APRIL 2015 - Move Your @ss Challenge
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Thanks for the suggestions for energy. I am with you JTH11706. I find them pretty bad. I used power bar chew for my 10 miler in Nov. And forgot how sick I got from the caffeine and here again today. I am going to try non caffeine and see if that does the trick. A friend told me how she puts a tsp. of honey in a sandwich baggy and puts the bag inside her sports bra. I did that in the fall and it seemed to work. You bite the tip off it and suck the honey out of the bag. A kick of energy. Thanks also Dean for your suggestion.
I can't stand the GU stuff... the consistency makes me gag. I like Shot Blocks, personally - but if those don't work, my dad (who has been a distance runner his whole life) swears by the little orange candies that you get in the bulk bins at the store... they're the ones that look like orange slices and have a bit of granulated sugar on them. Probably any candy kind of like that would work well - just for that little burst of energy.
I also would carry two small bottles with me when I was running 60+ minutes. I would have water in one, and some kind of electrolyte drink in the other (power aid / Gatorade, etc)... I mostly drank the water, but every 20-30 minutes, or so, would take a swig of the other.
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13.4 miles to get me on the April board...0
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4/6 - 2.35 miles on the elliptical
MTD - 16.49 Miles0 -
2.39 miles walked yesterday
9.16 miles walked today
44.99 miles walked to date0 -
hkristine1 wrote: »Thanks for the suggestions for energy. I am with you JTH11706. I find them pretty bad. I used power bar chew for my 10 miler in Nov. And forgot how sick I got from the caffeine and here again today. I am going to try non caffeine and see if that does the trick. A friend told me how she puts a tsp. of honey in a sandwich baggy and puts the bag inside her sports bra. I did that in the fall and it seemed to work. You bite the tip off it and suck the honey out of the bag. A kick of energy. Thanks also Dean for your suggestion.
I can't stand the GU stuff... the consistency makes me gag. I like Shot Blocks, personally - but if those don't work, my dad (who has been a distance runner his whole life) swears by the little orange candies that you get in the bulk bins at the store... they're the ones that look like orange slices and have a bit of granulated sugar on them. Probably any candy kind of like that would work well - just for that little burst of energy.
I also would carry two small bottles with me when I was running 60+ minutes. I would have water in one, and some kind of electrolyte drink in the other (power aid / Gatorade, etc)... I mostly drank the water, but every 20-30 minutes, or so, would take a swig of the other.
@hkristine1: Thanks for the suggestions. I really don't like anything. It usually upsets my stomach. Jeff Galloway has tested out a SF-7X Super Fruit No added sugar, chemicals, preservatives and no nausea for him since using them for a couple marathons and long runs. I am a water gal and some Gatorade as you suggested. I know exactly the orange slices your dad likes taking. I appreciate your tips as well.
@JTH11706Congrats on getting through your program early! Now for all that energy build up. My run today was a bit of a bear after coming off a long run this weekend. I cannot imagine how your legs feel for marathon training.0 -
April 6: 4.5 Mile Run and 3 Miles walking
TTD: 52 Miles
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@JTH11706 - Congrats on surviving the training buildup, Janet! Now you get to enjoy the benefits of training so hard.
It's crazy to me to think of 14 miles as "only" 14 miles too!
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4/6. Stationary bike: 10 miles / Elliptical:4.5 miles / Walking: 2 miles
54.50 miles of 220 miles
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Exercise total for
4/06
Exercise bike 36.97 miles and walk 1.25 miles
38.22 miles for today
134.43 miles done and 665.57 miles to go.... 0 -
Got out early this morning and got it done. It was beautiful...then the clouds started rolling in...supposed to thunder and rain tomorrow. We shall see. The rain yesterday brought us almost a tablespoon's worth!!
Mon - 6.24 miles
Hope everyone has a great Tuesday!
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Adding 4 miles
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adding the mileage from april 3-6 ...20.58 miles
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Miles
1: 5.23
2: 1.18
3: 3.84
4: 9.79
5: 6.79
6: 4.49
Total to date: 31.32
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Bet you all thought I had given up - not likely but I have been away from a computer so sorry but here is the first week in a lump
1 Apr 7.54 miles
2 April 6.21 mile
3 Apr 7.5 miles
4 Apr 6.21 miles
5 Apr 20.4 miles
6 Apr 3.43 miles
7 Apr 7.5 miles
MTD 58.79 miles
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@janet - congratulations on completing the course! You've really worked hard for that and I'm glad the legs are feeling better. 0
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4/6 - 6 miles
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As of April 6, I walked 29.7 miles.0
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April Goal: 150 miles
Yearly walking challenge: 337.5/1500 miles
4/01 - 4 miles
4/02 - 4 miles
4/03 - 4/05 - 8 miles walking, 6 miles biking
4/06 - 5 miles
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My wrist is still too sore to ride my bicycle, so I settled for a stationary bike at the gym. Adding 13.26 miles.
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