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Thanks for the info Rick!

I love vegis and fruit, it will take some effort to cut back on meat, I usually will bake up a half dozen chicken breasts for the week to mix in my salads or to have with some brown rice, I Love chicken!

i'm usually pretty good with the sweets, but when I do I definitely over indulge, when i was in the sandbox we would get sent cases of thin mints, a sleeve a couple times a day can't be that bad?? yea right! 

You dont have to get rid of the meats from your diet, just keep them to about 6-8 oz per serving and switch to grass fed instead of grain fed. Grain fed animals are missing the omega3 fatty acids but instead are pumped full of omega6 fatty acids, which is basicly a preservative and causes inflamation. Free range or grass feed animals(beef,poultry,lamb,venison,elk) are really high in omega 3 fatty acids which are a anti-inflamatory. Draw back is, free range does cost a bit more. Hope this helps

Thanks Patrick, that does help. I guess I just need to get out to Montana and do some elk hunting to fill up the freezer!

I will be looking for the free range.

Thanks I will keep working at it and finds what works, I have a pretty good idea what doesn't work! Definitely some great places to start.

Thom, I know what you mean about DD, they are a food group up here in the NE.

Hi,

Glad to see new members, especially those who are training for sprint distances. You guys are are serious about eating, something I should start thinking about . Never had problems with weight and still can eat whatever I want as long as I exercise, but I know it won't last forever.  Last summer I fell victim to an aggressive marketing of Visalus protein shakes. Somehow they convinced me that I need a total body makeover, got my CC# and started sending big box every 3-4 weeks. To consume this amount I should have replace all meals with protein shakes, which was completely out of question, because I love to eat! Canceling shipments was not easy, finally they stopped but not until I had 6 large bags of protein. So this is what I'm having for lunch since then, it is too expensive to throw away and at the rate I'm going, it will last till next fall. Cautionary tale

Question: why it is so hard to swallow water while running? Last night I was doing intervals on treadmill and tried to sip water while on slow pace, but the throat felt constricted. I noticed the same thing last year during the races, when I had completely stop to get a drink while other people emptied their cups while moving. Is there a secret to it or just matter of practice?

Snow shoveling workouts this weekend in Northeast!

Recovery week complete..... Now for base period 2. All is going well so far!!!

Hey Thom, I saw Boulder 70.3 already sold out.

How is everyone's training going?

Good job Senior Chief. Everybody starts somewhere in the swim especially. I remember back a few years ago when I started to dream about this journey. I felt like a 1.2 mile swim was something I might never achieve. Well, I finally made it and have even improved with my most challenging workout this past week which was a 3000 yard ladder workout. Somethin I never thought was possible.

It sounds like you have plenty of time to get where you want to be Keep it up!

By the way, I failed to mention that I am also prior military. Not realizing how many we have in the group it feels good to be in great company. I did 10 years in the submarine force. Got out as MM1 and served on a diesel electric and 688-I class submarines. Spent most of my career in Point Loma, CA.

Man that was a great workout! I didn't quite understand it until I looked at your splits to see how you did it (saw the short recovery between repeats) but that looks challenging...I am putting that in my memory bank for later.

Thom, I just thought to ask: What type of nutrition (water also) do you take on a long run of 12-16 miles??

Thanks.   The biggest obstacle I have to training is finding the time for long workouts. I don't have set hours for my job, I may work 4 hours one day, the next think I'll get off around three and next thing I know i'm on a plane to Detroit.  Then I have an elderly father eith some health issues as well as both my inlaws.  I try to make the best of the time I have available when it comes available.  I coouldn't spend much time on those ships that sink on purpose, the ones that struggle to stay afloat were hard enough to deal with. Once I cross-decked for an exercise to the USS Lipscombe for six weeks.  I was never so glad to get back to my flat-top, with room and creature comforts.

Wow, it is stories like yours that make reflect on my own struggles.  Thanks for sharing and great to have you in the group, 

Patrick, I have had something similar happen fairly recently.  It was on the day I had swam my longest, non-stop.   I attributed to being dehydrated as I did not have any liquids before or during the swim.  My right calf is the first one to go when I don't hydrate or take enough electrolytes.  Last year, while training for a marathon, I really struggled running past 3 hrs. even though, I was drinking and taking in calories.  I then discovered SaltSticks and the problem was solved.  I now take them for workouts that are longer than 60 minutes.   I will also take them now before my long swims.   Something to consider. 

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I was supposed to do my long run yesterday.  After 7hrs of clearing snow, I called it a replacement workout.  

last year, when I started doing the sprints, I enjoyed seeing my times drop.  Yes, I like to see how I compared to others but the field was so different on each race that it really did not matter much.  Seeing PB's was my motivator after my first race.