Today was a pretty big day... Mainly because it was an actual day off for me :). I know I had Sunday off, but its so rare that I get two of these in a row. I am trying to take them up while I can. Well, this is how I spent My Day Off.
I woke up early to put my clothes in the dryer so that I could go and get my 8 mile run out of the way. It took a little bit longer than I planned, but I finally made it out the door. When I finally got to the part it was already 9 o'clock and it was starting to get warm. Thankfully, I had my brand spankin' new fuel belt! I filled two with water, one with Propel fitness water (strawberry kiwi) and left the 4th one empty.
Before my run I fueled with half a banana, some almond milk and a strawberry shot blok. I think this may have been the wrong thing to do, because I felt completely depleted half way through the run. I am going to have to go back to eating a light breakfast prior to my larger runs.
I digress...
The run went pretty well ( as well as it could have gone). I kept a steady pace and just kept pushing myself. At one point, I just wanted to give up. It was hot, I was tired, and it felt like I was running super slow. I was getting really fed up... when all of a sudden I ran into a girl from High School. We were really close, but she was in band and I was in choir/drill team so we SORTA ran in the same circles. The best part about it was when she hollered at me "You Look Great"... It always feels good to have a someone say that when they haven't seen you in years (Fun Fact: I graduated High School 8 years ago!!!).
Needless to say, those three little words gave me just enough of a push to make it through my last couple miles. I drank almost all of my water, (well, some of it was poured on my head), but the majority of it made it in my mouth.
I finished the run in 1:17:04. According to my watch I ran 8.58 miles... but I don't know how accurate that is. I
After lunch I drove home quickly to take a shower and head to spend the afternoon in Santa Monica with Talia, who is in town for the Jewish New Year, and her sister. I decided to wear my new favorite dress....The Palm Tree Dress :)
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| This picture was taken Sunday. Yeah, I wore the dress two days in one week :) |
I don't know what it is about this dress that just makes me feel good... but I love it. Which is so funny, but I almost didn't buy it.
Anywhoo, I popped over to Talia's and then we headed out to grab me some coffee. I actually made a pot at home, and forgot to grab some before I left :/ I went with an Iced Cafe Americano with soy and added half a packet of Splenda. I only drank about a 1/4 of it... and loved EVERY SIP!
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| Mmmmm....
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| unpronounceable salad :) |
Greens with Eggplant, zucchini, peppers and mushrooms with balsamic vinaigrette on the side. I was only able to eat half of the salad. ( I ate oatmeal about 2 hours before we sat down for lunch. After lunch we went shopping at DSW (a shoe store) for a little retail therapy. I picked up a really cute pair of flats (photo to come). We then went back to Talia's and watched TV for a bit before I had to go have dinner with my grandparents.
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| Lunch dates :) |
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| I love making her laugh :) |
I love when she comes to town!!!
I spent the evening having dinner and visiting with my family. They all munched on Stuffed Peppers and Meatballs (NOT vegetarian friendly). My grandma had made a sweet potato and had some veggie burgers, so I heated those up and ate them with the rest of my salad.
I only ate half of the sweet potato, but totally inhaled the rest. A few hours later, for dessert, I had some Greek Yogurt with Honey Bunches of Oats. I'm actually getting a little hungry now... I think I am going to go grab some fruit and head off to bed :)
Do you eat before you run, or fuel afterwards?!?!
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