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Rudedog55 - 2009-04-22 10:18 PM

i just want to get this right......so even though the recipie on the back of the kool aid packet says 2 quart container, you are diluting it down to 2 gallons???  do you have to use lite salt, or can you use regular iodized salt??  thanx for the tips!!!

kaqphin - 2009-04-22 10:22 PM

Umm we dont have Graham crackers here....

D001 - 2009-04-23 12:44 PM Wow. No Whoopie Pies. No Ho Ho's. No Little Debbies. No PEEPS. You guys are so deprived. Or maybe you're just healthy....

Rudedog55 - 2009-04-22 10:18 PM
i just want to get this right......so even though the recipie on the back of the kool aid packet says 2 quart container, you are diluting it down to 2 gallons???

kaqphin - 2009-04-22 6:46 PM

And yuo will NOT be the only ones on mountain bikes....

You will be amazed at some of the things people pull out of the shed!

The Kool Aid is just providing sugar and flavor.... So the answer is that it probably just depends on how much sugar and flavor you want.

It's basically just:
Water
Lite Salt (for the potassium and sodium)
Sugar
Flavoring of your choice.

You want it salty, for the electrolytes. But not so salty that it's unpalatable.
And you want the sugar, for the energy source.

kaqphin - 2009-04-22 7:57 PM
My trainer who is an avid mountain biker swear my maltodextrin....

madkat - 2009-04-22 11:35 PM

I did my run. Almost 11 miles. At the 8 mile mark, I was feeling OK (not great, but OK-enough to keep going).

I took it very slowly. And I did the 9 minutes running, 1 minute walking thing. My main concern was that my calve would cramp again.

I also took my Camelbak with it about half full of Orange. I didn't want to fill it up completely because I didn't want to deal with the sloshing and the weight.  As it turns out, I ran out of juice about a mile from home, so that was perfect. And I ate a gel at the turn-around point. I think the fluid and food really helped.

I even had just enough left in my legs that I could really pick up the pace for the last quarter mile and did some strides as I ran up my block. That felt good. And to know that after 10.5 miles, I still have some energy left is a real boost to my mental state.

Now I'm eating a much-deserved burrito.


PS you talk about Little Debbie and Whoopie Pies, but I'd never give up my burritos for any of that.

madkat - 2009-04-23 1:35 PM I did my run. Almost 11 miles. At the 8 mile mark, I was feeling OK (not great, but OK-enough to keep going).

I took it very slowly. And I did the 9 minutes running, 1 minute walking thing. My main concern was that my calve would cramp again.

I also took my Camelbak with it about half full of Orange. I didn't want to fill it up completely because I didn't want to deal with the sloshing and the weight.  As it turns out, I ran out of juice about a mile from home, so that was perfect. And I ate a gel at the turn-around point. I think the fluid and food really helped.

I even had just enough left in my legs that I could really pick up the pace for the last quarter mile and did some strides as I ran up my block. That felt good. And to know that after 10.5 miles, I still have some energy left is a real boost to my mental state.

Now I'm eating a much-deserved burrito.


PS you talk about Little Debbie and Whoopie Pies, but I'd never give up my burritos for any of that.

D001 - 2009-04-23 1:50 PM Do you know why he likes maltodextrin? Is it just for digestibility? Or does he feel it gives him more/faster energy? Maltodextrin is derived from starch.... (like what you find in potatoes, rice or corn.) Starch is a long chain of glucose molecules, linked together with a specific type of bond. We can digest starch easily, because we produce an enzyme that breaks the bonds. When this happens, we get glucose out of it. (Glucose, also known as dextrose, gives us energy, but can can raise blood sugar, cause us to gain weight, etc.) To make Maltodextrin, they start with starch, and break some of the bonds for you. So the chains are shorter in length. This means we can get glucose out of it pretty easily and quickly. (Which is good for someone needing fuel, but could be bad for someone who has diabetes or blood sugar issues.)

i just want to get this right......so even though the recipie on the back of the kool aid packet says 2 quart container, you are diluting it down to 2 gallons???  do you have to use lite salt, or can you use regular iodized salt??  thanx for the tips!!!

kaqphin - 2009-04-22 9:15 PM

That sounds like a truly fantastic run!!! Way to go

Enjoy your burrito - youve certainly earnt it... the two things I often have as treats after a massive workout is a salt n vinegar chip sandwich on white bread with butter and/or some ice cream... Especially on hot days...

Havent worked out my cold weather treat yet but I never planned the one above so Im sure something will come to me! Sometimes I prefer a chicken, salt and butter sandwich instead of the chips...

 

madkat - 2009-04-23 3:13 PM

Now that it's done and I'm mostly rested, I'm feeling a lot better about it.

Carnitas burritos are my downfall. Don't get me wrong, I love love love ice cream. But after a hard effort, I crave two things: Coca Cola, and carnitas.

It doesn't help that the site were most of our summer races are held is a popular picnic area for Latino families. After the race, the smell of grilled meat is over-powering. I sometimes dream of walking up to a picnicing family and just looking pathetic, to see if they'll take pity on me.

Maybe I was Mexican in a previous life.

Rudedog55 - 2009-04-22 10:21 PM

Graham crackers, marshmallow or whipped cream covered in chocolate, mmmmmm how could you go wrong with those combos!!!

patchadams - 2009-04-21 12:02 AM Nice..NC rocks lol, whereabouts?

JoeBWan - 2009-04-23 8:54 AM OK, so away from the whoopie pies and back to training.  I wanted to ask about experiences with ankle sprains.  My ankle had pretty much returned to normal as far as pain goes, but now I'm feeling a sort of creepy "clicking" near the rear when I move it in certain ways.

Can someone clarify for me what's going on down there?  Are my tendons overstretched and I have to wait for them to return to their normal length?  If that's true, I would think my chance of re-injury would be pretty high during this waiting period.  Or are the tendons NOT going to return to normal length and I have to strengthen the supporting muscles to compensate?

Or am I wrong altogether and that's not what is going on?

I looked up ankle sprain several times on the internet and everything indicates that there are two types of sprain - stretched ligaments and  torn ligaments.  The problem is that the doctor didn't tell me which it was that I did.  I have to assume that if I TORE the ligaments, it would have been pretty obvious and I would have been told.  Is that correct?

I found a bunch of good exercises to help strengthen my ankle muscles, but none address these questions.

Thanks, everyone!

peach5757 - 2009-04-23 1:29 PM

Sorry I'm a bit behind on catching up!  I live in NC too!!  Wilmington area

peach5757 - 2009-04-23 1:49 PM Any thoughts on whether it's a good idea to take a spinning class (I like them because I feel like I get energized by the music, etc) on a bike day rather than riding outside? 

D001 - 2009-04-23 2:13 PM Dear Mentor Group, Thanks to you, I'm out a substantial amount of money. LOL! I found a "real running shoe store" that's a little over an hour from here (each way). I drove up there, had a nice conversation, and plunked down money for a pair of shoes. They aren't pretty, but hey, if they work, it's money well-spent.