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<\/p>\nI know many of you have been curious what my own diet looks like on a daily basis, so yesterday I thought it would be fun to keep a log (and take photos!) of everything I ate during the day. I chose yesterday because it was a bit more extreme \u2013 I did a 12 mile trail run in the morning so I ended up burning just over 3,000 calories for the day. I didn’t track my calorie intake, but it was pretty close to 3,000 as well. Let’s get into it!<\/p>\n
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Normally, I don’t eat before I run. As long as I’m doing less than 12 miles, I will always run on an empty stomach, but I do like to eat a small amount of carbs and fat before longer runs to get my metabolism moving. I’ve experimented with pinole<\/a> (which has become a cult classic on my blog), but a simple piece of Ezekiel toast and peanut butter works well. A little caffeine is also a big performance boost that I save for long runs, so I had a small amount of coffee with almond milk.<\/p>\n I was at the trail by 6:45 and did 12 miles as planned. I hadn’t done any runs over 10 miles in several weeks due to wildfire smoke and other factors, so it felt good. I’m also not training for any imminent races as the Leona Divide got cancelled. 9:06 seems like a terrible pace, but remember that this trail is literally called “The Beast” for a reason, and included 2,360 ft of elevation gain (236 flights of stairs!).<\/p>\n My favorite thing to eat on long runs is date bars like Larabars, or in this case a Trader Joe’s bar with two ingredients (dates and peanuts). SO much better than those artificial maltodextrin gels. If it was longer I would have slowly eaten the bar as I ran, but at only 12 miles I just saved it for the drive home. I also had a scoop of my favorite electrolyte powder (Ultima Replenisher<\/a>) in a water bottle.<\/p>\n [P.S. I just learned that I can embed my Garmin tracks right onto my blog, which is pretty cool. You can even click on it to see the full breakdown of my run if you’re curious.]<\/p>\n6:30 – Trail Run<\/b><\/h4>\n
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