I Don't Need Luck...

But I could use the following items:

-A new pair of muscular legs
-A new heart
-Brand new set of lungs
-Some thighs that WON'T chafe for 4 hours
and, hey, while we're at it:
-Abs

Not sure if the abs would help me run too much faster, but they're pretty. So yes please.

In all seriousness, if I'm not ready now, I never will be. Thanks to everyone who sent me good luck wishes over the last few days, I really appreciate it. Nice to know there's a few people out there who believe in me. Or at least like me enough to pretend they do, so thanks.

I distracted myself today by making a new recipe. Usually when it comes to baking, I need to have at least a guideline recipe. But I have been making lots of muffins lately, so I thought I could tackle this challenge alone. Enter: Sweet Potato and Apple Muffins. 

These really are moist and surprisingly sweet, even with low amounts of sugar. To top it off? They are under 80 calories apiece. Which means you get to eat 7, right? Something like that.

Stats for 1 Muffin

Have you guys ever tried this before? I entered all the ingredients into this calculator, as well as the number of servings, and it gave me a label of nutritional stats! Very cool in my book.

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Wet Ingredients:

1 cup skinless apple, diced finely

1 cup mashed skinless sweet potato

2 egg whites

1/4 cup greek yogurt, plain

1 teaspoon vanilla

Dry Ingredients:

1/2 cup whole wheat flour 

1/2 cup instant oats

1/4 cup brown sugar 

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. salt

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. 

2. Mix apple, sweet potato, egg whites, yogurt and vanilla in a bowl. 

3. Mix all dry ingredients in a separate, large bowl. 

4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir gently. 

5. Divide the dough into muffin tins lined with muffins cups or lightly greased. 

6. Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees.

7. Eat. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

Tomorrow morning I'll be running (and fingers crossed, completing) the Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon. A few other ladies are taking on some races too:

-Katherine @ Neon Blonde Runner (Her first marathon)

-Suz @ Cows, Lasers and Everything in Between (Her first half marathon!)

-Victoria @ The District Chocoholic (Richmond Marathon!) 

As much as I love getting praise and attention, and believe me I do, head over to one of these blogs and wish these lovely ladies luck tomorrow!

Do you ever try baking without a recipe?
Very rarely! It usually ends up badly if I try to actually cook without a recipe. "Assembling" is more my style!


How do you distract yourself the night before something big - an event, race, test, etc.?
Cooking, reading, working are all my current plan. Lately I've been falling asleep with my face on a book so I plan to read something incredibly boring to send me to sleep early tonight. Up at 4:30 for the race!