Whooooo! I feel like a billion dollars. Butt kicking runs on Saturday mornings are THE highlight of my life. Say what you will about that, but I swear, nothing makes me happier. In hopes of reaching my goal of a sub 14:00/2 miler, my buddy Deane (the Running Machine) wrote me a personalize speed work plan. This was my first morning trying it out and holy cow it was tough – but in an excellent way. In total, it was about 7 miles, but it was broken up as I alternated between quick bursts and jogging. My body felt phenomenal. The highlight of the whole thing might have been the weather. A sunny 45 degrees, only a slight breeze…perfect running conditions.
I usually don’t eat before runs (I tend to throw it up anyway), but I didn’t have much dinner last night, and I woke up hungry. So before I headed out the door, I had two mondo glasses of water and these guys.
I piddled around the house for about an hour trying to let my food settle, and then headed out. The verdict on this pre-run breakfast? Perfect. No up-chuck, no crams, just energy.
Upon returning, I made some baby food – which is my favorite post-run meal. In this bowl: 1 sweet potato, ½ cup cooked pinto beans, salt, 2 tbs. spicy mustard, 2 tbs. salsa, nutritional yeast on top
Now I have the rest of my glorious Saturday in front of me. This is the first weekend that I have been in town in over a month. I am so excited to clean the house, and do some experimental baking. Last week, Ron at NuNaturals offered to send me some samples.
Seeing as I have an enormous sweet tooth (and butt) – I agreed! I am so excited to try some of these zero calorie sweeteners in my recipes. Thank you, Ron! I’m really looking forward to trying all of these products! I will be back with some sweet goodies…
Happy Saturday!!
Goodluck with your running goals!
KATIE!
you are AWESOME w. running! thats soo cool! LOVE THAT POST RUN MEAL! wow!! pinto beans AND sweet taters TOGETHER?!!? yum!
I totally agree – long workouts are one of the best parts of weekends! My weekday workouts are always so rushed!
I can’t wait to see what deliciousness you concoct with those sweeteners…
Awesome run!
Ohh, good luck with your speed work! Once I can run again I need to start working on my slower than a slug pace.
Happy baking!
Woohoo…speed work can be fun but exhausting all at the same time!
Your “baby food” sounds like such a lovely mix of ingredients. I have to try this!
Good job!
That sweetener sounds good. I have a massive sweet tooth too.
way to go! keep at it!
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sounds like a a great run! gotta love perfect running days!
No way! You are going to be killer fast soon, i just know it
I have a special gift for noticing the people who don’t require much motivation because they have so much determination to reach a goal, and i can tell you know in your head you will run well under 14… I bet you could do 13! Just strive for that and you’ll knock 14 in no time 
Also, if it helps at all, i always eat about 5-6 dates and a pile o’ walnuts before my speed workouts for some quick and readily available healthy fats and sugars for bursts of energy. This is great on my stomach too vs. when i eat my bowls of oats before long, paced runs. But different things work for different people, this is just something i tried one day and it gave me the extra energy to decrease my 5k time over 35 seconds and didn’t leave me feeling nauseous at the end! I’m so happy for you that you have a goal in mind and want to achieve it so bad. I love seeing that!
Glad there was no up-chucking haha. Great job on the run!
ahhh i LOVE my nunaturals stash. enjoy me lady
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