Not one thing I’d usually discuss on right here however I would like opinions + EIGHT YEARS!!

By the point Andrew obtained house from work yesterday I used to be lastly approach over my dream;) Monday morning I wakened fairly indignant due to a dream I had about Andrew… it solely took me just a few hours of reminding myself it was all only a unhealthy dream earlier than I lastly obtained over it.  I HATE DREAMS that really feel so bizarrely actual.  They trick me massive time.  Thank goodness Andrew is so affected person with me.

Do you ever have unhealthy desires about working?  As quickly as a race is developing I all the time have the dream at the least a few times about sleeping by way of my alarm clock race morning or getting misplaced on the way in which to the beginning line or forgetting my sneakers or one thing alongside these strains.  One in every of lately it’s sure to occur in actual life.

PS Andrew received’t be capable of run the marathon this yr however he’ll be capable of drop me off on the busses (at like 4 a.m… discuss a help system) and see me alongside the way in which with the youngsters and on the end line.  Realizing they are going to all be there on the finish will assist me push previous the wall proper?  That’s the plan.

Bree introduced over probably the most superb Pumpkin Bars.  She noticed our request the opposite week for recipes and she or he delivered with an unimaginable one.  I would like extra Bree in my life.

Pumpkin Bars 

4 eggs

1 cup oil

1 2/3 cup sugar

2 cups pumpkin

2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 cup nuts (non-obligatory)

Combine elements collectively and pour right into a greased cookie sheet dimension pan. Bake at 350 levels for 25-Half-hour.  Cool.  Frost with cream cheese frosting (1/2 cup butter, 2 cups powdered sugar, 3 oz cream cheese—> combine collectively and frost bars).  Sprinkle with chopped nuts if desired.

They have been probably the most scrumptious appetizer and dessert final night time:)

For dinner, Andrew put some mesquite seasoning on hen and barbecued it together with barbecuing some pineapple (with brown sugar on it).  Added it to a corn tortilla with pico and avocado= perfection!  I had two extra after this they have been so good.

After dinner we drove up north to go to Andrew’s indoor soccer league.

Brooke was busy making lemonade for a lot of the sport.

They received after which we have been on our approach house!

And since it’s Tuesday, I’ve just a few tangents for you:

*I feel it is likely to be time to begin dying my hair as a substitute of plucking my gray hairs (I do know, you aren’t supposed to do this).  You’ll be able to’t see them nicely within the image however they’re throughout recently (most likely due to my loopy desires;).  Anybody need to come shade my hair please???

*I discovered my marathon shorts.  Clearly the race day outfit is nearly an important half:)  I’ve examined them out and they’re chafe free (though who is aware of what occurs on race day) and I like the print:

*Only a informal 3 pm apple chips snacking whereas stress-free on the ground.  Residing the dream.

*I went to Nordstrom the opposite day to have them train me find out how to do make-up.  Yep, nonetheless don’t know the way however Brooke and I had enjoyable collectively.

*Within the stage have been the American Lady doll joins us for many outings and if we overlook her there are massive issues.

*Whereas I used to be out path working the opposite day I noticed that I had misplaced Andrew’s debit card.  I freaked out and circled and in some way discovered it on the prime of one of many hills I ended at.  I used to be actually fortunate….

*Megan D discovered these and I feel I would like them now.

*I’ve had just a few individuals ask me about fueling for the marathon!!! Difficult stuff that fueling factor may be whereas we try to run hours in a row in warmth or the chilly or the right climate.  It’s exhausting to determine these things and through my final marathon I wasn’t capable of get maintain any gas in me (undecided if I had the flu or if my physique simply hated me that day) and I crashed and burned the final 10k of the race.  My first marathon I didn’t even know that fueling whereas working was a factor and I used to be very confused as to why individuals round me the place chomping down on issues… I realized the exhausting approach why at about mile 23.

What my sport plan is for race day:

1.5 bagels with jam about 1.5- 2 hours earlier than the race begins

1 Honey Stinger waffle about Half-hour earlier than the gun goes off and perhaps even a gel too if I’m feeling like I would like extra energy.  I simply began consuming Vega electrolyte hydrator earlier than my lengthy runs and I’ll be doing that on marathon day too.

1 gel beginning at about mile 6 or 7.  I actually attempt exhausting to get in some energy in that first hour so I don’t get behind on my power as a result of that’s fairly exhausting to meet up with.  Keep forward of these glycogen shops…

I take one other gel normally beginning at about mile 13 or 14 and my final gel at round 20-21.  I take these items slowly.

So far as water and gatorade go, I change off between the 2 at each support station.  My greatest feeling marathon ever was St. George 2 years in the past and I ended at every support station to drink all the cup of water or gatorade.  I used to be going to run with my hand-held water bottle however determined to not after a 20 miler (my arms have been lifeless).

After the race I gas with apple fritters and chocolate milk and an enormous salad with all types of salty issues on prime.

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At what miles do you soak up gas throughout your marathon or half marathon?  What are some classes that you’ve got realized alongside the way in which?  Did you gas on your first lengthy distance race?

Do you shade your hair?  How usually?

Ever have desires about working?  Do you might have nightmares fairly often?  Do you bear in mind your desires?

Ever misplaced or discovered one thing cool whereas out on a run?