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I am one of those people who is 100% behind coffee! I really only drink it in the morning but I love it. I used to not drink it before races and workouts but then I did once and the effect was AWESOME so I kept it up! The problem with junk food for me is that once I start eating it, everything goes down hill from there and I crave it all the time, so it’s best for me to minimize that! Warm up’s and cool downs are non negotiable in my book though. My legs will not be forgiving the next day if I skimp!
TARA!!! i’m so sorry i’ve been busy and slacking on my blog stalking, but i’m SOO happy to see that u’re getting back to running!! keep up the smart/awesome progress. 🙂 that said, keep on wisely sipping that brew to give u that extra little kick in the pants. 😉 lol
I drink too much coffee to drink pop – lol. Now that it is summer, I am craving DQ Georgia Mud Fudge Blizzards, but don’t indulge too often. I usually don’t warm up before my races because I have 13 miles to warm up on 😉 That is one bad habit that I need to work on along with stretching after a run.
oh man…bliiiiizzards make my tummy happy and my face smile!! i’m a cookie dough girl myself. 😉
I definitely support coffee, and definitely oppose (personally, I’m not about to tell others what to drink!) soda – diet or otherwise. I just don’t think it can be good for you, in some ways more so with the diet which is laden with artificial stuff, although the sugar in regular varieties certainly puts me off too.
i totally feel the same way with the diet stuff too…i don’t harp on it to other people but i just will take a pass. plus, i kno this sounds crazy and there is prolly nothing i can pull up to support it but i SWEAR i’ve had friends tell me that the diet soda they used to chug by the liter made them have more cellulite. haha…these are fellow lean runnerchicks and the only proof they have is they say that when they kicked the habit the dimplies went away??? strange, but hey…lol.
I love coffee but it is definitely a treat 🙂 I just can’t do instant, something deep within my soul is repelled by the thought. I love a cappuccino, or a long black/Americano but only about 3 times per week.
My favourite unhealthy food by far has to be chocolate. Dark, white, milk, coated in candy or filled with nuts, there has to be some in the house at all times 🙂 But I try to limit myself to a couple of pieces a few times per week. Possibly one of my worst habits is skimping on my warm up (oops….Sorry Miss Cait….) and not replacing my sneakers as often as I should.
hey, to ease some of that guilt…that dark chocolate is actually packed with some anti-oxidents so chew away my dear! 😉 and don’t apologize, i’ll always forgive one of my bloggy besties, but just think of me on ur shoulder next time when u think of skimping on that warm-up. 😉
I have often had a pop-tart before I run. It’s a way to get some needed calories in me, and doesn’t upset my stomach. I drink 3 to 4 cans of pop/soda a day. And I love, love pizza and chocolate. That’s my junk stuff, but I also eat a lot of organic, free range eggs, berries, fruit, a little less on the veggies, not a ton of red meat – maybe a steak a month, and don’t like fast food.
man, i’ve run some of my best races and PR’s on pop-tarts. 😉 maybe we should start shopping around for a sponsorship?? hehe
I am a sloth in every way!!!!! I don’t warm up and often don’t cool down while running but when I am teaching fitness classes I talk about how important warm ups and cooldowns are. I know I should practice what I preach in my own workouts. And I eat terrible atleast once a day it seems but I try to make sure my workouts take care of those calories.
hahaha….oh no, runner sloth!! isn’t it funny how sometimes we wish we could just tell others, “do as i say, not as i do”. 😉 that said, i do warm-up and cool-down…buuuuuut the whole spartan clean eats thing is not for me. 😛
Great post! You described me alot in that post. I am a pretty good runner. I ran xc in Corvette and made it to Nationals(never placed though). However, even though I’m a decent runner, I could use alot of work in all the areas you pinpointed. I never jog(I stop and rest) between intervals, I drink A TON of Diet Mtn. Dew and I eat a ton of ice cream EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. With that said, I do eat eat very healthy besides the ice cream and diet soda. I don’t think my. 2addictions have made me slower. I need. the calories in the ice cream or I would be. a bone. Runners need extra fat and calories. I only ate 100% healthy in college and I began wasting away. I also began slowing down due of lack of energy/strength. But, even if I didn’t run, I think that indulgences make us human. Food(and junk food) should be enjoyed. Its all about balance…just like running. 🙂
thanks, glad u liked!! haha…hey, i’m not knocking the ice cream on bit!! i’m like u and if i didn’t get in the extra cal’s i’d waste away too….not gonna lie i think we are pretty lucky, i’ll take that perk! i luv me my foodage!!~ 🙂
I live in the Pacific NW so coffee is just a must. Not only is there a Starbucks at every corner but literally if this town is not overflowing with bikers and runners it’s overflowing with coffee shops. I’m also an addict to Diet Dr Pepper…. Can’t help it :/ even though I know it’s horrible for me. I even did the experiment in HS where you take a rusty nail and leave it in a glass of Coke for a week. How can that stuff possibly be benefiting my body, specially after a 14 mile run?!? Nonetheless I can’t help it…. I’m only human, hahaha! Great post Cait!
okay, if u can believe it even as a Portland-ite i didn’t drink coffee!! not that i’m against it, just i never really got into it, maybe i’m just too hyper as myself. now that i’m back in CA tho, i’ve been thinking that OR just ousted me from the state for my non-caffinated drinking habits. 😉
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