I made it through the wilderness….
Somehow I made it throo-oooughhh…
Finished the 5k today in 30:05. This is my personal best time, but a bit of a disappointment because I really wanted to get under 30 minutes. Oh well! I don’t have far to go. It was a hard run — a lot of it takes place up hills and slight inclines. I really need to make myself run these on the treadmill because it KILLS ME when I see them in real life. The first hill came up just as “Welcome to the Jungle” started on my iPod. As soon as I saw the hill, Axl said, “Oh my Go[sh].” That’s what I thought. Then the next hill came up just as he shrieked “Welcome to the jungle baby! You’re gonna die!”
Way to encourage me Ax… I appreciate it man.
I was so blessed that my friend and her husband came to run this (of course, they dusted me… my friend ran it in 24:50 with a slight injury). I will miss them when they have to go home at the end of the summer. Sniff.
I made energy pudding based on the recipe on Brendan Brazier’s site (does he remind you of Luke Wilson? I totally expect someone to call him “The Godfather”). Today’s meal looked like this:
Breakfast:
TJ’s high fiber oats with almond milk
Ezekiel Muffin with Almond Butter
Coffee
Snack:
Green Monster w/ spinach, almond milk, flax seed, Amazing Grass Superfood, Amazing Meal, banana, and strawberries
Lunch:
Soy-free veggie burger with avo, sprouts, lettuce, tomato from a local deli. A side of tabouleh salad over romaine lettuce (came with feta on top, alas)
Pre-race snack:
water, water, water glugged 2 hours before hand, The Godfather’s energy pudding with chia seeds and hemp nuts tossed in. Delish!
Post-race snack:
Polar seltzer water
Dinner:
Banana, cheese-less pizza, 2 glasses smoking loon Cabernet (The Godfather would be so proud how I’m not stressing my body during recovery), a banana, water, and 1.5 sardines on a Carr’s table water cracker.
I know, I was a bad little vegan today, but I do worry about those Omega-3′s for the ol’ noggin.
I think a bath and bed is on my agenda for tonight… I’ve been sleeping very poorly of late. I wake up (according to my Body Buddy) repeatedly and of the 8 hours I spend laying down, only 6-ish are actually spent sleeping. Part of my wonders if wearing this thing on my arm while I sleep is partly to blame?
Maybe I’ll read a little too. :-)
Pace,
E.