Wow and Ugh all at once. I ran 13 miles yesterday through the hills of Newton. By the time I hit mile 12, I had had it. The last hill I had to run 30 paces, walk 30 paces. I did run the last .2 miles at a decent pace, but that is only because I needed to be done – BAD… This was the first run that I hurt. I mean my back ached; the plantar fasciitis or whatever that cramping is on the bottom of my foot would just not subside. The only thing that I could think was “HOW THE HECK AM I GOING TO RUN 26.2 MILES!!
My coach said that this feeling was NORMAL. Everyone has bad runs (oh, and my mp3 died somewhere along mile 8 so all I had to listen to was my little complainer in my head). I probably should have had my power gel at mile 4 instead of mile 8; and maybe I didn’t stretch/refuel properly after my run on Thursday…. It really got me thinking…. I need to get a little more serious about my training --- not just getting the miles in. Making sure that I stretch and refuel properly – all those things coaches tell you to do….
Before the run we had guest speaker – Nancy Clark, RD. First of all, she’s a very nice lady. Second, I found the KEY to my weight loss problems – and what I hoped was my LIGHT BULB moment. She asked if my diet was a crescendo… Do I eat a small breakfast, lunch and then DINNER? Why yes… because I am so hungry. This, she said, is a diet for weight gainers, regardless of how much you exercise. I am going to get her book Nancy Clark's Food Guide for Marathoners , but I am going to start her weight loss strategy now. What I have to do is eat 4 meals a day, with an even distribution of my calories. “Do your dieting at night while you sleep and wake up ready for breakfast.” Makes sense – We’ll see if it transfers on Thursday when I weigh in.
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