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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Some Mini Updates

Gait Analysis
I was originally supposed to have my gait analysis on Friday July 29.  Unfortunately, I had to reschedule this to Tuesday August 9 due to a family funeral.

Shoes
I am halfway through the lifespan of my Adidas Energy Boost 3s and I have done a few runs in my new Mizuno Sayonara 3.  I like them.  Someone on the Oiselle Facebook page alerted to me to the fact that Amazon had super price cuts on my Adidas Energy Boost 2s!  So I bought a pair of those.  I do well with 3 pairs of shoes in my training rotation and I am glad to have three pairs that I like.  (My last rotation included some Mizuno Wave Runners that I was not the biggest fan of.)

I am trying to sell my Brooks Pure Flow 3s that I ran 4 miles in and hated.  Unfortunately I bought them on clearance so I could not return them to the running store.  (If you're interested, leave a comment!)

My doctored up Superfeet insoles seem to be working well.  I switch these to each shoe.

Food
I don't think that I ever provided a Whole 30 wrap up.  Having been removed from it for a few months, I have to say that I am really glad that I did it, even though I hated it during.  Generally, I am trying to stick to a paleo diet as much as possible and my skin seems to be agreeing with this.  I fell off the wagon and had several days of disgusting eating and promptly had a huge breakout fest on my face.  (You know it's bad when your mom emails you with the subject "Acne" and the message, "I saw it's back.  What happened?"). 

I did return to Nuun hydration, although I bought some Gen UCan products (thanks Elizabeth!) to try as I ramp up half-marathon training.  I actually moved to RxBars though instead of Picky Bars.  I still have a Picky Bar once in a while but really prefer RxBars. (My kids are Picky Bar freaks though so I will still be on that train!) I bought some Primal Kitchen Dark Chocolate Almond Bars off of Thrive Market through an intro deal and those were so yummy.  I have to say that while I still like sugar, I am not nearly as sugar crazed as I was pre-Whole30 and a lot of stuff still tastes way too sweet to me.

The biggest long-lasting change is breakfast.  I have continued having my Whole 30 breakfast of eggs + leftover veggies and it has made a huge difference.  I no longer have a ton of snacks before lunch.  I have to say that all of that "whole 30 is a lifestyle change" has rang true with me, even though it didn't really feel like it while I was doing the program.

Cold
This cold of mine is hanging on.  I am at the point where I just am dealing with lots of snot, mucus and post-nasal drip that gets caught in my throat.  YUMMY!  Hopefully it will be gone gone in a few days.

Foot
My foot has been a little achy since Sunday night.  At about mile 4.76 of my 5 mile run it started to feel a little off.  Not painful, just off.  I am trying not to freak out.  I skipped my morning run today to give it some more rest.

5 comments:

  1. OMG, your mom's email. I'm totally laughing but I'm glad to hear that you have a good routine that's treating you pretty well!

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  2. First of all, so sorry to hear about the funeral.
    Second, what do you think of the Sayonara 3? Had you run in the 2? It's a completely different shoe. Anyway, it's good to hear that you are trying UCAN. Hopefully it will work as well for you as it does for me- no stomach cramping and plenty of energy. I'm going to try your breakfast approach too!

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    1. I have never tried the Sayonara 2 or 1. I read a lot about the 3 before purchasing and there were so many comments re: that the 3 is so different than the 2. The 3 is very similar to other shoes that I run in and like (well according to the runners world shoe research I did) so I am not surprised that I like them.

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  3. I am the ridiculously prone to acne and for me it's hormonal. It gets really bad when I eat soy, interestingly. Did you ever figure out what the trigger might be?

    You might be able to sell those PureFlows on eBay. As cute as they are, I feel like they only work for a subset of people (a smaller subset than your run of the mill running shoe).

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    1. Mine is completely hormonal as well. I think a lot of the trigger is gluten and dairy. Ebay is going to be my next step for the Pure Flows as I am not having any luck on Facebook!

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