I did a long run Saturday morning and wanted to share the realities of the ‘Before’ and ‘After’ a long run…
Before a long run:
I carb-load. A lot. I legit bought a loaf of bread on Friday and ate half of it before dinner.
After a long run:
I eat all the things.
I couldn’t stop thinking about veggie straws the entire run. I know, random but true. So I bought two kinds and ate most of them.
Before:
I look like a (relatively) normal person.
{The lipstain is a new to me Cate McNabb one I thought was going to be way way too dark for me but I really like it!}
After:
I look like this…
Before:
I’m actually super excited to get out there and log the miles!
“Let’s do this!!! Go go gooooo! Just keep swimming…”
(My HOKAS that I love)
After:
“Maybe I should step down to the half marathon…”
Before a long run:
I hydrate like a boss.
After a long run:
I rehydrate with an entire watermelon,
and fajitas. And ice cream.
Before:
I am naturally way too energetic.
After:
I need all the caffeine and Spark I can get my hands on!
Before:
After:
Before:
I make healthy choices 80% of the time!
After:
I made poor choices 80% of the time
Before:
After:
Yep, that pretty much sums it up. Now I’m off to eat!!
I love that a bunch of your gifs were of redheads! You always crack me up with those things.
One of my favorite posts yet! Loved it! Thanks for the laughs!
It was an extended weekend for us (Monday off for Independence Day) and it was a pretty happening weekend – huge gathering of citizens for Bersih 4.0 (demanding for removal of prime minister, anti-corruption, electoral reform) on Saturday and Sunday and Independence Day on Monday.
This was a great, funny post!
My daughter’s 3rd birthday party was this weekend so naturally I ate way too much sugar.
Lol!
Running all those miles must be tough.
I am getting back into running starting this week! I am excited to be able to post some before and after pics myself!
This weekend I did a super unorganized and untimed 5K (which reminded me why I don’t do 5Ks) and had delicious French toast and mimosas after. Sunday I nailed my first ever 20 mi training run. I was getting anxious about it but the scenic route along the north San Diego county coast helped. I then proceeded to stuff my face with hawaiian pizza. Excellent life choice.
The very best thing I did was visit my friends’ new place and bring them a housewarming gift. The best thing I ate was Marks and Spencers Pecan & Maple Syrup Peanut Butter. That shit is the bomb. And I definitely didn’t eat it outta the jar…
Hah! This is such a great post.
Best thing(s) I did all weekend was run 20 miles in the pouring rain Saturday morning and then consume so much wine Saturday night with a girlfriend while we caught up on gossip and bad dates.
That Conan gif is life. Thank you for accurately describing the long run life. LOL 🙂
I took an awesome spin class yesterday – it was a Calvin Harris vs Taylor Swift ride and it kicked my butt! And I “accidentally” over purchased watermelon for meal prepping this week, so I had a whole half left to snack on yesterday afternoon. Not the worst mistake in the world!
LOVE Spark by the way and love that you’re promoting it! I just tried fruit punch this weekend and it is a GAME CHANGER.
I refueled with watermelon after my long run too. Always a necessity. Best thing(s) I ate: everything with avocados.
I had a decent 10 miler. But I think I got food poisoning from something I ate at dinner Saturday night. 🙁
That’s the worst. Feel better <3
I went to a beer and wine festival uesterday. We had such a great time but today was definitely a recovery day. Been lounging on the couch all day!
I had a super nice weekend. Last week was hell, sheer hell. So I turned off my laptop and didn’t do any work all weekend. Yesterday I got a mani / pedi and went to an amazing bridal shower. Today I went on a good bike ride with my hubby and the church picnic tonight. BEST thing I ate all weekend was a Belgian waffle with strawberries and whip cream. Do it for the waffles, that’s what I say!