Today was an all-around GOOD Saturday! 
Workout
After breakfast and apartment hunting, I hit the gym for a quickie 30-minute run on the treadmill. I didn’t have much time to exercise this afternoon, so I made sure to push myself for the entire duration. So, by the end of 30 minutes, I was winded and completely drenched in sweat. It was awesome! 
I covered 3.35 miles in 30 minutes.
30-Minute Quickie Treadmill Run
Incline 1%
- 00:00 – 05:00: 6.3 mph
- 05:00 – 07:00: 6.5 mph
- 07:00 – 09:00: 6.6 mph
- 09:00 – 11:00: 6.7 mph
- 11:00 – 16:00: 6.8 mph
- 16:00 – 21:00: 6.5 mph
- 21:00 – 22:00: 6.7 mph
- 22:00 – 23:00: 7.5 mph
- 23:00 – 24:00: 6.5 mph
- 24:00 – 25:00: 7.5 mph
- 25:00 – 26:00: 6.5 mph
- 26:00 – 27:00: 7.5 mph
- 27:00 – 29:00: 6.5 mph
- 29:00 – 30:00: 6.3 mph
Dog Park
Once I finished my sweaty run, I showered-up, dressed, and headed to the park with Mal and Murphy to meet Dave, Marie, and their dogs for some puppy playtime.
The dogs had a blast running around at the park!
The humans did too! 
Mal and Murphy played “chase” at the park for a good 20 minutes!
I’m glad that my guys got their exercise in for the day!
It had a really fun day with my boys!
Snack
We left the park around Happy Hour time, so we cracked-open a bottle of Bourbon County Stout when we arrived at Dave and Marie’s house. I’m not a huge dark beer fan, but this one is delicious! It’s dark and dense with thick foam and flavors of chocolate, vanilla, and caramel. It’s a great sipping beer.
I enjoyed a small pour and savored it slowly.
I also munched on a few chips and dip while chatting in the kitchen with my husband and our friends.
Dinner
For dinner tonight, the four of us decided to make chili. Mmm! 
We also baked some cornbread to have with the meal.
My bowl + cornbread.
After dinner, we sat around and played Cribbage like the old folks that we are– actually, it’s a really fun game!
Murphy passed out from exhaustion after some serious playing at the park.
Like all good meals, tonight’s ended with a yummy dessert: Cookie Brownie Bars!
Brownie + cookie = best of both worlds!
Of course, I just had to have one of these delectable treats, but I stopped myself before I got carried away. Usually, I’d eat a second or third bar, but just one did the trick tonight.
Heading to bed soon and sleeping LATE tomorrow morning!
Good night, blog friends!
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I’m a huge dark beer fan and that looks great, I wonder if I can find it out here in CO. Google here I come! Heluva Good is another favorite indugence- made in Rochester so some serious hometown pride!
Wow! What a great workout!
Sounds like a great day! Dogs, Friends and Treats! What could be better!?
What a great Saturday! And you had the best ending ever…cookie brownie bars sound amazing!
OMG! The cookie brownie bars sound incredible!
Sounds like a fantastic day! And good for you for stopping at one bar, that is HARD!! I also had chili and cornbread for dinner.. so good!!
And Murphy is too cute, as usual. He looks just like my pug.. except she’s a bit on the tubbier side haha
I love Betty Crocker’s Brownie, but I have never had there cookie brownie mix bars, but I think I will look into buying some when I go to the store next. Have you gotten any offers on your place?? Do you know when you might be moving??
Glad to hear you had a GOOD Saturday. Enjoy your beauty rest tomorrow =)
That is some FAST treadmill running! Well done! I cannot run that fast on the treadmill, I would probably trip at some point
Sounds like you had a great day!
That is awesome treadmill work! I have some trouble with the treadmill, but I’m working on it – it’s great for speed!
I love watching boys and their dogs play. So cute.
And good job with sticking to just a small pour and one dessert. I’m sure it helped you savor them
That chili looks delicious!
Chili is NOT complete without a piece of cornbread – looks like a really fun night!
Those pics are great! Cookie brownie bars sound super tasty!
way to go on stopping yourself! those bars are WAY too addicting
looks like an awesome Saturday!
Murphy sleeping is so adorable!
Pooped-out Murphy is so cute. Way to go on the treadmill run, “running” for me is about 4.5 mph!
Wow, that workout sounds intense! I jogged on the treadmill for 30 minutes at 5.6-5.8 and was pretty beat by the end of it.
My dog LOVES the dog park, but the one we go to is 45 minutes away, so we don’t get there as often as we’d like (plus the weather here in Chicago has been yuck). Murphy looked like he had quite the fun time!
You can not go wrong with chili & cornbread! Any beer with a caramel flavor is one that I need to try : )
oh my god those brownies look heavenly. i don’t think i have enough control to stop at 1 which is why i rarely bake in my dorm!! great workout! sometimes having not a lot of time at the gym can help with increasing intensity. i read on zenhabits that to increase speed and endurance the long runs should be at a slow pace and longer than usual and the short runs should be made faster but kept short…i’m trying to do this to see if it helps
We always make cornbread w/our chili too! Isn’t that the best combination?
I love your dog. I seriously want a pug. I’m going to have to work on hubby.
Yay for a great run AND cookie brownie bars! Awesome day sounds like to me!
Murphy makes me happy
Thanks for the pics!
Sounds like the perfect day, you’re right! I plan on making chili tomorrow, and now I want some cornbread to go with it! (Good job resisting temptation – you’ll be “losing dough” in no time.)
I am so glad I see other people love cribbage! I thought I was the only one
Looks like a really good day you had!!!
Chili looks awesome and cornbread too…
Well done for only haveing one of those AMAZING looking brownies! You have great willpower! Also, your chilli looks amazing, one of my fav meals.
That looks like an awesome day out, really relaxing
I love love love cornbread!! I made some groovy cornbreadmufins the other week, they’re all frozen in my freezer ready to go with some chilli any day now :p sleep well!
Sounds like a fun day! Your puppy is too cute.
I have a question about your “Lose the Dough” challenge. I don’t want/mean to be critical in the least – I don’t think you need to lose any weight at all! – but I was just wondering what sort of plan you have for navigating social situations. You seem to do a great job balancing, but I was rereading your tips pages, and one of them stuck out to me : be a food snob. You recommend turning down storebought snacks and saving for more “worth it” treats. I think it’s awesome that you can stop at one cookie bar, but it seems like you get the opportunity to eat so many gourmet items (like at the truffle workshop thing!) that storebought treats would be easy to pass by! Just curious! Awesome run by the way, I know it’s a great feeling to enjoy a run after you’ve been dealing with a slight injury.
xxx
I love the pic of the game you were playing and the dog in the background sleeping!:)
I love the pic of the game you were playing and the dog in the background sleeping!:)
Stopping really is the hardest part, but so gratifying in the end!
Great run! It sounds like your hip is starting to feel quite a bit better? That’s fantastic!
Looks like a fun day. I LOVE it when my puppy has play dates, because he conks out for the evening! It’s on these nights where my boyfriend and I can have uninterrupted dinners!
Umm, those brownie/cookie bars look amazing. I’ve never heard of them. Crazy awesome invention
Looks like a great run!! ohmygoodness those cookie brownie bars look amazing–definitely best of both worlds!!
Sounds like a great and yummy evening!
YUM! Seriously, is there any more satisfying meal in January than chilli and cornbread? I think not!
Cookie brownie bars!!! Yummmm
7.5 miles! Wow! Running at 6.8 already make me feel like Road Runner! I’ll give it a try though! That and cornbread too. It seems like everyone is having some on the food blogs so I guess I should try it!
How cute is Murphy!! I LOVE how exhausted our dog gets from playing hard with other pups, it’s pure heaven!
What a great day! I’m so afraid to take my dog to the dog park because, knowing her, she’ll just run away from me! Glad you guys had fun and your evening in sounds perfect
I love the pic of Murphy asleep on your lap! What a sweetie!!!
That treadmill workout looks intense, but fun! I’ve found that changing my speed every minute or so not only keeps me from getting bored, but also probably mimics a “true” running pace more acurately. I don’t think our bodies naturally stay at one speed for extended amounts of time, so I bet variety is good!
Murphy is so precious!!
What a beautiful day! I love chili with cornbread.
What a FUN day in the park. Looks like gorgeous weather there, too! So jealous.
Love how tired pups get after a day of playing. Easier on the parents, too
That corn bread looks so light and fluffy and delicious!
Cornbread and chili is such a feel good meal! They’re definitely some of my favorite comfort foods… and those brownie cookie bars look amazing!
Goose Island! Yea!!!! My favorite’s the 312- which is ALOT lighter than that bottle you have there… but I’m just not a huge dark beer fan…
You and Mal are such good doggie parents =)
looks like a perfect day!
those cookie brownie bars look really good. I have never seen them before.
Cribbage is one of my favorite games! I’m glad other people play it that are younger than 70!
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