When I come home doing my long runs, I would look like the ashiest person known to man. I first thought that my skin was drying out, but when I looked closer it was salt. WTF??? Nina told me that I needed to eat more salty foods or drink Gatorade. I found an article called [...]
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Protein and Salt
Posted in nutrition on April 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Chocolate and Running
Posted in nutrition on February 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
During my teen years, I always thought I was missing a few important female genes. I could never understand what made my friends excited about shopping for shoes and chocolate. I wasn’t into chocolate, but I would eat some type of candy once in a while. I was more into salty foods like Doritos Spicy [...]
Cheesecake and Running
Posted in nutrition on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How on earth am I to obtain and maintain a runner bod if I snack on cheesecake at work? I don’t even like cheesecake.
Ironically, I’m trying to eat more food, since I don’t eat enough lately.
The side stitches are gone. Not sure why. I tried a number of things at once–giving up yogurt (since I’m [...]
Another Lesson Learned
Posted in injury, nutrition on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve recently learned that it would be better for me to eat dinner and wait an hour to run instead of running first then eating dinner. Every since I started training back in December, I’ve noticed that I have abdominal pains after running 5 miles or more.
Last night I ran 5.3 miles which is [...]
Stitches
Posted in injury, nutrition on February 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m getting stitches. Side-stitches and stomach-stitches, that is. This is crazy. I rarely get stitches because I know how to avoid them: don’t run faster than I should for an extended time, and breathe deeply, getting the oxygen deep into my lungs. If a stitch does find its way into my lower ribcage area, I [...]
Bad Habits
Posted in discipline, nutrition on January 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As I head into training season, I’m forced to consider some of the bad habits I’ve developed in the past year.
Bad Habit #1: Not taking breaks. I can sit and work for hours and hours … without taking a break. I think it’s a workaholic tendency, but that’s no excuse. This time last year, I was taking breaks [...]
