WIAW: Day in the Life
| April 18, 2012 | Posted by Sweet Tooth Runner under WIAW |
Happy WEDNESDAY everyone! I have some pretty exciting things happening this week, so I’m literally counting down to Friday and the weekend! 
I missed WIAW last week, so hopefully I’ll make up for it now with my Tuesday recap of eats and workouts!
I started my morning with a short easy run (in the rain…), and then quickly showered whilst my breakfast was microwaving away.
oatmeal with soy milk and banana, topped with almond butter and natural strawberry jam
Lunchtime involved a grilled vegetable and hummus sandwich…
…followed by a fruit salad and lots of veg
I always get hungriest in the afternoon, and since I train in the evening and eat dinner after that, I have a LOT of snacks! My current fave snacks include my favourite carrot cake loaf (getting my veggies in 
) with PB…
…dry roasted peanuts (I am addicted)…
…and bowls of cereal with milk. I have become a cereal addict, and usually have about three bowls at a time! 
Shreddies or Bran Flakes with soy milk, and Shredded Wheat or Weetabix with almond milk
My evening session began with a half-mile sprint through the park in an attempt to not be too late for training:
In case you fellow TBBT fans are interested, it was this episode that I blame for making me late:
So so funny!!
Monday’s session was on the track, with 10 laps fartlek with fast+short recoveries, and yesterday’s session was a mix of longer reps and shorter reps in the trails in the park and woods, which was so fun! We did it relay-style which always makes us faster because we’re all so competitive! Even the warm-up is competitive and fast…a 7.03 mile is not my kind of warm-up!
After the session, a couple of us older athletes did this running-specific endurance circuit, which was killer! With sections for arms, core, and legs, it was a great all-round workout, and so tiring!
Seriously, after that day’s training I was done!
After collapsing on the couch with a huge glass of chocolate soy milk, I managed to drag myself into the kitchen to make dinner. Tofu stir-fry was on the table in <10 minutes. Gotta love quick+healthy meals!
Followed by a whole punnet of blueberries and half a dark chocolate Easter egg:)
After two hard workouts in a row and then an intense strength session for the first time in too long, I woke up unbelievably sore! I am moving like the people in this video today:
I know a lot of you ran marathons last weekend, or are running one this week, so you can relate to that I’m sure haha!
Is anyone racing this weekend? Anyone doing the London Marathon?! I am racing the 5k Mini Marathon, which is my favourite race ever! I am so excited for it!
What was the last workout/run that left you sore? Yesterday’s circuits…getting back into a regular strength routine is definitely going to make me sore for a while!
What is your favourite cereal? Currently, it’s Shreddies!
Have a great day friends!! <3
Your eats look so yum- so simple yet so tasty! Cereal is one of my weaknesses…I know everyone is obsessed with Peanut Butter Puffins but they don’t light a candle to Kellogg’s Bran Flakes or Fruit ‘n’ Fibre! Those 2 will forever be my favorites!
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I’m glad I’m not the only one who likes more than one bowl of cereal at a time :p and that TBBT episode is my absolute favorite. BAZINGA! Haha Sheldon is amazing
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You carrot cake loaf looks amazing!
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Oh girl all your eats look awesome. That sandwich makes me want to be more creative then my typical pb and j. I’m racing a half marathon this weekend which I’m super pumped for!
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all your eats look delicious! especially your oats and the veggie sandwich!
i used to watch big bang theory but recently i haven’t had the time-now i’m hoping to get back on the bandwagon soon!
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A cereal lover! Ha kudos to that =)
I’ve got a cereal review blog, which reviews British and American Cereals, run together with lot-o-choc.
Anyhow, I was going to do the London this weekend, but i’ve hurt my ITB!
Oh well; enjoy the 5k!
I absolutely LOVE Wheetabix and have since I was a kid. But no one that I know even has a clue what I’m talking about haha
That bread looks tasty!
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I LOVE SHREDDED WHEAT! favorite cereal ever! And I have been a cereal addict lately! Love the crunchy in ice cold milk….Mmmmm. My last strength workout left me reeeeeally sore! But in a good way….love to feel the burn!
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day in the life is extra sweet with YOU! Love it. and big bang theory. hehe
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Ooh is this your big 5k race this weekend?! I’m so excited to see how you do!! I was supposed to race yesterday and on friday… but I’m out AGAIN. I’m a regular at the doctors office at this point!
I’ve also been loving cereal, especially cheerios in all varieties! The plain ones have my heart though. I just love ‘em!
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Um, yes, 7 min mile warm up? That is a competitive group! I snack like crazy too… sometimes I barely have room for dinner. I think my body prefers getting most of it’s fuel during the day, so I’m trying to accomodate that and have a lighter dinner to balance it out. Doesn’t always happen though!
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i was back at the gym monday night after Brighton on the sunday – admittedly i wasn’t at my best – i can’t wear trainers (or shoes generally – i’m driving barefoot at the mo & wearing mum’s shoes at work!) and my joints were so swollen i couldn’t get my heel up to my backside doing leg curls in the aerobic warm-up but i was there after being at college all morning
If you ever fancy a marathon one day, i thoroughly recommend Brighton.
Good luck & have a great weekend.
xx
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I never thought to put jam in my oats! What a cool idea! Looks absolutely delicious!
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That carrot cake looks simply divine! Every time you post it I get closer to making it
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Loving the oatmeal, and that carrot deliciousness! Plus, The Big Bang Theory rocks.
Veggies + hummus = perfect sandwich! The only thing that could make it better is cheese!
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that carrot cake looks amazing!!! also big bang theory is a good excuse in my book! love that show
wow, killlaa workouts! glad you guys get to train on trails and ohman i loove fartleks! still run my beloved fartlek course from highschool when i am in my hometown. and you are making me love TBBT more! I couldnt decide if it was a show trying to hard be funny or if it realllly was and now im leaning towards the latter! my fav cereal right now is cheerios! iand some bowls i make ‘reeses pb cup cheerios’ by adding peanutbutter and any number of chocolatey things. i am sore in my IT bands from not stretching enough lately..ouchiesss.
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i luv u but i’m DANG jealous u’re right there to watch AND race London!! i am already awaiting the full recap!! awesome workout missy, as well as some yummy foodage going on. rest those legs up well and be ready to have a blast and kick butt come race day.
PS-i get a kick how the same cereal boxes have diff names over here.
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That video is brilliant! I can totally relate to that! When we were in Stockholm we had to get the underground around, and I had to do the stairs sideways and one at a time. I wanted to have a sign on telling everyone my reason!
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Sooo that TBBT episode is literally one of my favorites! I watched that Bazinga scene more times than I would like to admit
Good luck on your races!
Hi beautiful girl!!
I am excited for you this weekend!!
The last workout that left me sore was my deep tissue massage last night, hehe! it was post hilly 10-miler so I think my legs were a little on edge, ouch!
I love that you are running LONDON! I would be soooooooo down to do the Marathon, maybe in 2016
I hope you’ve been having a great week!
xoxo!
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That carrot cake loaf… Oh my,I think I need to make it myself some time. It looks so good!
Anyhow,I’m wishing you luck for your race this weekend! You’ll do great,as always,I’m sure!
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That carrot cake loaf and I have a date!
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The carrot cake loaf looks amazing! I need to get my bake on again soon!
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Hahah, that episode was gold. I’m like sheldon on so many levels it’s sad; my mum always points it out, it’s really quite worrying; I now have 9 boxes of cereal in my cupboard (though, mind you I haven’t yet labelled them with fibre content so I can eat according to my bowel motions, hahahah,) my favorite cereal is currently … oh gosh, I can’t choose, I have too many. All-bran is pretty amazing, I don’t know why I fall for cardboard texture, but MAN it really brings me in, I would eat it for every meal. And, sheldon would approve; 44% of daily fibre
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I love Puffins! And I can’t wait to try Uncle Sam’s cereal~Mmm! And it’s like you read my mind–I was just craving banana or carrot bread….:P
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