<p>Indeed they do.</p>
I’ve got my next one picked out. Recommended by a couple I met on the trail the other day and it’s in my book of 30 top waterfall hikes in the White Mountains. Starts about a mile north of where I hiked this week, but on the other side of the highway.
Falling Waters Trail. It goes to the top of a 4800 foot peak above the treeline, [Little</a> Haystack Mountain](<a href=“http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/people/faculty/djj/hiking_page/081009/alex_at_little_haystack.JPG]Little”>http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/people/faculty/djj/hiking_page/081009/alex_at_little_haystack.JPG), 3.2 miles from the parking lot. From the trail descriptions, I think getting to the top will be a very remote possibility for me at this time. Maybe next summer.
![http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/people/faculty/djj/hiking_page/081009/alex_at_little_haystack.JPG]Little](http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/people/faculty/djj/hiking_page/081009/alex_at_little_haystack.JPG%5DLittle){kind=link}
My goal will be to reach the top of the third major waterfall on the trail, [Cloudland</a> Falls](<a href=“http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2214/2525901753_567dd37fc8_o.jpg]Cloudland”>http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2214/2525901753_567dd37fc8_o.jpg). That’s 1.8 miles from the car, but all the guidebooks say that it is a steep, rugged climb. I suspect there and back will be gracious plenty.
![http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2214/2525901753_567dd37fc8_o.jpg]Cloudland](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2214/2525901753_567dd37fc8_o.jpg%5DCloudland){kind=link}
<p>Lima beans and bbq sauce for dinner, so a big carb day. Vermont cheddar for my midnight snack…</p>
<p>Cals 1943
Fat 119 g
Carbs 119 g
Fiber 24 g
Protein 104 g
Sugars 36 g</p>
<p>55% fat
21% protein
24% carbs</p>
<p>Isn’t lying about your race times considered one of the 7 deadly sins!</p>
<p>Taking advantage of available dry time, I went running in the AM. The forecast is that we will have 3 - 4 inch of rain in this weekend. But we are only seeing sunshine so far.</p>
<p>Running 3 ~ 4 miles a day is a piece of cake, especially you could slow down if you really need to. The challenge for me now is to push it pass 5 ~ 6 miles a day.</p>
<p>walk to town to get a hair cut on saturday. Decided to get a case of beer for the weekend. Carrying that case all the way back got me totally sweat out. Considering that I used to carry far more than that case of beer everyday. No wonder I wasn’t able to walk a mile w/o feeling totally exhuasted.</p>
<p>In any case, had 6 of them before DW got home and hided the case. Man, those cold beer going down so nice… …</p>
<p>How long will it be before my pony’s old enough for me to go horseback riding and I can add that into my fitness routine? My at home workout this morning was pretty good, but I think the horseback riding would be really cool. </p>
<p>And yes, I’m like this without a single beer!</p>
<p>iDad, what GNC fiber powder are you using?</p>
<p>Talk about feeling old, Jimmy Connors is now 60.</p>
<p>Yeah, but what’s to stop you from cracking corny jokes in your 90s?</p>
<p>Hah. It was less than a year ago and I can’t remember my time for my one and only 5K race. As a non-runner, it’s just not something that really registers in my memory banks. Let alone remembering a time from a one-off when I was 22 years old, just out of college!</p>
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<p>Sabaray:</p>
<p>I buy this psyllium husk fiber at GNC, notwithstanding it’s rather unfortunate name! They usually have a buy one - get one at half price deal.</p>
<p>[Natural</a> Brand Colon Pure™ Unflavored - GNC NATURAL BRAND - GNC](<a href=“http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2986019]Natural”>http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2986019)</p>
<p>It’s Metamucil without any flavoring or sugar. Just straight psyllium husk. If I’m going to drink sugar (or fake sugar), I’m going for something a whole lot tastier than a fiber supplement! Doesn’t dissolve worth a darn, but I have a protein shake mixing jar with a metal whisk ball inside that does a good job. I’ve got it down to a science. I keep the rinsed jar, the container of fiber, and the jar of fish oil caps in the door of the fridge with a spoon right in the fiber container. Teaspoon of fiber in the mixing jar, add cold water, shake it up, and chug it to wash down two fish oil caps. Twice a day. Two rounded teaspoons per day is an extra 10 g of fiber (and 10 g of carbs) which is enough to kick me up to the recommended daily fiber number (for whatever that’s worth).</p>
<p>I don’t know if there is any benefit to the fiber. It could well be that the recommendation to increase fiber consumption is just another load of bull from the public heath poo-bahs. They don’t have a stellar track record in their nutrition recommendations, IMO. But, unlike some of the recommendations, at least this one probably does no harm. </p>
<p>My overall package of nutrition (diet, fish oil, fiber) has been working so well for weight and for cholesterol markers that I’m hesitant to change anything.</p>
<p>Well, records exist online at least back to the late 1990s (when I ran my first race) so that sort of thing is fairly easy to find. It might be interesting to see how far back online records go. Before that they were probably printed in local newspapers and running magazines.</p>
<p>I don’t remember any of my times - but I do recall the relative range and I could look up the times if I wanted to.</p>
Thanks, iDad. I need the fiber to alleviate IBS and am supposed to choke down 1 tbsp morning and evening. It does help but I’m not a fan of the sugar in Metamucil or the cost. They do make a low sugar version but it is nasty.
The puppy has been a good addition to the household. He’ll be nine months old tomorrow and is a bundle of energy, requiring frequent activity. So while we’re not running marathons, he is a very brisk walker without any lingering. Brisk 2 miles this morning in the heat/humidity/drizzle.
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<p>I put in heaping TSP in about 12 ounces of water, so that’s probably 1.5 measured teaspoons. If you did that four times a day, that would be your four TBS daily and not too bad. The [shaker</a> jar](<a href=“http://www.blenderbottle.com/classic]shaker”>BlenderBottle® Classic™ Protein Shaker Bottle) really helps emulsify the stuff. I have a couple of them in rotation, but as long as I rinse them out immediately after use (and I’m the only one using them!), they really don’t have to be washed very often.</p>
Most runners would remember a marathon time. Especially if it is your only one. 2:50 something is in the mid 6 minute mile category! A 4:01 marathon is 9:12 per mile. Not in the same hemisphere.
<p>I have a very similar shaker that I use - but yours looks even better. I hadn’t even thought of adding the supplement on my food tracking but I will now - will certainly improve my numbers.</p>
<p>If you use Livestrong for tracking, it’s in the food database as:</p>
<p>[GNC</a> Colon Pure Purified Psyllium Husk](<a href=“http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/nutrition-calories/food/gnc-natural-brand/colon-pure-purified-psyllium-husk/]GNC”>http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/nutrition-calories/food/gnc-natural-brand/colon-pure-purified-psyllium-husk/)</p>
<p>I enter it every day, so when I type “GNC” it’s the first thing that pops up.</p>
I don’t think he’s a runner. He did the marathon as a 20-year old frat boy in college, twenty-two years ago. Never did one before, never did one after. And, if he’s not a runner, he has no frame of reference to answer some off-the-cuff human interest happy-talk question during a local radio interview, one of probably several hundred questions he got during interviews that day. I
<p>Alright people, focus! Kettlebells! 400 m intervals! In other words, can it.</p>
<p>Written with affection. </p>
<p>We don’t want them to have to bring out the wet noodle.</p>
<p>interesteddad–he did boast of how he was “pretty fast” when he was young. </p>
<p>Not sure how to judge his answer…was it an off-the-cuff answer by someone who doesn’t run enough to have a frame of reference, or a boast by someone who is a habitual liar, er, politician? :D</p>
<p>Had a good day went to the local gym (much swankier than our Y and we’re in NH) and then for a jog/walk on a local bike path/walking trail. Ran out 1.5 miles and walked back. I’d love to go on one of IDad’s hikes, but we are really here to look after my Mom not to spend the day hiking!</p>