With marathon weekend just 7 weeks away, I had a 16 miler this morning. About an hour before heading out I had oatmeal with an apple, bananas, raisins, craisins, walnuts and cinnamon. I call this 'runner's oatmeal' because it gives me energy to endure on my long runs. In the past I would add butter and brown sugar, but the fruit provides enough sweetness and I don't get weighed down and sluggish from the fatty butter.
I take energy gels and drink G2 during my runs so by the time I'm done I don't want anything remotely sweet...yuck. When I got home I looked in my fridge and saw some leftover quinoa and brown rice, sauteed some jerk shrimp and made a salad. That meal was savory, healthy and yummy!
I had done a leg weight training session on Thursday night so my legs were tired even before I started running this morning. At 12.86 miles I almost stopped because by then I had 'dead legs'. Besides, next week's run is 12 miles so I figured I could just switch. But I told myself that I will have to keep going in that marathon even if my legs are tired. I remembered how I wanted to say in this blog that I finished my training this week. I remembered my goal of looking fantastic this summer. I kept telling myself I was strong and could do this. But most of all, I just wanted to be DONE! So I ran the final 3.2 miles at a pace faster than the previous nearly 13 miles and walked away proud that I stuck with it. Nice!
Wow Sis, this is admirable and inspiring! I've been feeling the same way and have recently decided to make better efforts towards my health. This is awesome, I know you can do it and I look forward to following and joining your transformation. Work it!!
ReplyDeleteAnother goooooood day! I'm not doing what you're doing; but I've been inspired to do better. You've earned medals even before the marathon! Determination is paying off. Keep it up and KIT!
ReplyDelete@Karina - This is so nice of you to friend me on FB and check out my blog. I am feeling so much better now that I am taking better care of me. Our bodies are a temple that we must learn to keep sacred. It's an ongoing process, but I am trying to always keep that in mind.
ReplyDelete@Ma - You hit the nail on the head: you don't have to do what I do but aspire to do better! Hey, what is KIT?