In case you feel like you were lazy this morning you should stop feeling that way because I guarantee you that we beat you in the lazy department. This picture was taken at 10:11 a.m.
After I finally peeled myself off of the couch I went outside on the deck to run. The treadmill has been covered for the last 3 weeks and it was finally time to spend time with her again.
1 mile in 8 minutes
7 miles @ a 7:35 pace
1 mile in 8 minutes
This run pretty much killed me off, I am actually really surprised I finished because I almost hit the big red stop button at least 20 times. It is runs like that that make you feel really really good after because you finished even though you were close to death.
I feel kind of bad because I didn’t take Brooke on the run, she even got dressed in her matching running outfit. (I don’t know what that dirt is from on my arm).
We did do some core work together.
And approximately 17 minutes later we had leftover steak tacos and fruit for lunch. This was one of those lunches that hit the hunger/sounds delicious/easy prep spot perfectly. I think it is because I really really love steak.
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What was the last food/meal that you had that really hit the spot?
What time did you get out of bed this morning?
Was your last run HARD or EASY or MEDIUM? Do you switch off hard and easy running days?
138 comments
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats
Oh. My. God. You and Brooke matching is the cutest thing ever!!!!!
Krista - Get Fit With Krista
New reader here and I absolutely LOVE your blog!! I look forward to reading every day!
Brooke’s outfit is absolutely ADORABLE! OMG!
I am currently expecting, so pretty much every meal I have lately hits the spot!! Last night was spaghetti and meatballs. :)
I got out of bed at 4:30 this morning. I get up with my hubby who leaves for work at 5:30.
Haven’t gone on a run in MONTHS, but am really looking forward to getting back out there after my little guy is born at the end of March!
Lauren
LOVE the matching outfits. How freaking cute!! And the picture of your core work made me smile. Have an awesome day, Janae :)
Bri
OMG I love your matching running outfits! Where did you get those?
The Hungry Runner Girl
My cousin gave me the shirts from her work and the nike shorts and shoes I got at a baby shower:) My shorts are BROOKS of course:) Thanks Bri!
Catherine
You NEED to frame that!!!! But…are her shorts on backwards…? Or do they swoosh it on the booty for babes… :-D
Sue
I was wondering the same thing about Brooke’s shorts. LOL.
Amanda McQueen
I did a super easy 6-miler this morning. Seriously easy … it was the kind of run you feel like you need a run later in the day after because you forgot you even did anything. It was perfect! I’m nursing a hip back to health, so it was just right. Love the core work pic! :)
TorontoRunner
The picture of the core work – oh giiiiiiiirl. She is sooooooooo cute!
you’re motivating me to run today! I was up SO SO early on not enough sleep and feeling so lazy!
Sharisse
Those pictures of you and Brooke are too cute! Love that zebra outfit as well as her panda one.
Renee
o my goodness so cute!! maybe someday I’ll have a daughter and I’ll force her to match me :)
Veronica
Okay, I am going to be like the 100th person to comment about how cute that picture is!!! I am DYING! I love matching! I want to be just like you when I become a mom! :)
The Hungry Runner Girl
Seriously, there really isn’t anything better than matching!
Carmen McDowell
Adorable outfits. I have to give you trouble though and ask if you wore your shorts backwards too since Brooke’s are on backwards? (nike sign)… just teasing though – totally cute!
The Hungry Runner Girl
hahahah probably. This is awkward. hahahahah!! Poor Brooke!
Laura @Running Maryland
OMG I cant process how adorable to core workout picture is. That will be a picture you pull out in 15 years and crack up at.
Emma @ FawnLog
I second this! Brooke’s “ponytail” makes it for me!
Cassie Findley
Such cute outfits!! Love it =)
Deana
We had Sloppy Joes tonight’s and while manwich may be nasty to most people – it is pretty much the only thing I will eat from a can. I love it.
Medium run last – going for hard tonight! I feel like my old self (last summer self) as I run more lately!
Elizabeth @ My Neon Running Shoes
He does owe you! Could y’all’s matching be any cuter? No.
Christina @ The Athletarian
Hi Janae, Billy, and Brooke!
Last delicious thing I ate that hit the spot was probably the soup and cornbread I ate yesterday. I love cornbread and could eat a whole loaf:)
Got up at 6:30ish and was so mad! I wanted to wake up at 5am like I usually do (to work out before work) but was unsuccessful. Maybe tomorrow haha!
Thanks for yesterday’s post about blogging. I like the way the both of you handled everyone’s questions. You are so honest and open with your readers and friends! I went through the comments a few times and think I remember reading that you’re with Glam now (once Foodbuzz stopped)? I went with Lijit (the company Foodbuzz recommended) and have been having issues with them inserting weird buttons and ads within my posts that only appear once I publish! I’m looking to change advertisers asap!
The Hungry Runner Girl
HEY YOU!!! You really are so sweet and now you have me craving soup and cornbread. I am with Glam now:) I really like them… you should definitely check them out!
Ashley @ My Food 'N' Fitness Diaries
Oh my gosh, can you and Brooke get any cuter?!?! Love you two in the matching outfits! So adorable!
Lisa @ Lisa the Vegetarian
That picture of you and Brooke doing core work together is absolutely adorable!
I woke up at 7:30 this morning, but I really wanted to sleep many more hours.
Yo Momma Runs
So cute! Maybe you can cut off some baby tights to make compression socks. Does that make it too obvious I don’t sew at all.
Rebecca H
This is the cutest post ever! I love your matching pic so much :)
I just finished my furthest run ever, 5 miles without stopping! I did it in 55:14, not real
fast yet but I’ve only been running for about 2 months now so I am stoked! (and it was a HARD run but I feel so good/proud now)
The Hungry Runner Girl
YOU ARE INCREDIBLE!! Way to go Rebecca! That is so awesome and you have only been running for two months!
Deb
Great job Rebecca ! 5 miles after 2 months is super! You’ll be running a mery before you know it!
Monica L
And I’ll be the 150th person to tell how freaking adorable those pictures are! The matching outfits AND the core training. I have the biggest smile on my face!!! I woke up at 5:30 (on my day off no less) to work out. I’m a new runner so they are ALL hard-lol! For lunch-I was at the mall doing errands and was STARVING-like eat a hamburger and fries starving. When I walked past Sbarro’s they were advertising a new “Skinny Pizza” for 270 calories-it was delicious!! I’ve been satisfied all day :)
The Hungry Runner Girl
I LOVE Sbarro’s… that place is so delicious. Glad you had such an amazing lunch and it satisfied you:) Thank you for your sweet comment and way to get up early!
Megan @ The Running Doc
I woke up this morning at 6:19! I’m weird and have to set my alarm for a time that doesn’t end in a 0 or 5.
And the last meal that hit the spot was the Chipotle I had for lunch today. A new one just opened across the street from my work and it’s going to take every ounce of will power not to go there every.single.day!
Lauren
I got out of bed today at approximately 8:53. The only reason I got up was to watch Kelly and Michael lol.
I absolutely love those matching outfits. She better match you every day until she is at least 30 years old. ;)
Julie @ Sweetly Balanced
OMG that picture of you and Brooke working out is freaking ADORABLE!!! I LOVEEEE it! :)
Chels R.
I love those beautiful shirts! Too cute. Nice work on the run too!! I like breaking up my runs like that on the TM sometimes.
Hayley
holy moly, brooke is THE cutest. those pictures honestly made me happy inside!
i woke up at 5:30 this morning. definitely unusual. i’ve been sick the last few days and hadnt made it to the gym, so when my sister and her boyfriend woke me up at that weeeeee hour (they’re heading up to tahoe for the day to snowboard) and i was feeling alright, i decided to hit up good old 24 hr for what was certainly an easy run. i am not a morning worker outer
Amy @ Writing While Running
OK, those matching outfits are just too cute!
Chelsie S
I got out of bed at 3:42am (I work at 6am and have to catch the bus at 4:48) — not going to lie, kinda jealous. And not just of that, but of the cuteness of your matching outfits and core work as well!!
Your smile is one of the best I’ve ever seen. Hope you never stop shining it!!
Patty
Omg Brooke is the cutest baby ever. Love the matching outfits
cassidy
I just died of happiness learning that those Nike infant shorts exist. I know what my girl is getting for her first birthday … so we can match on runs all summer long.
Ashlyn G.
And just when I thought my day couldn’t get any cuter!
Question: is your treadmill on your porch?
The Hungry Runner Girl
It is on our deck:) our apartment is so small it doesn’t fit inside ha!
Kristy @ Kristy's Health Revolution
I’m dead I’m dead I’m dead.
Thanks a lot, the amount of pure adorable in this post has killed me! The stretching picture….ahhh!!!
Sarah @PickyRunner
Oh my gosh STOP IT! That picture of you guys doing abs actually killed me. Any doubts I had about having kids in the future are completely gone (although I know I won’t be able to look as adorable as the two of you). Way. Too. Much.
Deirdre | Oh Well Whatever
Ok her outfit is just way too cute, love the abs photo!!!
Katie @ msfitrunner
You are just adorable. My last run was easy. I have hard tomorrow, but only 3 or 4 miles hard in a 13 miler:-/ That means it’s going to be an early morning tomorrow! I usually plan a hard day followed by two easy days, then hard again. I was up at 5:15 today with my almost 3 year old. He likes to get the day going early.
Have a great night!! or day, I guess…;-)
Sonia the Mexigarian
the photo of you and Brooke doing ab work is absolutely adorable!! Love :)
My last run was…..medium. started fast. ended slow.
I got out of bed at 6:45. bad bad bad. trying to get myself to workout in the morning again.
Amy@macncheesenpeas
i can’t even take the cutenesss!
Linnea Grimes
The picture of you and Brooke doing core work is so cute. Work it girls!
Julie @ Swim Bike Running on Empty
I am DYING over the picture of you & B Jr. touching your toes in matching clothes. Seriously, frame that. It is beyond cute! I love, love, love her little shorts and that she is ALWAYS making some sort of funny or sweet face!
I’m doing my first pre-spin run tomorrow. A 10K on snowy trails immediately followed by a 90-minute spin class on my road bike. Here’s hoping I survive :)
Pam
You two sure are “BEAUTIFUL” :) love the matching outfits & super, super cute pic of you & Brooke touching toes!!!! I’m still smiling! :) :) :)
great job on your run on the TM this a.m.!! you’re right, the runs that make you want to quit when you don’t, are the ones that you benefit the most from. :) I alternate hard with easy days.
last food that hit the spot was what I ate last night. spaghetti squash w/turkey marinara w/parmesan cheese! soo good!! one of my resolutions this year was to add more variety to my family’s diet. so far so good! :) :) xoxo
Jacci
You two are the cutest!!! I love the matching outfits!!!
Betsy
The thing I ate most recently that hit the spot was chips
And salsa! I couldn’t get enough, and I don’t even like chips usually!!
Jade
Get out of TOWN with those matching pictures. Seriously, cutest thing ever, oh my word!! Awesome run chica :)
Amy N.
Brooke is seriously one of the most adorable kiddos ever! I have two boys, both of whom are available if you’d like to arrange a marriage with either of them (we would expect a dowry of course). Here is their audition video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z9P8Ghhs4E (We were pirates for Halloween, we’re not just crazy.) They would all get along marvelously.
I adore that picture of you two doing core work! There is nothing cuter than a baby grabbing toes.
Erica A.
Holy cow those matching outfits are adorable!
Popcorn hit the spot the other night, that and watching “Army Wives” on Netflix!
I’m new at this running gig, so I just try to run a little farther when I can and if I can’t go that far then try to run faster. I have no idea what I’m doing, but I can feel my endurance growing and I feel stronger and more capapble. The farthest I have run is 5.5 miles, so again, I’m new at this gig…and 29. Better late then never, right?!
Andrea @ mainerunnergirl
Your shirts are so cute!!! My run today felt easy and good- love those days!! I’m sure tomorrow’s hill run will be a struggle for, though!
Trisha
Sometimes (or always) I read your blog only to stalk cute pictures of Brooke! Haha. She is just soooo adorable and I love that matching running outfit!! I’m also super jealous of your love of running.. I have to force myself to do it :) Love your blog!
Annette@FitnessPerks
Oh my gosh! YOUR matching outfits are freaking awesome!! Love, LOVE! <3
nice work on the run, girl, p.s.!
Amanda @ .running with spoons.
That picture of you and Brooke doing core work made me feel all sorts of warm and fuzzy inside. You two are just too adorable for words. And it’s been a while since I’ve had a meal really hit the spot for me, but I’m thinking that tonight’s breakfast for dinner will take care of that.
Diana
That picture of you and Brooke both stretching in the same position…I just died. It is so cute that I actually think I have died.
jan
Oh my gosh, that core work picture!! So funny! I think you should frame that one and hang it on the wall!
Adriana
Love the matching outfits! So cute!
I dragged myself out of bed at 6:45am. It’s pretty much the latest I can get up and still make it to work in time.
Joanna@drizzleofsunshine
Soooo cute! I love it! I would match all the time if I had a baby girl. But I have a baby boy so I make my hubby match with our son! Just as cute.
Kristen
I don’t think it gets any cuter than the core workout pic! I am a huge taco fan. If I can put it in a tortilla with cheese it makes me very, very happy. Black bean tacos in white corn tortillas tonight…..yummy yummy.
Megan S @ gourmet or go home
Augh!! That picture of you and Brooke doing core work is seriously the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.
Karen @ Runner Girl Eats
This is officially the cutest post in the whole wide world. I just finished a 6 mile run, my longest run in a while. It felt fantastic and I wanted to keep going!
Shanna
That core work picture is beyond adorable!!! Brooke is soo cute!
Natalie @ Free Range Human
I was out of bed at 5 til 6! I love that core work picture….so cute!
Courtney
OMG! Core work photo is TOO ADORABLE!
Lisa
Awesome pics today!! The core workout should be framed. It’s priceless! :-D
Kristen @ notsodomesticated
OK, just when I thought that you guys couldn’t get any cuter. That pic of you both doing your ‘core work’ is PRICELESS!
Allison R.
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Allison R.
Love love love the matching outfit. Looks like little Brooksters shorts are on backwards :)
Sharsti
Seriously? So. Stinkin. Cute!
Missy
That is the cutest matching outfits picture ever! Love it!
Whitney
I got out of bed this morning WAY too late!! 5:45 AM. Ugh- back to school after a 2 week break is the WORST! :/
My last run was HARD. I did a sprint run (1 min. sprint, 1 min. recovery, repeat (with WU and WD of course)) for what felt like forever and was only 3.5 miles! I also upped the incline .5 and speed .1 every time I did my next minute sprint. It was TOUGH, but I did finish it! :) Wonderful and amazing job on your run today! I AM SUPER IMPRESSED (as I always am with your runs!)
PS. I absolutely LOVE your matching outfits AND the core picture with Brooke!!! They made my heart smile tonight! :) hehe
Steph @ Steph Stays Slim
That stretching pic of you two is adorable!! Love the matching shirts too :)
Katrina
bahah i love the core workout pic!! you guys are silly
Maria
Oh my gosh. Cutest thing ever.
I’m sorry that this comment has no substance, but I just had to say that :)
Stephanie
I love those pictures…so cute:)
Jessica R @ fromthekitchentotheroad
I love your matching outfits! So cute!
I was up at 4:30am blah. Today was a “hard” run. My runs go easy, hard, easy, hard, easy, long. The end.
Melissa
That picture of you and Brooke is so cute!!! You are my absolute favorite blog for a reason, and this post sums up many of them. Love you guys!!!!
Sarah
I love that Brooke was doing core work with you! My dog tries to do floor work with me, but he mostly just gets in my way.
I need some of your treadmill mental stamina. I read your blog and then I get pumped up and think, “I could definitely try to do my long run on the treadmill!” But then I get on there and it is hot and miserable and I want to quit after 5 minutes. (And usually do after 15.) I keep hoping that reading your blog continuously will make some of your treadmill awesomeness transfer to me by osmosis! I love reading your posts, though, even if that never happens.
Meagan
I just had to say, I think Brooke looks like Mara Wilson from when she was little in Matilda/Mrs. Doubfire/Miracle on 34th Street!
Suzanne
Tonight I had a grilled pimento cheese sandwich. It was so good! I woke up late today about 7:30 so I didn’t get to run this morning and got home late tonight. Actually, I find myself starting over again from the beginning. Hoping to get on track this time if my life and those around me cooperate! So for now, 1.5 to 2 miles each morning is my goal.
These pictures of Brooke are just getting cuter. I love the core work out picture! Too cute in your matching outfits and ponytail! Thanks for sharing Brooke with us!
Jill
Omg I love the matching running outfits!! Love love love :).
Sheena
I have been so inspired by your blog! I used to love to run and after having my babies I just stopped. I have been wanting to start running again and have just signed up for the Nike Womens Half Marathon in Washington, D.C. I am running to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Thank you for being inspiring. :)
The Hungry Runner Girl
WOW!! Sheena that is so so awesome! I am so excited for you:) PLEASE let me know how it goes!
Sheena
I going to blog through my training and fundraising on SheenaRuns.com! Any help or mention of my site would be awesome and hopefully it will bring me closer to my $5,000 goal!
Lils
Oh my god ! Cutest picture ever ! Love her little ponytail <3
I was out and about at 6h45am this morning, it's not as early as most people but I got things done so I'm happy !
Stephanie @ The Friendly Runner
I seriously LOL’ed at that “core workout” picture…. tooooo cute!
Why would you walk when you can run?
I seriously love the picture of you and Brooke matching! Super super cute!!! :)
Khushboo
Love the matchy matchy look on the 2 of u :)! Last night’s dinner of scrambled eggs with salsa & feta totally hit the spot- exactly what I was craving!
Lindsey
oh this is so adorable!! I love the happy baby pose : )
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Please frame the picture of you and Brooke in matching outfits and doing core work together. Frame it soon. That is the best!
When I read that you wanted to push the stop button but didn’t it really helps me. Honestly. It is easy for a newer runner to think that “real runners” don’t get the urge to stop (because I know I do!).
Katie
OH MY GOODNESS. that photo of you and Brooke, matching and stretching?! I DIE. that is absolute perfection and should be your new desktop photo. Just sayin’. I am so matching my daughter with me every day when I have one! ;)
xo
Brittani
oh my goodness, could her little outfit get any cuter?! oh wait, it just did with you matching her. you two are the cutest!
Heidi Nicole
Oh my goodness! I love this. You are both freaking adorable!
Verlin
The matching is cute, but the exercising together picture is just ridiculous it is so great.
Ewa_cn
You guys are too cute in those matching outfits. I absolutely adore the pic of you two stretching!
STUFT Mama
Love the matching outfits. Let me know if you find some baby/toddler compression socks. My boys need them too. Hugs!
Emily
First time commenting! I absolutely love your blog and was just thinking the other day how Brooke is getting cuter each and every day! That photo of your “core work” is sooo adorable, good on you :)
Kayla @ kpLOVINGit
Oh. Emm. Gee. Those matching outfits and core work together is like the cutest thing ever.
Shannon
Boy oh boy if Nike doesnt sign you and the Brookster up for some advertising then they are silly. The picture of you two is so incredibly adorable :)
Amanda
Please get Bill-ster this outfit and make it a trio
The Hungry Runner Girl
Best idea ever!
Kari @ Running Ricig
You and Brooke as twins are so cute.
My last run was tough just because I really didn’t want to do it. I’m glad I did, though!
Danica @ It's Progression
that picture of you and Brooke “doing ab work” is so perfect!
Emma Harris
I second that!
Courtney
I am DYING at the ab work picture!!! Could you guys get any cuter?! Thanks for always brightening up my morning, Janae :)
Nicole@TheKidlessKronicles
I got out of bed at 530, shockingly.
I don’t know the last food that hit the spot, but right now all I want is an ORANGE!
The Kidless Kronicles
Whitney
TWINNING! Please frame the pic of you and Brooke doing core work together. It really looks like she is serious about it. Adorbs!!! I know everyone tells you this but your blog is so refreshing and genuine. I really look forward to reading it! :)
The Hungry Runner Girl
Wow! Thank you so much for your sweet comment! I hope you are having a great day!
Nora
Seriously? The Ab Picture? That is a day-maker.
Kaitlin @4loveofcarrots
I love your matching running outfit! I also adore that picture of your and Brooke reaching for your feet, if only it were that easy for us to touch our toes now…
christi
The picture of you and Brooke doing core work is probably the cutest thing I have EVER seen!
Ashlee
haha Hilarious!!
Heather @ Eat, Live, Dance, Repeat
Awww, that picture of you two doing core work is the cutest picture ever!! Totally made my day!! And I am being completely honest when I say she is the cutest baby I’ve ever seen!!
Amanda
Are those compression socks? What exactly are they for? Can you tell me about them!?
Julia
Love the pictures of Brooke dressed like you. She is going to have some rock hard abs!
StacyHilton
I’m sure you’ve said it before, but what kind of treadmill do you have? What do you love about it?
The Hungry Runner Girl
HEY!!! I have the Nordic Track C900 and I love it. I love that we have put a ton of miles on it and it still works perfectly! It is smooth, solid and durable! There are a ton of programs on it and different courses you can use too!
Jen
i cannot even begin to handle those Nike shorts on Brooke!!! TOO ADORABLE!!! :-)
Blaire @ Just Been Running
I ran yesterday and it was a short, but hard run. First mile 8 minutes, and then I wanted to hit 2 miles in 15 minutes so I pushed it hard and finished with a 6:30 pace. Then I walked it out for the last 5 minutes. I can run at a 7:30 pace for about 20 minutes, but 7 miles? Man, you’re a rockstar!
Courtney Johnston
The picture of you and Brooke doing abs together is so darn adorable!!
Nancy
you two are just too cute, love the little pick Nike shorts for Brooke, her smile sure is beautiful! Where is your leopard onzee?
Have you been to Pescadero yet? You must visit Duarte’s they have the best green chile soup around….
Melissa
The picture of you and your daughter doing abs is just too adorable!
Samantha @ Health, Happiness &Skinny Jeans
You and your daughter are so freakin’ adorable!!
Nicole
The last “food” that really hit the spot was a hot dog I ate at an LA Clipper game last night – I had worked out prior to going to the game, and the only thing that sounded/smelled good was a Hot Dog when I got to the arena!
The alarm went off at 5:15….I had a game of “tag” with the snooze bar every 10 minutes for an hour until I finally got out of bed at 6:15.
My run last night was short, but fast! 3 miles in 25 minutes. Wish I had time for more!
Kate @ So Cal Runner Gal
OH MY GOSH! That picture of you and Brooke on the floor is the BEST! It’s easily my favorite picture yet. You two matching = best thing ever.
Molly@This Life Is Sparkling
Those pictures are adorable!
megan
Ahh! Cutest picture ever – baby and mommy workout together.
Jess
that is seriously the cutest picture ever!
Sara @ Running in Pink
I think that is one of the best twin outfits EVER! And the picture of you two doing core work? Precious.
Ariel
First time posting a comment!!
I had to post something after seeing that photo! Love it!!
Crystal@TheFastFitRunner
One could only hope their baby was as cute, and as big and blue-eyed as Brooke. And, that their baby wanted to run with mommy, and match mommy, all the time! I definitely predict many more miles together, shared races, and being best friends for LIFE!
Tabaitha
Love the matching workout outfits, but the best picture by far is the core workout. Brooke is seriously your mini-me.
Kate
I just have to say that your Brookie Cookie is just about the cutest baby I’ve ever seen…I want one just like her one day!!!