Hi Friends 🙂
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Jason is actually publishing this post for me – I am away at our Sister-in-Law’s house for the rest of the weekend. I know there is a way to set up an auto-publish in WordPress but I was short on time, so I showed Jason where the powerful Publish button is and asked him to do it for me.
Yesterday I ran 12 miles – and I was so nervous about how it would go. But it went great! I started off my morning with a good breakfast:
I think it is Denny’s or Perkins that has a breakfast called the Tremendous Twelve (2 eggs, 2 slices of toast, 2 slices of bacon, 2 sausages, 2 pancakes = 12!). Yes the only connection between the title of this post and the content of this post is the fact that the #12 appears in both. Moving on…
I chose to have a bagel with peanut butter and chia seeds on top and a sliced apple. This is my go-to breakfast before longer runs. It fills me up without weighing me down. I waited about 30 minutes and then I ran out the door!
Yes that means I ran outside – no more treadmill for the long runs. I just couldn’t bear the thought. And it was pretty nice out! At about 9am (when I started my run) it was maybe 25 degrees? But the sun was shining so I felt pretty good.
I was also bundled up with a jacket, long sleeve Under Armor shirt (love that shirt so much!), capris (from Target!), gloves and hat. I also had my fuel belt:
I keep tissues, chapstick and sport beans in the pouch, water in one bottle and Gatorade in the other. It took me a while to get used to having it on me, but now it doesn’t bother me at all. During my run I drank everything and the sport beans give me an extra boost when I need it. I love those!
I ran on some trails near our house – and I knew I was running 12 total miles because I entered it all into Map My Run before I left:
This is a great tool for me. I don’t have a Garmin or anything to keep track of the distance I am running, so I have to figure it out beforehand. Map My Run is easy to use and it is free! Plus you can search for mapped runs in your area — I have never used any of these though. I think there is a subscription service (where you can save runs, etc) but I don’t know if that is free or not. So I figured out how far I needed to run so that I was 6 miles away from home, then I turned around and came back.
12 miles took me about 2 hours, which is on track for how I have been running so far. I was just happy to be done! The hardest part was the last two miles – I knew how close I was to home and yet I still felt so far away!
I came home and iced my knees (just in case!), foam-rolled and then made myself some FOOD!
I made two over-easy eggs (my favorite), with a slice of toast. I also had a smoothie: 1 cup almond milk, ½ banana, 1 TBSP peanut butter, 1 TBSP chia seeds, 1 scoop whey protein powder, ice
Delicious! After showering I took a little snooze and I felt incredible for the rest of the day!
Have a great day!
~Holly
March 20, 2011 at 8:47 am
Great job on your tremendous 12! That’s awesome. And your smoothie looks like the perfect recovery drink 🙂
Have a wonderful Sunday!
March 20, 2011 at 9:08 am
Congrats on the run! You did a great job! The eats all look perfect! I am a sucker for over easy eggs these days…loving getting my B vitamins in that way. Have a great Sunday Holly!
March 20, 2011 at 9:22 am
Way to go, holly!! What an A+ run!! Glad jason could help with the publishing!
Your run is an excellent example of all the RIGHT things to do for a long run: pre-fuel, pace, run nutrition, post-run care! Aces!
Have a great sunday!
March 20, 2011 at 9:36 am
I bow down to you! Amazing.
Do you find PB sits in your stomach? I LOVE nut butters and won’t give them up – but they do sit there at times. And I’m not running 12 miles haha! Most things “sit” in my belly anyway.
Love the flowers.
March 20, 2011 at 4:29 pm
I have that problem with nut butters too – I try to reserve them for after a long run, never before or I don’t make it out the door, I feel too full!
Good job on the 12 miles Holly! Keep up the good work!
March 21, 2011 at 9:37 am
Some PB on a bagel or toast sits in my stomach — in a good way. It doesn’t turn into a rock, but it keeps me satisfied. I can’t run on an empty stomach, so this works well for me!
March 20, 2011 at 9:41 am
Great breakfast! I am having something similar right now after my 16 miler 😉
March 20, 2011 at 10:41 am
Way to go on your long run! Was the trail you ran on clear? Around here, while it’s been near freezing lately and it’s been melting a bit, we also got some more snow last week so everything is very icy and rutted. My trainer said a friend of hers actually slipped and fell a couple of weeks ago and broke her leg, putting a heck of a hold on her ironman training. I can’t take the treadmill anymore myself and just try to be careful out there.
I’m still trying to figure out pre-run nutrition and haven’t come up with anything that works to keep the runner’s trots away.
March 21, 2011 at 9:38 am
Yes, the trail I run in is paved and the city keeps it plowed. There were a few icy spots and a few puddles, but it wasn’t bad at all! I have only ran outside one other time this year because I am afraid of falling on the ice.
March 20, 2011 at 1:12 pm
way to go, holly!
what an A+ run. Glad jason could help with the publishing!
your run is an excellent example of all the things to do RIGHT for a long run: your pre-fuel, your pace, your during-the-run fuel and your post-run care…keep up the good work!
have a great sunday!
March 21, 2011 at 9:39 am
Thanks Cathy! It took me a while, but I’ve finally figured out the right foods to have before, during and after a run.
March 20, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Whoa, 12 miles? That’s incredible!!! Good for you. We went to the store today; 6 miles away and I was thinking I could totally walk there and back. Would take twice as long as running, but, I’m a walker, not a runner, LOL.
March 20, 2011 at 2:40 pm
12 miles! You are not a couch potato! You need a new blog name. (kidding!!) Holy impressive, Holly!!! 🙂
That smoothie…oh i am not even that much of a smoothie drinker but for some reason, that smoothie looks better than 98908 smoothies ive seen in the sphere this year!
And tulips. I LOVE tulips!!! beautiful!
March 21, 2011 at 9:40 am
“You need a new blog name.”
Have you been talking to Jenn? haha.
And yes, tulips are my favorite flower. They are so cheery!
March 20, 2011 at 4:21 pm
Awesome run! Isn’t it great to be able to get outside again? 🙂
Love the idea of chia seeds topping the bagels, and those eggs look so good. Hope you’re having a great weekend!
March 20, 2011 at 4:28 pm
Its Perkins!!! I used to go there all the time in high school and a friend always got the tremendous 12. And ate it all. It was kind of disgusting actually.
March 20, 2011 at 7:41 pm
Congrats on a great 12 miler!! I’m still working up to that. I had my 6 miler today. It was cold but nice and clear and not windy!
Eggs are my favorite post run breakfast. 🙂
March 20, 2011 at 8:03 pm
HUGE CONGRATS on 12 miles–awesome fuel too!!
March 20, 2011 at 8:41 pm
Congrats on your run!
I love eggs too-I actually haven’t had them in a while…I’ll have to work on that soon. Nom. Well I have them on campus in my quiche but other than that I haven’t had overeasy eggs in ages.
March 20, 2011 at 8:57 pm
Congrats on the run!
I love tulips! They scream spring!
March 20, 2011 at 9:04 pm
CONGRATS on the run! That’s seriously so awesome!!!! I did 6 yesterday, which is a “long” run for me! I’m trying to work up to more miles!
March 21, 2011 at 9:41 am
Thank you!
6 miles is plenty long to me!
March 20, 2011 at 10:23 pm
WOW Holly!!! Congrats x12 🙂 The most I’ve ever run is 8 miles…I don’t know if my shins could handle 12. Great job though, girl!
March 21, 2011 at 9:14 am
Congrats on 12 miles!!! That is AWESOME. My half is coming up on Saturday and I’m so excited about it!
March 21, 2011 at 12:05 pm
Omgosh it’s still so cold up there! I’m down in Texas and it was almost 75 degrees when I left the house at 9 am!!!
March 21, 2011 at 12:37 pm
Congrats on your 12 miles! I’m so glad you got to run outside, even though 25 sounds freezing to me. 🙂 BUT, it’s getting harder to run here with the warm temperatures and humidity. I’ve used Map My Run before and found it totally reliable and easy to use!
March 21, 2011 at 1:16 pm
AMAZING job on the12 miles! Woot Woot!
hope you’re having a good time at your sister in laws! Have a great day!
March 21, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Wow, Congrats! That is a long run!
March 21, 2011 at 2:44 pm
Wow, girl- 12 miles is awesome! And I just love those tulips 🙂
March 21, 2011 at 11:11 pm
Ok so I actually counted the food on your plate before I read your explanation of the “12”. Sigh. But congrats on your long run! 12 miles is great!! And I heart my eggs over easy too:)
March 22, 2011 at 6:53 am
Congrats on your run! I hope I’ll be able to do that one day! 🙂
Love your smoothie, it looks totally fabulous. I’ll make one like that as well! 🙂