WIAW: Snacks and Double-Runs
| April 5, 2012 | Posted by Sweet Tooth Runner under What I...Wednesday, WIAW |
Helloooo, and happy Wednesday! I’ve missed joining Jenn’s WIAW party for the last couple of weeks, so I think it’s time to remedy that!
An extra cup of veggies? Well I love all veg so that sounds good to me, but an extra cupcake sounds even better, so that’s my suggestion for next month Jenn! 
I enjoyed those cupcakes (Golden Syrup and Triple Choc) after my race on Sunday. Ms Cupcake’s stuff is the best in the world. If you didn’t know, I have been observing Lent, but Sundays are an “off” day…just another reason why Sundays are my favourite day! 
Talking of that race, I know I still owe you a recap, but the photos and all the details still aren’t up online yet! But this is where I raced:
In a HUGE stadium ! This stuff is so new to me, and my teammates found my awe at it’s size really funny! Some of them have been running track since they were kids, so they’re used to it, unlike me who finds it all so new and scary! But I LOVED it, and can’t wait till my next track race! Which is less than a week away incidentally!
Post-race eats that I picked up with the cupcakes:
Yummy vegan-friendly sandwich and one of my fave flavours of Luna bar! I was so happy to find it!
Snack-wise I am loving mini snack plates. I have been stuck at home studying for the last few days, so I literally have a plate like this every hour to munch on.
I’m not kidding when I say every hour. Snacking is the love of my life.
A million coffees have been consumed. It is most definitely a full-blown addiction now. I need help.
P.S. Those are my new Kinvaras in the background! I love Saucony, and I <3 the Kinvaras! Normally I’m a bright colour shoe kinda gal but those were on sale for only £30, so I snatched them up!
My fave dinner recently is tofu stir-fry! !t only takes 5 minutes to make, gives you three portions of veg, and is perfect for a quick post-training meal!
And my extra veg for the day? I’ll take a cup of these please.
Because they have veggie in the name, that means they’re made from veggies, right?
After a week of pretty much PERFECT weather, yesterday I got caught out on my run in a sudden windy-rain downpour whilst wearing shorts and a tee. It made me feel like this:
Somehow people always manage capture my best moments on camera
My workout was done on the trails. 4×5 minutes at tempo pace with 2 min jog between each, plus a few miles warm-up and cool down. After racing just two days before, it was a shorter workout than normal so my legs didn’t hate me too much;) But trying to run fast on the trails with the wind and rain driving at you was not easy! So my tempo pace was slower than I would’ve expected it to be, but the effort was there, and my legs sure met that lactic in the last interval!
Busted out my fire shoes because I’ve been missing them! Have I mentioned yet that I love Saucony?
Oh, and I had my first ever DOUBLE-RUN day on Monday! So excited to make this a regular part of my training a couple of days a week! My legs definitely felt more tired by the end of my second run (didn’t help that I raced the day before!), and running first thing in the morning will take some getting used to for me, but getting to run twice= double the endorphins=twice as happy Emma:)
Anyway, I’ve just rented this movie, since I missed seeing it when it was out at the cinema, and my evening is going to be spent watching it and munching my way through as much popcorn I can.
Has anyone else seen the Help? I loved the book, so I hope the movie’s just as good!
Have you ever included double runs in your training? Not before Monday I didn’t! But I loved it!
How do you get in your veggies? Other than in sweet form, I usually include at least one portion at every meal, and for snacks too.
Have a great day! <3
I wish we raced in a big stadium like that! We just race at the tracks at the school. I can’t wait to hear about how it went!! I’m an ice cream after the race kind of girl, but those cupcakes look amazing!!
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Fruits and Veggies are eaten with meals as well, and Thai with extra veggies and tofu in a Curry with some brown or jasmine rice rule!! I also take these as well…..https://www.facebook.com/juiceplus
they make veggie percy!! so cute.. I’ve seen the regular kind and they’re just so fun to eat
.. LOVe your snack plates! its making me peckish!
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I wish i was there to cheer you on at races, then buy you post race goodies.
xoxo
I LOVED THE HELP!! It is such a good movie! Can’t wait to hear what ya think! Looking forward to the race recap too!
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Ohmygaaawd, your cupcakes! I’m dying of jealousy.
I love all the funny pictures you take! You look cute while looking odd (in a good way!)
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Track racing looks so exciting. I would probably be all in awe too haha
That photo of you is so funny lol I cracked up.
I LOVE double runs. I’ve only done them a few times maybe, but I always feel really slow in the morning – then I bust out a faster one in the arvo and feel better about the slow one
Think I’ll rent The Help too. So far all the book/movie recommendations on blogs lately have been awesome…
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The Help is AMAZING! You’re going to love it.
And those cupcakes look divine! I’ve been on such a dessert kick lately. There’s a vegan bakery that opened up recently a few blocks from me…it’s dangerous!
I can’t wait for your race recap!
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Oooh! The Help! Did you know that the lady who plays Celia is a vegan? Apparently the fried “chicken” she makes in the movie is actually faux… I thought that was neat. But anyhow, it’s a wonderful movie.
I read The Help and till date it’s one of my favorite books! And although movies rarely do justice, I thought the movie was an excellent take on the book! Of course it lacked some detail but given the limited time frame of the movie, it was great! As for veggies, I can’t get enough- other than breakfast, my meals don’t feel complete with at least 2 servings of veggies!
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Aaaaw,Veggie Percies! I love those so much and they’re so cute!
I love them too much – wait,is that possible?
I have veggies with every meal I eat,so getting in enough vitamins isn’t a huge problem for me,hehe
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The Help is amazing, best film i have seen in a while, so glad i saw it at the cinema with my gym buddies. would happily watch that one again & again
And i rarely watch movies!
So far had rocket & chopped veggies in my mini egg white omelettes for breakfast (need a protein boost – body pump in 90 minutes time), will have sugar snaps at lunch time & hopefully pick purple sprouting broccoli for dinner time. Reminds me – i need to back up lunch! might have beetroot tonight too – shopping nearly due so its a case of what veggies are left in the fridge
still leeks in the garden too actually.
Have a lovely day. I’m on my final countdown 10 Days to go!!! Yay!
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I vote for an extra cupcake per day too for next month!
I have never done a double run- the running would be fine but it would be the showering and hair washing that would put me off!
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those cupcakes look awesome, and percy pigs rule. yey for veggie friendly ones. I have veggies with nearly every meal, but not really at breakfast. I have never gotten in to green smoothies, I like lots of fruit with my brekkie. I often work out twice in a day usually swim first thing, and then cycle or run later on.
Everything looks so good. I want to bite a cupcake.
Haha, yes, my vote certainly goes to an extra cupcake challenge. What lengths would I have to go to to get hold of a vegan cupcake or six? I wish I lived in London!
Your angry face made me laugh – the wind was insane up North as well, plus it was peppered with hail that hurt like Hell when it blew into your face.
I’ve only done a double run twice, and my body wasn’t crazy about it. Legs, yes, stomach= NO THANK YOU. I wish I could do them, though – they’re meant to be so beneficial, particularly in terms of speed/recovery.
xxx
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I have just started to read The Help and really like it already. I hope the film is good. Those cupcakes look gorgeous.
Hi Emma!
Ive been reading your blog for awhile but i this is my first time commenting! Your blog is pretty awesome
So i have a question for ya, is your running group/club/team w ur school or is it a community thing? And does it have an age range? jw cuz I’d love to find something similar to it where i live
Have a wonderful thursday!
Hey!!
Aww thank you!
My running club is for all ages. We train and race in our age groups mainly, but anyone can join, “newbies” or more advanced runners! Last week I did a session with a 70 year-old man, and he totally kicked my butt, which was a little embarassing! 
Anyway, I definitely recommend you look for something similar, because it’s so fantastic! It motivates you to train well, improves your running so much, and is a great social thing too! I’ve made so many new friends through it, and there are regular club evenings/events that everyone goes to. We have an annual barn dance too at New Year which is the most fun thing EVER!!
Haha sorry for the crazy-long reply, and I hoped that answered your question! If you have any other Qs, feel free to ask away! Have a great day! <3
Thanks Emma! you def got me wanting to look into joining one
Mmm… snacking!
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Mmm… coffee!
Mmm… tofu stir-fry!
(your blog posts make me hungry!)
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snack plates are the awesome
That stadium would totally intimidate me… I need to work on not being so nervous and to enjoy running! Those cupcakes look so amazing. The only cupcakes I’ve ever had that looked as good were from Sprinkles Cupcakes… my family and I went there on vacation. The past few days of track practice have been so windy, and it slows me down a ton
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wow that was dumb. I meant snack plates are awesome, not the awesome.
Lindsay @ miles and munchies recently posted..This is it… Track Season 2012
I loved The Help!
And those veggie percy things look so yummy!!