Successful Tri!!
Hey all,
So happy to report that even though my time SUCKED, this past Sunday was a huge, huge success for me. I have been struggling for about 2 years now with some pretty bad hypoglycemia/late dumping syndrome issues. I thought about my first marathon and the lack of nutrition issues I had and realized it was time to get back to some basics. I have been focusing on consuming more protein and have been staying away from Gatorade/Gu's. Well, this Sunday it started paying off. I never once dealt with any nutrition issue nor have I felt anything since the race. My total intake was about 20 oz of G2 and a banana + water. We'll see how it works out in Muskoka, but I may focus on natural foods (and less of them) to get me through the races with more energy!
As far as the race itself: even though my swimming has improved so much I paniced and sucked it up until the second lap. On the bike I dropped my chain and discovered a colony of mosquitoes to feed while I was trying to get the wheel off and I also lost my water bottle. The run was nice though! My wife did the sprint that morning and ran/walked with me on my 10k.
My race schedule has been light, but it's starting to look like next year could be a great, great year!
So happy to report that even though my time SUCKED, this past Sunday was a huge, huge success for me. I have been struggling for about 2 years now with some pretty bad hypoglycemia/late dumping syndrome issues. I thought about my first marathon and the lack of nutrition issues I had and realized it was time to get back to some basics. I have been focusing on consuming more protein and have been staying away from Gatorade/Gu's. Well, this Sunday it started paying off. I never once dealt with any nutrition issue nor have I felt anything since the race. My total intake was about 20 oz of G2 and a banana + water. We'll see how it works out in Muskoka, but I may focus on natural foods (and less of them) to get me through the races with more energy!
As far as the race itself: even though my swimming has improved so much I paniced and sucked it up until the second lap. On the bike I dropped my chain and discovered a colony of mosquitoes to feed while I was trying to get the wheel off and I also lost my water bottle. The run was nice though! My wife did the sprint that morning and ran/walked with me on my 10k.
My race schedule has been light, but it's starting to look like next year could be a great, great year!
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