Starting the new year with a bang...

Now that we are in a fresh new year, I'm going to start with a fresh new blog and hopefully keep up with it this time.  We are only three days in to 2014 and I'm already embarking a new challenge.  Tomorrow, I will head to Florida where I will be doing the Dopey Challenge at Disney World.
In case you aren't familiar with what this is, it's a new four day/race challenge series that will occur during Disney World's Marathon Weekend.

Photo from runnersworld.com

I will be doing a total of 48.6 miles over the four days and races.  It starts on Thursday with a 5k (3.1 miles), progresses Friday into a 10k (6.2 miles), Saturday we start pushing ourselves with a half marathon (13.1 miles), and Sunday is the ultimate test, finishing the series with a the full marathon (26.2 miles).

Since my variety of health issues put me at high risk for DVT under normal circumstances, I am following my doctors advice and making the long drive to Florida from Virginia instead of flying.  It's not so bad, I actually enjoy road-trips.  Plus, I have the extremely good fortune of having a wonderful friend that lives in Orlando and is letting me stay with her for a few days, and, my company has an office in Orlando as well, so I'll get to head down to Florida early and work a few days before the races start.

Having dietary restrictions is difficult whenever you aren't in the comfort of your own home and able to control everything.  Adding in traveling AND needing to be sure you properly nourish your body before a big race like this is a whole different challenge.  To help make it easier on myself, I pre-made some snacks to take with me.  Since I'm still kinda new at gluten free baking, I find it easier right now to buy the pre-mixed sets rather than search out the individual ingredients myself.

I tried to make things that were as travel friendly as possible since I will be making the drive to Florida alone.  So we have Carrot Cupcakes with no frosting, Zucchini Bread (which will be pre-sliced and put in separate little baggies before I leave), and Mango Lemon Scones and I have to say, they all turned out delicious.  I have to keep reminding myself that I can't eat them before I leave tomorrow!  The only thing I wish I had thought of before baking them was including some of my protein powder in the mixes.  Oh well, next time!

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