I met with my sports therapist/coach and also got a sports massage on Tuesday and I mentioned to both of them that I've been hitting the wall hard at 15-16 miles. We quickly discovered that I had not been replacing electrolytes during my runs. I have been using Gu gels since I started running and I always assumed they had those mixed in, but I was wrong. So - I tried out Gu Brew during my long run yesterday and those 16 miles were a piece of cake in spite of a much faster pace! I can hardly wait for 20 miles next week. I also started taking mineral supplements (which it turns out are quite inexpensive) as well as really paying attention to my potassium intake which I suspect is very low. That means lots of bananas and coconut water. I wasn't a fan of the coconut water at first, but I found one with chocolate that tastes like chocolate milk!
Lastly, I don't usually talk about work on this blog, but something unexpected happened this week and the two worlds collided. One of our staff who I am responsible for coaching asked that we skip our normal lunches and go running instead. How cool is that!
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