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I think this was my biggest month for run volume. Looking back I probably could have run another 6 times. So 50miles.  Oh well. Another time to hit 200miles.

This morning I was a bit tired, but I also had two beers last night. Left knee felt a bit off, like I banged it. Run was great. I feel like a slacker because the month starter slow, even though I got great volume and work in.  Its something I struggle with always feel like I should have done more.

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Ice baths, compression, elevation, and decent sleep have done wonders.

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My threshold is around 20 as well all depending on the wind. Sunny and no/low wind is fine. That wind starts to pickup, no thanks.

Two great articles on running technique.

Running Faster
More on Running Faster

These are long term process improvements and not something to jump into too quickly.

I would also be curious to hear thoughts on Nutrition.

For my marathon I kept it fairly simple, looked at what the race provided, Powerade, and trained with it, tracked my sweat rate and did a fairly simple carb load and prerace meal.  I didn't use any special nutrition supplements for the marathon or ever. 

Now for triathlons, I am thinking more for HIM than anything especially since it could be 90 degrees with high humidity at Florida 70.3.  A past year racer called the FLA 70.3 last year was a Death March due to the heat/humidity.  Also, I have heard of salt tablets, hammer gels, etc.  and a past FLA 70.3 racer suggested using Endurolytes during the run.  I have no experience with any of these and don't think I have enough time to practice with several possible supplements so my current plan is again to see what the race offers and train with that.  Maybe look into salt tablets or endurolytes and try them in training.

Thoughts/Resources? 

Try to stick with what is on course. Hammer is simply a brand of gel, nearly all are basically the same. Caffeine or no caffeine. Different flavors, but all basically the same. No reason for salt tablets unless you find you need them. Really try to keep it simple.

I think many people tend to over-complicate. Trying to create their own concoctions, buying special powders. Why make it more difficult? Some people have legitimate issues, many what some see as real issues are really just pacing or improper nutrition. You go to hard and your body can not absorb carbs, they will sit in your stomach, so an inexperienced athlete will continue to take more and more in, not absorbing anything, get bloated, gassy,sick and be done.

Do the same thing while running and it all may come back up.

Dont take in enough, then some may try to make it up and cram extra calories in.

End up at a porta-potty.

Your best bet is to stick to water, gatorade, gatorade endurance, and whatever brand gel is cheapest or tastes the best.

Nuun is awesome, InfinIT is awesome, UCAN is great, enduralytes are ok, at the end of the day why complicate? I use nuun and have used salt/enduralytes but mainly in training. I know come race day I have an iron stomach and can tolerate just about anything.

Yes. It depends. Depends on fast you can swim, how consistently you can swim, and how long you plan to swim for.

I have done 50x50 on 1:00, so that would be 50 reps of 50yards leaving on 1:00. If I do a rep in 45seconds then I get 15s of rest, if it takes 55s then I only get 5s of rest.

You want a rest interval that allows you to keep your form but gets you pushing.

I wish I had that problem. When do you typically swim?