This is the week that started out a little off kilter because my original long run had to be changed to the previous week. I'm a Girl Scout leader and also very active with Scouting and put together our Service Unit's World Thinking Day program and that left little time for a run on Sunday.
Because the week was off I barely hit my runs although they were within my time goals. One day was a treadmill run which I abhor more than any other type of running. And I only hit the gym one day. I tried out a new piece of equipment "Don" showed me. Not something I plan on trying out again. Maybe it would be great for some but my legs are short and this particular piece doesn't change in size. Weight rooms are not designed with the short female in mind.
I weighed in with Biggest Loser at a half a pound of weight lost. I must remind you my goal in all of this is not necessarily weight loss but getting all fat converted to muscle where possible. The weight loss just helps to confirm that I'm doing something right.
Ohio's weather this week was record setting high temps hitting in the mid 70's for February! I know how this shows true global warming and that makes me cringe but at the same time the part of me that loves being outside lives for these moments.
I got my new pair of shoes in!!!
As for fit this sock styled shoe (techfit) is a perfect fit. I immediately felt at one with this shoe when I put it on my foot and didn't even have to tie it for that zen like feeling! Yes, I am saying shoes can put you in a zen state! When you put miles upon miles in a pair of shoes they better fit or you will hate life and probably end up injured on top of that hate.
I've been obsessed with the boost material since the first shoe featuring it came out. The shoes hold up long past their running miles suggest. They tend to become my coaching shoes and then my in the yard shoes. I can recognize when the return in material is past the running use phase but I still find they hold up for additional use longer than other shoes I've worn.
I got a pair of shiny silver Sketchers as a gift from my mom and outside of looking super stylish those shoes offered no support to my feet and often left me feeling like barefoot would have been a better option. So there is something to buying a shoe that is a good fit and of quality and of course designed for the purpose you are using it for.
I am at the point now where mileage is going to start racking up and I'll be needing to study my pre-run foods, my mid-run snacks, and my post run recovery foods. I've been a peanut butter and jelly person before long runs but they never seem to last the way I need them to. Plus on early morning wake ups I can't hardly get that down. I'm not a big meal person first thing in my day.
So I've been trying the eating bananas, sucking down the baby food pouches of apple sauces, and today was peach crisp options. Fruit is more moisture and seems to sit lighter on my stomach. I'm thinking about using the apple sauce option instead of energy gels/beans/etc... during my runs this training period.
I always stress to my athletes how they need to eat a healthy protein within 30 minutes of a workout and race day. Today I didn't quite accomplish that but I did try out an energy drink for recovery. Again I had a long day so I wanted to not fall asleep after hitting my long run to finish up this week.
I tried a zipfizz in fruit punch flavor that I found at Sam's Club. You add one tube to a bottle of water and drink up. There is no added sugar and it only contains 10 calories. Supposedly there is 833% of your daily value of Vitamin C in this product. And it boasts that it contains 41,667% of your Vitamin B12. I'm not sure if your body is even capable of absorbing that much of a vitamin at one time let alone if it is healthy. According to the ingredients list the caffeine ie "Botanical Antioxidant Blend" comes from "Green tea leaf extract, Green coffee bean extract, Grape seed extract, Grape skin extract, guarana seed extract, and Alpha-Lipoic acid.
I wasn't particularly fond of the zippy (bitter) flavor. But it was tolerable and I was able to chug the drink down. Did it do anything for me energy wise? Not sure. I didn't feel an instant boost like when I drink my drink of addictive choice, Redbull, but I did feel hydrated and never felt a lag of exhaustion after my run. Of course I didn't have time to sit down and relax so I may have just been going on pure adrenaline anyhow. Would I recommend it? Not really but I wouldn't say avoid it either. My daughter liked the flavor and I guess for a 10 year old it's pretty "cool." But 10 year olds think farts are cool too so I'm not sure her recommendation counts for all that much.
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