Running Stuff

I have been thinking the last week how much of my "running" blog has been food and nutrition info. Two reasons I think: 1) Nutrition is so much more a part of the equation that most people estimate. Especially if you are running solely for weight loss. 2) It is the part of the equation that I STILL struggle with the most. Honestly, I experiment a lot. And most of the time I think I figure out exactly what not to do. I'm still looking for the right here's what to do. I generally end up eating too much so I have that heavy slow feeling or I don't eat enough and then every step I'm thinking I'm going to pass out from hunger. The perfect balance of how much and what to eat is really hard to find. First step--cut out the crap food from my diet is there. We don't eat out much. And when we do I try to pick good choices. Mostly I struggle with the how much... anyone have good thoughts I would love to hear.

With that said, I've been contemplating signing up for the Utah Valley Marathon this last week. It is 12 weeks away and I'm trained enough that I could jump right into a training routine and be ready to go by then. But, I'm struggling making the decision. This is something mentally I want so bad. My sis-in-law is doing it and it would be fun to do together, I've always wanted to check out this course, Provo canyon on a Saturday morning with thousands of others--yes please! But, is it the right thing for my body? One of my running books recommends only doing a marathon about every 9-12 months because of the stress on the body. That you really can only compete well when you have had that much break in between. And St George was still only about 6 months ago. And, I'm positive I gained a sugar addiction while training for St George. Too much push to get better that I needed sugar to keep me going through the day (bread, cookies, Gu's, etc). I don't want to do that again. Oh what to do?!?