Ja , man muss echt aufpassen, dass es nicht zu viel wird mit all dem Zubehör, wie Schuhe, Shirts, Ernährung, NEM etc. etc. Aber 12 Paar Schuhe habe ich noch nicht zum laufen. :-) , Jedoch eine Menge T-Shirts . u.a. auch von einer gewissen Firma namens W...... :-) .
I liked the comment about family. Nobody in my family (I am married with four sons who all play soccer) really shares my passion for running although they all support mom when she’s racing…but every once in a while one of them joins me and it’s always a great time for bonding.
Congrats on your family! Great that you found your way back to that concept! It's a great thing, if it works! Otherwise it's annoying ;)
Another thing, which would interest me is fueling, not during the race, but in everyday life. I've got the feeling that I'm fueling very badly and if I reach a certain amount of kilometres, that I burn out after some time - I am not a newbie to running, but this bothers me for decades. Maybe you've got some tricks and tips.
Hey Jens! Let's start with a disclaimer, that I am probably not the right person to give proper tips since I am neither a running coach nor a nutritionist ;-) HOWEVER.... I wrote about fueling (besides races) a couple of months ago in this substack: https://dasz.substack.com/p/shit-in-shit-out What I found out since then is that people ver often overlook the importance of carbs in their daily diets. The internet is full of articles about the importance of protein, good fats, micronutrients, fibers, vitamins... but hardly anyone ever talks about carbs. I regard them as the most important and most powerful ingredient in consistent training and you need A LOT of time. Much more than you think. Adding an additional snack 2 hours before training worked very well for me. Same goes for an XXL breakfast the day after a hard workout. And while it is true that eating too much too late in the evening affects your sleep, I think it is even worse to go to bed hungry. So to cut this short: carbs are energy, and runners need A LOT of energy.
Thanks man. You don't have be a coach or nutriotionist to tell from your experience - and you've got some ;) Thats perfectly fine for me. I will have a look into it. Thanks again!
Ja , man muss echt aufpassen, dass es nicht zu viel wird mit all dem Zubehör, wie Schuhe, Shirts, Ernährung, NEM etc. etc. Aber 12 Paar Schuhe habe ich noch nicht zum laufen. :-) , Jedoch eine Menge T-Shirts . u.a. auch von einer gewissen Firma namens W...... :-) .
Glücklicherweise halten "W" Shirts länger als 800 km... immerhin! ;-)
Don’t forget the cost of all the massages and physio! 😂
Love the family picture by the way!
Haha, indeed! You can spend a fortune on proper physical treatment ;-)
I liked the comment about family. Nobody in my family (I am married with four sons who all play soccer) really shares my passion for running although they all support mom when she’s racing…but every once in a while one of them joins me and it’s always a great time for bonding.
It’s all about acknowledging someone else’s passion 💥
Congrats on your family! Great that you found your way back to that concept! It's a great thing, if it works! Otherwise it's annoying ;)
Another thing, which would interest me is fueling, not during the race, but in everyday life. I've got the feeling that I'm fueling very badly and if I reach a certain amount of kilometres, that I burn out after some time - I am not a newbie to running, but this bothers me for decades. Maybe you've got some tricks and tips.
Hey Jens! Let's start with a disclaimer, that I am probably not the right person to give proper tips since I am neither a running coach nor a nutritionist ;-) HOWEVER.... I wrote about fueling (besides races) a couple of months ago in this substack: https://dasz.substack.com/p/shit-in-shit-out What I found out since then is that people ver often overlook the importance of carbs in their daily diets. The internet is full of articles about the importance of protein, good fats, micronutrients, fibers, vitamins... but hardly anyone ever talks about carbs. I regard them as the most important and most powerful ingredient in consistent training and you need A LOT of time. Much more than you think. Adding an additional snack 2 hours before training worked very well for me. Same goes for an XXL breakfast the day after a hard workout. And while it is true that eating too much too late in the evening affects your sleep, I think it is even worse to go to bed hungry. So to cut this short: carbs are energy, and runners need A LOT of energy.
Thanks man. You don't have be a coach or nutriotionist to tell from your experience - and you've got some ;) Thats perfectly fine for me. I will have a look into it. Thanks again!