Low Octane Fuel?

This is probably the most boring blog I’ve ever compiled, but what the heck — I spent a week writing it so I might as well post it. I don’t hide from the fact that I love my In-N-Out (had it yesterday!) and I love my ice cream (had it yesterday!), but all-in-all, I think I eat fairly well. A lot of you wonder how I can run on fast food and ice cream, but there’s a lot more to it than that. Since I ran three marathons last weekend, I decided to keep a journal of what I ate so you can see what it is that fuels me through all of this.

First, on the subject of food, we’re getting pretty close to last call for our pasta dinner on Saturday night. If you’re in Orange County, or if you’re running Orange County, please consider joining us! If you’re thinking of coming, please let us know soon because we need to turn in a head count pretty soon. If you’re on the fence, I’d really love to see you there! I’ll have the whole family there, including all three kids (yeah, Jack!). Our numbers are running a little low right now, so I’m in semi-panic mode, but not full-panic mode.

Anyways, moving on to my meal plan. Here’s what I ate last week:

Monday
Pre-race: 1 1/2 servings of UltraFuel, whole wheat bagel, one serving of Gatorade, 1 gel pack
Race: Gatorade (don’t know how much), 3 gel packs
Post-race: Two Gatorade protein recovery drinks, one banana, one single-serving bag of chips
Lunch: Philly cheesesteak sandwich with sweet potato fries and a pickle
Post-lunch: Snickers ice cream bar, two small cookies
Flight: Plantain chips, cashews, single-serving bag of mini chocolate chip cookies, brownies

Tuesday
Breakfast: Two over-easy eggs with one slice of American cheese on whole wheat toast, Fiber One bar, PowerBar Recovery (protein) bar, coffee
Lunch: In-N-Out! Double-double animal style (add mustard and regular onions), fries
Dinner: Cabbage, Onions and low-fat turkey sausage
Dessert/Snacks: One small piece of carrot cake, one bakery-sized chocolate chip cookie, one small bowl of low-cal butter pecan ice cream

Wednesday
Breakfast: One double serving of oatmeal with brown sugar and a sliced banana, Fiber One bar, EAS protein shake
Lunch: Whole wheat spaghetti with marinara, one bakery-sized chocolate chip cookie
Pre-workout snack: Small bowl of penne pasta with marinara and meat sauce (small)
Dinner: Large bowl of penne pasta with marinara and meat sauce
Dessert: One small bowl of low-cal butter pecan ice cream

Thursday
Pre-workout snack: One slice of whole wheat toast dry
Breakfast: One double serving of oatmeal with brown sugar and a sliced banana, Fiber One bar
Lunch: Chipotle (chicken burrito, double rice, double green peppers and onions, black beans, pico de gallo, grated cheese, lettuce, hot sauce), saltine crackers, one bite of my daughter’s m&ms cookie
Snack: Banana
Dinner: Large bowl of penne pasta with marinara and meat sauce, small amount of grilled chicken
Dessert: One small bowl of low-cal butter pecan ice cream

Friday
Breakfast: One double serving of oatmeal with brown sugar and a sliced banana, four pieces of whole wheat toast w/ Brummel & Brown low-cal spread
Flight: Ritz chips snack pack, cheese crackers, two small crackers, sample-size granola bar
Snack: Taco Bell chicken burrito
Dinner: Whole wheat spaghetti with marinara and mushrooms, garden salad with bleu cheese dressing, two pieces white bread
Dessert: Small bowl of spumoni ice cream

Saturday
Pre-race: 1 1/2 servings of UltraFuel, peanut butter PowerBar, 1 gel pack
Race: Cytomax (don’t know how much), 3 gel packs
Post-race: Two bottles (60 cal each) Powerade, mini bagel, Snickers Marathon Energy Bar
Lunch: All-you-can-eat pancakes at IHOP (11 of them!), coffee
Dinner: Three Taco Bell bean burritos
Dessert: Waffle cone of fat-free butter pecan frozen yogurt

Sunday
Pre-race: 1 1/2 servings of UltraFuel, vanilla PowerBar, 1 gel pack
Race: Powerade (don’t know how much), 3 gel packs
Post-race: Honey wheat pretzel sticks, fig newtons, Carls Jr. Cheeseburger, Powerade
Lunch: Two Taco Bell chicken burritos, one Taco Bell bean burrito
Flight: Chewy granola bar, two small gingerbread cookies
Dinner: Baked chicken stuffed with broccoli, white rice, broccoli
Dessert: Small bowl of low-cal peanut butter fudge swirl ice cream

And that’s it. That fueled 90.3 miles of running. I had my In-N-Out and I had my ice cream, but aside from not enough vegetables, and maybe some extra desserts on Monday night, I think I ate fairly well.

Sorry about the boring blog. I’m guessing about four of you might be interested, though.

That’s all for today. I’ll see you back tomorrow with my What’s Up With OJ Wednesday blog. I have a couple of cool interviews I’ll be posting for you. Have a great Tuesday!