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8 Grain Hot Cereal Gets Me Through the Long Run

Trying to figure out what to eat the morning of a long training run is always tough for me.  Although I would like to mimic the food I’ll have race day morning, time doesn’t allow me that convenience.  You see, I get up and within 30 minutes, hit the road.  That’s not enough time to digest a multi grain or Ezekiel bagel.  So I’ll end up barely finishing instant oatmeal or I might choke down a banana which never settles well when I start to run.  What has been settling well AND allowing me a good, warm bowl of 29 [...]

By |2015-02-15T11:45:47-05:00February 15, 2015|product review|2 Comments

I’m not so stealth and Breakfast Bars

I like to run.  I joined Utica Road Runners a few years ago but, being a bit introverted, never pursued volunteering and never attended club social functions.  Just call me shy.  I finally bucked up some courage a few years ago, 2010 to be exact, and began talking to Road Runners.  They were pretty darned friendly.  In fact, it was one such RR that directed me to my first marathon, Wine Glass in 2010.  Thanks Jim! I’m still a bit stand-offish, but I have been participating more in events and of course it helped to know someone like my first [...]

By |2012-04-02T17:47:16-04:00April 2, 2012|Breakfast ideas|2 Comments
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