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Was running a 13.5 minute mile...

imagep said:
That right there is another reason why I like treadmill running. I can squirt a little water into my mouth without stopping and without having to tote it around with me.



I've done that also. I suppose great minds think alike. This week I've been eating a cucumber. It feels like I have eaten something, but not very many calories.
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For sure it's all up to personal opinion when it comes to environment. I found I enjoyed outside more when I train because I felt it made me more well prepared for the environments I would be playing in.

As for diet... yeah that's a super important one. In fact, I had a trainer once tell me that 75% of the gains you make are in your diet, the other 25% being in the gym. Staying away from sugary stuff is really important. I also would avoid a lot of carbs or pastas the day of a run. I would, however, suggest carbs or pastas after a run.

My opinion is probably amateur at best and I'm speaking from experiences as an athlete in college so make of it what you will :lamo
 
Koke said:
For sure it's all up to personal opinion when it comes to environment. I found I enjoyed outside more when I train because I felt it made me more well prepared for the environments I would be playing in.

As for diet... yeah that's a super important one. In fact, I had a trainer once tell me that 75% of the gains you make are in your diet, the other 25% being in the gym. Staying away from sugary stuff is really important. I also would avoid a lot of carbs or pastas the day of a run. I would, however, suggest carbs or pastas after a run.

My opinion is probably amateur at best and I'm speaking from experiences as an athlete in college so make of it what you will :lamo
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I do have a couple of advantages over most new runners. I have been eating healthy (like a diabetic, because I am a diabetic) for years, and I've been doing weight training for about four years pretty seriously, so I was already at least somewhat "in shape" before I started. Still want to lose just a few more lbs, but once I do I will probably stop the fasted cardio thing and eat a healthy breakfast prior to cardio.

I've been reading that a lot of athletes will carb load before their event, so they basically starve themselves of carbs for a few days, then about a day and a half before their event they will eat tons of carbs, the muscles latch on to these carbs because they have been in carb starvation mode, and they then store more carbs than they normally would, giving the athlete as much as a lb of extra glycogen stored in muscle tissue, which can convert to energy must faster than food in their belly.
 
imagep said:
I do have a couple of advantages over most new runners. I have been eating healthy (like a diabetic, because I am a diabetic) for years, and I've been doing weight training for about four years pretty seriously, so I was already at least somewhat "in shape" before I started. Still want to lose just a few more lbs, but once I do I will probably stop the fasted cardio thing and eat a healthy breakfast prior to cardio.
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Well it certainly sounds like you're on the right track.

Good luck with everything hope it all goes well. :)
 
imagep said:
One of the 5k runs that I've considered is in a place that is very hilly, almost mountainous, so that's probably a great idea. I'm also doing weight training 5 or 6 days a week, so that's helping build up the leg muscles, along with everything else.
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I can't run far anymore... bad back... but I sometimes dream of my high school days! :lol:

imagep said:
Is it better to run every other day, or every day? I've been running five or six days a week.
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We ran distance one day and sprints the next (or hills). Mix it up.

Except we are old timers now... :lol:
 
imagep said:
I do have a couple of advantages over most new runners. I have been eating healthy (like a diabetic, because I am a diabetic) for years, and I've been doing weight training for about four years pretty seriously, so I was already at least somewhat "in shape" before I started. Still want to lose just a few more lbs, but once I do I will probably stop the fasted cardio thing and eat a healthy breakfast prior to cardio.

I've been reading that a lot of athletes will carb load before their event, so they basically starve themselves of carbs for a few days, then about a day and a half before their event they will eat tons of carbs, the muscles latch on to these carbs because they have been in carb starvation mode, and they then store more carbs than they normally would, giving the athlete as much as a lb of extra glycogen stored in muscle tissue, which can convert to energy must faster than food in their belly.
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I've gotten so used to working out, whether lift or run, first thing in the morning that I don't think I'll change. In fact, at this point, it feels physically better to me to have an empty stomach. I feel sluggish after food, generally.


Besides, your body ought to have a good 24h of glucose stored up anyway.
 
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