Week 10: Race Report & Tips on Practicing for Race Day

Beach to Beacon 10k race report, meal plan, grocery lists, and nutrition deep dive (tips for race day prep!).

Aug 08, 2025

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Hi friends,

I want to start today’s newsletter with gratitude for you! Whether you’re a runner, or supporting a runner, or just looking for new ideas of what to eat for dinner, I’m grateful you’re here. :)

The Beach to Beacon 10k last Saturday went well for Clayton! He ran his fastest 10k ever—27:58. He wasn’t content with his place (8th), and we’ve talked a lot about tactics and covering moves. It always amazes me how he is such a student of the sport—always learning, analyzing, and improving.

Life is picking up speed: school starts for our kiddos next week, and a month from today Clayton and I will be in a little village in the mountains of Japan! Gotta get those last altitude benefits before the race.

It’s crazy how time warps, sometimes feeling so slow and then so fast.

I’m still thinking about my most recent read, The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin. Such an amazing story of addiction, jail time, and recovery, all from a woman who has helped to write so many books that I’ve been inspired by.

One of Lara’s roles in jail was to cook for the other inmates and clean the other areas of the jail. She talked about how she dreamed being in her own home, cooking for her family and cleaning her own space. I’ve been really humbled this week as I’ve been able to live her dream! It’s no easy feat to take care of a family and a home, but it is a certain kind of privilege and freedom that I never want to take for granted.

Entering this next week with gratitude! I feel like I always end my newsletters this way . . . maybe it’s the process of writing and reflecting that re-centers me. I think I’m a more patient support person because of the process of writing newsletter, so thanks again for being here. :)

Take care,

Ashley

Breakfast

Clayton runs twice a day, and his morning run is usually 10-12 miles. So breakfast is a big event! We aim for protein and lots of carbs, particularly carbs now that his training is intensifying. In addition to this week’s options, we’ll serve things like toast, hash browns, and granola each morning.

Lunch

Clayton usually eats big breakfasts (post morning run) and big dinners (post afternoon run), so we keep lunch time pretty simple. His typical go-to is turkey sandwiches with pretzels or chips. We’ll include a serving of tuna this week for omega-3s as well.