Congrats on the progress you're making while running. Your "easy" run is twice as far as I've ever ran - I remember I worked up to a 5k run back in 2008, and then discovered I was too bored to continue any further. I pretty much stopped running altogether after that point (partially due to an injury, partially due to boredom) and now I get a stitch crossing the road
Running definitely isn't for everyone... I hated it when I first started and only ran as a last resort when there were no classes at my gym or I didn't have time to do a full hour workout. I can't really pinpoint the moment I started to like it and there are still times when I hate it to be honest. But the good runs make it worth it.
Speaking of boredom and running -- I ran 15 km on Saturday and it went really well... except that the batteries in my mp3 player died around km 7 and I had to run in silence the rest of the distance. I have never been more bored in my life!!! I seriously don't get how people run without music. The funny thing is, everytime I started to feel tired, I would automatically start pressing "next" on my player -- I guess when I start to fatigue, my strategy is to flip through my songs until I find one that gets me pumped. No such luck on Saturday, LOL!
Saturday:
Breakfast - PB & Banana on toast
During run - Gatorade and 4 Sharkies chews (starting to experiment with this stuff now that I'm slowly approaching the full race distance)
Post run - slice of cinammon toast, almond butter and skim milk
Lunch - leftover soba noodles and tofu
Snack - apple
Dinner - 1/2 pizza (I was going through a major pizza phase this weekend), 2 Carlsberg lights
Dessert - 1/2 creme brulee
Workout - 15 km
Sunday:
Breakfast - cinnamon raisin bagel thins, apple
Post-workout - vita top
Lunch - leftover pizza
Snack - banana and peanut butter
---> This is the point in the day where I went to the Canadian National Exhibition (an annual fair where they sell the WORST food) followed by drinks with friends and a concert... get ready for some terrible eating
Snack - 2 deep fried butter balls (tried these out of curiousity -- they were actually pretty good)
Dinner - 1/2 serving poutine
Dessert - 1/2 Swiss waffle
Bar - 1 pint Bud light, shared a loaded nachos with 3 other ppl, had another pint at the concert and some roasted corn on the cob later in the evening
Workout - RPM
Monday:
Breakfast - PB & Banana on toast
Snack - coffee w/ milk, Laughing Cow cheese dipper
Lunch - 2 slices of pizza (a healthy kind with whole wheat crust, goat cheese and vegetables)
Snack - Greek yogurt and blueberries
Dinner - whole wheat spaghetti with homemade pesto sauce, broccoli and ricotta cheese
Post-workout - bagel thin with peanut butter and skim milk
Workout - Tempo Run (11 km)
