THE WORKOUT: 4 mile run. Miles 1 and 2 warmup. 3rd mile high intensity. 4th mile recover.
I've been struggling with nutrition recently. It's been so long since I've been eating for endurance that I've forgotten a lot of what it takes to make it possible to train at the higher levels required for triathlon. As I've been putting in longer runs at greater intensity, I've been noticing that I'm drained throughout the day and struggling at the beginning of every workout. I decided to take a good look at what I've been eating against what I should be eating. I've been eating a really high protein diet since about January, it's worked ok until the last few weeks and now I'm noticing the difference that I stated previously, just drained all the time.
Starting today I'm tracking my food for a little while to see where I sit in this game of endurance nutrition. I'm also concentrating on eating more carbs in the form of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. I'll still keep up the lean protein, just not as much as I have been. The overall goal is to get 55-65% of my calories from carbohydrates, 20-30% from fat, and 10-20% from protein per Livestrong.com.
Well, about today's run. Basically I wanted to see how quick I could run a mile right now. I warmed up for two and then stretched after the second. Oh, I was pushing Liam in the jogging stroller for this too. So, I let Liam run around and play in the soccer field as I stretched. Once done I asked him to get back in the stroller, he wanted to race me to the goal first. I accepted. It was a close race but he ended up pulling out the win in the last few yards. He's gonna be a fast runner!
To sum this up, I ran the third mile at 5:54 and then recovered on the last one at 8:01. I'm pretty happy with the 5:54! I'm getting closer to where I used to be.
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