Juice that spurs me along

If you haven't ever had fresh carrot juice, believe me, you are missing out on something mighty tasty and oh so good for you! Marilyn, if you happen to read this, isn't that right?? :-)

This morning when we awoke we were blessed in the fact that the wind had finally died down after days upon days of howling. Honestly, I couldn't wait to get outside and run. But before I did, I knew that I needed to fuel my body but not with something really heavy because I had let time slip away from me and I wanted to be able to have lunch in just a few hours. Carrot juice does the trick for me, it fuels me and truly makes my body feel so much better. So carrot juice it was!!

6-8 organic carrots, peeled

1/2 of a fresh lemon, juiced

2" piece of fresh ginger, peeled

1 granny smith apple, peeled and quartered **not in picture, as already in the juice**

1 tsp beet juice powder, for later

Place vegetables and fruits in juicer, and then add the beet juice powder to your glass just prior to drinking, stirring well.

By the way, when I went for my morning run, for the first time ever, I ran a complete 3 miles, no walking/stopping. 33:05 was my PR as well for a run equivalent to a 5k. Pumped...oh yeah!