that which doesn't kill you, makes you stronger

I've heard that every athlete has a "mantra." I believe this might be mine. Sometimes I have to repeat it to myself to get through the particularly hard parts.
I believe the actual quote by Nietzsche is "What does not kill him makes him stronger." (was ihn nicht umbringt, macht ihn stärker) - correct me if I'm wrong.

Today I had a 70 min run in my training plan. About 25 minutes in I started feeling really sick and then around 45 minutes I had to walk because I felt like death was very real (literally not kidding). I hate walking. I hate giving in and saying no and so I tend to push through until I just can't.

This got me thinking a lot about nutrition. I got up at 6:20 am to do this run and was out the door by 6:40 - I decided not to eat anything, which I know I'm not supposed to do, but I always thought it was because it makes you more tired. My logic: it was an easy run so I didn't need to push too hard plus, I didn't feel hungry because it was so early.

Well despite running on a "empty tank," my digestive system still decided to attack me with last night's dinner. THANKS!

After my awful experience this morning (which literally left me lying on my side through my first 90 min of class this morning), I was glad to see that Tri It Wear posted this link on Facebook: http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com/2011/03/08/fuelling-strategies-success/

While it doesn't explain why my stomach reacted so violently to last night's dinner 10 hours later, it does tell me to consider sucrose and fructose as pre workout meals/snacks.

Last weekend I started toying with Clif Shot Bloks and how those might affect me as mid-race nutrition. What I found: the strawberry taste like fruit snacks (yuuuummm) but they may cause me a little nausea on the run. This will require more testing. Gu freaks me out, so I don't consider it an option (in case you were curious).

Definitely something I'll have to keep toying with. I'm going to read this full handbook provided after the article and see what I can learn.