She Says: Simple Monday

Morning Everyone! I am about to set out on my 10 mile run that I postponed from yesterday. I am hoping the rain holds out for just a little while! Getting wet would not be fun.

I had a small breakfast because I haven’t found that magic food combination that does not make me sick while running. 

This was the heal of the bread, my favorite part, with Peanut Butter, flax and cantaloupe.

Last week when I did my long run, I ran out of gas and it felt awful. This week I am packing some mid-run fuel in the form of Sharkies – these were the only thing I could find at Target, Whole Foods & Trader Joe’s!  Where do you guys find your gels, etc.?

I dread having to whip these out and eat them while running, but I’ve learned that it is important and might be necessary.  While researching why I might need to fuel up mid-run, I found an interesting article comparing different types of sports drinks, bars and gels. It explained that running performance is limited by four fueling factors:

1. Loss of body fluids.
2. Drop in blood sugar levels.
3. Depletion of muscle carbohydrate stores.
4. Altered amino acid levels.

Check out the full article here. Interestingly, I’d heard that dried fruit was not a good fuel source, but according to this article it is!