Sunday. For many of us it's long run day. I look forward to this all week. I'm not sure why as I run throughout the week. I even try to do something medium long on Wednesday or Thursday. Maybe it's because Sundays are usually the only day I actually run in the daylight?
Today I ran my first 10 miler ever. Woot! I ran it out and back on a rail trail. I knew it would be flat with only moderate hills and no nasty camber to deal with. Old man winter decided we needed just a little reminder that he isn't going away quietly and proceeded to dump about 2" of fresh snow on us just before I wanted to go. Since the snow came with lightning (thunder snow) I waited a couple hours for the weather to pass before heading out. By then the fresh snow had turned to slush. So, I got home soaked half way up my shins from all the slush.
Fueled up with steel cut oats topped with banana and peanut butter this morning before church. Lunch was quesadillas made with my homemade tortillas. My energy didn't seem to drop off so I think the calorie intake before the run was good.
How was your weekend? Did you do your long run today? Ready to hit the ground running tomorrow?
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011 - Early Mornings and Oatmeal
Rolled out of bed at 0600, had my coffee, a glass of water and a blueberry Soyjoy. I was out the door by 0630 all decked out in my reflective gear and headlamp. The really cool thing about early morning was all the birds singing. That's something I haven't heard since last fall. I saw lots of robins out doing whatever it is they do in the pre-dawn grey. I ran 8.2 miles this morning.
Tomorrow I'm going to attempt my first 10 mile run ever. It will be my first time into double digits. I'm pretty excited about breaking into double digit territory. It's almost like I'm becoming a real runner or something ;)
The Soyjoy was just perfect for early morning pre-run fueling for me. The blueberry flavor was really good. The Soyjoy did a good job of getting me going and leaving me feeling like I had adequately fueled by the end of my run.
Waiting for me when I returned was a nice batch of steel cut oats. I make them using this method:
1 part steel cut oats
4 parts water (adjust down or up according to taste)
Boil the water, add the oats to the boiling water, let cook for a minute or two, cut the heat, slap a lid on the pot and walk away. Let the pot sit on the back of the stove overnight. In the morning, spoon some oats into a bowl and microwave for 2-3 minutes. Put the remaining oats in the fridge for later. Steel cut oats don't get mushy in the fridge so I like to make a big batch to have plenty of leftovers.
Some favorite oatmeal toppers are: bananas, apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, peanut butter, honey, dried cherries, raisins, almonds, pecans, or walnuts.
What are your favorite oatmeal toppers? Any running accomplishments you want to brag about? Please brag away. I love reading about all the great stuff people are doing.
Tomorrow I'm going to attempt my first 10 mile run ever. It will be my first time into double digits. I'm pretty excited about breaking into double digit territory. It's almost like I'm becoming a real runner or something ;)
The Soyjoy was just perfect for early morning pre-run fueling for me. The blueberry flavor was really good. The Soyjoy did a good job of getting me going and leaving me feeling like I had adequately fueled by the end of my run.
Waiting for me when I returned was a nice batch of steel cut oats. I make them using this method:
1 part steel cut oats
4 parts water (adjust down or up according to taste)
Boil the water, add the oats to the boiling water, let cook for a minute or two, cut the heat, slap a lid on the pot and walk away. Let the pot sit on the back of the stove overnight. In the morning, spoon some oats into a bowl and microwave for 2-3 minutes. Put the remaining oats in the fridge for later. Steel cut oats don't get mushy in the fridge so I like to make a big batch to have plenty of leftovers.
Some favorite oatmeal toppers are: bananas, apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, peanut butter, honey, dried cherries, raisins, almonds, pecans, or walnuts.
What are your favorite oatmeal toppers? Any running accomplishments you want to brag about? Please brag away. I love reading about all the great stuff people are doing.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Rest Days
Took yesterday as a rest day. I think today will be a rest day as well. I'll plan on 8 miles early Saturday morning. I've just been feeling kind of run-down this week. Shifting my run back by 6 hours or so won't hurt anything and I'll be able to get to sleep earlier this evening.
A big THANK YOU to Soyjoy! They saw my comments earlier this week about trying Soyjoy and sent me some samples to try. I'll be trying one tomorrow for pre-run fueling.
Some daily randomness: I know spring is here now because baseball has started. My Tigers lost to the Yankees yesterday :( That's ok. It's a long season. There's still a lot of baseball to be played.
A big THANK YOU to Soyjoy! They saw my comments earlier this week about trying Soyjoy and sent me some samples to try. I'll be trying one tomorrow for pre-run fueling.
Some daily randomness: I know spring is here now because baseball has started. My Tigers lost to the Yankees yesterday :( That's ok. It's a long season. There's still a lot of baseball to be played.
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