When I checked my Marathon Training Plan this morning and saw “8 Miles” I was not excited. Just didn’t have the energy, you know?
So I made a deal with la diabla myself – I’d only do 6 miles, but with 4 at tempo. Deal. 6 miles (4 tempo) – 51:59 Average Pace 8:40
- Mile 1: 9:07
- Mile 2:8:28
- Mile 3: 8:37 (hill in there)
- Mile 4: 8:12 (downhill next two)
- Mile 5: 8:15
I actually took a shower before eating today. How fancy
I think it’s important to have pancakes during the work week. It just makes it go by faster. I made super quick batch of oat brancakes.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup egg beaters, 1/2 cup oat bran, 1 Tb. chia seeds (helps thicken) dash – salt, baking powder and soda, stevia packet and cinnamon. Mix together. Cook. Note: Oil pan well or they will not flip easy and fall apart.
Top with at least 2 Tablespoons of Sunflower Seed Butter. Preferably more.
Eat with iced coffee and a smile
Question: Do you have time to cook breakfast or is just “grab and go”?
Tomorrow I have a 7am client and I’ll grab a bar as I race out the door 5 minutes late. But on days I don’t start until after 9am I like to cook something.
Jessica @ rerunrunnin says
I’m a cereal or oatmeal and a banana every morning kind a girl! And sometimes as a right before dinner snack too… Mmm… Great job on the tempo! I have to make running deals with myself sometimes to get motivated, too.
Anne C says
Hey there Monica,
I love your blog and am going to try and make these oat bran cakes for b’fast tomorrow. Question though how much baking powder and baking soda do normally use when making this?
B (i run like a girl) says
Those cakes look yummy!
On weekends I make Cat Cora’s blueberry+walnut+oat pancakes (recipe from RunnersWorld.com) I like the chia seeds suggestion. I may add that to my weekend staple after reading this!
During the week I make microwave rolled oats+bran+banana+peanut butter.
Oh, and coffee.
Can’t forget the coffee!
Christine @ BookishlyB says
I have a bowl of cereal (sometimes w/ banana) every single morning. Sometimes I go healthy, and sometimes I go Lucky Charms.
Alaina says
My work shift doesn’t start until 2pm so I always have time to make breakfast. Usually it’s oatmeal, yogurt, eggs, toast, all the good stuff. 🙂
allpointswhole says
Great job on your tempo run. Your speed amazes me
Heather @ Ooops I Blogged The Toilet says
Those oat brancakes look fantastic! Must.stop.drooling.
Sarah @ Food and Love Diaries says
I usually just make some overnight oats the day before then eat them when I get to work. I’d prefer to make french toast at home, but I can’t eat that early 🙁 it makes my stomach hurt if I eat right when I wake up. Oh well, makes my weekends more special!
Christin says
I always bring my breakfast with me to work…it’s almost always greek yogurt, some type of fruit, and then a nonfat double short latte that I pick up on my way. Sometimes i’ll throw in a clif kidz bar because it’s chocolate brownie awesomness. I get up at oh-my-gosh-o-clock in the morning, so I can’t really think let alone eat until I am settled at my desk with my coffee chugged 🙂
Amy says
I try to make time in the morning by getting up early. I’m definitely a breakfast eater and am really hungry in the mornings so id be pretty cranky if i missed breakfast! or just had a bar…i need more food!
Mama Pea says
I could never have a real job because it takes me an hour to eat breakfast. Don’t rush me. 😉
laura says
Hi Monica
I love your blog and i am training for my first marathon in December. My problem is that i am starving marvin all day, what can i eat that make me full for at least three hours? is it normal?
Please advice 🙂
laura says
also i forgot to ask you
are you taking any supplements for your joints???
Hannah (Culture Connoisseur) says
Usually I make up some VOO so I can grab and go in the morning. If not, I bake up a healthy breakfast bread at the beginning of the week and eat off of that so I can grab and go to work…and it is still healthy and satisfying!
The Healthy Engineer says
I wish I could just buy the oatmeal pancakes with sunbutter on top. I’m not very good at making pancakes 🙁
Jill says
Since I get up in the middle of the night, I have my breakfast after I’ve worked a couple of hours. Instant oatmeal with a tablespoonful of peanut butter and some fresh fruit. If I’m not organized enough to have fresh fruit cut up and ready, I use Trader Joe’s chunky applesauce.
Same thing on weekends, since I run in the mornings when I’m not working. I have the oatmeal at O’dark thirty and let it settle for long enough to stay down, when I run. It seems like the perfect meal, to me.
Kati Mora, MS, RD, Kellogg's FiberPlus(R) Wellness Advocate says
I try to always make time for breakfast, but keep it as simple as possible – especially on the weekdays. A bowl of cereal, a piece of fresh fruit, a yogurt, and a cup of coffee work wonderfully into my morning routine.
Jess says
During the week I generally just go the smoothie route since it’s easy to take to work with me. But on the weekends I <3 making special breakfasts-especially after runs!
Does having pancakes for dinner count 🙂
Anne Marie@New Weigh of Life says
I eat breakfast when I get to work. With all of the stuff I have to get done in the morning before I leave, it’s the only way I can do it!
Jane @ Jane's Addictions says
I’ve been enjoying overnight oats for breakfast recently: http://janesaddictions.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/overnight-oats/. Great on summer days especially after hot yoga 🙂 If I don’t have early meetings, then I make eggs and toast for breakfast.
Chad @ thebreakupnote says
Breakfast is sacred. Nothing gets in its way!
As I look at your foo dpictures all I can think is *nomnomnomnomnom*
rumfunandsun says
I have plenty of time to make breakfast since I’m on summer vacation for about two more weeks but I am sure if I don’t plan ahead once I start back to work there will be a lot of grab-n-go or starv-o!
Sorry, I am such a dork! 🙂
Jennie @ Designed to be Fit says
I almost always have overnight oats so it’s ready to eat. I am usually pretty busy in the mornings so I don’t have a lot of time or patience to make a full breakfast!
I do make a similar pancake for lunch sometimes, but it has 1/3 cup egg whites, 1/3 cottage cheese and 1/3 cup oats and baking powder. I make one savory with pepper and spinach, peppers etc added in and then 2 sweet with Truvia, cinnamon, pb and pear slices. I think I got the recipe from mealsandmoves.com!
runeatrepeat says
Janetha is my favorite 🙂
Sami says
as soon as my peanut flour runs out, i’m totally buying sunflower buttah. (:
Lindsey says
During the week I have time to make breakfast – but usually just yogurt bowls, overnight oats or smoothies. Pancakes, french toast and the really yummy stuff is saved for weekends when I have more time!
Rosa - Fitness, Food, Fulfilled says
On weekdays, I usually eat at my desk at work. Typically it’s some instant oatmeal and Greek yogurt. But on weekends or when I’m working from home, I like to kick it up a bit. Baked doughnuts (with maple glaze, OMG!), french toast, pancakes, frittatas, running eggs and biscuits. Mmmm… It just might be a breakfast for dinner kind of night!
runeatrepeat says
Baked donuts with maple glaze?! Can I come over?
mindy @ just a one girl revolution. says
Grab and go breakfasts are the story of my life most days!
Stephanie @ Food and Fitness 4 Real says
I am really bad about eating in the car on my way to work, so that means I make an egg sandwich or eat a muffin on the go. If I plan in advance, I make oatmeal the night before and eat at my desk. Weekends mean I have time to make pancakes or french toast. I look forward to weekends just so I can sit down and enjoy my breakfast!
Michelle says
Pancakes during the week are a must! These pancakes looks so good! Will be making them soon 🙂
Gavi @ Gavi Gets Going! says
I always take time to make and eat breakfast. I prepare oats in the kitchen at my office and add frozen fruit to it. Making time to enjoy breakfast always starts my day off right!
Lisa @ Sunny Seed Stories says
As you might guess, I’m more of a running-out-the-door kind of person. However, I just got a waffle maker, so perhaps that will lead to some good things in the breakfast department. 🙂
Julia @ The Accidental Gap Year says
Those pancakes look AMAZING and healthy to boot. Unfortunately, I’m a bit of a procrastinator so I go for the grab and go but I’ve always wanted to be a morning person so I could make yummy breakfast food. Maybe these pancakes are the motivation I need 🙂
chloe @ 321delish says
I eat breakfast when I get to work. I HATE rushing meals, so make a big bowl of oats when I get here…
Ashley O. @ The Vegetable Life says
Unfortunatly I just “grab and go” each morning, but I make up for it on the weekends when I really enjoy a nice hot and relaxing breakfast!