Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! This holiday is very dear to my heart since I grew up in Savannah, Georgia!

Savannah actually features the 2nd largest parade in the United States, boasting over 750,000 each year!  Banks and schools are closed, families get front row seats along the parade route the night before, and girls of all ages don their red lipsticks and watch for the cutest military man to kiss during the parade!

We even die our river and fountains green each year the week of the parade!

Therefore, it felt very odd today when I woke up, forgot to wear green, and went about my day like any other day. In fact, it wasn’t until I saw green bagels in our office this morning that I remembered the holiday!

I started off the morning with my final speed workout of National Half Marathon training. I’m being very cautious with my legs this week after straining a muscle in Core Fusion on Monday night. Therefore, today’s speed session was only 3 miles but it felt great! I followed one of my favorite speed workouts and completed 3 miles in 28:02!   I followed my massage therapist’s advice and wore my Zensah sleeves and spent 10 minutes after my run stretching and rolling, holding each stretch at least 30 seconds.

On my walk home, I enjoyed catching small glimpses of Spring’s arrival!

My breakfast was also filled with spring colors and flavors! The delicious strawberries and cool yogurt reminded me of the summer yogurt bowls. 🙂

I also debuted one of my new Spring dresses today! While it wasn’t green it definitely made me feel like Spring had arrived. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find my tan hose this morning so the black tights are still going strong. I don’t think this picture does it justice, or maybe I don’t do it justice, but this dress is amazing! Based on the compliments I received today I think I need to wear more form fitting dresses and outfits versus my normal pants and sweaters.

This Michael Kors dress is my latest RueLaLa find! If you haven’t tried RueLaLa yet I highly recommend it as they have a wonderful and easy return policy if your item doens’t fit or meet your expectations.

This picture is a lovely locker room picture taken by Ali! She and I finally met for her favorite yoga class at Crunch, Power Yoga Hour. It was exactly what my sore legs were craving. The teacher, Carl Horowitz, was definitely as friendly and quirky as Ali described.

He adjusted the students, was very positive and friendly, and led the class in his own unique way. The only thing I didn’t like was that the studio wasn’t removed from the rest of the gym. Therefore, I heard the gym music in the background and crashing weights during the whole class.

Okay guys, have a great evening! I’m off to enjoy dinner with Bo and my sister-in-law before resting up for tomorrow’s long run! It’s almost Friday!!