....No just kidding. They talked about triathlon obviously.
So the pros were Liz Blatchford, Rachel Joyce, Drew Scott, and Tim Don. The talked a lot about training and the idea of 20-30 hours/wk blew my mind. I have to FIGHT to get in 10 and last summer the few times I got in 12 or 13 really wore me down. Can't imagine double that.
But honestly, what I took away most was something I all ready knew but needed a swift kick in the ass about: nutrition.
Drew Scott talked about 400 cal/hr on the bike. Tim Don said "if you think you need 4-5 gus, take 6-7." And they are both right. As anyone who has been following me knows I have had some rough runs, rides and races all due to nutrition (for some reason, I'm always smart about bringing gatorade to long swim workouts - even so I've had some cramping there too). I need to get my head in the game.
Part of being a woman, especially a woman who did not grow up an athlete and spent the vast majority of her teen years losing a lot of weight, makes me incredibly calories conscious. Sometimes I'll know on a workout I need more nutrition, but the thought of losing the calories in weight will nag at me. If I don't think I need it, I won't take it to gain the extra 200-calorie loss. God. That's dumb isn't it? I probably burn 1500 cal on the average bike ride. I can give an extra 100 cal to nutrition. We'll call it a July resolution: take the damn nutrition supplement.
But most importantly, it reminded me my idea for Boulder is right. When I bought my nutrition last week at Tribella, I bought double what I intended upon buying. So originally I planned 2 gus and 1 pack of enduro bites: 600 cal (plus gatorade on the bike and sport beans on the run - so maybe 800 for the whole race). I'm glad I did because while the extra pack of EnduroBites are staying home (or in the cooler), those Gus are getting taped somewhere just in case I feel so inspired to eat them.
I am determined to have a good race, or at least a better race than last time. It all starts with getting all my ducks in a row.
On an uplifting note, here's a picture of me with Tim Don at Runner's Roost.
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