Running to Eat

I have hit a bump in the road lately with my running.  I was doing really well keeping up with my runs, getting them in and doing them at a reasonable pace.  I'm not quite sure what happened but it seems I can hit the sprints on the track and get the shorter recovery runs done easily but I've been struggling to complete the long runs without stopping. Maybe I need new music?  Maybe I need to just tough it out and work on my mental toughness?  Whatever it is, I hope it passes soon- I have a marathon to run!  (after a swim and bike, that is).

I have let my nutrition slip as well- not like eating unhealthy, but just eating things my body can't handle such as double stuff oreos (which, by the way, have both gluten and dairy products).  It would probably be ok if I just ate two- as that is probably the serving size anyway- but who can eat just two of them!?  I end up finishing a whole trench of them when I'm in the kitchen 'cleaning up'.

On the other hand, Matt and I made some home-made red pasta sauce from our fresh roma tomatoes in the garden.  We were also able to use the basil, a tomatillo, and our green peppers all from the garden.  The sauce turned out awesome!

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