Zak is off today to catch up on family time, so I decided today would be a good day to make up for no running for two days and get a sorta long run in too.
I got up to whip up the best pre-run fuel I could think of. A Tequila Green Lemonade Sunrise.
And two slices of cinnamon raisin Ezekiel toast with raw almond butter.
I set out to run at least 8. I deliberately worked to slow my pace knowing that I’m working on endurance here with these long runs. There are different kinds of runs, I have to keep reminding myself it’s OK to purposely slow down so I have the energy left in the tank to go further and longer.
I was feeling really great at the 5 mile mark so I took a long cut and my 8 mile run turned into 9.3 miles by the time I got home. 1:21:43 making my average pace 8:48. Slower for sure, I probably could have gone slower still. I honestly felt fabulous when I got back though and like I could have kept going. But it was already after 8:00 and everyone was up by the time I got back, so I called it a run and headed inside.
I immediately scarfed down the last of the watermelon and all that juice went straight down the hatch too.
After about a half hour or so I was ready for breakfast Part III and got out last nights overnight oats.
About 1/2 c of rolled oats, soaked in 1/4 c LF vanilla stonyfield farm yogurt and 1/2 c Living Harvest unsweetened vanilla hemp milk. Topped this morning with a tbsp or so of ground flax, strawberries, frozen, thawed organic blueberries and a couple walnuts.
I sat in the family room to hang out with the gang while I ate. Ava took her self portrait.
I don’t know where she gets it from.
She then turned the camera to take a picture of my breakfast, “just like mom does”.
This could be a good newspaper headline and pic… Headless Woman Eats Oats.
Watch your local newsstands.
how long before your run did you drink the juice and eat the toast??? I am having some struggles with the how long to wait before my LONG SORTA 3 mile jog!
9 MILES…. GREAT JOB!!!
and your silly goose is ADORABLE!!!
maybe we should employ da munchkins for our picture taking! outsourcing is a big thing I hear!
Happy Mondy
I usually need a half hour to an hour of digestion time. The more experienced a runner I’ve become, the less time I need or so it seems.
Woah…9 miles is incredible. Great job!
And your pre-run/post-run meals are so perfectly delicious. 
Looks like you may have a future food blogger on your hands.
haha so great!! awesome job with the run this morning!! i love coming back from a run feeling energetic and empowered. today wasnt those days for me- but oh well! haha
I’ll say it again..you are a machine! Don’t know how you do it….I’m in AWE!!
Your little munchkin is cute as can be! Glad she enjoyed her overnight oats
Great job on the run! And cute pic!
Yay for the run! One of these days I’ll stick with running, and you will be my inspiration. I love Ava’s self-portrait! Oh, I wish there was tequila in my glass this morning instead of green lemonade. Try it with pear! I got the idea from Gina (fitnessista) and it was so good.