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November 17, 2004
Fall is Back
I'm not really sure what is up with the weather around here recently. On Saturday and Sunday I had on a few layers on top, tights, gloves, and a hat. All of this week has been shorts with long sleeves and gloves. I'll take this weather, but if the past is any indication, this means that we're going to have a snow the first weekend in December. Extreme fluctuations in the weather also usually mean that I'm going to start suffering from my all-winter long minor cold.
So, as if you couldn't tell, today's weather was wonderful for running. A little bit cool and hardly any wind. Perfect. I hope that this weather can hold out till Sunday when I race and we have a party for all of the marathoners (Philly). I've decided not to cut back at all for Rothman since I don't feel like my racing has been up to par. The only change is that I'll do a recovery run on Saturday rather than a long run. Back to today...my legs felt a little bit on the heavy side, but that is to be expected from having two good, hard days back to back. I had a touch of stomach problems, but not anything that caused me to have to stop or anything. Essentially I just tried to stay relaxed and not run too hard. I have a tendency to run too hard on my easy days at times. I finished the 7 mile course in about 48:20.
I may have to stop my after work naps. It was getting awfully dark again as I finished up again today. I fear that if I go earlier than I have been I will have some bad stomach issues. I know that I need a little bit over 4 hours between eating and heading out for my run. The thought of eating lunch at 10:15 just is not too appealing.
On a related note, after my break this winter one thing on my agenda is to learn how to fuel during long runs. I have serious problems with gels/gu. I've determined that my best bet is probably liquid. Does anyone have any suggestions. I was thinking about trying watered down Gatorade or that new PowerBar drink. Once I figure this out I may try another marathon, but there is no way that I'm going to try to compete in a race that long without learning some way to fuel. Thank you in advance for any advice that y'all have!
Posted by Blondie at November 17, 2004 07:11 PM
Comments
I'd say buy the single serve packets of a few and try them out, since everyone has individual benefits from different drinks. For example, Gatorade and Cytomax give me nausea; XLR8 worked awesome but it's hard to find these days. I'm also in search of a new energy drink, so let me know what you end up trying.
Also, re: your post yesterday on protein, have you ever had Soy7 pasta? The penne has 13g of soy protein per serving, and it's actually pretty tasty.
Posted by: Leilani at November 17, 2004 10:26 PM
I am not going to say anything very useful because I never use those drinks, but in my marathon they had Accelerade. I had never tried it before and it didn't taste bad or give me any trouble. I agree with Leilani that it's probably best to try a few and see what works.
Posted by: barb at November 18, 2004 09:54 AM
I've had a hard time getting all the carbs I need from just liquid. I drank until I couldn't drink anymore during my last marathon, but it still wasn't enough. I used to HATE GU, but I've come to like/tolerate the Vanilla Bean GU. Have you tried ALL the flavors? Maybe it's just not for you, but if you can possibly get it down, it might be worth it.
Posted by: Alison at November 18, 2004 08:22 PM
I have had really good luck with gatorade. I find that alternating between water and gatorade is the key - watered down gatorade is even better! I like the taste of vanilla bean GU, but I have a hard time with anything that is not liquid. Different strokes for different folks, I guess :)
Posted by: bridget at November 18, 2004 10:25 PM
Gu also has "plain" flavor. Tastes slightly like vanilla bean, but less sweet. I Gu 2-3 times during marathons and tend to use "plain" when I'm tired of all the fruit beverages and Gus.
Posted by: Leilani at November 19, 2004 11:23 AM