Since I follow Sprinkles Cupcakes Bakery on Twitter, I received a free red velvet cupcake just for saying the code words "4 years" when I dropped by today. Fun, huh?! And delicious!I came across a new book: Run: The Mind-Body Method of Running by Feel by Matt Fitzgerald. He writes that if you have a problem fading at mile 20 of the marathon, you might want to run back-to-back 20 milers, or a long run with 14-16 miles at marathon goal pace or even a 27-30 mile run before your goal marathon. Fitzgerald ran a marathon three weeks before his goal marathon at 94% effort and PR'ed three weeks later! Sounds great, but those are tough workouts!
And now I hear the rest of my cupcake calling my name! Gotta Run Now!
Do you treat yourself with something special at the end of a training week?
I usually don't reward myself with food after training. It's a dangerous fine line for me and I don't want to splurge too often. I do however splurge once in awhile when I am feeling cravings. ;) For example: last night I had a glass of wine and shared a piece of cheesecake. It was GOOD!
ReplyDeleteAren't cupcakes just the perfect amount of cake? And free is even better!
ReplyDeleteI treat myself after an extra long run...for example, if I do 10 or more miles I might get a mocha for SBUX. Or today, after my 18 miles, I cashed in a birthday coupon for free ice cream at Coldstone Creamery. Yum!
ReplyDeletedoes the cinnamon roll i ate yesterday count? it was eaten 15 min. before a run last night. fuel for the road!
ReplyDeleteI would love the free cupcake. Cupcakes are the best!
ReplyDeleteI never wanted to Twitter but if it gets you free cupcakes I might need to reconsider.
Hello Tina, doing a little "catching up" Sounds like a book I need to read.
ReplyDeleteThat cupcake looks amazing! I'd run for it, too!
ReplyDeletei am soo glad this cupcake craze is going on. my waistline doesn't seem to appreciate it as much though, not sure why!
ReplyDeleteHmm, depends on where I am in a training/diet cycle. One thing , though, after a good week of training, I love the feeling of being to be able to eat to replenish the fuel. A piece of really good bread, fruit, almond butter, things like that. Just knowing that it helps rebuild the energy that just came off is a great feeling.
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