Whole30 Day 18
Day 18 was a Sunday, so that meant another long run. The weather was 65 degrees and sunny, so it was an absolutely perfect day for running. To be able to take advantage of the nice weather, we got up and ate a good breakfast, then did some work at home while waiting for our food to settle and for the temperature to go up.
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with peppers, onions, and mushrooms, and sides of sweet potato hash and bacon (I was able to find bacon at our grocery store that did not have any sugar added). For the eggs we sauteed the peppers, onions, and mushrooms in coconut oil, then added 6 eggs. To speed up the sweet potato hash, we microwaved the sweet potatoes until they were beginning to soften, then cut them into cubes and cooked them in coconut oil until they were browning. We microwaved our sweet potatoes a little longer than we should have, so they were a bit difficult to cut, but they still tasted delicious!
Long run nutrition: Just like last week, we used a combination of Coconut Butter Stuffed Dates and Chia Seed Gels to fuel our long run. This time, I added two gels instead of one to my hand held water bottle for some extra calories and it worked well.
Lunch: To expedite the process of getting food into us after our long run, we pieced together a combination of leftovers in the fridge. This ended up being grilled chicken, Cauliflower Sweet Potato Mash, and half an avocado.
Summary Day 18: Didn't have quite as much energy on this week's long run as I did last week - I think this might have been a combination of how hard I went on Saturday's bike ride, and the bike test I did on Friday. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed being outside during the nicest part of the day to run. I'm glad that Monday is a day off of work so I can sleep in and recover!
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