Running Buddy–Cesar’s First Half Marathon Podcast 74

Today we’re running with Cesar Villagran and chatting all about his first half marathon. He chimed in on one of my Instagram live videos asking about what to wear at his race because the weather was supposed to be a lot colder than usual. I followed up with him to see how it went and asked him to share this training journey to run 13.1 miles.

He’s lost 60 pounds in the last few years, went from running his first 10k to a half marathon in a year, couldn’t run during Hurricane Harvey and got sick which meant no running for a long time – we talk about all that and more!

It’s back to basics plus a lot of great reminders for seasoned and new runners. Chime in on the comments if you’ve had similar experiences.

Warm Up:

Ran the PCRF Half Marathon this weekend. Check out the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation’s website for more information on how to support the cause.

Notes on my race… Race Recap coming soon!

I smashed my finger in the door rushing around in the morning. And now I’m afraid I don’t have a high threshold for pain!! I got nauseous and dizzy when I hurt it – this has happened before. I need to figure out how to deal with things like this.

Running Buddy of the day– Cesar’s first half marathon

Cesar chimed in on a recent Instagram Live video that he had his first half marathon coming up. I reached out letting him know I want to talk to him after it. I want to know how he went from no running to half marathon finisher in less than a year!

The challenges of this training cycle included = It was his first half marathon. Hurricane Harvey made it impossible to run and then he volunteered to help in the clean up efforts. He got sick and was unable to run for a while. Training in Texas summer heat. Then – a super cold race day!

Notes from Cesar’s first half marathon…

He used to dread running. But a supportive friend helped encourage him to join a group training for a 10k race. From there he gained the confidence to sign up for the Aramco Half Marathon  – part of the Houston Marathon.

He’s lost 60 pounds over the last 2 years.

He had a training group, but couldn’t really keep up with them. So he asked the coaches to give him the workouts / runs and he’d run on his own. He eventually used a run / walk method to train.

Hurricane Harvey hit in the middle of training and he wasn’t able to run for almost 2 weeks. We chat about how that affected his training and fitness.

He trained in Texas heat and then a hurricane but on race day it was super cold.

Running a big race means – tons of people, packed corrals and potentially starting a while after the gun goes off for the first runners. –> I’ll follow up with tips on how to deal with this soon!

What is up with clothes everywhere on the ground at races?

His goal was Just Finish – and that’s what was on his bib!

What’s next? And more!

Thank you so much to Cesar for sharing his road to running a half marathon. You can follow him on Instagram – @CesarV1127.

Runner Resources from this episode:

1. Get the right shoe for YOU. Cesar runs in New Balance Fresh Foam 1080

here is the women’s version New Balance Fresh Foam 1080

2. He’s reading the book – As a man thinketh

3. Check out Cesar’s instagram here.

 

Podcast Awards:

1. Iced coffee and warm weather.
2. My middle finger for getting smashed in the door.
3. Donuts in the microwave.

 

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Eat Pizza When It’s Hot and Fresh

Hello! How’s it going? I ran the PCRF Half Marathon today – recap coming soon. But first I wanted to talk about eating without guilt – giving yourself full permission to eat what you want and enjoy it. This is on my mind because I’ve been craving pizza and hadn’t had the chance to get it. I’ve had a lot of other food meal prepped and other days been too hungry to order it and wait. But last night I got an amazing fresh pizza with cheese stuffed crust and it was so good!

When I went to pick it up the calorie count was on the menu and I had a flashback of how obsessed I was with calories and food. I always wanted to know the calories and macros of everything I was eating in the past.

Well, I wanted to know until I was way too hungry to control myself and binged.

I thought about how for so long I’d be places with delicious food and not eat it because I didn’t want to eat high calorie or high fat foods. I was so worried about going out to eat and not knowing how many calories were in something. I’d bring my own food to parties or on trips or to a day at  Disneyland – but it was only 400 calories worth and I was hungry and irritable.

I hated going to family events or parties with my bf at the time because I couldn’t eat anything there. Note: I ‘couldn’t eat anything’ there because I thought it was all going to ruin my diet.

If I couldn’t avoid a party I’d go and just not eat until I got home.

But when I got home I’d be so hungry and feel resentful at myself and my family and friends for putting myself in that situation… and I’d binge.

One year around Christmas time I went to a party at my friend’s new apartment. It was junior year and I was living with my family (I went to a school nearby and commuted). It was a holiday potluck and I made cornbread casserole – a recipe I got from my boyfriend’s mom. It’s so good and people love it so it’s still one of my go-to dishes.

At the time I was stuck in a dark place of being super self-conscious about my body, obsessing about diets, what I was eating and exercising. Every single hour of everyday I was completely aware of my body and what I had or hadn’t eaten that day. It seemed harmless though… I was overweight and had about 20 pounds to lose.

But, I didn’t know how to lose weight or get healthier in a long term healthy way.

How could I have? Diets were everywhere. If you wanted to lose weight you went on a diet.

Note that – if you wanted to lose weight… you went ON A DIET. That kind of implies you go OFF A DIET too, right?

At this point I had tried Atkins, Slim Fast, Cabbage Soup diet, South Beach… I’d lose a few pounds at first but then feel hungry or restricted and completely binge until I felt sick.

It was a pattern I’d continue for years. YEARS. (If you are stuck in this pattern – I’m throwing you a life-raft = get professional help now and/or talk to someone that can help you find a way out.)

…back to the party…

I didn’t really have fun. I was super worried that everyone thought I was fat. I figured no one would want to talk to me because I didn’t look pretty or fun. I was hungry but didn’t want to eat because that’d call more attention to how overweight I was and how I couldn’t stop eating…

So I tried to stand up straight and suck in my stomach all night. I didn’t drink – I was worried about calories and turned down offers for drinks. I didn’t eat even though I was hungry. I tried to talk to people and pretend like I was listening even though all I was thinking about was – 1. I’m hungry 2. I’m fat.

At the end of the night I thanked my friend and her roommates, grabbed my Cornbread Casserole pan – which had over half the leftovers in it and I headed out.

On the way home I was tired and all my will power and self control for the week had been used up that night.

As I drove down the 405 freeway  that night I dug my hand into the casserole and just start eating it. Yeah, I was full on shoving it in with my bare hands going down the freeway.

I knew that’d be embarrassing if someone saw me, but it was dark and I was hungry. I ate all the leftovers from the casserole on the way home and then proceeded to eat a ton of other food when I got home. I don’t even remember what – probably cereal and ice cream and PB&J and whatever else. This wasn’t my rock bottom – not even close.

I didn’t really have fun at the party. I was hungry and uncomfortable and self-conscious.

And when I finally let myself eat – I didn’t enjoy it. I was eating in a rush, in secret, in shame and without giving myself permission to eat and enjoy it. What the hell? That sucks. I still ate a ton of calories – but the way I ate them was shitty and sad.

Scenes similar to this happened fairly often – I was hungry but didn’t let myself eat and then binged. I didn’t lose weight. Heck, I was gaining weight even though I was always ‘dieting’.

And last night I thought about all of that as I ate FRESH HOT PIZZA and enjoyed every bite. It was so good.

Yeah, today I kinda want more pizza because it was amazing… but I don’t feel restricted or guilty about eating or not eating something.

Most of the time after satisfying a craving I’m good for a while. I’ll stop and get donuts when I want them. When I was first trying intuitive eating I felt guilty or worried when I’d eat ‘bad’ foods. It was a long process.

But when you learn to listen to your body – what you want to eat, when you’re eating too much, when you are just looking for caffeine or sugar, when you need fuel… and take care of yourself it feels so good.

So if you are struggling with restricting or eating in secret or binging or whatever… stop, take a breath and listen to your body and be kind to it.

And…

Eat pizza when it’s fresh and hot!

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I’m obsessed with EVERYTHING bagels and bagel seasoning and

Hello! How’s it going? I wanted to catch up with a few scenes from the weekend 

But first, coffee. I mean – let’s check out a scenes from a scene from many weekends ago…

This is from last year’s PCRF Half Marathon – the time I was brave and held a huge snake after the race!! I’m pretty sure I held my breath the whole time!

I’m all about fancy cheese plates and not fancy wine – should it be ‘not fancy’ or ‘un-fancy’?

Here’s what I’ve been eating this week:

I’m obsessed with everything.

Specifically, I’m loving everything bagels AND everything but the bagel seasoning.

I put it on almost everything – avocado, popcorn, salads…

Rice bowl on a salad. That’s a thing.

Soooo much fruit – always and forever.

But I had a major watermelon fail and bought a dud. BOO!! I’m a watermelon cutting expert and watermelon picking expert – this really knocked me down. In my defense, it was a mini-watermelon which isn’t my area of specialty. And it’s really not the season so I was taking a chance.

I didn’t get this Ginger Aid tea but thought about it since this ginger needs some aid how to choose a watermelon and a lot of other aspects of adulting…

I brought one of the RER protein bars to my mom and she doesn’t want to eat it. (They’re from The Bar Shack.)

I’m also obsessed with this book – She Persisted 13 women who changed the world. My mom got it for me because she’s nice to me. I’m super grateful for that.

This book She Persisted is super awesome and a must have for any girl. It’s a cute and inspirational kids book that I think adults would want to check out too.

Have a great day!!

Question: What are you obsessed with this week?

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RER Reunion with Toby and Frank!

Hello!! How are you? I have huge reunion news in RERland!! Are you ready for it?…

Remember Toby?

No, not Toby from The Office. Even though I am 1000% obsessed with that show right now.

I can’t go to sleep without at least watching 1 episode. Even if I come home super late and slightly buzzed… I put on an episode so I can fall asleep with Michael Scott and the whole gang.

Anyway. Toby the cat is a lil furry friend I made a long time ago. I saw him on a run one morning and he was so friendly we chatted (read as: I pet him and took pics).

I haven’t seen him in months – maybe over a year!! So I thought he moved. Nope. I saw him this morning!! I posted a short video on my Instagram stories and only got his picture of him…

Thennnnnn…. I saw FRANK!! Remember Frank?!!

Frank was the guy I saw something like 3 years ago at the Wine and Dine Half Marathon at Walt Disney World and I recognized him from the running path in Orange County!! It was so random to see him there and we hadn’t met before but I went up to him and said ‘Hi! I’m a weirdo. I’ve seen you on the running path in Mission Viejo and followed you here because I have no friends…”

Well, that’s not exactly what I said but something like that.

The point is – I met him that day and for whatever reason told myself his name is Frank and thought Frank and I were friends. And I would wave to him every now and then on the path and think about that time we ran a race in Orlando…

A few months ago I announced that I was going to actually talk to Frank and see if he remembered me….

Turns out… I don’t think he did. And his name is Bob. (I think…. I can’t find the post about it now but I’m pretty sure.)

Moral of the story: You read the blog of a real weirdo.

Also – I saw both Toby and Frank today and I haven’t seen them in a long time!

Oh – this is a running and food blog or something, right? I should mention I ran 11 miles this morning – my longest mid-week run in a long time too! Boom.

And I pretended to be fancy on Friday and went to a tennis match at Indian Wells near Palm Springs. I’ve never been to a ‘real’ tennis match and this was pretty fun and definitely not like what I pictured random sporting events to be like – mostly because people are quiet and I’m not.

I had a frozen margarita, salad and coconut water… and maybe another margarita.

In other food news…

I’ve just been a Snacky McSnackerson lately. I was doing pretty good with avoiding random snacking for a long time but this week it’s been out of control. Vegas likes chewy oatmeal bites too!

Most of the time it’s the most random mix of nuts and dried fruit and whatever else I put on a plate.

Oh! And speaking of Vegas we both want to update you on our other workouts for this week…

Yesterday was a strength training day for me:

And a rest day for Vegas… but I think he’s doing it wrong?

I woke up so early today I had 2 breakfasts… this is the second one – oatmeal with raisins, pecans, cinnamon, blueberries, banana, nuts and chia seeds.

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What to Eat Series to Fuel Your Full or Half Marathon Podcast 73

Hello! Today is part 3 in the Nutrition for Runners series on the Run Eat Repeat podcast. We are talking about what to eat before, during and after your long run, marathon or half marathon to perform your best, run your fastest, finish strong and feel good.

Today I’m going to tell you exactly how I eat during a long run or marathon or half marathon. I have info below on when I fuel and my go-to gels and chews.

Warm up:

1. Giveaway for the Hot Chocolate 15k / 5k is on RunEatRepeat Instagram right now!

2. I have another half marathon coming up. If you are in the area check out the Race Discounts page!

 

3. S Town… So I’m very late to the S Town party … I mean, podcast! But I’m done with it.

I went in knowing it was going to be sad so I wasn’t left really wanting more? I don’t know…

Podcast Question:

Hi Monica!
My name is Heather and I am a runner from Michigan!  I love listening to your podcast and all the great tips you give (and truly enjoy your random tangents and Vegas stories!).  I’m writing because I just signed up for my first race, and besides freaking out a little bit, was wondering if you could see about addressing some of the questions I have on the podcast?
I consider myself a beginner runner simply because I have never ran a race before, nor have I been very competitive in my running (mainly because I am super slow!).  However, I have been running 5-10k for the past 8 years or so.  I have always talked about running a half or a full marathon but have always been too afraid to sign up.  But, considering I am about to graduate medical school and start residency, in addition to getting married, I decided now was the time to pull the trigger and I signed up for a half marathon in Ann Arbor, MI on June 3!
My questions are relating to heart rate logistics and some of the runs based on “race pace.”  The training plan that I am following states that certain runs should be run at specific heart rates.  For example, long runs should be run at 70-85% of your maximum HR (base on age).  My question is, if I am doing a particular run and my HR is greater than what is suggested, does that mean I’m running too fast? I usually run my “base” runs at about 80-85% of my max HR, but the plan says to only run it at 60-70%, so does that mean I need to slow down during those runs?
My other question that I was hoping you could address is “race pace.”  I have never run a race before, so I don’t really have a race pace, but suppose I could figure one out if I ran a 5k to see what it would be.  However, I don’t really know what my goal half marathon time would be because I’ve never run that distance before.  Do you have any suggestions on ways to figure out what time I should shoot for for my first half marathon based off of just my regular daily run times?

Monica:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Yes, if your heart rate is too high you need to slow down. It could be elevated because of elevation gain too. Either way – get your heart rate to the target zone by backing off a bit.

Race pace = your goal pace … but, I don’t think you should have a time goal for your first half marathon – especially if you haven’t run a lot of 5ks or 10ks either. The main thing should be to finish with a big smile! Does your plan require certain runs be at ‘race pace’? Or are you just curious how to pace yourself on race day?

Good luck!! Let me know if you want to touch base on specifics!

 

Some things to remember when planning your meals or snacks while training for a half marathon or marathon:

Race Nutrition Tips:

1. Practice your fuel plan. Eat the foods you’re going to eat before race day during training.

Never do anything new on race day. So if you’ll be out of town for the race – plan to bring your fuel with you or how you’ll get your pre-race meal.

2. Food is fuel when you’re training for a half marathon or full marathon.

Food is awesome! I don’t want to take the fun out of delicious food – especially if you’re a runner who loves to eat or considers themselves a foodie. But you need to remember that food is fuel for your body. If you’re asking athletic things of your body you must treat it like an athlete’s body and that includes what you’re eating.

3. What you eat before, during and after a run all can work to help you run faster, stronger and recover better. Make sure you are working on all aspects of fueling.

 

How to figure out what to eat BEFORE a run:

1. How much fuel do you need?

2. When do you need to eat. Timing is important.

How much time before your run or race do you need to eat? Does your body need a lot of time to digest? Do you need to wake up super early to make and eat something? Do you need to pack a snack so you can run after work?

3. Is your body happy with this fuel before a run? Does it sit well in your stomach?

And now check out this list of 20 foods to eat before a workout and see what works for you…

20 Pre-Run Food Ideas:

1. Bagel with PB
2. Toast with PB & banana
3. Oatmeal topped with nut butter
4. Yogurt topped with granola
5. Avocado Toast
6. Granola bar
7. Smoothie
8. Orange juice and toast
9. Frozen waffles
10. Leftovers
11. Rice cakes with PB and banana
12. Rice
13. DIY trail mix with cereal and dried fruit
14. PB&J sandwich
15. Crackers with hummus
16. Overnight oats
17. Eggs and toast
18. Fruit and yogurt
19. Energy gels or chews
20. Potatoes (breakfast potatoes)

 

 

What I Eat Before a Run lately…

What I eat before a run or race changes based on the season or what I’m craving. Lately I’ve been having toast with PB&J or a bagel or rice cakes – it mainly depends on what I have at home.

And I drink iced coffee or Spark – – actually both before long runs!

My exact fueling foods and plan for half marathons and marathon races…

5 miles or 45 minutes into the race – Margarita Shot Blocks

10 miles or 90 minutes into the race – Margarita Shot Blocks

15 miles or 2 hours into the race – Mocha Gel

18 to 20 miles or 2.5-3 hours into a marathon – Mocha Gel or food on the course or sports drink …

I bring Margarita shot blocks and Mocha Gu for races.

Sometimes I’ll use this exact plan, sometimes I’ll use things on the course like drinks or chews they hand out. I usually only bring Spark in a waterbottle if it’s a super hot day or I’m dehydrated or something out of the usual for me.

Try a variety pack before going all in on one flavor to see what you like…

 

Podcast Awards for this week:

Thank you for all the love and shout outs in Instagram and Insta Stories lately! There are some fun favorites posts people are doing and I super appreciate it!

Thank you @NatalieDutt, @Run_Riss_Run, @runandlivehappy , @Jennifer.l.theil, @alanna.rfod, @erikamaduro, @emhurlaw for mentioning Run Eat Repeat on your current favorite things list!!

 

Got a question for me? Call the RER vm at 562 888 1644 or email RunEatRepeat@gmail.com

Please subscribe to the show and leave a rating! Thank you!!

 

Check out the other episodes in this series on Runner Nutrition here…

1. How I fueled wrong for the Tustin Half Marathon

2. Carb-loading 101 and the 10-30-45 fuel strategy with Coach Steve

3. Today I’m sharing what I eat before and during a run…

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Half Marathon Training Questions–week 5

Hello! We’re on to another week of running and eating! What are you training for right now?

First – I want to touch base on the first half marathon training plan! It’s week 5 of the plan and we’re increasing the time to run. The intervals are 3 minutes of running – 1 minute of walking. If the longer run time is hard – slow down and pace yourself.

And I created a video to run through the workouts for this week and answer two running questions. We’re talking about how to deal with ‘runner’s trots’ and heart rate training for a half marathon…

Half Marathon Training Questions:

Hey hey Monica!!

I hope you’re having a great day!  Okay, so I’ve written this email and re-written it a couple of times.  I’m just gonna go ahead and ask, because you’re like a professional, and I need some professional advice on a somewhat embarrassing topic.

Um, GI issues? 

I had to skip ahead a few weeks because I’m running an early May half marathon, but I was pretty active before (spinning 4-5x per week), so I was hoping it would be okay.  I’m supposed to do a 7 miler for this long run (to give you a sense of where I’m at).

So…. I’m not sure it’s okay.  I either have caught a stomach bug (fingers crossed! What a crazy thing to say) or I’m scared (thanks a lot, Google) that I’ve developed the “runner’s trots”.  You hear runners on the internet talking about “GI issues” all the livelong day.  

I still have my fingers crossed that maybe this is just a lingering stomach bug, but all those IG runners have planted fears in my brain.  

Any advice in case it is a running related thing? Any way to keep running and keep upping the mileage.  (Also, I am very slow, like 11:30min/mile, so I don’t even know if it’s possible to have the runner’s trots, since I’m barely trotting in the first place!)

Sorry, I didn’t want to be the weirdo who posted this question on the FB group.  Feel free to talk about it in the video though.

As always, thank you SO much.  Your plan is changing my life.  Amazing.

(from Canada – woot! woot!)

Monica:

1. Give yourself time to eat and digest.

2. Choose foods that are easy on the stomach. Think about things you eat after you’re sick and want to be gentle on your body. Low fiber and fat – mainly easy to digest carbs.

Bananas. White bread. White rice.

3. Avoid spicy foods, a lot of caffeine, high fiber foods, heavy foods…

4. Track what you’re eating and drinking before a run and how your stomach responded.

5. Practice your fueling strategy in training every week. Learn your body and help your body get used to running and eating.

Hi Monica!
My name is Heather and I am a runner from Michigan!  I love listening to your podcast and all the great tips you give (and truly enjoy your random tangents and Vegas stories!).  I’m writing because I just signed up for my first race, and besides freaking out a little bit, was wondering if you could see about addressing some of the questions I have on the podcast?
I consider myself a beginner runner simply because I have never ran a race before, nor have I been very competitive in my running (mainly because I am super slow!).  However, I have been running 5-10k for the past 8 years or so.  I have always talked about running a half or a full marathon but have always been too afraid to sign up.  But, considering I am about to graduate medical school and start residency, in addition to getting married, I decided now was the time to pull the trigger and I signed up for a half marathon in Ann Arbor, MI on June 3!
My questions are relating to heart rate logistics and some of the runs based on “race pace.”  The training plan that I am following states that certain runs should be run at specific heart rates.  For example, long runs should be run at 70-85% of your maximum HR (base on age).  My question is, if I am doing a particular run and my HR is greater than what is suggested, does that mean I’m running too fast? I usually run my “base” runs at about 80-85% of my max HR, but the plan says to only run it at 60-70%, so does that mean I need to slow down during those runs?
My other question that I was hoping you could address is “race pace.”  I have never run a race before, so I don’t really have a race pace, but suppose I could figure one out if I ran a 5k to see what it would be.  However, I don’t really know what my goal half marathon time would be because I’ve never run that distance before.  Do you have any suggestions on ways to figure out what time I should shoot for for my first half marathon based off of just my regular daily run times?

Monica:

CONGRATULATIONS!!! It sounds like your life is super amazing and exciting right now! Good for you!! I love it!!! 

I’m going to try and answer these next week on the show. But since it’s been a million days since you sent this I want to say …

Yes, if your heart rate is too high you need to slow down. It could be elevated because of elevation gain too. Either way – get your heart rate to the target zone by backing off a bit. 

Race pace = your goal pace … but, I don’t think you should have a time goal for your first half marathon – especially if you haven’t run a lot of 5ks or 10ks either. The main thing should be to finish with a big smile! Does your plan require certain runs be at ‘race pace’? Or are you just curious how to pace yourself on race day? 

*The video cut me off but I think I got most of the answer to the question done.*

Let me know if you have a question for me!

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Creamy Pear Overnight Oats–Dairy Free Recipe

Hello! Today I’m working with Silk on a dairy free yogurt recipe. If you love overnight oats but can’t have dairy this is a great alternative to using greek yogurt or milk for make ahead oatmeal.

Creamy Pear Overnight Oats Recipe

Ingredients:

• Silk Vanilla dairy free yogurt
• 1/2 cup quick cook oats
• 1 pear, chopped
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp chia seeds

Directions: Mix ingredients. Let set overnight or at least 2 hours. Stir and top with nuts, PB, dried fruit or your favorite oatmeal toppings!

I mixed half of the chopped pear into the oats and used the rest to serve around the glass. The chia seeds are optional but I love how thick they make this meal and I love the lil chew they add.

This recipe uses Silk Dairy Free yogurt in Vanilla. They also have a strawberry flavor that would be great with fresh strawberries instead of pears.

Run over to the Silk website for a COUPON for their dairy free yogurt alternative with soy.

Question: Do you prefer hot oatmeal or overnight oats?

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Silk. The opinions and text are all mine.

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What to Eat While Training for a Half Marathon and Tustin Half Recap Podcast #

Today I’m sharing some ideas on what to eat before a run or race. Whether you’re training for your first 5K or running your 14th marathon – you need to fuel your body probably. It makes a huge difference in your performance and recovery. And I should know because I totally crashed and burned at the Tustin Hangar Half Marathon this weekend partially because I didn’t fuel properly.

What Runners Eat – Podcast Series on the best foods for training and running:

This is the start of a series on what to eat before, during and after a run while training for a half marathon or full marathon. Practice any ideas that you see or here about what to eat during training. Figure out what works for your body.

What to eat the day before a long run or race.

What to eat BEFORE your run or race – the morning of your race or before you do a hard training run.

What to eat DURING your run or race.

What to eat AFTER your run to help you recover.

My usual pre-race or long run meal is Thai or Chinese food with a lot of rice and a lot of soy sauce. ..

Warm Up:

Apologies if last week’s episode was sped up – if you still have the crazy fast version – go to your settings > apps > choose your podcast app > clear cashe > save / download it again.

Thanks for all the love and feedback on my last episode! You’re the best. I haven’t talked to you since I went to Florida. I shared some pictures on this post on my recent travels but want to fill ya in…

I had a great trip to Florida and did a quick recap of the food and fun here.

Now over a week out from the trip I see God’s hand was definitely involved.

I want to podcast everyday… how can I live podcast?? Maybe I can do an Instagram live and you can just put it in your pocket and listen?

It’s week 4 of the 1st Half Marathon Training plan – if you’re following along check out my previous post for more.

I’m starting a series on what to eat while training for a race! And it works in perfectly with my fueling fail for yesterday’s half marathon.

If you have specific questions on fueling DM me on Instagram or leave a voicemail on the RER vm line 562 888 1644

Main Event:

Tustin Half Marathon Recap – Fuel Fail.

Tustin Hangar Half Marathon Race Recap…

The weather: Rainy Day.

The course: Ran through the Tustin Hangar.

Fairly flat a couple hills at the beginning and end. Course is just okay – run around Tustin, CA.

Running through the historic Tustin blimp hangar was cool but Downtown Tustin is ADORABLE. I definitely want to go back and walk around that area.

“Seventeen stories high, over 1,000 feet long and 300 feet wide, the hangars were, and still are, two of the largest wooden structures ever built. Designing and building the two structures in 1942, during wartime, on a hyper-accelerated schedule and with a nearly all-wood design, is what earned the hangars their 1993 listing by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the “Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks” of the 20th Century.” (from the city of Tustin )’

Before the race I did the usual…

Spark to drink and cereal to eat plus a banana.

My results: Turn down the suck.

Tustin Half Marathon Finish Time: 1:48:47 – average pace 8:17

What I did wrong at the half marathon and what I can learn from it:

I didn’t eat what I needed the day before and last run before the race.

Awards:

Whole Foods for that hot bar of my dreams.

Resources from this podcast episode:

What I did right and wrong at the OC Marathon

Race Discounts Page

What I ate before the Big Bear Trail Half Marathon

What I’m eating LA Marathon week

Thanks for listening!

Question: What is your favorite pre-race or long run meal?

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