2-8-14 Group Running

So I missed my group run yesterday and am full of regret on it, but that is short lived because it's a new week and I am looking forward to the group run. I haven't really run with other people because the Tuesday morning group is all a little faster or have people the run with already. So it's me, my iPhone, MapMyRun, and music.

My run last night was hard, I hit mile two and I was running out of gas. I had a stinger strawberry waffle and downed half of that as I ran, and then told myself when I ran another mile I could have a little more waffle. So I continued that was until I was finished with my waffle at mile 4. After that I just ran/walked with water. I was completely spent.

I figure the reasons for getting exhausted so fast was due to poor diet Friday and Saturday. I really need to address that. I am able to keep within my calorie goal now, but it's not always the best food. For tomorrow I have  my meals planed out as follows. Breakfast: Sesame Bagel w/ strawberry cream cheese and light and fit Greek yogurt. Lunch will be this awesome curry that I picked up at Costco this past week and some right with another yogurt, and some tangerines. Dinner will be subway (I can control calories easier by eating subway than just about anything else). So having my meals planned means greater success.

Back to running, I will be starting some cross training on Monday mornings by riding my bike. So just keep an eye on it. record will appear for that in the coming weeks.

Thanks for reading,
-Riley

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