Weekend Wrap-up!

Best recovery to have after a run. Yum. I’ve been trying to do better about getting nutrients within 30 minutes of finishing a run. I want my muscles to have what they need to recover properly. Soar, the book I’ve been loving by Stacy Sims, has been helping me learn more about this. I want to reread her book and take in-depth notes.

TMI warning!! The porta-potty that is usually at Sac was tipped over and I HAD to go. When ya gotta go, ya gotta go. I know my running friends understand that! I knew Jake would be proud that I pooped outside. He was. Sorry if this offends you, just sharing ALL aspects of my training!

After my trail time with the girls, it was back home to snuggle this baby girl.

Aaaand eat some breakfast. I’ve been adding turmeric to our eggs lately. It helps with inflammation and recovery. It’s very yellow, hence the color of the eggs. Yum! I topped all of this with nutritional yeast.

Jake saved the day and brought home lunch from Mama Jean’s.

Then it was time for family cuddles on the couch.

I shared before that I am obsessed with LipSense. I don’t do a whole lot with make-up, so LipSense is a lifesaver for me. I just got this new color, it’s called Plum. I LOVE it.

Jake had a guys night Saturday night, so I ate up a bunch of leftovers. This bowl is just random stuff thrown together, but it was super delicious. Spinach, ground beef, goat cheese, Sriracha, and balsamic glaze. It was surprisingly super good.

Some friends and I went to 4 By 4 for an event supporting HavaHeartRescue. There were lots of dogs and some live music. We had a lot of fun! Coty got stuck with all the girls. He loved it. ; )

This popped up the other day. My students always said the funniest/weirdest things. That’s definitely one thing I miss from working with middle schoolers!

It was crazy icy here Sunday morning. Jake was supposed to ride 95 miles, but due to the roads, his ride was cancelled. I wanted to get up and head to the store, but decided to wait and see if the ice would melt. I lounged around and had breakfast. I had 12 miles to do later and I was thinking they might have to be on the treadmill.

I need to give myself 3 hours after I eat a whole meal before I run, otherwise I get acid reflux, so I took that time to just relax with Lu. It was wonderful.

Jake told me the roads were pretty clear, so I decided to do my run outside. He went to the grocery store for me, so I didn’t have to worry about that. Here are my long run essentials. I am playing around the idea of transitioning from GUs to chews and real food. GUs always upset my stomach, but they’re so convenient. I’m going to see if I can find something that works! Hüma Gels seem to be easier on my stomach that GUs. I know some people who have zero issues with GUs, so I’m not dogging them at all! I just want to find what works BEST for ME. Everyone is different, so find what works for you and use it. I drank Skratch Matcha Green Tea, which is one of my favorite flavors.

It was raining a little, so I wore my new vest. I also had all the buffs.

Look who came to find me! Jake found me RIGHT as I started my cool-down, so it was perfect timing. He rode with me for the 2 miles of cool-down that I had.

Here are some better pictures of that vest I shared about last week. I LOVE it. I think it’s one of my favorite running pieces. I have THIS one. It’s waterproof and I like the length. It keeps me so warm and dry.

I’ll share my specific workout at the bottom with all my training for the week, but I got to do some work with my marathon pace, so that felt really good! I ended with about 12.5 miles for the day. I have talked about how gloves are the first things that I take off on a run. My handheld was cold, so I kept one glove on for most of my run, ha!

I had a recovery shake, took an Epsom salt bath, then snacked on rice cakes with hummus and cheese/pepperoni, and some dried apricots.

We leave for Colorado Thursday evening, so I did a simple version of meal prep. Jake is having fiesta bowls for lunch. I cooked chicken breasts in the oven, mixed together a can of spicy black beans, a bag of frozen corn, and a can of hatch green chiles on the stove, and made some rice. Once everything was cooked, I mixed it all together. Super easy!

We were both craving Thai food, so we picked up a curry and some Pad Thai from Everyday Thai. It was incredible and we loved it. We watched Baywatch while we ate, too. We hadn’t seen that movie yet. It was pretty funny!

Lu got some good naps in during the movie.

Training from last week:
Monday – Rest Day – hot yoga
Tuesday – 45 minutes of easy miles @ 9:21 (5.2 total miles)
Wednesday – 2WU, 4 x 400m @ 7:23, 1 x 1 mile @ 8:02, 4 x 400m @ 7:23, 1CD (6.8 total miles)
Thursday – 60 minutes of easy miles @ 10:00 (6 total miles)
Friday – Rest Day!!
Saturday – 60 minutes of easy trail miles @ 12:00 (5 total miles)
Sunday – 2WU, 8 x 1 mile @ 8:35 with 1 min walking recovery, 2CD (12.5 total miles)

Those slower miles are keeping me healthy! I am learning to love them. I was just running 4 days a week last training cycle and didn’t think I’d ever be able to go back to 5/6 days. But with easy miles, I am able to run 5 days right now! I’m excited to see how my race goes following this new plan.

Happy Monday, friends!