Well, I got my butt out of bed at 5am to 57 degrees [!!] and threw on my running shorts. Once I pulled up and saw 40 some other runners there, I was so so so glad I had come. Some runners are training for the Charlottesville 10 miler in March and others are training for the Boston Marathon in April.
And I'm kind of in between. My plan is racing the 10 miler in March the best I can and then a marathon in September to hopefully qualify for Boston. So, today I was running with the Boston group. Not going to lie, I was a little nervous but everyone was so nice and welcoming.
After a 2 mile warmup and some stretching, I found my pace group.
On tap today...
6 x 800 meter repeats with 2 min recovery jog in between
2 @ 1/2 marathon pace [7:30] 2 @ 10k pace [6:50] and the last 2 @ 5k pace [6:30]
Then 2 x 400 meter repeats @ 5k pace with a 1 minute jog in between
1 mile cooldown
Onto the food! It's Wednesday, actually What I Ate Wednesday hosted by Jenn over at Peas and Crayons. Thanks Jenn!
After a hot shower and coffee I made a green smoothie with my favorite Vega One, frozen banana, spinach, and soymilk to take in the car.
And then took some pumpkin breakfast bakes to work with almond butter. Baking these ahead of time makes breakfast a breeze. Put in tupperware, blob with nutbutter, and go.
This morning Dr. K and I were figuring out the metabolic testing machine for our weight loss program which measures body fat %, BMR, muscle mass, etc. After too much time messing with it and testing it I got hungry.
Celery and PB! Standard mid morning snack.
Lunch was the last of leftover vegan spinach artichoke dip [love this recipe!] in a wrap with sundried tomatoes and zucchini plus broccoli slaw dressed with mayo and apple cider vinegar and an apple.
And kombucha is my latest addiction. Whole Foods had them buy one get one free a couple Friday's ago and I. stocked. up. These fermented teas are full of probiotics! Favorite flavor is this guy.
Afternoon hunger was silenced with snacks. Some handfuls of granola, sliced apple, and a peanut butter banana bar. The sweet tooth was on fire.
Andy was home sick yesterday so I picked up ingredients for green smoothies at WF and dinner at Chipotle!
Because we all know Chipotle's guac can cure anything...
I ate Chipotle at least once a week back in college. Friends, this is the freshest fast food around. Bonus: it's cheap and healthy! Brown rice, black beans, fajita vegetables, corn salsa, pico, perfectly shredded romaine, and zee best guac.
And since I'm trying to clean out the fridge this week, I found this random soymilk pudding cup that I put some whip cream on and called dessert.
Pudding cups are awesome, must get more.
Perfect eats. Smoothie looks kick ass
ReplyDeleteThose pumpkin breakfast bakes look delicious. I definitely want some! Girl get it for the Boston Marathon. That is pretty impressive. I went to college in Boston, we always got the day off for the marathon to go watch it and there are some crazy good people!
ReplyDeleterecipe is on my recipe page! I've got some packed for breakfast in the morning :)
DeleteAhhh yes, I'm excited to really train this time around and hopefully qualify- I've heard race day is awesome there! Did you go to BU?
It is amazing what a difference having positive people to do a workout with can make, glad you found a great group!
ReplyDeleteagreed! such good energy with a group!
DeleteThey just opened a WF near us and I went yesterday! Love it! Just found your blog and I can't wait to keep reading! I also am training for a marathon and hoping to break 3 :-) Happy writing!
ReplyDeleteI once was asked if I worked there...no, I'm just here all the time. love that place!
Deletebreaking three would be a DREAM for me, you are awesome! Can't wait to read about your training :)
That's so awesome that you want to do the Boston marathon! Have you ever done a half marathon or marathon before?
ReplyDeleteseveral half marathons and three marathons, you can read more on the workout page!
Deleteoh man what a kick butt workout, I think it is so good but tough to train with others.
ReplyDeleteMorning work out sessions are THE BEST! I do them every morning, even when I want to kick it in bed for another 4 hours - LOL! I always PUSH myself because I KNOW I will feel 18 x better when I am done, and it always amazes me that that's the TRUTH!! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed with your running! I am hoping to run my first half marathon this spring if my school work allows me to keep my training up! Nothing better than pumpkin and peanut butter for breakfast :)
ReplyDeleteI'm really intrigued by Kambucha and those VegaOne packets - I really do need to make a trip over to Whole Foods and check them both out. I need to experiment and expand what I eat, and these seem like some stable things to try :)
ReplyDeleteAnd good luck with the training! I live in Boston and seeing the marathon runners every April is so inspiring.
Everything looks delicious! I am also addicted to kombucha lately, especially the synergy and then ginger favors.
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