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What I ate (at Ragnar) Wednesday

September 17, 2014 by MCM Mama 24 Comments

I have been struggling with my eating for a while now.  I used to be able to get away with a decent amount of indulgence on the weekends because I ate well during the week and ran lots of miles.  Somehow, eating poorly has become the norm on most weekdays and I don’t even want to talk about my weekends.

So, last week I started Laura’s 21 day reset.  I stopped eating wheat and cut dairy way down.  I added more vegetables to every meal and ate fruit as my sweet treat. I made coconut milk chocolate “ice cream” and coconut flour muffins.  I actually lost 4 of the fluff pounds I’ve been trying to get rid of and felt great.

pepper-and-ice-cream

And then Ragnar happened.  Let me tell you, Ragnar was a lot of things, but it was not a healthy eating experience. I also would not recommend you eat the way I did.

Before I left the house, I joined Shoo in eating a waffle with almond butter.

On our drive up, we stopped midway (at Halfway, MD LOL) for coffee.  I was feeling a little hungry so I grabbed an everything bagel.

bagel

Three hours later, I headed out on my first run (7.9 miles at 1:05pm).  On the run, I drank almost two bottles of Gatorade.

gatorade

When I finished, the exchange was at a gas station with a deli.  I had the most amazing ham and cheese on rye bread.  (Or maybe I was just that hungry.) I accompanied it with a Coke.  (Yeah, I know, but dang it tasted good.)

coke

Sometime later that day I had an applesauce squeeze pouch.

gogo-squeez-applesauce

Finally, sometime around 9pm, we stopped for dinner where I had a salad, meatballs, and two amazing rolls.  The meatballs were a mistake.  That’s all I’m going to say about that. And I started getting tired and it was dark, so no more pictures…

Three hours later, I headed out on my second run (4.9 miles at 12:40am),  where I ate nothing and drank only a few sips of nuun.

My amazing teammate met me with a chocolate shake from South Mountain Creamery.  It tasted so good, but my jacked up digestive system wanted no part of it.  Oy.

Luckily, my stomach was settled by the time everyone else was done running, so I was able to partake of another everything bagel and coffee.

Two hours later, I ran my last run (2 miles at 11:30am).

And then ate a Starbucks breakfast sandwich and a latte.

So, two bagels, two sandwiches, dinner, an applesauce, and a shake. Definitely not the healthiest 36 hours of my life…

Want to know what I didn’t eat (but I packed)?

  • The “on the run” nutrition I took with me
  • apples
  • bananas
  • Muscle Milk
  • PB&J

Lessons learned?  Don’t drink the milk shake. Avoid the meatballs.  Plan your Ragnar meals ahead of time.

So now, I’m spending three days eating this:

urban-remedy-cleanse

So, next week’s WIAW will be all about doing a cleanse.  Wish me luck!

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  1. Coco says

    September 17, 2014 at 8:45 am

    I skipped the deli and went right to the ice cream shop next door for my root beer float! Honestly, that seems like very little calories for all that running and running around!
    Coco recently posted…What I Ate For Ragnar Relay FoodMy Profile

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    • MCM Mama says

      September 18, 2014 at 9:05 am

      I needed a sandwich in a big bad way. Funny thing is that I thought I basically inhaled it, but I discovered a quarter of it in my bag when I got home…

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  2. Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home says

    September 17, 2014 at 8:50 am

    Haha, I read your sentence about the meatballs, and before I even finished it, I had that thought…uh oh…and yep, you confirmed it! I think for me the hardest part of a relay would be fueling. I struggle with it normally. I have such a sensitive GI tract. And just when I think I have it figured out-boom–and I mean boom–yep, disaster. Ugh.
    Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home recently posted…Marathon training week 9-The beginning of the endMy Profile

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    • MCM Mama says

      September 18, 2014 at 9:05 am

      They tasted so good and I really was craving protein, but, umm, yeah.

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  3. Heather @ Divas Run for Bling says

    September 17, 2014 at 10:15 am

    I think that with all the Ragnar running, it’s okay that you hadn’t eaten the most nutritious pre-race food. I have been running for over 2 years now and am still figuring out what I can and cannot eat before a race
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    • MCM Mama says

      September 18, 2014 at 9:04 am

      I’m not too concerned, but I could have done without the porta potty trips…

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  4. Sandra Laflamme says

    September 17, 2014 at 10:54 am

    Relays are definitely not the place for healthy eating! You definitely just grab what looks good and then regret it later during your nighttime leg. I too have learned from experience at the RTBNH 🙂 Good luck with Laura’s 21 Day reset!
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    • MCM Mama says

      September 18, 2014 at 9:03 am

      Oh yeah about the regretting later. Oy.

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  5. Annmarie says

    September 17, 2014 at 2:08 pm

    Oh man it all sounds delicious but I can imagine it was rough on the digestive system! I am looking forward to my relay next weekend but am going to try and plan my food ahead as much as possible. Good luck with the reset!
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  6. Deborah Brooks says

    September 17, 2014 at 2:35 pm

    I would have killed for your banana and your apple. The one mistake I made was not bringing enough real food. I thought there would be more places to stop. It makes it a little harder being a vegetarian too. I was starving at the ice cream place and all they had were burgers. I drank the shake and lets just say that didn’t go well. Live and learn!
    Deborah Brooks recently posted…Ragnar Relay- 20 things I Learned & LovedMy Profile

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    • MCM Mama says

      September 18, 2014 at 9:02 am

      Wish i’d known. I had two apples and two bananas and a huge bag of nuts… I’d have happily shared since I didn’t actually eat any of them.

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  7. Char says

    September 17, 2014 at 3:18 pm

    It’s hard to eat normally and well on a relay. I’d just count those days as a loss and start over. And that seems to be exactly what you’re doing.
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    • MCM Mama says

      September 18, 2014 at 9:02 am

      Yeah, I’ve moved on and am back to eating healthy.

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  8. jill conyers says

    September 17, 2014 at 5:26 pm

    I love reading about Ragnar! What cleanse are you doing?
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    • MCM Mama says

      September 18, 2014 at 9:01 am

      It was so fun!

      I’m doing an Urban Remedy cleanse.

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  9. Diatta @ Femme Fitale Fit Club says

    September 17, 2014 at 8:32 pm

    Looks like your body was using the food you were eating for fuel so I wouldn’t feel too bad honestly. LOL. What type of cleanse is that?
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    • MCM Mama says

      September 18, 2014 at 9:00 am

      Yeah, I felt fine as long as I ate bread LOL. Long live the carbs!

      I’m doing an Urban Remedy metabolism cleanse.

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      • Diatta @ Femme Fitale Fit Club says

        September 18, 2014 at 9:55 am

        I need to check out Urban Remedy. Thanks.
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  10. steph says

    September 17, 2014 at 10:15 pm

    I know all about the Ragnar food. It’s not great. I survived Ragnar SoCal last year by eating my weight in nutter butters.
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    • MCM Mama says

      September 17, 2014 at 10:49 pm

      I feel practically virtuous now. ;o) I was just all about bread…

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  11. Jim says

    September 17, 2014 at 10:58 pm

    But damn, that milkshake tasted so good, right? (it wreaked havoc on me for pretty much all of Saturday, too…)

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    • MCM Mama says

      September 18, 2014 at 8:59 am

      It was! BTW, I think you actually met my teammate, Deb. She blogs at http://confessionsofamotherunner.com. Glad to meet you online though!

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  12. Sue @ This Mama Runs for Cupcakes says

    September 18, 2014 at 4:00 pm

    Are you starting another South Block Juice cleanse??

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    • MCM Mama says

      September 18, 2014 at 4:07 pm

      No, this one is from Urban Remedy and it includes actual food! I can’t do another juice only deal. I just can’t.

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