Hello! I am back home and chugging along 
It felt great to get a full night of sleep in my own bed! But, I still needed (or wanted) massive amounts of iced coffee this morning. I have had problems with alternative milks curdling in iced coffee but TJ’s Almond Milk doesn’t curdle and tastes good. Sheck it out. <- not a typo
Just the Tip Tuesday
Today I have a Running and an Eating tip for ya..
Race Recovery
I ran a marathon on Sunday so this is a recovery week for me. Even though I’ve been running more I still take rest pretty seriously. 
After a hard race of any distance you should take it easy the same number of days that the race was in miles. If you run a half marathon you should take it easy on runs for 13 days, or 26 for a full.
You can change this up based on how hard you raced and how well prepared you were, but that’s the general rule.
Hal Higdon has a “Zero Week” plan for post-marathon recovery. So, today I took another rest day and tomorrow I’ll see how I feel.
My food tip of the day…
How do you recover from a marathon or half marathon?
I personally recommend massive amounts of beignets and chocolate. God Bless it. 
I found these ‘all natural’ Peanut M&Ms at Marshall’s last week, so that’s my snack of choice today:
They are peanut M&Ms but without HFCS so you can justify eating more. Isn’t that nice?
Question: Peanut M&Ms or Regular?
Peanut butter M&Ms! I want to go to NO even worse than before now!
Peanut M&Ms! But seriously, anything chocolate will do- I have a problem. And those beignets that you said were one of the best things you’ve ever eaten look like heaven.
I’m currently obsessed with all things m&m but the coconut are def front runners of the moment:)
I have a cold so I’m staying away from milk products but try a scoop of chocolate ice cream in your coffee or ice coffee or throw it in a Vita-mix and blend your chocolate ice cream coffee.
Take another day or two off then join the Sole Runners in Palos Verdes for our 2 hour taper run as we prepare for the LA Marathon.
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I vote pretzel m&m’s! I’m glad you are taking it easy. You are on a roll with races!! New Orleans looks like fun! I’ve never been. 🙁
congrats on another finish, you are a machine lately!! 🙂
I admit to not being the best at following any recovery plan. I just listen to my body and take it easy until I start feeling my energy levels and legs come back
Peanut BUTTER M&M’s please!
Who really takes it easy for that many days? Well, my husband after his half but that is a whole different post.
The Kidless Kronicles
Hands down, peanut!! I read somewhere once that they are they candy you should pick from the vending machine because of the protein in the peanut. I was that as an excuse to eat them with no regrets
Recovery week is harder for me than tapering. Usually the Tuesday after a marathon I go out for a short run to shake my legs out. It makes me feel a little better 🙂
Hi Monica, great job with the NO marathon, it looked really fun! You look really slim in your pics- have you lost weight recently?
There has always been something magic about M&Ms, because of this blog post I am sure they soon will become the preferred recovery supplement after any sport. Thanks for the inspiration!!
I LOVE that brand of chocolate. My favorite are the peanut-less m&ms. Not a big fan of peanuts overall.
I have a hard time resting after a long distance run. It’s so bad that I’m that stubborn. Hopefully I’ll be smart to take it easy after my marathon in March.
New Orleans is such a fun city! I’m so jealous of your travels!
Definitely Peanut!! They are so GOOD!
Peanut butter m&m’s!!! Omg they are my favorite!!!! Also-I haven’t had too many issues with the almond breeze curdling, not that I’ve noticed anyway….is it pretty obvious when it curdles?
yeah, it’s obvious so maybe I’m just weird 🙂
I agree, I have had some AM curding in my coffee (and the milk isnt bad, I think its just the reaction to the hot coffee)
Just noticing something, you said that you take rest seriously and that you’ll be recovering for a week but then you say you’re going to “see how you feel tomorrow.” Is this an error? I would really hope that with such a large readership you wouldn’t promote rest and then do the exact opposite. Rest is important and as “serious runner” you should know that. This comment isn’t meant to be rude but I just wanted to clarify what you said..
Hey kc to clarify… I am going to take an easy/recovery week, not a week of rest. Tomorrow I’ll probably do 3 or 4 miles and see how I feel.
PEANUT m&ms for sure. Thanks for sharing, I’ll have to check them out!
Peanut butter M&Ms for this girl!
ha ha love that M&M sign! Thanks for the tip on the TJ Almond Milk – I have the same problem!
I prefer peanutbutter 🙂 the best.
For sure peanut! I love the extra salt!
Peanut fo sho!! Now I want M&Ms!
This whole post made me smile. And I really needed that today 🙂 Love RER
Awww! Thanks 🙂
I’m going to calculate the m&m’s for everything now. Is that workout really worth only 100 m&ms? pfft.
Peanut!
Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you… No, wait, I always want the nut. Yeah you read that right. Ai yi yi!
I just bought that almond milk from TJ’s and I am in love with it! So good!
Peanut!!
Always the nut.
Regular M&M’s!!
I never know how to deal with post long run hunger. I’m not hungry the day of the long distance run, but the day AFTER is absolutely insane and NOTHING is satisfying enough!
YES. Totally agree. I just go with it and make sure I have a big breakfast and filling meals.
PEANUT BUTTER M&MS!!!!!
I love TJ’s unsweetened vanilla almond milk! An excellent choice 🙂
Peanut M&Ms…even better, peanut butter M&Ms! I’ve seen those Unreal candies at Target.
I never knew that about recovery. This makes me feel better because I have been taking it quite easy after my half marathon race earlier this month 😉 Thanks!
Peanut Butter M&Ms – unless they’re on top of ice cream, in which case I go straight up peanut style.
LOVE that ecard! Perfect.