Sunday, July 26, 2015

Sunday Runday

 
Sunday's are my favorite days for long runs.  Saturday I'm still decompressing from the week, but Sunday I feel rested and ready to go.

Sundays we don't follow a schedule and spend our time how we want to spend it. Mostly on the couch, watching movies, reading, and making a fancy Sunday night dinner.


Even the dogs are lazy. Sorry Chris, that was too hilarious to not post.

Today I was actually able to sleep in. It was a miracle. I didn't get out of bed until 8:15 and then immediately sat down to enjoy 1, 2, 3 cups of coffee. 3 cups in a giant cup that holds at least 2 cups.  So 6.  6 cups of coffee.


  2.5 hours later, I was ready to start my long run.  11 am is always a good time to run, right?


This was my first long run I've enjoyed in weeks.

It was without my Garmin (I hadn't charged it) and sans music, though I did listen to my new favorite podcast: Rich Roll.  He interviews some of the greatest endurance athletes.  Nothing is more motivating than listening to an ultra runner talk about how they started at nothing and just started running.

I ran on my favorite limestone trails and knew exactly where my turnaround point would be for a 14 mile run.  The run took me about 2 hours to complete (based on the time of the podcast), and the second half was faster than the first (again, based off the podcast).  This was also my longest run since the Chicagoland Spring Marathon.

I refueled with my favorite green smoothie: (extra) spinach, greek yogurt, almond milk, strawberries, banana, chia seeds, hemp seeds, coconut oil, and peanut butter.  No matter how tired I am after a run, a green smoothie always makes it better.



Looking to this coming week, I have spin on Monday, a track workout planned for Tuesday, and a training run on my September race course Saturday.



How was your weekend?

How much coffee to do you drink?

8 comments:

  1. I only drank one cup, because otherwise I get SO shaky! Weekend has been good, just a whole lot of cleaning and laundry and all that. really good, not super social but i'm okay with that some weekends. Sometimes I just need a reset, you know?

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    1. I don't know why it doesn't link to my page! www.slowandsteadykandm.com :)

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    2. Absolutely! My husband and I try to have at least one weekend a month to just relax and not do anything social. It's harder than it sounds because there's always something going on!

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  2. I make a pot of filtered coffee every morning, about 30 seconds after I get out of bed. I can't imagine starting a day without it.. Thanks for the podcast link. I normally either listen to music or run without headphones, but I've just downloaded a few episodes of Rich Roll. I'll use them on my next long run, and I'll let you know if they help. Thanks :)

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    1. He interviews some of the most incredible people. I can't wait to listen to more of them!

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  3. It wasn't too hot for you, going at 11? I get up early in the summer, to beat the heat.

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    1. Today wasn't too warm. Maybe 80? There was even a little drizzle cooling me off so I was able to manage the whole run. 11 normally is too late.

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  4. I can't believe you don't start running until 11am! I would have melted in the heat. But congrats on getting your long run in and feeling good. I personally like doing my long runs Saturday because then if I want I can go out that night and not have to worry about getting up early Sunday. As for coffee, I drink 0-1 cups of coffee on Saturday/Sundays and 3-8 cups on weekdays. More so only 3 cups a day during the week, I've been cutting back. =]

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