Happy Saturday everyone!! Today is a beautiful day! It’s only about -4 out, hardly any wind with a light snow fall that’s really pretty.  I had an early morning run with the Runners’ Edge crew and what an awesome run it was.  Even though this week was supposed to be a down week I just didn’t want to seem to slow down out there today, so my running buddy and I embraced it and had a great run because of it.  We ran 11.61km/1:00hr.  Our average pace was 5:11 but we ended our last kilometre at a 4:43 pace.  I know I’ve said it before but I LOVE starting the day off with a good run!   The time seemed to fly by… I don’t know if it was from our heated discussions that kept us occupied or just the pure enjoyment of being out there.

Coach B and I after my run

I made a stop at the Bulk Barn on may way home. No…. it’s not what you’re thinking. I only bought a bunch of indgredients for some new recipes that I’ve been wanting to test out. I’ll tell you more about those later though.
 

Ok…. and maybe I secretly did buy a few mini eggs aswell,  for emergencies only of course… I thought I would do my husband a favor and get them ahead of time.. for his sake ;) .  I couldn’t possibly walk by the big tub and just ignore them… I tried and obviously failed.

When I was changing after my run today I looked up and found this:

Sweat is beauty. Thank goodness, because I sweat A LOT. When I saw this post-it, it instantly brought a smile to my face. I totally agree with whoever stuck it there… sweat IS beauty!  Doesn’t it feel good to get your sweat on during a good workout?

If you haven’t already checked out Operation Beautiful  go take a look now! I love the concept of it and finding a post-it note with a positive uplifting message really can brighten one’s day. Their mission is to end negative self-talk and transform the way you see yourself one post-it note at a time.  Beautiful idea, eh?!  I think so.