Hashers And Mashers - Part 3 - Open (Page 27)

Regarding nutrition/hydration, I'm a big fan of Skratch.  http://www.skratchlabs.com/

I know Carlos here uses it too, he started using it based on my recommendation.  It's natural, and not overly sweet, so I don't get sick of it, and it's got what you need to help keep yourself hydrated, while not overdoing it on the calories, which you don't really need for a sprint tri or a less than 1.5 hour workout.  The website has a ton of information, check it out.  I use it while training and in races.  If nothing else, it keeps me drinking because I like the taste.  I get sick of the flavor of the overly sweet stuff.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.  No Turkey for us today.

I was computer-less for 8 days.  Hardest 8 days EVER!  Had to watch all the horrible reality show's on TV without anything to distract me from them.

Also had to start taking insulin two weeks ago.  It wouldn't be so bad except they gave me a bayonet to use for the injections.  Fortunately I seem to be levelling out at a pretty minimal level.

Our winter here has been pretty mild so far (10C/50F today).  A few cold days and I had to miss a swim yesterday due to shoveling wet heavy snow for 1:30.  It would've taken over 2 hrs if my wife hadn't come out and helped me.  So far nothing even close to what they got in Buffalo.

Nicole - Sounds like a great run and excellent time for both of you.  I haven't run since my last race in September and it is time for me to get going again.  I love the idea of running in a light snowfall especially if there is minimal wind.

Gary - You do need to get used to the cooler temps to be able to run outside but I find anything down to 0C/32F is quite comfortable for running.  I'm sure I could run cooler if I was dressed properly.  Mike probably has run in colder temps.  The only thing I find in the cooler temps is I tend to get running quicker to generate some heat.

You're right about the windchill it sure can make a difference.  A week ago we had a windstorm and I had to fix a canopy.  It only took about ten minutes but I froze the tip of my thumb in only about 5min.  So I definitely avoid strong winds for running.  Usually our snow is very dry so it is fun to run in so long as there is no underlying ice.

Today I officially started my training plan for 2015.  I swam (every M/W/F) and had a great day swimming 25 & 50m speed sets.  I was even keeping up with a friend that usually swims about 10% faster than I do and another friend was keeping up right beside us (we were lane splitting) so I came out of the pool pretty excited. 

Then after coffee I got home and immediately changed into running gear and fired up the trainer.  Somehow I pushed something I've never touched before and it had some automatic intervals happening and I had planned only to run about 5.5mph but I wound up running a fair few intervals at 6.0mph and 3# intervals at 7.5mph which is the fastest I've ever run and the machine even made me run uphill at 1.5% (not a lot I know but I'd never done it before either).  I really enjoyed the 7.5mph intervals but I'm sure I was pushing close to Zn5.  After the run & swim I felt pretty elated.  I'm looking forward to running again on Wednesday.