Rants, Recipes, and Running

Remember last week when I said marathon training is going amazing ? " I am just loving my long runs" -- She said. Ha! I am writing this Sunday afternoon while the feelings are still fresh, and the wounds are still gaping. No, I don't really have wounds. I had 20.5 very humbling miles. My last 20 miles, I literally sprinted the final 3 miles. I felt so amazing, and wanted to keep going! Today, I wanted to lay down and take a nap at 10 miles. So from mile 10-20, I kept questioning " What. Went. Wrong ." My nutrition was spot-on all week long. I rested on Saturday to get fresh legs. I ate a great, well-balanced meal Saturday night. I even had a small bowl of ice cream to give me some extra calories to burn ;). I hydrated all day long Saturday. Didn't drink any alcohol. I had a banana with peanut butter 1.5 hours before the run. And foam rolled pre-run. I had bites of fuel (gels) along the course to keep me going. I was the perfect athlete...

Cooking good food - it's kind of a goal, but more of an evolving lifestyle for me. This is something I struggle with when Ryan is away, because it is so easy to grab cheese, hummus, and crackers for a "meal". But that does not fuel me for the 45-mile weeks I've been running lately ;) One thing that has helped with my cooking is purchasing in a spiralizer. I 1st ordered the cheap one on Amazon. And immediately sent it back. You get what you pay for.... So I went with the Amazon best seller. And am in love! I have done many batches of spiralized zucchini. I've done spiralized sweet potatoes - sautéed in sea salt and coconut oil (my favorite, thus far). To fuel me up for my 20 mile run, I spiralized red potatoes last night. I am guilty of using ketchup with potatoes like this. But crisping them up with cumin, sea salt, and coconut oil? -- NKR (that's No. Ketchup. Required) :D They were a great accompaniment to Dijon chicken breasts and roasted ga...