Nutrition and training principles
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stewarba posted 1 year ago.
Jesus BBB, after reading this and your race report I would almost think it was written just for you or at least the first few on the list? How does this stack up against your training and previous IMs? I'm just trying to understand myself...
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bluebirdbiker posted 1 year ago.
While I am going to check on things throughout the year and try diff scenarios, I was fine with all till that 9-10mi from the end when the quads cramped. I still think it's Mg, and Ca that was a prob, basically e-lytes and hydration. Those were the suspected prob. The solid food not at all as I figure cause I would have had cramps in the stomach. Basically most of the stuff in this I implemented/knew and learned from web research and talking to some pretty knowledgable people over the last 2 years, BUT there is still the issue of why the quads gave out. I gotta try a bunch of things. Right now on my mind are Mg and Ca, cause I am a sucker for low Mg, my blood pressure goes high without suplements. Time will tell the tale.
Hope others find this helpful.
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wilsondaj posted 1 year ago.
Hey BBB
There is some recent research coming out of south africa that suggest cramping in race situations is less dependent on electrolyte imbalances and more to do with just good old fatigue and putting your body through stresses that it has never dealt with before. This could be an intensity issue (biking even just a little faster then you've biked a 180km time trial before) or even just the duration issue of the race.
I havent read all of the articles on this subject but I know that fatigue and unfamiliarity with race intensitys and durations that have caused my quads to cramp up running before (in a marathon last fall, I hadn't spent enough time training running at my race pace and my quads blew up at 36k, in olympic tris when I have pushed too hard on the bike leg and then gone out too fast off he bike my quads have cramped up badly on the run).
Anyway just my two cents
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bluebirdbiker posted 1 year ago.
yes, considered that, thanks. Except the bike was paced as I always do and if that were the case then I would have likely buckled sooner..... experience. I also read some stuff on that "third" issue as well, fatigue. Dunno. gonna visit some options throughout the year and see what it might be. Right now I think I have a pretty good idea. Just have to test it.
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Since my finish at IMC this year I have been plagued with trying to come up with the reason for the probs in the last 10mi. I stumbled across this page as I was searching for things. Thought it would be good to share. Lots of good infor here. Hope it helps.
http://www.triathlonsl.com/main/club/Coach/Nutrition_and_training_principles.htm
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