Wow, what a great day!! I definitely feel my mood improving. I spent the morning kind of dreading my long run today (10 miles) but knew I'd feel better once it was done. I was in the mood for cold oatmeal today, so I made chocolate oatmeal and put it in a peanut butter bowl...
Just smear peanut butter all around the sides of a bowl and freeze for about 15 minutes while you prep the oatmeal.
This combination was 1/2 c oats, 1 Tbsp. chia seeds, 1/2 c milk, 1 tsp. maple syrup, 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
Just mix the oats and throw them in the fridge for about 10-15 minutes to thicken. FYI: It will only thicken that quickly if you use chia seeds--without the seeds, it will still be very liquidy (unless you let it sit overnight). To eat it, you just scrape down the sides of the bowl when you eat the oats, and get a little bit of peanut butter in every bite.
Since I was meeting Jessica at noon for our run, I was debating whether to eat lunch before I left or when I got home. I prefer to run on an empty stomach, so I decided to wait on lunch. I did eat half a banana when I walked out the door, just so my stomach wasn't growling. And I grabbed a couple of medjool dates to take with me.
I've never in my life used Gu or any kind of gel like that. Even for my half-marathon, I just had water for my training runs; and during the race, I just had a little Gatorade. So I'm really nervous about fueling during the marathon. I don't want to get an upset stomach, but I know that I will need to have some sort of fuel for my really long runs. Today I chose to try the dates--they're pretty much pure sugar, but they are still a "real" food.
Jessica, Julia, and I headed out on our run, and I immediately wished I had worn my Icespike'd shoes. The sidewalks and trails were covered in snow and ice, which made for very tricky stepping...
We went slowly and carefully, and I was feeling so great that the time went by fast. I brought my camera along to take some pics for fun. I saw all these geese, and of course they startled and flew away when we approached.
We took a pit stop because we felt way overdressed. It was 30 degrees out, but I was really hot about a mile into the run. I was wearing a thermal-like shirt under my fleece, and decided I wanted to ditch the thermal but wear the fleece. So this involved stripping down to my sports bra to make the change. Jessica did the same, and Julia was our "lookout" person. I suggested a picture, but Jessica said no way, sorry ;)
I was getting a little thirsty after about six miles, and I did what any normal runner would do during a long run in the snow...
Snow never tasted so good!! I ate a couple of snowballs and was good to go again. I was getting a little ahead of Jessica and Julia, so I reached my hand up while I was running and took a pic of them:
Jessica was really not feeling well--her back was hurting, but she pushed on. I ate one of my dates at around mile 8, and while I didn't feel any sort of energy boost, my stomach didn't hurt from it. So I'll probably continue to use the dates for fuel.
When we were done, Julia took a picture of me and Jessica to capture our first double-digit run for marathon training:
By the time I got home, it was already 2:45--which would mean a very late lunch! We eat dinner at around 4 or 4:30 (because of Jerry's work schedule), so I just decided to eat something very light. I was craving a big, crunchy, juicy apple... enough so that I stopped at Kroger on the way home from Jessica's to buy one. I had that for lunch along with a couple of pieces of cheddar cheese.
Not much of a lunch, but it was delicious and I was still hungry for dinner an hour and a half later. I had put a pork roast in the slow cooker (yes, we just had that for dinner not too long ago, but they were buy one get one free at Kroger last week). So we had the pork, with applesauce, sauteed Brussels sprouts, and mashed sweet potatoes (I just peeled and boiled the potatoes, then mashed them with a little maple syrup). It ended up being a delicious, comfort-food dinner.
I think I've been cooking my Brussels sprouts a little longer each time I make them--I love when they get a littleburnt brown and crunchy!
Food log:
Breakfast--chocolate oats in a pb bowl
Lunch--cheese and an apple
Dinner--pork, mashed sweet potatoes, applesauce, Brussels sprouts
Snacks--1/2 banana, popcorn with oil and salt
Just smear peanut butter all around the sides of a bowl and freeze for about 15 minutes while you prep the oatmeal.
This combination was 1/2 c oats, 1 Tbsp. chia seeds, 1/2 c milk, 1 tsp. maple syrup, 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
Since I was meeting Jessica at noon for our run, I was debating whether to eat lunch before I left or when I got home. I prefer to run on an empty stomach, so I decided to wait on lunch. I did eat half a banana when I walked out the door, just so my stomach wasn't growling. And I grabbed a couple of medjool dates to take with me.
I've never in my life used Gu or any kind of gel like that. Even for my half-marathon, I just had water for my training runs; and during the race, I just had a little Gatorade. So I'm really nervous about fueling during the marathon. I don't want to get an upset stomach, but I know that I will need to have some sort of fuel for my really long runs. Today I chose to try the dates--they're pretty much pure sugar, but they are still a "real" food.
Jessica, Julia, and I headed out on our run, and I immediately wished I had worn my Icespike'd shoes. The sidewalks and trails were covered in snow and ice, which made for very tricky stepping...
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| Yep, this is what we were running on |
We took a pit stop because we felt way overdressed. It was 30 degrees out, but I was really hot about a mile into the run. I was wearing a thermal-like shirt under my fleece, and decided I wanted to ditch the thermal but wear the fleece. So this involved stripping down to my sports bra to make the change. Jessica did the same, and Julia was our "lookout" person. I suggested a picture, but Jessica said no way, sorry ;)
I was getting a little thirsty after about six miles, and I did what any normal runner would do during a long run in the snow...
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| Mmmm, snow. |
Jessica was really not feeling well--her back was hurting, but she pushed on. I ate one of my dates at around mile 8, and while I didn't feel any sort of energy boost, my stomach didn't hurt from it. So I'll probably continue to use the dates for fuel.
When we were done, Julia took a picture of me and Jessica to capture our first double-digit run for marathon training:
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| That's supposed to be the number 10 ;) |
By the time I got home, it was already 2:45--which would mean a very late lunch! We eat dinner at around 4 or 4:30 (because of Jerry's work schedule), so I just decided to eat something very light. I was craving a big, crunchy, juicy apple... enough so that I stopped at Kroger on the way home from Jessica's to buy one. I had that for lunch along with a couple of pieces of cheddar cheese.
Not much of a lunch, but it was delicious and I was still hungry for dinner an hour and a half later. I had put a pork roast in the slow cooker (yes, we just had that for dinner not too long ago, but they were buy one get one free at Kroger last week). So we had the pork, with applesauce, sauteed Brussels sprouts, and mashed sweet potatoes (I just peeled and boiled the potatoes, then mashed them with a little maple syrup). It ended up being a delicious, comfort-food dinner.
I think I've been cooking my Brussels sprouts a little longer each time I make them--I love when they get a little
Food log:
Breakfast--chocolate oats in a pb bowl
Lunch--cheese and an apple
Dinner--pork, mashed sweet potatoes, applesauce, Brussels sprouts
Snacks--1/2 banana, popcorn with oil and salt
