SubscribeWater, water everywhere and I’m drinking the stuff. I’m being a good boy and reducing my intake of pop, and canned juice, and I’m increasing my water intake. Consequently, I have to pee every 5 minutes and I spend 4 out of every 5 minutes dancing before heading to the loo again.
Still, I’m making a commitment to increasing my water intake, including when I run. I just don’t drink enough in general and I need to change that. Going 20km and not finishing 500ml of water is just silly if you want to have performance and not just completion. Not to mention the fact that water alone for 20km is not optimal.
I’m going to try my backpack water supply this coming weekend and see if that is more comfortable now that I don’t have hair hanging down my shoulders to constantly get caught by the pack.
Had a hard run tonight after a talk done by the folks at Peak Center for Human Performance. Some days the runs just work, other days I have to work them. Tonight I had to work. We did a 6km tempo run at an average speed of 8:03/mi (5:00/km). I sucked wind the entire way, just couldn’t get it together and was barely hanging on. What should have been a relatively easy pace for me on a flat course was tough and I kept falling behind. At the end I finished up about 10 or 15 seconds behind the lead 3 runners. I’ll take it a bit easier tomorrow to compensate, yeah sure 
Nutrition
Breakfast:
- Vector and yogurt
Lunch:
- Chicken Cordon Blue with mashed potatoes, a bit of gravy, and a side salad.
- 1 slice of pizza
Snack (0):
- Small bag of Cheetos
Snack (1):
- 2 slices of Amish friendship bread
Dinner:
- Homemade scrambled egg/cheese/turkey breakfast tortilla. (I wanted healthy protein after my run)
- Glass of juice
Snack (2):
- Small amount of gummy candies
- Slice of Amish friendship bread
