Fast Energy Smoothie

[hotgugon]

hi i have a competition tomorrow morning...my race is at 11:30...its an invite (huge, 11-15 teams) for cross-country...i need a lot of energy b/c my race is 3 miles long...any smoothie ideas for lots of energy? a breakfast drink and snack ideas for before and after?...i hav to get up at 5:30-6ish...but i hav only a limited amt of ingredients listed here:

tomato (large)
baby tomatoes
romaine lettuce
zucchini
red/green bell peppers
carrots
cucumber
broccoli
green onion
ginger
mushrooms
apple
banana
peach
frozen strawberries
1 whole coconut
almonds (1/2 c)
pecans (only 1/4 c)
cashews (plenty)
pine nuts
dates
honey

no sprouts, i hav no juicer, only food processor and blender...thanks! :)

[RawTruth]

For a smoothie, I'd blend the fruit (apple, banana, peach, strawberries) with some romaine, ginger & water. Is the coconut a young Thai coconut? If so, I'd drain the water, scrape out the meat and take the water in a to go cup to drink and bag up the coconut meat along with the dates for a snack. In another container, I'd put tomatoes, cucumber chunks and pine nuts for another snack. But that last one is what my tastes are leading me to these days. You may want a different combination. This one just seems light but hydrating.

By the way, ditch your green bell peppers; since they're unripe, they're not so great to eat. (If left on the plant, they turn to red bell peppers.)

Best of luck in the race - have fun!

[twinyoga]

I have a suggestion, be careful of consuming anything you're not use to. You wouldn't want discomfort while you're racing. So mix familiar foods.

I would encourage a fruit smoothie (banana and other fruit) before the race. Honey during the race for instant energy. I'm not a huge veggie juicer so I won't comment on that. (but carrot juice is great for energy)

Good luck

[hotgugon]

i ran my race today...and i reached my goal!...which was to keep pace w/ my teammate and i did...and i got 9th for JV open!...my time was 22:20...split time for 1 mile: 7:00 2 mile: 14:52...i made the smoothie RawTruth w/ dates for snacks...it was great!...during my race, there were times that i got bursts of energy; like my body found some pockets of energy stored...it was awesome...

[twinyoga]

Wow! That is fast. I remember being thrilled running a 9 minute mile. Now my runs are more like 10 minutes.

Congratulations.

[RawTruth]

it was awesome...

Yaaayy!!

\O/ \O/ \O/

Geez ... where do you get your protein??!?

[Essensual]

Geez ... where do you get your protein??!? --Raw Truth

HILARIOUS!

[hotgugon]

haha...u guys r so funny

[hotgugon]

i had another duel meet on thurs...and i had all this energy...it was rawesome!...all i remember is 10 sec. improv for my 1 mile split: 6:50!!!

[Curleedst]

WOW that is a fast 1 mile. I am running my first 5K on October 1st and am looking for ways to maintain my energy. I LOVE smoothies so if anyone has any additional recipes please share. I love bananas and strawberries.

Thanks

i had another duel meet on thurs...and i had all this energy...it was rawesome!...all i remember is 10 sec. improv for my 1 mile split: 6:50!!!