Lately, all of my running has been done for one reason: to train for this crazy ass goal of five half marathons in five days. Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited about my goal and a lot of my runs have been enjoyable, but they all have a goal: to build my mileage high enough…
Category: paleo
WIAW: Tiptoeing towards Paleo
After I fell completely off the Paleo wagon, it became apparent that a drastic change wasn’t going to work for me. Maybe if I wasn’t running major mileage, I could handle the lack of energy. Maybe if it wasn’t winter and I wasn’t already dealing with grey and cold, I could handle the crabbiness that…
It Starts With Food Review
I’ve been toying with the idea of Paleo eating for a while, but I didn’t really understand the “why” of it. I was not sold on the concept of “eat like a caveman” and didn’t really believe that our bodies haven’t adapted since caveman days. I’ll be honest, I’m still not 100% sold on the…
And then I fell off the wagon…
And I didn’t just fall. I plunged. It started with a fruit leather. Ok, really it started with running 34 miles in the last five days. And did I mention the yoga class? Ok, it started because I was hungry. I should have grabbed an apple, but frankly, that thought never crossed my mind. So,…
Sweet Potatoes FTW!
Who knew that this… Would equal this… After my awful, very tired, long run on Sunday, I knew I needed to get more carbs in. If I weren’t in a major training plan right now, maybe I’d be willing to have a couple of weeks of missing my mileage, but I can’t afford that right…