say anything definitively, since I've only used the thing once and I haven't had a chance to see how the day after muscles feel, but first impression: I LOVE IT!  It feels super good on your muscles after you're done running and stretching.  So far my tight calves are not feeling tight!  I can't wait for my next run to see if they're still not tight!  I haven't had any soreness in my legs even though I had to get immediately in the car after the stretching/tiger tailing to drive to daycare and get the kiddos.  Normally that drive would have me all stiffened up but not today!  More review to come as I get to use it more this week, but so far so very, very good.  I'm going to use it some more while watching BL just because it feels good!

Summary: 2 miles in 19:45, 9:53 pace, freezing cold.  Tiger Tail=Good J