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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: November 13, 2017, 10:24:42 am »
So, last night I was supposed to get well over 100 miles for the week. Reached 92.0 before my scheduled long run, which means I should have hit ~105 miles or so via a ~13 mile long run.
The long run got destroyed by gastro issues.
Felt amazing warming up: body felt great etc. Was going to try and hit low 7 min/mi pace for the ~13 miles, which should have been fairly easy given how good I felt. But, 0.5 miles in to the run, GI issues - I felt that "spicy feeling" in my GI + "thick mucous" creeping up. So anyway I hocked a loogie and it was so heavy that it literally landed on my arm. lmfao.. I knew then that my body was in meltdown. Anyway I finished the mile, did one more, then shut it down. No point pushing myself with some junk miles to reach some arbitrary number. Finished the week @ 97.4.
But that got me thinking.. Sunday morning, I had a small bit of that during my morning speed session, which went well. I did start cramping up after my second 400, but that was my last interval anyway so I didn't think much of it. When I got home, I drank lots of milk off and on throughout, and had that turkey burger + sauteed onion + green pepper + 1 jalapeno.
Whatever the combination or "perfect storm" of ingredients, I really wrecked myself.
What's fairly interesting is, as my mileage has gone up, i've had to cut out these foods:
- bananas
- eggs
- watermelon
- cheese
- rice
- instant oatmeal
- some non sourdough breads
- broccoli
- cauliflower
- peanuts / peanutbutter
- jalapenos (just added)
Some of those foods I REALLY like .. but they seem to routinely make my stomach "bubble up" & cause issues. I could be wrong about some of them, but this is just what i'm finding from experimentation. Often when the stomach issues get "crippling", ie literally can't continue running, i'll start "hearing fluid" bouncing around in my stomach etc. I'll hear that for a little bit, prior to getting the crippling cramp. Also, the cramp is usually in my "right abdomen/stomach" area. Also, it's not just stomach cramps, sometimes it's also abdominal, but in the same area. I imagine my stomach bloats up and causes issues that effect my abdominal muscles/ribs etc. Not sure though.
Contrast that to these foods which seem to make me feel incredible:
- avocados
- grapefruit
- yams / sweet potato
- coconut water
- green/black tea
- water with lemon
Those "foods" make me feel amazing. I can feel the difference when I eat alot of that, and how it effects my training.
Other things i'm still eating:
- sauteed onion (white or yellow)
- sauteed green pepper
- milk
- kefir
- skyr
- siggi's
- sourdough breads
- red kidney beans on occasion
- chicken
- steak/beef but not often
- strawberries
- black coffee before important training sessions (speed) or races
Other things I might add:
- beet juice on occasion (had some last night, need to reduce the concentration maybe, or it goes on the bad list)
- almond milk
- cucumber
- spinach
- carrots
These stomach issues I get on occasion are basically my arch nemesis. I hold back in races sometimes because i'm worried about them surfacing. Training sessions get ruined, no matter the intensity: "crippling" stomach cramps could pop up at really slow paces etc. It's just kind of nuts.. So this list of foods that I can/can't eat, is something that i've been trying to figure out over the last 4 months or so. I'm trying to figure out how to eliminate any possibility of cramping, near 0% chance.
So that brings me to this week .. I'm actually going to go on a no-dairy experiment & stick to things that I feel are way less risky. I had a nice thing of brie waiting for me last night, but I didn't eat it. Just too annoyed at how wrecked I felt. I enjoy the foods I CAN eat, so there's no problem there.. I'd rather cut foods out then experience cramping & GI issues during running/training, it's a kind of hell for me, I really hate it.
So, the temporary ban list becomes:
- milk
- kefir
- skyr
- siggi's
New "good foods" list becomes:
- avocados
- grapefruit
- yams / sweet potato
- coconut water
- green/black tea
- water with lemon
- sauteed onion (white or yellow)
- sauteed green pepper
- sourdough breads
- red kidney beans on occasion
- chicken
- steak/beef but not often
- strawberries
- beet juice on occasion (had some last night, need to reduce the concentration maybe, or it goes on the bad list)
- almond milk
- cucumber
- spinach
- carrots
- black coffee before important training sessions (speed) or races
Edit: Once “racing season” is over (December 18 2017), i’ll start trying to phase some things that I like, back into my diet, such as bananas, rice, and cheese for example. I will try some new foods as well. So these lists aren’t permanent, it’s me trying to figure out how to make my body feel & perform at its best, and reduce the risk of bloat/cramping substantially.
peace!!
The long run got destroyed by gastro issues.
Felt amazing warming up: body felt great etc. Was going to try and hit low 7 min/mi pace for the ~13 miles, which should have been fairly easy given how good I felt. But, 0.5 miles in to the run, GI issues - I felt that "spicy feeling" in my GI + "thick mucous" creeping up. So anyway I hocked a loogie and it was so heavy that it literally landed on my arm. lmfao.. I knew then that my body was in meltdown. Anyway I finished the mile, did one more, then shut it down. No point pushing myself with some junk miles to reach some arbitrary number. Finished the week @ 97.4.
But that got me thinking.. Sunday morning, I had a small bit of that during my morning speed session, which went well. I did start cramping up after my second 400, but that was my last interval anyway so I didn't think much of it. When I got home, I drank lots of milk off and on throughout, and had that turkey burger + sauteed onion + green pepper + 1 jalapeno.
Whatever the combination or "perfect storm" of ingredients, I really wrecked myself.
What's fairly interesting is, as my mileage has gone up, i've had to cut out these foods:
- bananas
- eggs
- watermelon
- cheese
- rice
- instant oatmeal
- some non sourdough breads
- broccoli
- cauliflower
- peanuts / peanutbutter
- jalapenos (just added)
Some of those foods I REALLY like .. but they seem to routinely make my stomach "bubble up" & cause issues. I could be wrong about some of them, but this is just what i'm finding from experimentation. Often when the stomach issues get "crippling", ie literally can't continue running, i'll start "hearing fluid" bouncing around in my stomach etc. I'll hear that for a little bit, prior to getting the crippling cramp. Also, the cramp is usually in my "right abdomen/stomach" area. Also, it's not just stomach cramps, sometimes it's also abdominal, but in the same area. I imagine my stomach bloats up and causes issues that effect my abdominal muscles/ribs etc. Not sure though.
Contrast that to these foods which seem to make me feel incredible:
- avocados
- grapefruit
- yams / sweet potato
- coconut water
- green/black tea
- water with lemon
Those "foods" make me feel amazing. I can feel the difference when I eat alot of that, and how it effects my training.
Other things i'm still eating:
- sauteed onion (white or yellow)
- sauteed green pepper
- milk
- kefir
- skyr
- siggi's
- sourdough breads
- red kidney beans on occasion
- chicken
- steak/beef but not often
- strawberries
- black coffee before important training sessions (speed) or races
Other things I might add:
- beet juice on occasion (had some last night, need to reduce the concentration maybe, or it goes on the bad list)
- almond milk
- cucumber
- spinach
- carrots
These stomach issues I get on occasion are basically my arch nemesis. I hold back in races sometimes because i'm worried about them surfacing. Training sessions get ruined, no matter the intensity: "crippling" stomach cramps could pop up at really slow paces etc. It's just kind of nuts.. So this list of foods that I can/can't eat, is something that i've been trying to figure out over the last 4 months or so. I'm trying to figure out how to eliminate any possibility of cramping, near 0% chance.
So that brings me to this week .. I'm actually going to go on a no-dairy experiment & stick to things that I feel are way less risky. I had a nice thing of brie waiting for me last night, but I didn't eat it. Just too annoyed at how wrecked I felt. I enjoy the foods I CAN eat, so there's no problem there.. I'd rather cut foods out then experience cramping & GI issues during running/training, it's a kind of hell for me, I really hate it.
So, the temporary ban list becomes:
- milk
- kefir
- skyr
- siggi's
New "good foods" list becomes:
- avocados
- grapefruit
- yams / sweet potato
- coconut water
- green/black tea
- water with lemon
- sauteed onion (white or yellow)
- sauteed green pepper
- sourdough breads
- red kidney beans on occasion
- chicken
- steak/beef but not often
- strawberries
- beet juice on occasion (had some last night, need to reduce the concentration maybe, or it goes on the bad list)
- almond milk
- cucumber
- spinach
- carrots
- black coffee before important training sessions (speed) or races
Edit: Once “racing season” is over (December 18 2017), i’ll start trying to phase some things that I like, back into my diet, such as bananas, rice, and cheese for example. I will try some new foods as well. So these lists aren’t permanent, it’s me trying to figure out how to make my body feel & perform at its best, and reduce the risk of bloat/cramping substantially.
peace!!
