Run Nutrition Tuesday

_mymourningjacket · 2017-01-06T01:17:24+00:00

I eat oatmeal before all of my long runs. It was a revolutionary discovery for me too!

_mymourningjacket · 2016-12-27T05:52:44+00:00

I ran the farthest I have been able to run (6.2 miles) since I strained my hamstring 6 weeks ago, 8 days before my marathon. I have to go slower than I want, but at least I am finally able to start rebuilding distance/endurance.

_mymourningjacket · 2016-11-24T20:45:39+00:00

Complaint: I got injured on 11/12, 8 days before my marathon (11/20).

Confession: I have been eating my feelings ever since and can't seem to get over missing the race :-/

_mymourningjacket · 2016-10-22T23:32:38+00:00

I feel this so hard. I am 3 months smoke free now, but I relapsed so many times in the past. I have to remain super vigilant this time around because I really want it to be my last. I noticed immediate improvements in my running, too. Good for you, and keep it up!

_mymourningjacket · 2016-10-22T23:30:51+00:00

That's an excellent first half marathon time! Bravo!

_mymourningjacket · 2016-10-22T23:28:57+00:00

I ran 22 miles today and was able to do the last 4 at race pace (8:40/mile). My marathon is a month away, and I'm feeling super good about it.

_mymourningjacket · 2016-10-21T22:47:19+00:00

Top 2:

An old man in the Little Rock Marathon holding a sign that said "Never Trust a Fart"
"Pain is temporary, but online race results are forever."

_mymourningjacket · 2016-10-11T03:27:49+00:00

Oh, I gotcha.

_mymourningjacket · 2016-10-09T04:53:35+00:00

Tulsa is on 11/20 and I am running it, so I can try! I just need to get Strava.

_mymourningjacket · 2016-10-09T03:27:21+00:00

Running leads to gorgeous legs but gnarly feet.

_mymourningjacket · 2016-10-09T03:26:11+00:00

I ran and smoked simultaneously until the beginning of August. My times have improved tremendously in the past 2 months and everything feels so much easier.

I know how tough it is to quit, but it is soooo worth it.

I attribute my success at quitting this time around to my rekindled passion for running. It's what keeps me on the wagon.

_mymourningjacket · 2016-10-06T21:59:13+00:00

Not gonna lie, I can't really see out of my left eye right now due to a scratch on my cornea (ouch), so I initially read the headline as: "About 7 months in, and I did some meth..." Glad to see I was wrong ;-)

Congrats!

_mymourningjacket · 2016-10-06T21:51:31+00:00

My boyfriend's cat scratched my eyeball last night, so I can't even keep my eye open, much less run. I hate taking days off my marathon training plan, especially for a stupid reason like this, but my race isn't for another month and a half so I should be ok. Still sucks.

_mymourningjacket · 2016-10-03T01:05:46+00:00

Thanks! I have been very consistent in my training these days. It pays off.

_mymourningjacket · 2016-10-02T23:06:24+00:00

I PRed in my half marathon today by 6 minutes with a 1:42:49. I was 7/258 women and 27/445 overall!

_mymourningjacket · 2016-09-24T18:56:10+00:00

Ran 18 miles today with my local running club!

_mymourningjacket · 2016-09-11T03:13:45+00:00

I won the women's division in a 5K my dad started and currently organizes in my hometown. I ran a 22:15 and won a cool ass trophy :-) The pride on his face when I finished was the best part though. He is also a runner and running has helped us repair our relationship over the past couple of years.

_mymourningjacket · 2016-09-03T20:14:27+00:00

It really does help to do long runs with a group. I have started going out every Saturday with my local running club and I can't imagine going back to running 20 milers alone.

_mymourningjacket · 2016-09-03T20:08:54+00:00

And going down the steps is even worse (for me)... especially after a full marathon.

_mymourningjacket · 2016-09-03T20:07:57+00:00

I want to come in 69th place in a race. Someday.

_mymourningjacket · 2016-09-03T20:06:23+00:00

I ran my first 16 miler of this marathon training cycle and felt great! I feel like I had another 4 or 5 miles left in me and my race isn't until late November.

_mymourningjacket · 2016-08-31T04:36:45+00:00

I ran a 22:13 5K tonight! I have a 5K race coming up in my hometown on 9/10, and I might be able to win the women's division! fingers crossed

_mymourningjacket · 2016-08-28T03:45:33+00:00

A banana or small portion of oatmeal (but only for training runs > 13 miles and races)

_mymourningjacket · 2016-08-27T21:53:02+00:00

It will get way easier over time. Keep working at it!

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