Fast Running Mommy

Sorry to hear about the BS crash. This may be inappropriate as I don't know how old your kids are, but are you still breast feeding? That takes a lot of calories and energy. Make sure you are eating enough and your body isn't in "starvation mode." Also, if you are running in the morning before breakfast, your body is hungry from burning calories all night. I almost always have to eat a couple hundred calories before I run. I hope you get some resolution.

It was wonderful to hear from you today! I forgot to ask how Jenny's teeth are doing? Were you able to find a washing machine?

It's weird. I use to think I would throw up if I ate before I ran. The one year I ran track (Seventh grade), I ate a skittle right before my race. I put it in my mouth before the voice in my head said, "Wait! You'll throw-up!" I was quite nervous that I was going to be sick during and after my mile race. I think it was that night or even the next day when I realized I hadn't thrown-up. However, I still avoided eating before I ran. The summer before my freshman year of college, I would roll out of bed, run two miles as fast as I could--without warming-up and stretch a little after and then eat breakfast. It wasn't until the first year I was married that if I ate a small amount, I wouldn't throw up. These days I eat two breakfasts. A small one at 6:30/6:45 and then another more normal size about 9/9:30. I don't know how my story of breakfasts will help you, but that's what I do.

Do I need to go to a Health Food store to pick up the kind of oats you eat for breakfast in the morning? I'd like to try them.

I hope you have had a wonderful day.