First run!!! Advice sought.

Daniel said:

Phil M. said:

Daniel said:

Common opinion that seems to be true anyway: get plenty to eat and
plenty of sleep two nights before the race. So if you're running
Sunday morning, the time to "carbo load" is Friday night, followed by
good rest on Friday - Saturday. Just a half dose of your usual
morning coffee race morning if that's your habit.

Carbo loading for a 5K?

Phil M.

Sure! Yeah, hee hee -- "Look at me being just like a real runner!"

See, I've got the shirt, short, and shoes, I can talk the talk, and I can
even jog the run! 🙂

(It's a beginning runner thing.)

If it works for you... But I'm just wondering what the advantage would be
to carbo load for a distance that doesn't require dipping into your
gylcogen stores.

Phil M.

--
"Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make
them all yourself." ­Martin Vanbee

In article <[email hidden]>,

Phil M. said:

If it works for you... But I'm just wondering what the advantage would be
to carbo load for a distance that doesn't require dipping into your
gylcogen stores.

Well, it's probably better for him than a big plate of fried chicken,
and it might help him psychologically. Or maybe he has a 100-mile bike
ride to get to the 5k race?

--Harold Buck

"I used to rock and roll all night,
and party every day.
Then it was every other day. . . ."
-Homer J. Simpson

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 16:24:17 -0500, Harold Buck <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Phil M. said:

If it works for you... But I'm just wondering what the advantage would be
to carbo load for a distance that doesn't require dipping into your
gylcogen stores.

Well, it's probably better for him than a big plate of fried chicken,
and it might help him psychologically. Or maybe he has a 100-mile bike
ride to get to the 5k race?

--Harold Buck

. . .

Pardon my giggly fit last week (must have been the heat). No, no 100-mile
bike ride. I think what was in the back of my mind was what would be the
negative effects of a big indigestible meal the night before. Seems like
when I hear people talking/joking about "carbo loading" it always ends up
being carbo-fat-loading: doughnuts, fried chicken, ice cream, sausage
pizza, etc. But whatever the content of the meal, I just hate trying to
move when my insides feel like a boa constrictor that's just had his
monthly meal.

--
Daniel
[email hidden]

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 16:24:17 -0500, Harold Buck <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Phil M. said:

If it works for you... But I'm just wondering what the advantage would be
to carbo load for a distance that doesn't require dipping into your
gylcogen stores.

Well, it's probably better for him than a big plate of fried chicken,
and it might help him psychologically. Or maybe he has a 100-mile bike
ride to get to the 5k race?

--Harold Buck

. . .

Pardon my giggly fit last week (must have been the heat). No, no 100-mile
bike ride. I think what was in the back of my mind was what would be the
negative effects of a big indigestible meal the night before. Seems like
when I hear people talking/joking about "carbo loading" it always ends up
being carbo-fat-loading: doughnuts, fried chicken, ice cream, sausage
pizza, etc. But whatever the content of the meal, I just hate trying to
move when my insides feel like a boa constrictor that's just had his
monthly meal.

--
Daniel
[email hidden]

<< But whatever the content of the meal, I just hate trying to
move when my insides feel like a boa constrictor that's just had his
monthly meal. >>

great description! on the other hand, against current wisdom, i prefer larger
meals once a day, rather than many small. camel style.

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