my cinnamon toast crunch experiment
my HR jumped to 130 within the first minute of the run. this was not a good sign but i did not want to quit, as i was performing a very important scientific experiment regarding the effects of large quantities of cinnamon toast crunch cereal on a somewhat (ok a little more than somewhat) overweight dude on a 7 mile run. wow i have to catch my breath after that sentence. i think my form was good throughout because i could not hear my feet hit the mill at all. the only sound was of the belt humming. my HR stayed below 160 (avg 152). i was running slow 11:00 miles but it seemed like the right thing to do. i feel good about this run because i never got tired, and it is at the upper end of my distance capabilities. i've never gone as far as 8 miles before so i am close to breaking into new territory, i can feel it. as far as the effect of cereal goes, who knows. i guess it didn't hurt on the mill but it hurt the scale! i think i'm down about 0.1 lb this week. treading water there, must make that a focus going into the new week.
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posted by brent at
9:49 PM
3 Comments:
way to go...that's an awesome run you had! I, too, have conducted "experiments" between food & running...it's amazing how much WHAT you eat influences HOW you run! (although, a word of caution: never ever ever ever eat a breakfast you've never tried before a race. I learned this the hard way when I decided to have GrapeNuts for breakfast before a race...I had never eaten GrapeNuts before! yikes!)
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lainb, at 10:05 AM
Great run Brent! 7 miles is so far, especially on a treadmill... -Mia
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Mia Goddess, at 1:30 PM
awesome distance, brent!
have you tried oatmeal before a long run? i usually have a bowl of the plain stuff with a scoop of brown sugar and some raisins/craisins mixed in. if it's a longer run, i'll add a banana (on the side, not mixed in). the oatmeal releases the fuel into your blood stream slower than processed sugar cereals, so you don't end up with a spike and then a drop.
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