Leprechaun Sisters

This weekend is our long training run, the SHAMROCK 15K!

Let's take a moment and talk about something almost as important as what we will wear Sunday; properly fueling our bodies during the 24 hours before the event. Being hydrated and well fueled will make a world of difference not only the day of, but the day after as well.

It's by design that our bodies resist strenuous exercise the day after a huge Mexican meal and one too many margaritas! As tasty as it is, jalapeno poppers and tequila is not fuel. (insert sad face here.....)

So, colorful sombreros aside, how do we nourish our bods in prep for the big day?

By now we should be tapering our runs, stretching and icing our muscles and drinking plenty of good old fashioned water.

Saturday evening, dinner will be mostly carbs and a small bit of protein. Brown rice and veggies? Pasta with meat sauce? Yup! Anything you like, which you find calming.

If dinner was early feel free to have a light snack before bed.

Now, you are almost ready for the big day...get plenty of rest, as they say in our family, "time to hit the hay!"

Morning of, (good morning!) enjoy a selection of the of the following: toast with almond butter, yogurt with fresh fruit, cereal, water with chia gel.

Our bodies can handle up to 60g of protien an hour during endurance training, so during the run make sure to stop by the aid station and take in drinks, goo and fruit. But ignore the spectator dudes that are giving away green beer (bad carbs!).

And now, you are ready to run, Sis!

I will leave you with a quote from arguably one of the greatest runners of all time, who hailed from our home town. This is what Steve Prefontaine said while in Junior High after seeing the High School cross country team for the first time:

"What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?"

See you at the finish line!