I’m back with a mid-week update on my training and eats. Sadly, that half a toenail has already bit the bullet. RIP Mr. Toenail.
Day 2 (Monday)
breakfast- soy yogurt, cereal, and blueberries
lunch- 3 carrots, 1/2 cucumber, ~6 T hummus, homemade baked potato chips
snack 1- large banana
dinner- quinoa pasta with roasted squash and avocado/bean/basil/nooch sauce
snack 2- veggie Pirate’s Booty and a bowl of cherries
workout- 4 miles on treadmill. Since it was my “hill” day, I set it on random level 2 and ran for 2 miles w/ max incline reaching 2.2 (trying to keep it easy at this point), and for the last 2 miles I ran flat. I also had about 5 solid hours of pretty hard physical labor at work that day. I think this will be one of the challenges of training for me, since I never really get true rest days. I am on my feet all the time at work, and on certain days, like this one, there’s a lot of manual labor.
Day 3 (Tuesday)
breakfast- pro bar
snack 1- big pear
lunch- leftover quinoa pasta dish
dinner- cereal w/ soy yogurt and blueberries
snack 2- sparkling lemonade (Izze), homemade baked potato chips, and a bowl of cherries
snack 3- cranberry chia bar
workout- skipped scheduled weights/bike due to super physical day the day before. Quite sore.
Day 4 (Wednesday)
breakfast- raisin spice oatmeal
snack 1- healthy cabbage slaw w/ celery, cranberries, and walnuts (from Blissful Bites- really good and I don’t even like slaw or mayo)
snack 2- large pear
snack 3- half a bunch of red chard sautéed with coconut oil, Braggs, and garlic
snack 4- (no true lunch today, just lots of snacks b/c I was home and just ate when I felt munchy)- yukon gold potatoes roasted with coconut oil, served with ketchup
dinner- more cabbage slaw, small bowl of veggie Pirate’s Booty, and cherries
workout- 3 mile “easy” run on the treadmill, short core workout, yoga class
Day 5 (Thursday)
breakfast (pre long run)- cup of black coffee and maple nut oatmeal with blueberries
mid-run fuel- approx 12 ounces of lemon-lime Nuun electrolyte drink and one razz Clif gel
post-run recovery snack- Vega protein bar
lunch- leftover swiss chard, roasted potatoes with ketchup, and cabbage slaw
dinner- stir-fry of brown rice, kale, zucchini, onion, edamame, teriyaki sauce, and coconut oil
snack- sparkling grapefruit juice and a one-bite raw “brownie” (healthy and now added sugar so this doesn’t count as dessert)
I recently bought these tiny (there are 4 in that palm-sized box) from either Vegan Cuts or Spencer’s market. I was trying to find something healthy that might satisfy my sweet tooth. And while the size was disappointing and they’ll never really replace a true brownie, it was really good and did the trick tonight!
workout- LSD (long slow distance) run of 7 miles. Outside temp 72-79 degrees, humid. Moderately flat trail. Started run 1 hour after breakfast and felt too full. Was slightly light headed first couple of miles (unusual for me), so I took a gel only 3 miles in. That seemed to help and the light-headedness went away but I still felt sluggish the remainder of the run. I took way more walk breaks than usual and was pissed at how slow I was going, although I did make an effort to run up every incline (need all the hills I can get before MDI!). I haven’t run longer than 4 miles since the Dirty German (15 mile trail run) a month ago, and I’ve also avoided running outside in the heat like the plague, so I’m sure this was partly to blame. I think I also should have eaten more calories the day before. As for water, I struggle to drink enough when running. I managed about 12 ounces of electrolyte enhanced water today, but it wasn’t enough (I am a “salty sweater” so I really have to make an effort to replace all the water and salt I lose while running. I also weighed myself after my run and even though I had just eaten a protein bar and drank about another 8 oz of water I was still down about 2 lbs from my pre-run weight. No bueno.)
