5.0 wonderful miles on my favorite running trail on Earth!

Florida Christmas is the best kind of Christmas – even better than a White Christmas! 

The Husband didn’t want to run, so he rode a bike alongside of me.  It was like I had my own support crew on the run! It was so nice to have someone else carrying my water bottle – except he would stick it out and then bike faster so I had to catch up for a drink!

My favorite running trail goes along the intracoastal waterway and through several mangrove swamps!  It’s so pretty, and I always feel so invigorated after a run at my in-laws’ house. 

Here are my statistics:

• Distance: 5.0 miles
• Duration: 48:06 minutes
• Mile 1: 9:43
• Mile 2: 9:44
• Mile 3: 9:43
• Mile 4: 9:41
• Mile 5: 9:15

I booked it at the end, imaging the finish line at the Disney Marathon looming over my in-laws’ house! The big race is so close!

Before the run, I had whole wheat toast with cream cheese:

And afterwards, I had a big bowl of banana oatmeal.

My oatmeal contained:

• 1/2 cup oatmeal
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup vanilla soy milk
• 1 sliced banana
• Toppings:  brown sugar, salted pistachios, and strawberries

The salty + sweet combination of the pistachio and the brown sugar was DIVINE!  So delicious.

Time to drive back to Orlando… see you at the airport!