I had a great run and great breakfast! Let’s hope the rest of the day continues this way!!
I woke up and saw 1 mile repeats on the plan, but I still don’t even feel very strong doing 800s (half mile) so I decided to do one more session of those.
1 mile w/u, 6 800s, 1 mile c/d – Average total 8:01
My first 2 averaged 7:50, but the last 4 all averaged 7:35
I’m happy with this run because I started to talk myself down to 4 800s right away, but ended up doing them all 
Then, I had THE BEST BREAKFAST! I warmed up 1/2c pumpkin with pumpkin pie spice, added pineapple chobani, chia seeds and Love Crunch Granola in Carrot Cake.
This granola ROCKS.
I wasn’t sure how the pineapple would work with the pumpkin, but it was perfect.
Added bonus: All of Nature’s Paths products are Organic and non-GMO (genetically modified organisms).
Right now the supermarket is full of foods that have been genetically modified, but we don’t know it. 80% of the packaged foods in the US have GMOs, but they don’t have to be labeled!
Foods like corn, canola and cotton and soy are genetically modified to resist herbicide or with pesticides built into them. In theory it’s great for producing massive amounts of food and making sure the world doesn’t starve, but they haven’t been proven safe.
And you’re eating it. Your little brother, kids, baby cousin, mom, best friend, dog – they’re eating it too.
We have a right to know if we are eating genetically modified food, right?
California Right To Know is grassroots campaign trying to get all gen. mod foods labeled. Even if you don’t live in CA the hope is that once it passes here it will spread throughout the US – so everyone’s support is important!
Monsanto and other companies are spending millions trying to block this initiative. If you want to stick it to the man know what you’re eating please spread the word!
If you live in California: Sign the petition, volunteer to collect signatures, donate money. You can find info on the initiative here. I signed the petition and the Natural Products expo, but am not sure where you can find it to sign?! (working on this.)
If you live on Earth, but not CA: Check out the NON-GMO Project, donate to the CA initiative or ask your company to adopt the cause.
Question: What’s your favorite granola flavor?
Great post, I signed this petition a few weeks ago in front of my local Trader Joe’s!
Thanks for posting this. I watched Food, Inc. last night and didn’t sleep very well…pretty horrifying. We have a right to know what we’re putting in our bodies.
I keep seeing that granola…gotta try it!
I signed that petition just a bit ago! How ironic!
And I loveeeeeeed Attune’s chocolate granola but sadly they discontinued it. I have yet to find a chocolate granola as good as that one.
Agree! I have not found a replacement chocolate granola. That stuff was amazing.
great info! I really had no idea about the GMO labeling. It’s so frustrating how many different labels are out there to trick us 🙁 although it’s also frustrating that not many people even know what a GMO is….
I love Bear Naked fruit & nut granola. Delish! I am SO into the GMO labeling issue – I cannot for the life of me figure out why it isn’t a given that GMOs are labeled. ??? I backed a Kickstarter project for a GMO film a few months ago if you’re interested in checking it out: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gmofilmproject/gmo-film-project-untitled
And the super funny coincidence is that in their project update newsletter today, they announced that Nature’s Path just became their big sponsor! 🙂
Very cool! Thanks for sharing!
Hell yea on right to know!
Monica, are your repeats the same as “yassos”? We have been doing Yasso runs once a week. I have a little goal to hit a 2hr mini for the 500 festival mini marathon this May. 2:14:59 was my last PR. That said we have ventured into the low 9’s high 8’s. This is all fairly new, so what do you suggest we do with our Yassos(fast for 800, recover for 800) for a total of 5 miles. THANKS!!!
Yes, my repeats are Yassos 🙂
Wait, I didn’t get the last part – were asking me a question about pace to do Yassos?
The sad part is that it’s all about $$ for the big bussiness agriculture companies. We are soooo lucky in CA that we have so many food choices and alternatives to GMO and conventionally grown foods. it may cost more and require more research to find the best stuff, but at least it’s available. Imagine living in many other parts of the country/world where not only is food genetically modified and not labled, but there are really limited alternatives if you do want to limit that junk. Thanks for posting about this really important issue!
omg.. delurking to say that I’ve seen that Love Crunch granola around the blogosphere but now that I know there’s a Carrot Cake flavor IT MUST BE MINE! I wonder where I can find it around here… the hunt is on!
Oooo… I just got me some Love Crunch Granola from ExpoWest this past weekend. Can’t wait to try it! Not sure what flavor it is…
I am so glad you support this. Just another reason why your blog is awesome. This is an important issue to raise awareness about!
Carrot cake granola is a thing? Lordy, lordy. Do you happen to know if it’s gluten-free? I might just have to get me a bag.
My favorite granola flavor has to be any granola that I make 🙂
“80% of the packaged foods in the US have GMOs, but they don’t have to be labeled!” This is so true. Most people don’t realize a majority of the sweetners used in foods you find at the supermarket have high fructose corn syrup or asparteme. Both are very bad. Great to see you raising awareness… keep up the good work!
Thanks for showing us simple ways to get politically active about causes that are so imperative to our future!
I am always torn between caring about what’s going on with the food I eat, and turning a blind eye because it tastes so darn good! I’ll sign that petition if I knew where to find it.
Great run btw! Oh, and after reading a lot of running blogs lately, it’s good to see I’m not the only girl with a ginormous Garmin 305 🙂
giant garmin owners unite!
I hope the bill gets passed. These companies have too much power over our food supply and labeling should be mandatory.
Thanks for theinfo, Monica! I’m going to chek out those websites. I actually wrote a paper on college on genetically modified foods and Monsanto. They stuff they do to food is crazy! And the worst part is that it doesn’t have to be labeled. So, you have no idea what you’re actually eating!
Heather, did you find any research that they were specifically harmful to our health? Or anything else important to share with the RER class?
I had to go back and review my paper, it’s been so long. I’ll email you a copy if you want to read it (if not, no biggie! I included a PowerPoint too!) A lot of it is stuff that happened in the 90s – like genetically modified corn that produced its own pesticide, which people them ingested and StarLink corn that made tons of people sick.
Other health risks include: new toxins being introduced into the food supply, a higher risk of allergens, antibiotic resistance could develop, immune suppression, and all of the unknown health risks that come with dealing with new technology.
GMOs totally freak me out. I remember hearing about their dangers years ago, but not really knowing what they were. I’m glad people are becoming more aware!
That’s my new favorite granola too! I can’t get enough.
Thanks for bringing up the GMO food. Everytime I go to Whole Foods people are asking me to sign a petition. Although it sounds good I don’t sign petitions unless I’ve researched it first!
Amazing run!! That’s my sprinting speed and can only keep it up for a mile huffing and puffing..so major props.
Thanks for the info. It’s a really great cause! Wish I lived in CA to sign the petition, but I’ll head over to check out more about it.
I love that you wear your garmin so it faces the underside of your wrist. So hipster. 😉
GMO’s also havent been proven dangerous. I think the labeling is kind of silly since all foods are basically gmo’s, I mean Mendel was making GMO’s 200 years ago…I think money should be going to research of safety(for the eaters and the environment) before putting a meaningless label on things.
I signed this petition at my local grocery store just a few days ago!
What if we don’t live on Earth?!!?
just kidding, obviously. Going to read about it now! Thanks for the info!
I can only hope some of my readers are aliens 🙂
I always start talking myself into less speedwork than I’m supposed to do!!! Way to persevere and get them all done!
The GMOs are sooooo scary. That would be awesome if Cali passed a bill. I’m sure the food lobbyists are powerful, unfortuantely.
quick question – do you rest between each 800? if so, for how long (time/distance)?
Yes, I rest by just walking in a circle until I feel like I’ve caught my breath. It’s very scientific 😉
You are so right and this has been a huge passion of mine for a long time…I only buy non GMO
Great run! When you run these repeat workouts do you set up your garmin using the workout feature or do you just monitor it on your own? I’ve been doing my speed work on the treadmill but the weather is turning nice and I would like to do these outdoors! Advice please!
I don’t set up my Garmin for repeats, I just eyeball half a mile and pause it after one 800. Then, I rest for a bit (have no idea how long though) and do it again. There is an easy way to set it up for 800 splits but I’m lazy and don’t remember how.
I will have to try that for breakfast… it looks delish!!!
Great run… great breakfast… great cause… someone put on her awesome pants this morning 😉
But seriously, I’m with you on the GMOs. As a society we’ve got to start thinking about what we put in our bodies! I just read Jonathan Safran Foer’s book Eating Animals (discussed on my blog yesterday) and we owe it to our health to be more aware and responsible consumers and eaters.