I feel like I have stopped and started the Couch to 10k program about 1 million times in the last few weeks. At least 3 to be precise – but who is counting.
This time I am hoping not to be sidelined with shin splints again. They are getting kinda old. I headed out for a 20 minute tempo run again and have no idea how many miles I ran – my Garmin’s battery was dead. It was so humid out. I found it hard to get into a groove.
Yesterday, while sitting at my desk and needing a momentary distraction from the 1 million emails I received while in New Jersey last week, I decided to make a Vanilla Carnation Instant breakfast, frozen blueberries and banana smoothie for breakfast. 
You know what – I should concoct breakfast plans in the middle of emails more often. I’m pretty good at it!
Green Tip of the Day: Help a college-bound student sent up a green residence hall room. Send them hand-me-down sheets or towels,and picture. Encourage them to buy used books and sell them back at the end of the semester.
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I hope you don’t get shin splints again. Have you thought of getting fitted for new shoes and having your gait checked?
That smoothie looks delicious! I love that bright color! I have to start making more smoothies. The weather in Vegas is so hot and a smoothie would be the perfect drink to cool down.
I hope you don’t get shin splints! I currently have them — not fun!
Smoothie looks awesome, as usual!
That smoothie looks great! Makes we want to try a veganized blueberry shake. Yum! Try doing some shin strengthening exercises. They’re on runnersworld.com. Good luck!
Ugh, I hate shin splints! Do you think maybe you aren’t taking your training at a slow enough pace? I mean when I used to get shin splints my doctor and coach always told me they were caused by pushing myself too hard, too fast. Just a thought. If you continue to run on them they could turn into stress fractures, which are about 100 times worse (I’m sure you know this already though, as you are more of a runner than I will ever be!!).
Great looking smoothie. I love Carnation Instant Breakfasts! You jazzed it up quite well