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  • romyhorse
    romyhorse Posts: 694 Member

    So funny, some of them sound scarily familiar!!
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Actually “So, what pace are you hoping to run?” means "Should I start further back in the pack or could I creep a couple of rows closer to the start line?" to me.
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
    This thread makes me happy!
  • timeasterday
    timeasterday Posts: 1,368 Member

    Oh man, those are all too true!!
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member

    I feel like the only preparation that went into this interview was that she knew that it involved running... *smh*
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member

    I feel like the only preparation that went into this interview was that she knew that it involved running... *smh*

    I'm pretty surprised that she didn't use the term "jogging"
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member

    I feel like the only preparation that went into this interview was that she knew that it involved running... *smh*

    I'm pretty surprised that she didn't use the term "jogging"

    Mo/any other runner would have had the right at that point to walk away lol.
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    Thought someone might find this informative. Forgot I had this page in my bookmarks. It gives really good tips about nutrition during training cycles and how to manually calculate calorie burn/BMR/TDEE etc...

    http://www.muscleandfitnesshers.com/training/legs/food-runners
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Great resource, Becky. Thanks!!!
  • btsinmd
    btsinmd Posts: 921 Member
    “I was in a lot of pain but couldn’t give up. I ran a Commonwealth Games qualifying time last year and wanted to improve on it. I missed it by a minute and a half, which is frustrating.”

    She missed it by a minute and a half after running a marathon with a broken nose and cracked rib!
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    She's an ultrarunner too. Wow.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Somebody posted the new Marc Parent article somewhere. I finally got a chance to read it. I was in tears by the end.

    http://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/my-own-private-half
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Readers, when it comes to sports nutrition, I may not have the "right" background. I don't hold a "fancy degree," or have even a "rudimentary grasp" of things like "carbs and protein and fat." I'm not "certain" how glycogen is "pronounced."

    But I know what works. And by that, I mean I know what foods will reliably get me to the finish line. This is knowledge I've gleaned not from some fancy book, but from real life.

    Before we go any further, let me clarify: I'm not talking here about the traditional food-as-fuel model. I'm talking about the Mark Remy food-as-carrot model. As in the "carrot" half of the carrot/stick approach. Except not an actual carrot, a metaphorical one, because honestly, who dreams of a carrot waiting for them at the end of a run? I mean, come on.

    With all respect to Runner's World columnist Liz Applegate, Ph.D., and her own Best Foods for Runners, I have my own criteria for what constitutes a truly great food for runners. Here they are:

    Is the food delicious?
    Is the food something I can picture in my head?
    Is there a reasonably good chance that I'll be able to acquire the food and eat large quantities of it soon after I finish?

    All of the following comestibles meet these criteria. Here, then, are the REAL best foods for runners -- the ones that, merely by imagining them, will keep you moving.

    For the list: http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/the-real-best-foods-for-runners
  • timeasterday
    timeasterday Posts: 1,368 Member
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
    Readers, when it comes to sports nutrition, I may not have the "right" background. I don't hold a "fancy degree," or have even a "rudimentary grasp" of things like "carbs and protein and fat." I'm not "certain" how glycogen is "pronounced."

    But I know what works. And by that, I mean I know what foods will reliably get me to the finish line. This is knowledge I've gleaned not from some fancy book, but from real life.

    Before we go any further, let me clarify: I'm not talking here about the traditional food-as-fuel model. I'm talking about the Mark Remy food-as-carrot model. As in the "carrot" half of the carrot/stick approach. Except not an actual carrot, a metaphorical one, because honestly, who dreams of a carrot waiting for them at the end of a run? I mean, come on.

    With all respect to Runner's World columnist Liz Applegate, Ph.D., and her own Best Foods for Runners, I have my own criteria for what constitutes a truly great food for runners. Here they are:

    Is the food delicious?
    Is the food something I can picture in my head?
    Is there a reasonably good chance that I'll be able to acquire the food and eat large quantities of it soon after I finish?

    All of the following comestibles meet these criteria. Here, then, are the REAL best foods for runners -- the ones that, merely by imagining them, will keep you moving.

    For the list: http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/the-real-best-foods-for-runners

    I am IN LOVE with this!!! ????????????
  • btsinmd
    btsinmd Posts: 921 Member
    Tried it out today. When i was at the supermarket this afternoon I bought a strawberry cream cheese filled cupcake. As I unpacked my groceries I put the cupcake on the counter to encourage me to do my long run today. I did the run, thinking about the cupcake, and i didn't do any walking at all. Success!

    It was a good cupcake!