Sat, Oct-02-10, 18:10
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Plan: Atkins72/Paleo/NoGrain/IF
Stats: 285/220/200
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Progress: 76%
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Originally Posted by southpaw
Hey jschwab thanks for checking in with some more information. Since you're the expert here, do you mind if I ask your advice?
I carbed up a little this morning prior to my workout, but my pace was much slower today than it has been in the past - by just over a min/mile. The legs just weren't turning over like they did prior going LC. My theory is that lack of glycogen from being LC is what caused that.
So I guess my question is, when you switched to LC, did you lose speed at first, and then regain it? I felt okay today, and fueled like clockwork during the walk, but my pace was shot!
BTW, I'm doing the Myrtle Beach Mini marathon, 3rd weekend in October. I know you'll rock the half! I'm so biomechanically screwed up that I'm hoping if I lose all this weight I'll be able to try running too, but my knees and ankles tend to blow up if I try with any meat on my bones. As it is right now, walking these distances is giving me a terrible case of achilles tendonitis.
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I don't know if I'm an expert LOL! It took me forever to figure out how not to blow up when training from the extra carbs! I lost weight before I started running. I lost about 40 pounds first. After I started I never found a way to train and lose (I always gained). I would only lose if I took off from running for a few months. I broke through that with intermittent fasting instead of cycling in carbs for each workout. I think you might consider carbing up at least an hour before your workout . I would probably try carbing up even the day a workout before to see if it helps. I eat my carbs at noon and find my runs after 7 at night I am totally fine performance-wise (I have gotten used to this schedule). I have had injuries but never any ones that seemed related to weight, fortunately. Try to stretch your soleus muscle for the achille tendonitis (google it). You might have tight calves. I can't wait for my half. What time are you going for at Myrtle Beach?
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