Last week instead of WIAW I shared a little information about my progress with making a transition to a mostly Paleo diet. You can read that post here. I wanted to continue this week with talking about some of the specific foods that I’ve found make me feel good or not-so-good. I think by taking some time away from certain foods it helped me to better understand how my body responds to them. Dairy: I don’t ... Read the Post...
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Running On Empty: My Fasted Long Run
This past Saturday I had 14 miles on the schedule, which was meant to be run at a moderately easy pace (I was thinking 9:00-9:15 min/mile). After reading Michele’s post last week about glycogen depleted runs, I decided to try running my 14 miles fasted. If you haven’t already read the post, I recommend you do. There are also links to some other articles about this strategy. Basically what you are doing is not eating ... Read the Post...
Labor Day Weekend Meal Prep and MIMM
I’m a little thrown off this weekend with the extra day off, but I’m not complaining! We did groceries and meal prep on Sunday, along with some other cleaning and errands, so hopefully Monday can be nice and relaxing. Here’s what’s on the menu this week: Meal Plan Week of 9/1-9/6 Sunday: Salmon, sweet potatoes, asparagus Monday: Sundried tomato and onion stuffed chicken, butternut squash Tuesday: Paleo taco ... Read the Post...
Philadelphia Marathon Training Week 2
With two weeks down that leaves 12 to go but so far I am feeling good…or great but I don’t want to jinx it. Here’s how week 2 looked: Philadelphia Marathon Training Week 2 (8/24-8/30): Sunday 8/24: Rest Monday 8/25: 4.7 miles with no garmin (I couldn’t get a satellite but later mapped my route on MapMyRun.) Tuesday 8/26: 6.2 miles with 3 miles at 7:58, 7:57, 7:52 and hill repeats. Overall average pace 8:17) ... Read the Post...