Wednesday, April 05, 2006
FOOD, FOOD, FOOD
The issue du jour was food. How much to have, what to have, what will stay down ... A combination of nerves, travel, bad food and medications left me quite ill today. I had very little to eat and I felt really gross. Sigh. I think tomorrow will be better - it better be.
Even with the sicky feeling, today's adventure was buying groceries that will be my food on race day. As of this writing, this will be:
Bananas - 2 bunches (not all for race day, but close)
Fig Newmans - These are the organic Paul Newman brand of Fig Newtons. Don't laugh.
Yams - 2.5 lbs. I can't chew while I'm on the bike, and I'll need lots of carbs, calories and vitamin. The little sign over the bin of yams said they have 400 cals, 48 g of carbs and potassium. perfect! my idea is to cook them in the microwave then mash them up with some turkey and cream cheese to make this nice healthy stuff i can just stick my fingers in then eat. all while moving at around 17 mph. I haven't tested this idea yet, but i will before Sunday.
Clif Bloks - Yummy little gummy squares packed with electrolytes
Organic oreos - These are for the run only. I can chew better while I'm fast walking than riding, so I'll scarf down some sugar to get going. I tried this in the Vineman race a couple years ago and it was a lifesaver.
Honey sandwiches - Again, this will be for bike rest stops and/or the run.
This doesn't sound real enticing, I know. But, the idea is to keep the calories coming in while you're burning them up at lightning speed. Bigger bodies consume more calories, so I gotta be double sure to eat lots. Jeff Galloway told us at the TCM expo that your body goes into a diabetic state after the effort of something like a marathon. So, can you be triple diabetic? Isn't that comatose?
The issue du jour was food. How much to have, what to have, what will stay down ... A combination of nerves, travel, bad food and medications left me quite ill today. I had very little to eat and I felt really gross. Sigh. I think tomorrow will be better - it better be.
Even with the sicky feeling, today's adventure was buying groceries that will be my food on race day. As of this writing, this will be:
Bananas - 2 bunches (not all for race day, but close)
Fig Newmans - These are the organic Paul Newman brand of Fig Newtons. Don't laugh.
Yams - 2.5 lbs. I can't chew while I'm on the bike, and I'll need lots of carbs, calories and vitamin. The little sign over the bin of yams said they have 400 cals, 48 g of carbs and potassium. perfect! my idea is to cook them in the microwave then mash them up with some turkey and cream cheese to make this nice healthy stuff i can just stick my fingers in then eat. all while moving at around 17 mph. I haven't tested this idea yet, but i will before Sunday.
Clif Bloks - Yummy little gummy squares packed with electrolytes
Organic oreos - These are for the run only. I can chew better while I'm fast walking than riding, so I'll scarf down some sugar to get going. I tried this in the Vineman race a couple years ago and it was a lifesaver.
Honey sandwiches - Again, this will be for bike rest stops and/or the run.
This doesn't sound real enticing, I know. But, the idea is to keep the calories coming in while you're burning them up at lightning speed. Bigger bodies consume more calories, so I gotta be double sure to eat lots. Jeff Galloway told us at the TCM expo that your body goes into a diabetic state after the effort of something like a marathon. So, can you be triple diabetic? Isn't that comatose?
DAY 3 - 
THE M-DOTTERS HAVE LANDED
Welcome to Day 3 of the Ironman Adventure! Weather in Tempe - 60, cloudy, windy, kinda rainy.
So, who are the M-Dotters? The M-Dot is the little guy you see to your right - it's the I and M of Ironman combined into one symbol. It's one heavy-hittin' little symbol, too.
See, people who finish an IM race - male and female - are then entitled to have the M-Dot tattooed on themselves, preferably in a prominent area on the calf/shin or upper arm. some are large, some small, some color, some just black. Once you actually etch this symbol into your skin, you are no longer just someone who did an IM. You are an M-Dotter. Coach Colleen taught me early on that the M-Dotters can be a clannish bunch and they're not always friendly. It's best not to make prolonged eye contact with them unless you know one.
At breakfast this morning, I saw 3 of them in a span of 15 minutes. (The best symbology I could produce was my Twin Cities Marathon running hat. sigh.) They are a steely bunch, no doubt. For a minute it's impressive to see these guys with their IM hats, clothes, fit bodies, etc. But then I realized the insecurity it must take for someone to wear an entire outfit proclaiming a single part of their lives. It would be like having a hat, sweatshirt, shorts, socks, jacket, tote bag, backpack, keychain and tattoo that said "Married - Since 1997" and you wore them all every time you went to a movie, restaurant or bar.
FOOTNOTE - Before you all speculate, I will not be getting the M-Dot tattoo. I have another design in mind. ;-)
THE M-DOTTERS HAVE LANDEDWelcome to Day 3 of the Ironman Adventure! Weather in Tempe - 60, cloudy, windy, kinda rainy.
So, who are the M-Dotters? The M-Dot is the little guy you see to your right - it's the I and M of Ironman combined into one symbol. It's one heavy-hittin' little symbol, too.
See, people who finish an IM race - male and female - are then entitled to have the M-Dot tattooed on themselves, preferably in a prominent area on the calf/shin or upper arm. some are large, some small, some color, some just black. Once you actually etch this symbol into your skin, you are no longer just someone who did an IM. You are an M-Dotter. Coach Colleen taught me early on that the M-Dotters can be a clannish bunch and they're not always friendly. It's best not to make prolonged eye contact with them unless you know one.
At breakfast this morning, I saw 3 of them in a span of 15 minutes. (The best symbology I could produce was my Twin Cities Marathon running hat. sigh.) They are a steely bunch, no doubt. For a minute it's impressive to see these guys with their IM hats, clothes, fit bodies, etc. But then I realized the insecurity it must take for someone to wear an entire outfit proclaiming a single part of their lives. It would be like having a hat, sweatshirt, shorts, socks, jacket, tote bag, backpack, keychain and tattoo that said "Married - Since 1997" and you wore them all every time you went to a movie, restaurant or bar.
FOOTNOTE - Before you all speculate, I will not be getting the M-Dot tattoo. I have another design in mind. ;-)
