Diet/Exercise/Health/Wellness Support Thread

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<p>Going to pick up my credentials today for the senior olympics. May go to the opening ceremony tonight. Nice section in today’s Cleveland Plain Dealer. City going all out for this event.
<a href=“National Senior Games athletes obliterate myths about aging and fitness - cleveland.com”>National Senior Games athletes obliterate myths about aging and fitness - cleveland.com;

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<p>ohiopublic- I’m anxious to hear about it. I’m getting some nudging to try for next year’s nationals, but I really don’t want to focus on those distances.</p>

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<p>Best of luck to all our competitors this weekend. MOWC, how in the world are you awake now if you are running at midnight? Do I have that correct?</p>

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<p>Cute (and meaningful) story, Ohio! Have a good time!</p>

<p>Idad, love ZZ and all but if Jesus Left Chicago I predict he wasn’t doing a four minute mile :slight_smile: if you want to up your cadence a little, try Aerodynamic by Daft Punk!</p>

<p>[Daft</a> Punk - Aerodynamic - YouTube](<a href=“Daft Punk - Aerodynamic - YouTube”>Daft Punk - Aerodynamic - YouTube)</p>

<p>Or for a slower but nice beat, try Hock It by The Blow
[The</a> Blow- Hock it - YouTube](<a href=“The Blow- Hock it - YouTube”>The Blow- Hock it - YouTube)</p>

<p>It is so hot and muggy this am I am going to wimp out and aquajog in the pool, but I’ll compensate by doing a we bit o kettlebell. Yes, it is possible to sweat in a pool, I have discovered…but nicer than roasting in te pool house ;)</p>

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<p>My nephew (who went to Rice) introduced me to ZZ Top. Like the song, but probably not a fast enough tempo for running, but trudging up mountains? I’m with you!</p>

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<p>Muscle cramp update. I have noticed that after consuming beets on a daily basis (actually few times / day) my cramps stopped. They came back later but stopped again after I started eating huge amount of fresh cherries. The one thing in common obviously is the color. So, look what I have found:
"A recent study published in the journal of the American College of Sports Medicine found that runners who drank tart cherry juice before and after a strenuous running workout had significantly less muscle pain afterwards. This is thought to be the result of the anthocyanins that give cherries their deep red color”</p>

<p>I have couple comments. First, in my case, it is not a pain, muscle pain does not bother me, it is nothing compared to cramps. My cramps are pretty severe and most time and I have hard time getting rid of them when they start. Another comment, I eat regular cherries, not tart, and not the juice, but fresh, but I consume much much more than most would have. I will stick to frozen cherries out of season, will see what happen.</p>

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<p>Workout at home yesterday. I’m not a beet person, but I did have a radish or two. :)</p>

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<p>“but I did have a radish or two.”
I love radishes. I have been eating them also, like about 3 every day recently. The good thing about them, they are zero calories (it takes as much energy to digest them as they actually have in calories). One can eat them whole day long…</p>

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I like the queen Anne/ Rainier cherries the best, which are lighter color.
Interesting about beets. They are rich in nitrates which supposedly help muscles use oxygen more efficiently?

( I also prefer the golden beets - I make a great golden beet salad with onions & walnuts)

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<p>I like beets- but several times a day? I LOVE cherries, but my experience is that cherries and running don’t mix all that well. Probably less muscle soreness/cramps because of all the breaks you get to take for bathroom stops! :)</p>

<p>Yes, I’m running at midnight- darkness into daylight, it would seem! I ran 1.7 miles this morning for my Friday mileage (streak is at 656 days). I have to work all day- hope to leave a little early and go home to try to nap. I’m not a good napper. We have a 2 hour drive to where the race is and will head that way about 8pm to get there about 10. I am petrified. This will either be a really fun experience or I will feel horrible! Time is not important- daughter is under-trained and I am, too, since I didn’t ever do a long run. We’ll just take it easy and try to enjoy it. I think the swag might be pretty good- looks like running caps with the race logo.</p>

<p>2 Dunkin Donuts this morning. Return to cleaner eating on Monday…</p>

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<p>* I think the swag might be pretty good- looks like running caps with the race logo.*</p>

<p>D complained about a week about the lack of swag from the rock & roll marathon. Considering the hefty admission fee, I don’t blame her.</p>

<p>I dont nap well either, but if i can put my legs up ( like prop them against a wall) it helps.</p>

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<p>MOWC, I’m thinking that since this is a race under different conditions (darkness!) you will rise to the challenge and variety and enjoy it and do better than you think. (Look at me giving advice to a runner who has a 656 day running streak… hahaha)</p>

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<p>I’m not a big fan of beets, but have two batches from the CSA since I didn’t eat last week’s beets. I’m thinking it’s time for some borscht. You can have it cold too, can’t you?! I love cherries, but don’t like to overdo the fruit.</p>

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<p>I love to buy the pickled beet jars at Costco. Like $4.99 for two big jars. Great by themselves or on salads. My mom always saves the beet juice and throws in some hardboiled eggs to bathe in the pickled juice for a side treat. :)</p>

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<p>abasket- Thanks. Time is not important tonight. We truly aren’t going to push it. It will be over 80 degrees to start (odd that it will get cooler as we go along) and it certainly isn’t a goal race. We are running with another friend who likes to run around 5 hours- so we’ll see how we all hold up. Hoping to feel generally OK and enjoy the atmosphere- such as it will be! People who run ultas do this stuff all the time… It all just seems sort of backwards!</p>

<p>The important thing was to plan my outfit! I’m wearing a black and white print SkirtSports skirt with my pink Marathon Maniacs singlet. A bunch of us are wearing the pink singlets. I didn’t want to wear a dress under the singlet because I didn’t want any additional layers. Running Bra, Singlet, Skirt. Hoka shoes for the cushioning.</p>

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<p>MOWC, will you have a head lamp, knuckle lights, or something of the sort? Any need for reflective items? The idea of a midnight run does hold appeal (but for me, only 5K’s worth, lol).</p>

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<p>Both of my Ds are running in Mud Runs tomorrow. One in Iowa and one in Wisconsin. The Iowa race is only a 5K for D1 and 12 miles for D2 in WI. I worry about D2 in the heat for that long.</p>

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<p>Thumbs up on the outfit choice MOWC! You’ll be sporting!</p>

<p>Those Mud Runs sure are popular. Must say, they hold NO popularity with me though! Must be an age thing… :)</p>

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<p>I use only fresh beets. We buy them at the farmer market in a summer. At the end of summer we buy whole lot, and they stay OK in a fridge until the next summer. These are the most tasty. I still have exactly 2 beets from the last summer, they look if I have just bought them yesterday. I make beet salad that we love and rarely borscht (I do not know how to spell it). However, these are so tasty, that I can easily eat them without anything, which I do while cutting them for salad.<br>
Pickled or fresh from the store are simply not the same for me.<br>
Beets in Mexico (on vacation) also taste great and that is why I eat a lot of them there.</p>

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<p>Amen! You will definitely get the “bessed dressed” in your age group award! I can feel it. Good luck tonight.</p>

<p>My latest “fashion” accessories are some really fugly sweat wicking running caps. Made from that textured mesh weave so they absorb moisture (“glistening”) like sponge. Like a whole-head sweatband. Available in a number of equally hideous colors:</p>

<p>[Exorcist</a> green](<a href=“http://cdn.marmot.com/sites/marmot.com/files/imagecache/product_full/product_images/16330_4680.jpg]Exorcist”>http://cdn.marmot.com/sites/marmot.com/files/imagecache/product_full/product_images/16330_4680.jpg)
[Nasty</a> blue](<a href=“http://cdn.marmot.com/sites/marmot.com/files/imagecache/product_full/product_images/16330_2740.jpg]Nasty”>http://cdn.marmot.com/sites/marmot.com/files/imagecache/product_full/product_images/16330_2740.jpg)
[Awful</a> orange](<a href=“http://cdn.marmot.com/sites/marmot.com/files/imagecache/product_full/product_images/16330_9224.jpg]Awful”>http://cdn.marmot.com/sites/marmot.com/files/imagecache/product_full/product_images/16330_9224.jpg)</p>