SWBKRUN -CLOSED DUE TO TRAINING (Page 35)

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!

Jeff (hubby) signed up for IM St. George and I'm going to pick up a community fund slot at Ironman Florida!!!!   I'm really excited for him - and for me!  All of the adrenaline and enthusiasm of the Ironman...and it won't hurt a bit!!

And Kim, can't believe nothing hurts.  I need some coaching from you, girl.

I am  big believer in the run/walk marathon, although I don't have a pattern.  I run until I can't, then I walk for 30 seconds or so, then pick it back up.   It's been working for me, but I can't shake the feeling that there's a better way.

14 weeks.......

Some good pictures from this Cyclocross Nationals Race this weekend if anybody is interested:  

Here

FYI, that's me on the left in the black striped hat and sunglasses in the Saturday images 52 / 53 / 54 / 55 working on my National level heckling, doing some dollar hand-ups, and ringing the cowbell.  We actually handed up a full 12 pack of beers later in the day during the 35-39 and 30-34 masters races.  The ladies next to us were from the Univ of Iowa and were handing out their phone numbers on little sheets of paper.  

It was AWESOME to see the talent out there.  Guys that ran away from the field during our CX season around here were in the back 1/2 of the field on the National stage after the 1st lap.  And smooth, the guys at the tip of arrow were powering away from the field while looking they were out for a Sunday morning group ride.    

fixed.

2012 Ironman Foundation slots are SOLD OUT for Ironman Florida. Thankfully Endurance Sports Travel has spots available.  I can't wait to buy you beer, John.

Tiana 

I was thinking multi-vitamin too.  Love eggs and eat them regularly.  I'm trying not to focus on the calories as much as eating quality food with the right balance of nutrients.  Adding a glass of chocolate milk and exchanging spinach instead of mixed greens might be enough.  Just need to play around with it a bit more.  ?Been looking at a Zone type diet with 40-30-30.  (Again, not trying to be super number conscious or strict just thinking about tweaking things so that generally I'm hitting the right balance.)  Do you think it's more important to find the right ratio or do you try to hit an amount based on number of grams/BW?

Pics are cool.... The guy in #55 looks like he is on his way down!?! 

My normal diet has a focus on being more alkaline which means a lot of vegetables, some fruit, some whole grains (steel cut oats, ezekial bread, quinoa, etc) and less white processed crap which is more acidic. This is a decent chart.  As athletes we already increase inflammation in the body from working out (cortisol) so the less extra we put in through food the better.  Alkaline foods combat inflammation. 

When it comes to training, I really use what I know will work for me and focus less on the alkalinity.  I need to ingest simple things that are digested easily both before efforts and during them.   This includes simple sugars like malodextrin taken in liquid form (Hammer products--Sustained Energy, Gels).  I eat no solids during training or racing.

I try to get back on the alkaline wagon once training is over for the day.  Sometimes my stomach is accepting of it and other times it isn't.  All a balancing act.

And in case anyone thinks I am a pristine eater they can think again!

That makes sense.  I do have an iPod which I got for xmas yrs ago, just have never set it up.  I can also see myself getting into trouble by losing myself into the music and not paying attention to my surroundings. 

Question for the MG.  My biggest worry come IM is my nutrition and I've completely revamped my entire diet to eating well.  With this I've been tracking my diet on myfitnesspal and found I'm only getting in about 40-50% of my daily recommended values of calcium and iron.  Protein could be up 10-20 gms too.  Any food ideas for beefing those values up w/o increasing fat/cholesterol?   

Nutritional newb here - That article and chart made my head spin!!

Just my $.02 here -- For me personally, right now, I'm going with a simpler approach... working in more whole grains, fruits, veggies... more "whole foods" / meals.   Much less already prepared/processed stuff and much smaller portions with more meals spread thru the day, every three hours or so.

Just basic balance...  My objective is to never be starving hungry or always have a little in the tank burning.  When I can make that work, I feel better, have more energy and train harder.   For so long I was a three meals a day guy and they were big meals... made me a "big" guy.

the funny thing is raw nuts is very fitting right now. 

Okay, here's a question:

Why are most of the training plans written in time, rather then distance for the run and bike?  I guess my concern is mainly that I'm not that fast a runner.  When it comes to the race though, I'm going to be going the same distance, not the same amount of time.  So, should I look at increasing the time to account for getting the same distance?  Or, is there a good reason to just stick to the time approach?

And, yes.  I tend to over think things.  Next year, I'll have a coach, but this year I'm going with a canned training plan, so I want to make sure it's going to work for me.

(Feel free to tell me to stop being a dummy and just trust the plan.)

Some good pictures from this Cyclocross Nationals Race this weekend if anybody is interested:  

Here

FYI, that's me on the left in the black striped hat and sunglasses in the Saturday images 52 / 53 / 54 / 55 working on my National level heckling, doing some dollar hand-ups, and ringing the cowbell.  We actually handed up a full 12 pack of beers later in the day during the 35-39 and 30-34 masters races.  The ladies next to us were from the Univ of Iowa and were handing out their phone numbers on little sheets of paper.  

It was AWESOME to see the talent out there.  Guys that ran away from the field during our CX season around here were in the back 1/2 of the field on the National stage after the 1st lap.  And smooth, the guys at the tip of arrow were powering away from the field while looking they were out for a Sunday morning group ride.    

Okay, here's a question:

Why are most of the training plans written in time, rather then distance for the run and bike?  I guess my concern is mainly that I'm not that fast a runner.  When it comes to the race though, I'm going to be going the same distance, not the same amount of time.  So, should I look at increasing the time to account for getting the same distance?  Or, is there a good reason to just stick to the time approach?

And, yes.  I tend to over think things.  Next year, I'll have a coach, but this year I'm going with a canned training plan, so I want to make sure it's going to work for me.

(Feel free to tell me to stop being a dummy and just trust the plan.)