Crazy Pants and Pancakes

You, too, can own your own crazy pants...for your cat.


I think I'm officially a crazy runner.

At least I'm not alone.

Saturday morning a relatively large group of us met up for a long run. Sure it was 10^oF. Sure it was snowing. Sure there was the occasional ice patch. But we were out there running.

My schedule called for 11 miles (at between 9:20 & 10:00 minute pace; I'm allowing myself to be a little flexible this time around) so I did 11 miles at an average 9:51 pace.

My legs felt like lead for the first few miles. Thankfully I was plenty warm enough (thank you, Under Armour!) even if there were snowflakes in my eyelashes and icicles in my hair.

Told you. Crazy.

The worst icy parts were through the cemetery (I guess dead people don't need clear paths) and a few places where we had to go up onto the sidewalks. I have my fingers crossed that this hardcore winter will mean a cooler summer.

When I got home I was craving something sweet and carb-y. You know, like waffles or pancakes. Sadly, I had neither ready to go in my freezer. However, even in my cold-addled state I managed to whip up some pancakes from scratch. Normally my pancakes turn out like hockey pucks but I may have finally created a keeper.



Ingredients:

2 scoops vanilla protein powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup flour
1 tsp sugar
2 large or jumbo eggs
3/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons melted butter, plus a little more for cooking

Whisk dry ingredients. Whisk wet ingredients. Add dry mixture to wet mixture and whisk. Add more flour if the batter seems too watery. Melt a small pat of butter in a non-stick skillet. Pour batter to make whatever size pancake you want and cook for a minute or two per side.

These end up tasting like a cross between a pancake and a crepe. Yum! I literally ate them with my fingers as they came out of the skillet.

All in all I would call it a successful morning. Even if a bit crazy.

Saturday OPRC Run by snmnstrz21 at Garmin Connect - Details