... Because I wore a cotton shirt to run in this morning. According to the Baltimore Running Festival website, "Cotton kills." Now, the run fest is sponsored by Under Armour, so obviously the site is pushing their performance products, but I had to wonder just how horrible running in cotton would be. Prior to about two years ago, I had never owned a piece of anti-cotton gear. All of my trips to the gym, rugby practices, basketball games and runs were done in cotton tshirts and tank tops. So, now that I am a UA (and UA-knockoff) convert, would running in cotton kill me?
Like yesterday, the humidity was near 90 percent, so clearly I would be sweating like Joe West during a 4-hour Yankee/Red Sox day game. I threw on a loose Hanes cotton tank top with my Nike Tempo shorts and hit the road. I was hot, I was sweaty, but honestly, I'm not sure it would have been much better had I been wearing my favorite new Nike Dri-Fit Pacer tank. And most impressively, I am still alive to blog about it.
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Prior to running before work, my mid-morning snack staple had been Greek yogurt with fruit. Now that I'm running in the morning, however, I noticed that I crave something savory around this time. Armed with two large containers of Greek yogurt that are getting dangerously close to their expiration date, I decided to experiment this morning. I added dill, garlic powder, onion powder, lemon juice and a little salt and pepper to one to make a tzatziki-esque dip for my baby carrots. Fat-free and packed with protein and pro-biotics, it is much healthier than my other veggie standby, Ranch dressing.
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Run: easy 3 miles, 9:25 pace
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