Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Running Fuel

I find it highly amusing that the topic of today's "Tuesday Topics Link Up" is all about how you fuel for a run.


Why is this funny, you may ask? Well, let me replay my Friday evening.

9:00 p.m. - Hey Jason, you wanna watch that Bird Box movie on Netflix? Sure.
11 p.m. - Movie is over and I'm SO WIRED because I don't do suspenseful or horror movies. I think I'm about to lose my mind.
Midnight - Still can't sleep. Hey, let's work on trying to transfer all 100,000 pictures from my iphone to my computer. No time like the present, right? (But for real...it's like 24,000 pictures. Anyone else feel me?!)
1 a.m. - If I don't go to bed, I'm seriously not going to wake up for my long run in the morning (and not waking up was seriously not an option)
2 a.m. - Barely asleep, I heard the sound of Brayden crying because he wanted "momma's bed". Alright, kid...come in momma's bed.
4:30 a.m. - The toddler was giggling in his sleep. Giggling. It was cute but 4:30 a.m.? Really? His giggling got him transferred right back into his own bed.
6 a.m. - A crazy freak storm moved through the area. Every time it thundered (happened at least three times), I JUMPED out of bed like the Bird Box ghost was headed my way.

Needless to say, it was not a productive night of sleep. Oh yes, and Brayden's monitor decided to have a sporadic connection which then caused the machine to annoyingly beep and beep and beep. It got itself turned off on two separate occasions during the night.

So, when my alarm went off at 7:15 a.m., the rain had just passed and I was ready to just get my long run over with.


What did my sleep deprived foggy brain have me do? I got dressed, grabbed a bottle of water, then headed out the door.

It was around mile 4 of my 10 mile run that I realized I didn't eat breakfast. Not even a typical pre-run bar or a banana. (Totally NOT in my norm...like at all.)

When I started getting light headed at mile 9, I realized I also didn't have any gels, GU, chomps, sports beans, not a single thing on me.

What. In. The. World.

Y'all, I've been a runner for 10 years now. I've run 6 marathons and 30+ half marathons and definitely know better. What possessed me to forgo any and all nutrition, food, gels, or gatorade at the least?! 


I'm not sure I know the answer, but the breakfast Jason had waiting on me when I returned home was everything I'd ever dreamed of!

All I can say is, I blame it on the Bird Box. Thanks, Sandra. 

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20 comments:

  1. Oh no! That certainly sounds like a crazy night. I give you credit for even still going out to do your long run!

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    1. If I didn't go for my long run, I would have tanked at Rock n Roll New Orleans in a few weeks. I knew I HAD to and that was the only day I could. Guess I was mostly running on pure determination! Haha!

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  2. oh gosh...I don't think I've forgotten fuel for a 10-miler before, but definitely for shorter runs. Even in the summer, there have been times I'll realize 4-5 miles from home that I've forgotten my water or my music. Truth!

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    1. I'm pretty sure this has never happened to me. HAH! Oh well, lesson learned!

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  3. I've been known to go run in the morning without breakfast, but then again I'm not running far. I've also forgone a run before because i know my nutrition during the day was not the best. I guess I have no rules...haha.

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    1. I've run shorter distances without breakfast before but never a long run. I did eat kinda crappy on Friday so I figured my body was pulling from that anyway! HAH!

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  4. Wow! I think I would have gone home once I realized I hadn't eaten breakfast or had no fuel. Well, honestly, I wouldn't forget to eat breakfast because that is my favorite meal of the day. :-)

    Thanks for linking up with us!

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  5. OMG thanks for solidifying my reasons not to watch that movie!! Ha ha sounds like a rough night

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  6. I probably would have felt the "non-breakfast" on a ten miler, although I regularly run up to 8 miles without fueling beforehand. Weird, I know.

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    1. I agree that 10 miles is just a bit too far for no fuel. Won't make that mistake again!

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  7. What a crazy night! I'm just really impressed that you actually set off on that long run! I would have turned the alarm off and slept until lunch. LOL. I can do a 5/6 km without food, but anything longer and I struggle.

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    1. My problem was, I didn't have much of a choice. It was either run that 10 miler that day or not at all...and not at all wasn't an option due to my upcoming half marathon. Oh well!

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  8. omgosh! with the lack of sleep you had though I'm not surprised!! glad you made it through anyway and had a yummy reward at the end!

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  9. I ran the Houston half marathon last year one one GU thanks to coming down with food poisoning...like you, it's good to know you CAN get through a long run without proper fueling (and sleep), but it's better not to.

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    1. UGH food poisoning is the worst before a race! I remember when that happened to you! So crazy!!

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  10. Love your eeyore mug!
    Major kudos for getting out there

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