Racing Manatees - Better Together in 2022 (Page 8)

Great progress!!!

yay!

Infinit fans, their BOGO sale is today.  (buy one, get one 50% off)

x2 - Similar happened with my in laws who live in NS. My 16 year old niece had been quite terrified of it (the moved to NS last summer and she was to the point that she wouldn't hug us even though we were vaccinated and they were moving across the country and we would see them for at least a year) but 3 out of the 4 of them had it over the break - seemed not too bad but it's hard when they feel so diligent. But it's the things about a virus - it doesn't care. We do our best. 

You only need Infinit if it's a part of your nutrition plan. I know that some Manatees (Lisa?) use Infinit and I have used it in the past.  My results were mixed. 

Ack! I'm sorry that you could not get a rapid test today.  I hope that you daughter continues to be only moderately miserable.

I'm happy to read that your daughter is doing ok. Really ironic about the short-staffed covid test peeps!

I gave myself a bit of a scare taking a rapid test today. I decided to take when after another attorney in my office pooped + today. His only symptom was a runny nose. I am dealing with allergy issues, which means i have a runny nose , so decided to be safe and take the test. When i saw the line next to the "C" in the result my heart dropped for a minute. Then i realized that meant negative. phew! 

I use it and love the simplicity of it for long distance rides. I have a custom mix that replaces almost all of my nutrition on the bike. I carry additional items because the act of chewing feels necessary at some points during a 112-mile ride. But otherwise it takes care of everything. You can adjust caffeine levels, flavor intensity, and what I do is concentrate the 1-hour mix into 3-hour bottles so I'm not having to stop and mix or swap out bottles. 

Thanks for chiming in. I know a lot of people who have been successful with Infinit for long course tri.

Where do I find the Face Palm emoji on BT?

I'm thankful that you insisted on masking. Did she really go the ivermectin route instead of monoclonal antibodies? Yikes!

Fun fact, until the past few years, the only thing that I knew about ivermectin is that collies can't have it.

I know I shouldn't but I almost feel happy when an anti-vaxxer gets covid and experiences serious symptoms! I don't want them to die or shut down our hospitals, but I sort of feel like there should be some kind of punishment for those who have helped keep this pandemic going ! The problem with that, of course, is that when they do get covid there is another potential bad variant created and then all of us who have done the right thing continue to be impacted. So, it's complicated

We don't need more variants.  There are no guarantees that it will get "milder."

I agree on both counts!

Soooo, my understanding is that for workouts around 90 minutes or more you fuel during the workout.

Now fueling also counts pre and post workout as well and if you've been following Stacy Sims or other sports RDs there's a lot of discussion about taking protein and carbs in the 30 mins (important for women to be sooner) to 60 mins after the workout. And it seems to be true for all workout durations.

And there has also been a lot going on about eating pre-workout - so much about 'fasted training' (ie training on an empty stomach) and consensus seems to be that women in particular should eat something, even a half a banana or toast, in the hour (give or take) before working out. I think Stacy Sims quote is something along the lines 'Women perform better in a fed state'

For me, a 75 minute ride might find me using a scoop of Skatch. A 90 minute ride almost certainly.  For a 90+ minute run, I'll have something as well.

I have been trying the Nuun Recovery that Ann-Marie mentioned. To be honest, I'm only having that for longer workouts.

I hadn't been doing the fuel after my regular weekday workouts but i had thought about it asked the coaches for the plan I have (who answer questions on Monday on the FB group) and they definitely recommended it for all workout types. I am interested in recovery and reducing fatigue in particular because I can't control the rest of the crazy time having little kids right now. 

I am terrible at fueling, which is one of the issues I have with 70.3 and longer distances.  I am trying to have a little bit of banana before runs and maybe some PB on an English muffin before 3 hr or more rides, bc fasted workouts are no good for women as mentioned.  During runs I don’t take anything until it hits 2 hours, usually. But, I have been testing out  using glucose tabs in runs of 1.5 hours or more, trying to get used to them.

i will need to start fueling on the bike too to get nutrition sorted for Choo.
I do use the Recovery for runs that hit 1 hour bc I am trying to be good about proper recovery fueling.

For sure, and reflecting a bit on my own experience I have been low on B12 a few times (particularly at the end of training cycle) even though i eat meat and in general do not restrict my food intake any way nor am i usually doing super high volume or intensity.  But I do wonder if it might be the cumulative fatigue and not paying attention to fueling around workouts by primarily eating my 3 meals a day and snacks. So i am giving it a try. 

I have been using the wild.ai app a bit and it recommend a staggering amount of protein after a workout but i am mostly starting with the ultra filtered chocolate milk after my weekday workouts (as mentioned before I am not into protein powders) to see if it helps. On weekends i come home and make some thing to eat right away so a big egg sandwich or smoothie. I have no noticeable results as of yet but we shall see.