Post Run Recovery Smoothie

After my first long run, I started having flu-like symptoms. This smoothie was made for me and within 20 mins I was feeling 100% better!

INGREDIENTS

1 cup blueberries

1 banana

1 stalk celery

1/4 cup beets (raw)

1/2 cup carrots (raw)

2 cups kale (frozen)

2 cups strawberries (frozen)

2 tbsp Rice Protein

1/4 cup peas (frozen)

1/4 oats

1 tbsp peanut butter (we use Whole Foods that we make)

2 tbsp palm sugar

1/2 cup Goji berries

1/2 tsp (splash) vanilla extract 

2 cups water

Put all ingredients into your Vitamix or blender (high powered is better for smoother drink) and mix until smooth. Place in glass and enjoy!

This makes 6 cups. There is 174 calories in 1 cup.

Eddie's Energy Balls

These are so easy to make, vegan, and full of energy! We take them on hikes and camping. 

INDREDIENTS 

1 cup dry rolled oats

1/2 cup chocolate chips or raisins

1/2 cup peanut butter (we use almond butter or 1/4 almond-1/4 PB)

1/2 flax seed

1/3 cup honey (Agave if vegan)

1 tsp vanilla

Optional: 1 tsp chia seeds

Mix all ingredients together and form balls  (golf ball sized or a little smaller). Put in freezer for about 30 min and then store in refrigerator. We put about 4 in a ziplock bag. Each ball is approximately 50 calories. 

Enjoy!

Journey to a Half Marathon: 80 Days!!!

WOW! This has been a roller coaster ride of emotions! I started out wanting to do this half. Then I said I was going to wait until next year. We'll now it's definite....I'm registered for the WRC Nashville Half on Sept 27th! It's officially 80 days from today!!!

So tonight I got serious! I do something everyday with maybe 1 day of rest each week. My passion is swimming. I also bike and have been trying to get better at running because it is definitely my weakness. I looked up a Couch to Half training plan and decided to put it on paper! It is based on 14 weeks so I modified it to fit my timeline and the fact I've already started training. Here is a link to the plan I'm going to use. I'm going to stick with this in hopes of being able to finish this half marathon! http://womensrunning.competitor.com/2013/09/training-tips/couch-to-half-marathon-training-plan_15065

Here are the pics of my calendar. I also added (blue) in some swimming and biking because I now have a goal of completing a Sprint Triathlon in April of next year (I know...I'm crazy!!!) I will try to post daily on here and start including my nutritional changes. Tonight was my last night for pizza for a while 😳 but I will survive! Especially when I cross that finish line!

Until next time!

Amy