Dinosaur Girl
| May 8, 2012 | Posted by Sweet Tooth Runner under Uncategorized |
*ETA*: I thought I posted this yesterday, but apparently it went to drafts instead! My intelligence never fails to stun me. So this is yesterday’s post
After 10 hours spent studying in the library today, this is what I looked like:
DEAD.
For some reason, sitting still for 10 hours makes me a thousand times hungrier than being active. Today, these crisps were my best friend. Hello caramelised onion and balsamic vinegar…
And Starbursts are a study essential. I only like the green and purple ones, and thankfully my study buddy only likes all the other ones. Clearly we are a match made in heaven and I need to try the Starburst Test on future dates to find my soul mate.
Anyway, let’s talk about RUNNING! During my last workout, my Garmin died after only two miles (maybe I should start charging it more than once a year), so this was all I got:
After those two miles, there was two miles of fartlek and then two miles cooldown:)
Recently, EVERY run has been in the pouring rain. On my early morning Sunday run, I got absolutely drenched. Seven hilly miles in the pouring rain, but I LOVED it!! I did my long run on Saturday, but felt surprisingly good today!
I discovered that I am not a fan of energy gels. Usually before my longer pre-breakfast runs (anything around an hour or more) I have a couple of Clif Shot Bloks (my stomach can’t handle much else!), but I was all out of those, so I decided to try an energy gel that I got free from the LM expo. It was a bad move.
Gels are gross. How anyone can stand that slimy texture is beyond me. It is all about expensive chewy sweets disguised as running fuel (*cough* Shot Bloks) 
In other news, my running club have put The Dinosaur Photo on the front of their latest newsletter. That was a nice surprise when I opened my mail. Not only is it from last season, but I look like I’m trying to impersonate a dinosaur. It’s this gem:
WHY?! Just why.
What running fuel do you use? Do you like gels? It’s all about the Shot Bloks!! But I find them really hard to eat on the run, and I don’t tend to take in any fuel for my long runs, but then they’re not marathon-long, so I don’t feel like I need to!
Do you use a Garmin/GPS device on all your runs, or a HRM for your workouts? I use a Garmin for my workouts and long runs, or if I’m exploring a new route, but for my regular routes on easy days I leave it at home and just run by feel 
Since I forgot to ask on my last post, tell me about YOUR summer plans! I told you all about mine, now I want to hear YOURS!
Have a GREAT week! <3
Hahaha that’s so funny! You look good in the photo though. My school’s yearbook just came out and there’s a good picture of me warming up at practice. Those chips looks super yummy. I’ve never seen a purple Starburst! Maybe they have different flavors in the UK than in the US. We have yellow, orange, and red. Have a great week and best of luck on your exams!
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Ha. No but you do look good so I can see why they used it! Whenever I’m in the library, I always eat the most random collections of food. It’s normally what they have on campus so ya know. My favorite starbursts are the yellows! It depends on my mood for gels-sometime my stomach can handle them and sometimes it can’t.
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Study snacks are a must! I find it hard to work on paperwork without something to snack on. I am excited to organize my classrooms more this summer, attending a couple of music conferences and visiting friends and family.
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aww I love the comment you just wrote me saying that you were cheering for me!!
I hope your studying paid off and that you ace the exams!!
but I will be doing a lot of racing and traveling on weekends!
I am the worst at fueling while running…I learned this weekend that even drinking from a cup is too difficult (something i’ve gotta change!)
I’ve had a GU gel in one of the marathons i’ve run, and I always carry a GU with me when I am running 18-miles or longer…but I rarely use it b/c it is nasty and my stomach turns into a knot and I get major side aches. ha!
I have the same Garmin use as you: Longruns/tempo or speedy, but easy runs I go freeeee!
My doctorate program is a continuous 2.5yrs so summer will not come for a while
I hope your week is off to a great start!
xoxo!
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I can’t stand when people use my pics without asking…they always ending up picking ones where I look doofy! haha! I wish we had purple starbursts in the US…they look yummy! We only have red, pink, orange, and yellow!
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Green starbust FTW!
Keep up the studying! My friends also have biology on Monday but I can feel your pain I got physics on Thursday and have spent waaaay too much time on my bum recently! Have a good week 
10 hours study!! You craaazy :p We could totes be friends on the lolly consumption btw, but we would need two packets! For on the go fuel I’m also about the shot blocks (or plain lollies) or dates/ dried apricots. Gels don’t work at all for me! I sometimes use a HR monitor but not a garmin- our coach doesn’t encourage use of tech, wanting us to be really in tune with our bodies but mainly just because he competed when dinosaurs (not you) ruled the earth lol
My winter is coming so no summer plans as of yet, but they will involve a beach. That much I am sure! Have a good rest of week…hopefully not too much more study to go!!
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I hate gels! I used them in training before my first half marathon, but on the day of the race, it made me feel incredibly sick, and I haven’t used them since. I prefer dried fruit (dates/apricots/raisins) and vegan gummy sweets.
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Lol, ‘Dinosaur Girl.’ I love it! And you run at the speed of a (Vegan version of a…) Velociraptor, so it’s really rather appropriate.
Thanks for the lovely words about my race
I never use gels because they have the same effect on my stomach, as I found out at London. Shot blocks are just as bad though, sadly. I don’t bother with anything training wise but for marathon races I rely on sips of isotonic drinks to get me through.
I cannot fathom running without a Garmin. I don’t know how I managed before…it almost feels as though the run doesn’t ‘count’ unless I have that little Garmin graph to analyse
How can you not like red Starbursts? Ahh, they’re the only flavour I ever ate! Which is why I never really bought them, but the red ones I could eat forever.
xxx
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I love just eating medjool dates as fuel! or a plain fruit smoothie (just ice and fruit or juice, sometimes with coconut water) as a little sugar boost.
I just got a garmin this december – and it has motivated me so much, and changed my running for the better. although it does poop out on my sometimes…
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Aw,come on,you’re looking cute,Emma! Aways.
I hate it when people don’t ask before snapping pictures though. That’s so impolite!
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My sister loves the gels. She actually uses them for ice hockey games and practices. I’ve actually never tried them. I had sport jelly beans once and they were good, but with like 150 meters left in my race I felt like I was gonna throw up so I haven’t used them since!!
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It is all about the shot bloks I agree! I tried some gels on a few runs and they left me feeling so sick- what a weird texture- never again! I can chew and run as I run slowly anyway!
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Haha I think you look more like a sad puppy than a dinosaur! But congrats on getting on the cover
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Sorry about all the studying.
No fun.
I do use gels from time to time. They’re a bit sweet for my taste, but I rarely meet a sweet I don’t like.
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I am the same…not too much of an appetite after/during running, but sitting all day and I feel like I need a snack every 10 minutes. It’s really bad if I’m sitting doing something that’s boring. I think your t-rex picture is adorable, as all of your pics are!
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Are English starbursts vegan? The ones in the US have gelatin
. I tried a gel once on a long run and it was gross! It had gotten hot from sitting in my pocket while running too, which probably made it worse. I usually bring dates (or dates blended with water = datorade!!) or shot blocks if I’m out of dates. Wow, you’re so fast! Since getting a garmin for Christmas, I’ve used it for just about every run. The fastest pace I’ve ever seen on it was 5:18/mi the other day when I was running for my life to get home during a lightning storm!
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I’ve only had to eat on a run once, and that time I took gummy bears! Haha, I was actually surprised at how well they sat in my stomach. I’m interested to try the shot blocks though!
I use a Polar heart rate monitor for runs. My favorite thing about using it is that I can gauge how easy/hard a run was by looking at my average heart rate.
Summer plans are visiting my older brother in Portland, Oregon, running the Peachtree Road Race 10K in Atlanta on July 4, and going to Boston for a family reunion
I love reading your posts! It always makes me so happy to see a new one. And that dinosaur picture is actually cute! Haha.
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Your picture looks great.nice post. thanks for hosting
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