Football, Muffins and Upcoming 3 day weekends=Happiness!

Runner's World quote of the day:

"Your body will argue that there is no justifiable reason to continue. Your only recourse is to call on your spirit, which fortunately functions independently of logic." 

-Tim Noakes, author of Lore of Running

I will be running 10 miles today.  I haven't decided if I want to take a long lunch to knock it out or if I'm going to run it after work, but I will run it today.  I was going to run it yesterday, but forgot my shoes, so...today it is.  Then my long run will be done for the week.  Yay.  I will run 10.  I will run 10.  I will run 10...

I will be fueling before my run with one of these delightful little things:

Here's the recipe:

1 cup Aunt Jemima^® Complete or Buttermilk
   Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix
1 cup All-Purpose Flour
1/3 cup Brown Sugar; packed
2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1 Medium Apple; peeled & chopped
1 cup milk
1/3 cup Vegetable Oil
1 Egg
1-1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Topping:
1 tablespoon Cinnamon + 1 teaspoon Granulated Sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. Spray 12 medium muffin cups with Family Pantry cooking spray or line with paper baking cups.

3. For muffins, combine pancake mix, flour, brown sugar, baking powder and cinnamon in a medium bowl.

Mix in apples until well combined.

4. In small bowl, combine milk, oil, egg and vanilla; add to flour mixture. Mix just until dry ingredients are moistened.

5. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full.

6. For topping, combine sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle a heaping 1/4 teaspoon over each muffin.

7. Bake 16-18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

8. Cool 2 minutes in pan. Remove to cooling rack.

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I was feeling all domestic and wifely last night and made those for breakfast this morning (and for fuel before the run) and Chicken Pot Pie for dinner.  I had cleaned most of the house by the time John got home.  He was a happy man!

In 4 short days, I will see my Florida Gators back on the field!  I'm so excited I cannot stand waiting any longer!

You can read more about my love for the Gators here.  And football season means fall is right around the corner!!!  Oh happy days!  I'm not expecting much from my Gators this year, but I'll be cheering them on regardless.  Good luck to all the SEC teams out there...I'll be cheering for you too, as long as you're not playing the Gators.  I doubt we'll be in New Orleans at the Championship game, but one of you SEC teams better be there!

Go Gators!!!

Oh, and how could I forget it's a 3 day weekend?!  Is it Christmas in September??!!