Yanti & Salty RidiculoSnarky Almost Intelligent-Charming Manatees PART 4 - Full (Page 61)

Soooo we have given you more than enough time....what the frog?

During that race, I had 1 crustable on the bike and about 2 bottles of water.  The weather was stupid hot (look it up, I'm sure that's what the weather folk said), the wind was strong with gusts over 20mph and as a result I spent more time (with a harder effort) on the bike, but did not account for it with my nutrition.

I've been "researching" nutrition for the HIM and it seems to be all over the place.  Some people are consuming 350 or more calories per hour on the bike and others only up to 200 per bike hours.  They all seem to back off a bit on the run. 

Then I found this  http://triathlon.competitor.com/2012/05/nutrition/simple-ironman-70... article from Matt Fitzgerald.  Here's a snippet since i'm sure the link won't work -

Keep it simple,” I wrote. “Too many triathletes over-think and overdo their race nutrition.” I told him to drink his favorite sports drink according to his thirst throughout the bike leg and to drink the sports drink offered at fluid stations on the run course according to his thirst as well. That’s it. Anything fancier, I said, would be unlikely to make him go faster and would only increase the risk that he would encounter a self-inflicted issue such as stomach bloating and nausea.

I know nutrition is highly personal and you need to experiment to see what works for you.  However, I'm sure there must be some generally accepted guidelines for how many calories a person should consume per hour.  I'm also sure that amount is related to the weight of the consumer (among other variables)  Fitzgerald says you should get about 60 grams of carbs per hour on the bike.  Which really doesn't help me b/c he has not done me the favor of converting that into calories

Just checking in -- I'll catch up on posts tomorrow.

I got a full body massage this afternoon. Wow. Amazing.

I think I might be losing one of my toenails. Does that make me a real runner?

We spent this evening visiting a dear friend who suffered a stroke a couple weeks ago. She's recovering remarkably -- in a rehabilitation center probably for another few weeks.

Little boys are having a great time in school. Oldest son seems eager for school to start for him (on Wednesday).

I start teaching on Wednesday, and I'm not ready. Losing this afternoon and evening didn't help, but the massage was a gift to me from my boss for the part of my job I quit last spring, and I needed to get it done before my schedule gets crazy. I have enough on my gift certificate for another massage. And we needed to see my friend for the same reason.

Did I say that my toenail is annoying me?

Just checking in -- I'll catch up on posts tomorrow.

I got a full body massage this afternoon. Wow. Amazing.

I think I might be losing one of my toenails. Does that make me a real runner?

We spent this evening visiting a dear friend who suffered a stroke a couple weeks ago. She's recovering remarkably -- in a rehabilitation center probably for another few weeks.

Little boys are having a great time in school. Oldest son seems eager for school to start for him (on Wednesday).

I start teaching on Wednesday, and I'm not ready. Losing this afternoon and evening didn't help, but the massage was a gift to me from my boss for the part of my job I quit last spring, and I needed to get it done before my schedule gets crazy. I have enough on my gift certificate for another massage. And we needed to see my friend for the same reason.

Did I say that my toenail is annoying me?

I have one 20 oz bottle of water per hour.  I do not tolerate sports drinks very well so I usually add electrolytes (Nuun, etc.) to the two bottles that I start with and get plain water on the course.

My coach thinks that what I eat is weird but it's what I do in training as well.  Take this with a grain of salt and figure out what works best for you.  I have two fig newtons (~100 calories) at the beginning of the bike.  I ride a few miles to get the blood in my legs, etc. and then eat.  Then, at the one hour mark, I have a Cliff bar (~240 calories).  I then continued with the Clif bars about every hour.  My coach would prefer that I eat something small every 15 minutes or so.  Like I said, you'll need to figure out what foods work best for you.  If you recall, Chris asked me to calculate what I ate during the IM and it worked out to 250 calories per hour on the bike.

On the run, 1 gel at about the one mile mark, 5 mile mark and 10 mile mark.  Water every chance it's offered.  Train with whatever brand they are offering on the course.

Carbs grams are 4 calories each.  240 calories if all are carbs.  Nancy Clark might also be a good reference although I think that folks consider her to be somewhat unfashionable these days.

I tried Twizzlers but they required a lot of chewing and the whole breathing thing became a problem for me.

Pop Tarts have 32g carbs and 200 calories per serving, according to nutritiondata.  With 9g of fat per serving, they might not digest quickly enough for some so experimentation would be required. 

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Do you consume that many calories per hour for a HIM too or is this specific to your IM?

I tried Twizzlers but they required a lot of chewing and the whole breathing thing became a problem for me.

Pop Tarts have 32g carbs and 200 calories per serving, according to nutritiondata.  With 9g of fat per serving, they might not digest quickly enough for some so experimentation would be required. 

I plan to do a whole lotta more Pop Tart experimentation over the next few weeks.

Broken spoke?! From the race, transport, or who knows?

My mom is driving me crazy. I don't usually live here, so in her head my bedroom door is supposed to be open, with the hall light on (no particular reason, I guess that's just the way it looks right to her).

Needless to say, my bedroom door being opened and my nice dark cool room being flooded with light is not how I particularly like to wake up--and not 20 times a day when I'm sick, either.

I duct-taped the hall light switch and have locked my bedroom door. I hate confusing her like that, but hopefully, eventually, she'll go away.

List this one under humorous shenanigans, to be honest.

Oh, I meant to say something about the bike.  First off, Reece was how fast in IM Kansas (mapmyride gives it about 1200 climbing feet, don't know if that's right)?  And PB rides a roadie, I believe.  He has a mighty strong engine!

Secondly, IMHO, the flatter and straighter the course is, the more a tri bike will buy you.  IMC is not flat.     If you can comfortably complete 100 miles on the bike (no damage to lady parts, etc.), I think that you are fine with a roadie if you choose to go that way.  If you really *want* a tri bike, that's another thing altogether.