3 Smoothies and a Juice plus my Revised Marathon Plan

If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I won a Blendtec Blender in a giveaway on the Fitfluential blog. Well, it arrived last week and I have been busy creating smoothies and juices since then. Here are a few of my favorite blends.

Rader Farms Fresh Start Morning Vitality Fusion Smoothie (Fresh Start Vitality Smoothie for short).

I had a chance through Influenster to sample Rader Farms Morning Vitality Fusion frozen fruit and vegetable blend. This Fresh Start blend contained nectarine, mango, sweet potato and carrot,  and is picked and frozen at the height of freshness. I have so say that it is an easy way to get delicious and healthy ingredients into your smoothie (or juice, or whatever you choose). The Morning Vitality Fusion is and excellent source of Vitamin A and C and is loaded with fiber.

Silk-alicious Smoothie

I recently had a chance to try the new Silk non-dairy Yogurt Alternative. Of course I had to make a smoothie!

3 smoothies and a juice. Thanks @Blendtec! #Fitfluential #vegan #smoothie

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Berry Avocado Smoothie

Adding avocado to a smoothie is a great way to add healthy fat to your diet. While I love the taste of avocado, it isn’t my go-to flavor for a smoothie. No worries. You don’t taste the avocado, but you do get a creamy richness in your smoothie.

And Finally! Ultimate Green Juice

One of the reasons I was excited to win the Blendtec was to make juice. Even though I’m a vegan, I’m not a huge veggie eater (yeah, I know, irony). Juice is a great way to get your vegetables, and when made in a blender you get all the goodness and fiber. This was my first juice, improvised following a couple recipes and adding my own flair (the cilantro and arugula). While I loved it, Alan wasn’t quite so enthusiastic. He thought it had too much celery. Working on it.

My Revised Training Schedule

When I first put my schedule for the SLO Marathon together, it did it rather quickly (blog deadline, you know). On reflection, I’ve changed it up at bit. I said that I wanted to rock this marathon, so I added a second speed workout during the week. That is the main change. My Monday run will serve as a second longest run, plus a longer, slower speed training day (like half marathon pace, marathon pace, etc.), while Wednesday will be a little higher intensity, long intervals and hills.

Date	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Total Mileage
1/5-1/11/15	7.5 miles	Rest	5 miles Half Marathon Pace (HMP)	Rest	Rest	10 miles	3 miles	25.5
1/12-1/18/15	6 miles 4 @ HMP	Rest	5 miles ½ mile intervals	3 miles or Rest	Rest	4 miles	12 miles	30
1/19-1/26/15	7 miles6 x ½ mile LT intervals with ¼ mile recovery	Rest	6 miles Hills	3 miles or Rest	Rest	13 miles	5 miles	34
1/27-2/1/15	6 miles Marathon Pace (MP)	Rest	6 miles Hills	3 miles or Rest	Rest	15 miles	5 miles	35
2/2-2/8/15	7 miles 5 @ HMP	Rest	5 miles ½ mile intervals	3 miles or Rest	Rest	6 miles	PS Half	34.1
2/9-2/15/15	4 miles Recovery	Rest	6 miles Hills	3 miles or Rest	Rest	16 miles	6 miles	35
2/16-2/22/15	7 miles 5 @ HMP	Rest	6 miles 1 mile intervals	3 miles or Rest	Rest	16 miles	6 miles	38
2/23-3/1/15	8 miles MP	Rest	6 miles Hills	3 miles or Rest	Rest	18 miles	6 miles	41
3/2-3/8/15	8 miles 6 @ HMP	Rest	6 miles 1 mile intervals	3 miles or Rest	Rest	6 miles	Redlands Half	36.1
3/9-3/15/15	4 miles Recovery	Rest	6 miles 4 @ LT Pace	3milesor Rest	Rest	20 miles	5 miles	38
3/16-3/22/15	8 miles MP	Rest	6 miles Hills	3 miles or Rest	Rest	16 miles Neg Split Run	6 miles	41
3/23-3/29/15	8 miles 6 @ HMP	Rest	5 miles 1 mile intervals	3 miles or Rest	Rest	20 miles	6 miles	42
3/30-4/5/15	8 miles 1 mile LT intervals w/2 minute rest	Rest	6 miles 4 @ HMP	3 miles or Rest	Rest	22 miles	6 miles	45
4/6-4/12/15	8 miles MP	Rest	6 miles Hills	3 miles or Rest	Rest	15 miles Neg Split Run	5 miles	37
4/13-4/19/25	8 miles 6 @ HMP	Rest	5 miles ½ mile intervals	Rest	Rest	10 miles	5 miles	28
4/20-4/26/15	6 miles	Rest	5 miles MP	3 miles	Rest	2 miles	SLO Marathon	16 + 26.2

This week I ran 25.5 miles. I’m a little behind where I wanted to be on my total mileage, but I’m happy with that. It will be increasing soon! I did not make to yoga at all this week, but I’ve got a class on my schedule for today. I really don’t want to let that go now that I’ve started back. Here’s my recap:

Monday: I ran 7.5 miles on the road. I was making up for missing a longer run the previous Saturday. It was cold, but I didn’t have a client in the morning, so I could start a little later.
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: After a one mile warm up, I ran three miles at half marathon pace. My goal was about 9 minutes miles, but I actually ran 8:53, 8:49, and 8:45, so I was really happy with that. And surprised! I took one break, at the halfway point, just walked for about 30 seconds.
Thursday/Friday: Rest
Saturday: 10 miles on the road. The hardest part, because Alan is a little behind me on his schedule and was only running 8, was to add that extra 2 miles. It was important though, not so much for the extra mileage as for the mental aspect of pushing through.
Sunday: Doggy run (and recovery) day! Two miles with Penny and Johnny, one miles with Lily, Olivia, and Coco.

Not bad. Now that I have my schedule I am getting more excited for the marathon. You still have time to join me if you want! Remember you get a $10 discount with the code WOODAMB.

Do you make a lot of smoothies? Do you have a favorite recipe for a smoothie or juice that you’d like share? Link it up if you’d like!