Ran 4.75 miles after work today. My hamstrings are still hurting.
Gertrude-I agree with everyone else, you will be fine for your half marathon! And six weeks away is a long time.
ohiopublic-somehow when I am riding the wind is NEVER at my back.
Ah, thanks for all the encouragement everyone!!! Feeling more inspired now. I will be pretty excited on the day of the HM - that will take me far I’m sure!
Bunsen, how is your back feeling today? Better, I hope!
Thanks, all! I think it is better, but the day is not over yet. 
Fingers crossed. Off to my hill walk - overnight, the temps dropped to just above freezing, so I had to dig my puffy coat out of the closet. I’m sure I will have to take it off by the time I reach the top of the hill.
Gorgeous 4.2 miles in Asheville this morning with my daughter. Downhill from the hotel to a greenway and we had to climb at the end. 32 degrees. I wore a lot more than she did. Everyone’s quads are sore from the downhills in the race but mine. That is one thing Hoka does for you!
5 hour drive home now.
A day’s worth of sugar in a single food. Donuts aside, where you can get your day’s allotment of sugar in a single dish:
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/11/meals-you-can-eat-to-get-enough-sugar/415344/
“The FDA just announced that Americans should limit their added sugar intake to 12 teaspoons per day.”
I would love to see added sugar separated out on labels! That would make it so much simpler. You can always read a label for the dead giveaways like “cane sugar”, etc. - but how much is added, how much does that contribute to the overall total, particularly when it’s in a product like roasted red pepper and tomato soup (12 g sugar total)? I really try to keep added sugar to 24 grams or less, which means eating a lot of real, natural food - not a lot of processed. Not always the most convenient way to eat.
I would love to see the added sugars listed separately. Since the manufacturers know what they are adding, it would not put an undue burden on them to list the added stuff. So many dressings, sauces, etc. contain added sugars. With the current labeling, one has to be very alert and read the labels carefully searching for key words, as sabaray stated in her post.
Was tough to work inside today - low 60’s again. I think I’ll have to come back to pages “3100” on this thread in January to remember these wonderful fall days we have had!!!
Went back to the cardio/strength/core class today. I know I need it and I do like it. Last week I was sore for 3 days afterward! Good sore, not bad sore. We did a lot of plank and squat work today.
That’s just awful!!!
I’ve seen that happen at non-race bike events where road markings were unclear and riders ended up doing an extra 15 miles. Frustrating but as long as no one has a mishap, it can be kind of funny. But then again, these aren’t timed events, races where finishing times and qualifying times for future events are relevant. Have never seen it happen at a sanctioned race though.
Very interesting 2015 study indicating that low fat diet results in far greater fat loss than low carb diet.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26278052/
The pendulum swings again. Long live carbohydrates!
Ugh. Bonus miles!
Not the kind of bonus I want at the end of my race! I’m sure the Garmin-wearers were double-checking their devices and not believing their eyes.
That study involved only 19 people for 6 days. Who goes on a diet for 6 days? Run that study for three months and let’s see.
This was interesting though:
IOW… it doesn’t make any difference?
MNK, there is no question that carbs have their place in our diets. For most Americans, the issue is junk carbs - sugars and easily digestable carbs that replace fat in “low fat” processed foods to make them palatable. I would not give up on “everything of real value in moderation” strategy yet based on one study of 19 obese individuals. But it keeps researchers busy and PhD students funded. I think lean proteins, yogurt, whole grains, and lots of fresh veggies is a winning diet. And it is edible, too.
BB, I think you really hit the nail on the head with your post. A little while back, someone I know who is an extremely accomplished triathlete posted something to the effect of " First there was the low fat diet, then there was the low carb diet; what ever happened to the common sense diet?"
Had a really fun parallettes workout tonight. The program actually had me doing bent leg shoulder stands. Haven’t done that for 35 years lol. Followed up with sets of dips and chin ups with double the weight hanging off the weight belt. Reduced the reps to 6-8 per set for the chin ups and 10 reps for the dips. Will be interesting to see the results compared to sets of 12 with lower weight.
“…bent leg shoulder stands…”
Kind of like this?
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/shoulderstand.asp
I used to be able to do this kind of stuff!
Not exactly. Picture a handstand but with your arms bent at a 90 degree angle as if you were going to do a handstand push up. But with your legs bent in an upside down tuck and your hands on miniature parallel bars with you weight supported on your bent arms. It’s the prelude to doing it with legs extended to the ceiling and then to pushing up into a full handstand position on the bars. In my 20’s I would do an L-sit and pike up into a shoulder stand and then press into a handstand, most frequently perched on a 3 meter diving board and on my honeymoon, from the top rail of a 240 foot tall ship in the Carribean :). Me and Peter Pan we’ve got a thing going ;).