I was scheduled for a short 4 miler today at race pace. It sucked. I just had no energy, and it wasn't even hot out. I finished the run and came home confused and discouraged. Then I realized, of course it sucked. I skipped dinner last night and just had an apple and a glass of wine around 7 pm. And I didn't eat anything this morning before the run, just had a glass of juice. So I'm pretty much expecting my body to run on an empty tank. If I'm going to be serious about running, I have to be serious about the whole package, which includes nutrition.
I skipped dinner because I had a huge excellent lunch with my mom. We had fish tacos; grilled and with just a hint of lemon. Really tasty!
I'm either going for another run tonight when it cools down or I'll do the elliptical. I don't feel like I got much of a workout today..
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Yup, food is our fuel, if you have no gas in the tank you'll be puttering with no energy. Carbs are our premium fuel...our nutrition should be around 50% carbs, 25% protein and 25% healthy fats. Your grilled fish tacos sounds fantastic!! Fish is a great low fat, lean protein food, and I've read some runners eat fish the day before a marathon instead of the typical pasta dinner.
Hi Tanya!
Thanks for commenting on my blog. I skip meals, too. I'm a recovering anorexic and exercise bulemic - I hate food - yet I love the taste. I never work out with food in my body in the am.
Grilled fish is my very favorite food - good food I can eat a ton of.
Hey - be friends with me and you won't be last place for sure. I did 2 miles in 27 minutes this morning. LOL
ellen
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