Runner’s Food Journal No. 4
Athletes sometimes ask for nutritional guidance or just want to know what I eat during a regular day. Below is a food journal from a typical weekday:
MORNING
Two mugs of black coffee
Toast with crunchy peanut butter, pumpkin puree, and cinnamon
Activity #1 - 4 mile fartlek run, followed by barbell lifts (back squat, overhead lunges, power cleans)
Two bowls of Total cereal with 2% milk
AFTERNOON
Banana
Salad - spinach, broccoli, carrots, cherry tomatoes, lite creamy caesar dressing
Slices of fresh baguette
Two mugs of black coffee
Apple
Activity #2 - Coach track practice
Handfuls of trail mix (almonds, roasted edamame, pumpkin seeds, cashews, golden raisins)
EVENING
Roasted chicken sandwich, baked french fries
