I’ll try to do better next time

 

Let’s be honest, 7 miles might have been a little ambitious of a goal today.  The wind wasn’t bad and temperature was wonderful all day today.  But I had a few things stacked against me today.  I knew today was going to be an afternoon run since it’s Sunday and we attend church in the morning.  Knowing this, I ate a very light breakfast of a clif bar-oatmeal walnut raisin ( tasty!!!) and figured that when we got home I would be prime for my run.  But other forces conspired against me.

Ok, maybe it was my own weak will power combined with the restricted diet that led me to agree to lunch at the Tepanyaki Grill.  To be frank, it’s a buffet.  A decent buffet, but a pig trough non the less.  I was able to make good decisions while there.  Salad, some baked fish, and green beans but I am awful at running after eating a meal no matter how nutritious.  So the “Oh so nutritious meal” had me sluggish from the start.

My heel has been on fire the past couple of days and nothing seems to make it feel better, plus some other unmentionable monthly issues.  My foot warmed up after about a mile and a half.  In fact the first two miles were decent, I took them slow knowing that I wanted to be able to speed up for the last 4.  Well, my plan was blown out of the water fairly quickly.  I started to peter out around mile 3 and the miles seemed to slow down from there.  But the bright side of running outside is, unlike the treadmill where you can just get off and hit the gym when you wanna be a quitter, you gotta get back. 

So long story short I manage 6 agonizing miles today at probably the slowest pace I’ve ever run.  Now I pretty much want to cut my left foot off my leg and feel slightly depressed about my performance today.  But hey, at least I got up and did something today.

 

What did you manage to get through today?

Checking Out the Diet

 

The Run:

I was a little worried today about the ole foot after the last run where my it actually fell off my body, but it all turned out well. After decided upon Beastie Boys Radio on Pandora I was able to complete 4 miles on the treadmill in around 40:30, making for a 10:07 pace. After the run I hopped on the elliptical for 15 more minutes.  I’ve been trying to do more cardio.  We’ll see how long that lasts…

Consider me a Brass Monkey Junkie

The Crap:

I decided that if I was going to follow the diet outlined in “Racing Weight”  I should probably try some the suggested foods in order to increase my odds of success.  So I bought some different Kashi cereals to try since they are high in Protein and other goodness.

Neither cereal is bad, but the Toasted Berry Crumble definitely beats out the Honey Almond Flax.  I enjoy cereal that is sweet and its definitely the sweeter of the two.  Don’t get me wrong they both taste “healthy”, I wasn’t expecting fruit loops, but they both exceeded expectations.

These are one of my favorite pre-run meals, usually morning runs,are never heavy in my gut and don’t leave an after-taste.  They don’t taste like an energy bar and they are all organic.  And there is a wide variety of flavors.  I’ve yet to taste one that I don’t like.  Carrot Cake is an especial favorite of mine!!!

Yeah, me too.

This is my first attempt at protein powder.  And since I’m a cheapskate I went with the cheapest that Wally World had to offer.  But this new diet calls for more protein than I usually take in so I had to get it somewhere.  It will do for now.  Not to gritty, but I also mixed it with more liquid than called for to keep it from being real thick.

Yes, it does say wide mouth. Keep your comments to yourself.

Don’t be jealous of my Ball jar for a glass.  You know you will be looking for one now to be just like me.

And in case you were wondering, here was my dinner for tonight.

Lots of green. Broccoli, romaine, mushrooms, tomato, onion, and a whole avocado.  I’m not sure if a whole avocado is good for you.  But if it’s wrong, then I don’t want to be right.  I could bathe in avocado daily, is that wrong too?

I hope to try some more foods listed in “Racing Weight” in the next week or so as I plan to start around October 18th ish.  But if most of the food go as well as the above listed we are looking at a good run here.

What are your feelings on avocado?