tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451566264933314646.post5560870971944823750..comments2024-02-23T01:18:36.304-08:00Comments on Everyday I'm Shufflin'...: Bridge Burning - 2013 Lake Sonoma 50-OOJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06144004855415793083noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451566264933314646.post-48219330802832576352014-03-09T21:26:17.964-07:002014-03-09T21:26:17.964-07:00Thanks for the comment, Leslie -- Sonoma is a phen...Thanks for the comment, Leslie -- Sonoma is a phenomenal race and among the most enjoyable finish lines and post-race experiences of the ultra community! Best of luck, now and on race day!-OOJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144004855415793083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451566264933314646.post-20989746531369280562014-03-09T18:15:37.002-07:002014-03-09T18:15:37.002-07:00A year late comment yes, but I'm not a stalker...A year late comment yes, but I'm not a stalker, I promise. I just wanted so say thanks for a great post and congrats on a great race! Nothing like it when things come together like that and you power through to something you want. Loved your Yes! fist pump pics at the end, I had almost the exact same pictures from Moab RedHot 55k this year after passing Anita Ortiz and running into 10th place. I am running Sonoma this year and looking for a great race. I'm sure I'll be rereading your report a few times. Loved itLesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06965358574816248984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451566264933314646.post-60633100689316637172013-04-24T09:32:54.258-07:002013-04-24T09:32:54.258-07:00I too had far better training going into this last...I too had far better training going into this last race than the one a month before and feel like I would have performed the same on either diet. The biggest difference for me is how my stomach feels on this diet compared to a high carb diet. I am just amazed at how well the body can adapt to about any diet and feel like I will never need to feel the urge to eat the amount of carbs I used to and think I need to to perform my best. As of now the only carbs that get into my diet are from vegetables and seeds/nuts at about 50grams of carbs a day and up to 120 on high training days. It definetely took the whole month leading to the race to feel completely normal on the energy level with the first 2 weeks of a dizzy bonking hell. Good luck at States!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451566264933314646.post-61411631978776320332013-04-24T07:45:31.628-07:002013-04-24T07:45:31.628-07:00LD-
I am currently making my way through the PI s...LD-<br /><br />I am currently making my way through the PI shoes. I'm not a shoe snob, but shoes do have to "work" for me to use them. That said, I have no idea what I'll be using at Western States. It's possible I could even go with their E-Motion road shoe! -OOJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144004855415793083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451566264933314646.post-91168117979156012282013-04-24T07:44:25.147-07:002013-04-24T07:44:25.147-07:00Luke-
Thanks for the comment! I did "carb l...Luke-<br /><br />Thanks for the comment! I did "carb load" Wed PM through Fri PM, pre-race, but not a lot: I'd say a "normal" amount of carbs (my old normal): some pasta for dinner, a couple Subway sandwiches w/bread, etc. Then on race morning, I ate only peanut butter.<br /><br />Did it "work" for me? I think so, but it's tough to say: a LOT of things went well. Most notably, my run mechanics are vastly improved compared to even a month ago. I'm more fit. So there's multiple variable that could account for this single "good" performance. <br /><br />I think it's also important to note that I eat an enormous amount of vegetables every day; I think those who go low carb WITHOUT having copious amounts of raw fruit/vegetable micronutrients are going to suffer - the fat burning will not outweigh the importance of those nutrients over the long haul...-OOJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144004855415793083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451566264933314646.post-26242448777110811322013-04-24T07:28:40.557-07:002013-04-24T07:28:40.557-07:00Great race report and great pics. I am curious ho...Great race report and great pics. I am curious how you feel about the low carb diet. After I had a terrible Way Too Cool 50k this year I switched to the low carb diet the next day. 5 weeks later I tested it out at the Woodside Ramble 50k with great results. I did eat some more carbs the two days before the race and ate 150 to 200 calories an hour from Clif Shot Blocks during the races. I had no bonking or any GI issues other than the normal tired of eating gels/blocks after the 3 hour mark. I am keeping this diet till the Silver State 50 miler to continue to test it out. Did you carb up the days leding into the race or did you go into it with no extra carbs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451566264933314646.post-15989936976936113292013-04-21T18:51:39.976-07:002013-04-21T18:51:39.976-07:00Show some respect, Joe. It's G-R-O-H-L. No &...Show some respect, Joe. It's G-R-O-H-L. No 'E'.-Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270172633725216914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451566264933314646.post-79703516805841632182013-04-21T12:56:52.015-07:002013-04-21T12:56:52.015-07:00As friends and runners, our best days are yet ahea...As friends and runners, our best days are yet ahead! Fun weekend and good confidence built heading into WS!<br /><br />Again, heck of a race! Can't wait until camp here in a few weeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451566264933314646.post-60332975018291047082013-04-20T17:07:01.833-07:002013-04-20T17:07:01.833-07:00Will you move to PI shoes before Western? Just cur...Will you move to PI shoes before Western? Just curious...<br /><br />I went to the Road M3 about six weeks ago, and when I needed new trail shoes last week I tried on the Trail N2 (among others) and ended up getting them; feel great so far. <br /><br />Congrats. LukeDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173379829301923402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451566264933314646.post-64903268963882476132013-04-20T11:01:31.408-07:002013-04-20T11:01:31.408-07:00Congrats Joe! Great race report (I love the gradin...Congrats Joe! Great race report (I love the grading system). It was fun to watch you move up across those last miles. Can't wait to see what happens at States this yearJarobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520415780071215715noreply@blogger.com