As long as I have hot tea, I love ice baths, really, I am not kidding. But then I started thinking about blood carrying nutrients that help with the healing process of inflamed areas. If blood vessels constrict, healing would be slowed down, right? What am I not understanding here?
I truly dislike gels, energy drinks and such.
I used them in the past. My stomach tolerates them well but most are laden with artificial ingredients. Do any of you know of 100% natural products for refueling? Carrying salted potatoes would probably not be practical for a marathoner but is there anything else I could consider?
On the days when I cannot find the time to do one longer session of strength training, I break it up into mini sessions.
What is the benefit of doing, say, sets of deadlifts a minute appart vs two hours apart?
Second run a day, beneficial, useless or harmful?
Sometimes I don't have one block of time to do a longer run but I can run twice during one day but for shorter distances. Am I delaying/wrecking recovery after the first run? OR Am I strengthening my legs?
Exercising fast twitch muscles.
I am a firm believer in slow, controlled strength exercises but I keep wondering how I can safely exercise my fast twitch muscles. My legs get the exercise when I run but what about other parts of the body?
Very high intensity intervals.
There has been some research that showed that short but very intense periods of exercise produce same changes in muscles as long endurance runs. So while I would be very concerned about injuries I am still curious if any of you has tried that and seen positive results in running.
Why limit the longest run in marathon training to 20-22 miles?
The conventional wisdom is that it is to prevent injury but ultramarathoners run longer distances in their training and most survive without injuring themselves. Wouldn't it be better to actually run even more than 26mi so when the race day comes the marathon distance does not seem too daunting? Just a thought.
Combining hard running days with hard lifting days.
It seems to make sense to me that on easier days my entire body gets to rest, that all of my body's resources are used for recovery. If that's the case, on heavy days I need to do both, heavy duty running and lifting. Yes?
Am I overanalyzing my training yet again? (I would like this to remain a rhetorical question. :-) )
Word verification.
Why, oh, why some of you, my bloggy friends, are still using word verification? I wonder how many of my comments got lost, especially on those posts where the word verification box appears AFTER I click the submit button as I tend to close the window right after I am done with my reply.
On a different note, my CIM training is going surprisingly well even though I was quite a bit sick this week. I am much slower than I used to be before I started backpacking training for my summer trek but it seems I am able to put in more miles than I hoped I would:
week 1: 19.8mi
week 2: 39.8mi (OK, big jump in miles but it felt good!)
week 3: 44.3mi
And now even better news. A while ago I posted about closing of many CA state parks.
I was very happy to hear that thanks to private donations my favorite state park escaped the chopping block at least for the next three years. For a while it did not look it was going to work, but in the end we won! YES!
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Glad your favorite parks are staying open! As for substitutes for gels, I often use Medjool dates. For your other questions - I am not sure!
I've been using Honey Shotz for nutrition. No artificial anything - just honey. It may only be available over here - not sure.
The reason you don't train the full distance for a marathon is because it takes such a toll on the body.
Hi! I'm not a runner, but I think I would *not* do heavy lifting on the same days as a lot of running. The concern I would have is that when a body gets too tired, proper weightlifting form or proper running form breaks down, making a person prone to injury.
I immediately stop exercising when I'm too tired and my form starts to falter, because I'm 43 and injuries take a lot longer to heal than they used to take. :D
:-) Marion
I have that same problem with word verification and then closing the tab too soon!
I can't comment on all your questions but I will add my few cents to two of them.
Years ago we had to do two years compulsory military service here in SA. I did officer's training and it was a very tough physical course for 8 moths. We did tons of "very high intensity intervals" every single day for 8 months. A week after the course I ran a marathon on only that training and ran 3:54. I wasn't even tired afterwards.
I do believe in running way more than 26 miles (30 - 45) for marathon training and it does make the marathon distance easier to handle. This would not be part of training for a fast marathon PR though, but rather a comfortable finish that doesn't require any recovery time.
hammer nutrition makes gels that are "all natural" though all natural to me usually means something that is in the state it was found in nature without much tinkering. if you want to make your own gel - simply mix agave nectar with cocoa powder (like hersheys). it will taste vigorous stirring. you can throw some salt in there too. i also eat fruit leathers, potato chips, straight chocolate (like a hershey bar - nothing with HFCS, which will aggravate my stomach), chicken broth etc. i drink nuun to replace lost electrolytes, but water and salt stick or endurolytes works too.
you can run as far as you want for the marathon long runs. most plans figure if you go longer, you're liable to get hurt. it's totally your call though.
run twice a day if you feel like it and it feels good. i do like two-a-days myself.
WOW! so many questions! On the weight lifting, I think it depends on goals. If you are lifting a bit heavier & rest in between sets anyway, I see no harm especially if that is the only ways you can fit it in . IF you are like me & want to stay lean & tend to lift moderate enough to circuit train & keep it all high intensity, that would make a difference.
I also do HIIT withing my cardio workouts & do weights after BUT I am not a heavy lifter but a moderate one & know myself well enough to keep my form & well, I know my bod & have been doing this for years soo.. I do have one all weight day & tend to lift heavier on that day.
I think the above comes down to knowing yourself & what works best for you.
I hear you on those verification boxes. Mine as numbers to put in but I can't change it - it is the way it is... :-(
Yeah for keeping your favorite park open. That seems like a biggie to me!
A friend of mine uses honey in a reusable bottle. Works just like gels without the extra stuff mixed in. I like to mix it up and bring cookies or something of my own baking, but they do require some chewing. And chewing with breathing usually results in drool, and lots of it. haha.
That's all the wisdom I can share though. :)
I don't have any answers or wisdom for you. Just wanted to say "HI"! :)
I also went and checked my settings and saw that I do NOT require word verification. Phew!
Try CarboPro. It is a nearly tasteless powder that is added to water and it supplies your fuel instead of gels. We usually add it with eLoad Endurance for electrolytes . SaltStick also are great for electrolytes.
This is what my wife and I use for our 70.3 training. She has a sensitive stomach and it does not bother her. We got this advice from a profrossional triathlete we know.
CarboPro:
http://www.carbopro.ca/store/1922810/product/CarboPro%203lb-TUB
Eload:
http://www.medioncorp.com/e-load-snapshot-p136227
Kevin
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