The first order of business after the race was to refuel - I had a few bites of a bagel, a protein bar and some toast and peanut butter when I got back to Katie's place, mostly because I wanted her magical Winnie the Pooh toaster to make me some themed toast. I also had yogurt-covered pretzels before stuffing my face at dinner.
I had to take my medal out for a beer, burger and chips. Sadly, we ended up at Chili's after the line at Three Floyds was way too long for marathon appetites. I ate heartily and went to bed at a decent time that night.
The focus of the day after my marathon was recovery and protein. I started the day with protein pancakes.
Protein Pancake Recipe
1 scoop Cabot protein powder
1 large ripe banana
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Place all the ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth. Heat up an iron skillet to medium-high and coat with coconut oil. Using a medium (3 Tablespoon) scoop, spoon onto the skillet and cook until bubbles appear on the edges. Flip and repeat. I topped mine with more bananas, chia seeds, salt and peanut butter.
Next up, I had a little recovery workout at the gym. I jogged very slowly on the treadmill for two miles, then used the elliptical to get limber and flush out all the lactic acid. I actually felt really good! And I wore my marathon shirt, naturally.
Then it was time for a detox bath. It's just two cups of epsom salt and one cup of baking soda dissolved in hot water. Soak for 20 minutes, feel like a million bucks.
Mocha Latte Recovery Shake Recipe
1 scoop Cabot protein powder
1 cup vanilla almond milk
1 packet instant coffee
1/2 cup coffee ice (frozen leftover coffee)
1/2 Tablespoon cocoa powder
Blend together in a blender, then serve.
In the afternoon, we took a family walk around Napoleon's favorite park, which is a one-mile loop. Luckily, the walk did not give me PTSD after the 26 one-mile loops I ran the day before.
How do you recover after a race or tough workout?
6 comments:
Love the protein pancakes!! Can't wait to try these :)
Looks like a great recovery plan to me! I've never tried the baking soda in the tub!
I struggle with protein pancakes!!!!! They always turn into a scramble.
I seriously want to come over for pancakes!
Sounds like your recovery is going well!! You're doing all the right things. :)
I did not know Cabot had protein powder. Those pancakes look delicious.
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