Some times I think I'm pretty weird! I have the most insane dreams. Some are too bizarre to even tell you about. And while some at least seem to have a basis in my waking life that I can relate to, others seem unfathomable.
On the understandable side I continue to have triathlon dreams (nightmares). Last week I arrived back at the transition zone after my ride, only to discover it completely empty of bikes. Apparently I was the first rider back to transition, and ostensibly leading the race. This of course didn't seem reasonable and so I came to the conclusion that I must have inadvertently gained some unfair advantage, either leaving too early, or cutting the course. Out of guilt I thought I better spend some time just circling the block to let everyone catch up. More recently I had an incredibly complicated bike ride that somehow involved interaction with machinery??? It was beyond frustrating. Every time I would get going there would be something in my way. That event culminated however, in the best post race food I've ever eaten; huge portions, all served up and including dessert!1
Like I said. Even though I seems to be going on longer then necessary, I can at least relate these 2 dreams to my Ironman catastrophe.
But then there's my most recent dream. It falls into the totally bizarre, but not too embarrassing to report category. Are you ready for this??? Somehow I was sitting on a panel tasked with interviewing candidates to be the next Pope! Yup! The next vicar of the one and only, holy, roman, catholic, apostolic, church, and I was gonna pick him!! The most vivid part of the dream was the incredible arrogance displayed by each of the candidates. Every one of them truly believed they were a lock for the position.
So like I said, pretty weird eh? Perhaps just part of my ongoing recovery from catholicism?? I thought I was done with that, but not quite perhaps.
And here's my nutrition for the day. \
Breakfast ...3 donuts for a total of 750 calories 130g carbs, 13g protein, 21g fat
Lunch...chicken sandwich, 370 calories, 43g carbs, 34g protein, 7g fat
2% milk, 260 calories, 24g carbs, 18g protein, 10g fat
Dinner, rice 150, 30, 3, 1.5
beans, 420, 75, 20,3
weiners 300, 4, 14, 26
skim milk 170, 24.17,1
Snack banana, 100, 27, 1, 0.5
For a grant total of 2520 calories, 357g carbs, 120g protein, 69g fat.
Which equates to 2520cal total, 1428cal carbs, 480cal protein, 621cal fats
And as percentages the respective numbers are 57%, 19% and 24%.
And if you find that all very boring I'm sorry. It is a lot of work but I actually find it interesting, and a little surprising. Conventional wisdom seems to indicate that a ratio of 60/20/20 is appropriate for most endurance athletes, with the carb requirements going higher still with increased training, so I actually did pretty well today. I expected that my total calories, and my fat calories would be higher. Still I would probably have been better off without the highly processed weiners. Incredible as it seems, the donuts aren't that bad, especially first thing in the morning.
I'm gonna try to do the complete analysis for 3 days straight and then go from there.
Run 6 hills, 11 kms total.
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."---James Dean
Love
Peter
On the understandable side I continue to have triathlon dreams (nightmares). Last week I arrived back at the transition zone after my ride, only to discover it completely empty of bikes. Apparently I was the first rider back to transition, and ostensibly leading the race. This of course didn't seem reasonable and so I came to the conclusion that I must have inadvertently gained some unfair advantage, either leaving too early, or cutting the course. Out of guilt I thought I better spend some time just circling the block to let everyone catch up. More recently I had an incredibly complicated bike ride that somehow involved interaction with machinery??? It was beyond frustrating. Every time I would get going there would be something in my way. That event culminated however, in the best post race food I've ever eaten; huge portions, all served up and including dessert!1
Like I said. Even though I seems to be going on longer then necessary, I can at least relate these 2 dreams to my Ironman catastrophe.
But then there's my most recent dream. It falls into the totally bizarre, but not too embarrassing to report category. Are you ready for this??? Somehow I was sitting on a panel tasked with interviewing candidates to be the next Pope! Yup! The next vicar of the one and only, holy, roman, catholic, apostolic, church, and I was gonna pick him!! The most vivid part of the dream was the incredible arrogance displayed by each of the candidates. Every one of them truly believed they were a lock for the position.
So like I said, pretty weird eh? Perhaps just part of my ongoing recovery from catholicism?? I thought I was done with that, but not quite perhaps.
And here's my nutrition for the day. \
Breakfast ...3 donuts for a total of 750 calories 130g carbs, 13g protein, 21g fat
Lunch...chicken sandwich, 370 calories, 43g carbs, 34g protein, 7g fat
2% milk, 260 calories, 24g carbs, 18g protein, 10g fat
Dinner, rice 150, 30, 3, 1.5
beans, 420, 75, 20,3
weiners 300, 4, 14, 26
skim milk 170, 24.17,1
Snack banana, 100, 27, 1, 0.5
For a grant total of 2520 calories, 357g carbs, 120g protein, 69g fat.
Which equates to 2520cal total, 1428cal carbs, 480cal protein, 621cal fats
And as percentages the respective numbers are 57%, 19% and 24%.
And if you find that all very boring I'm sorry. It is a lot of work but I actually find it interesting, and a little surprising. Conventional wisdom seems to indicate that a ratio of 60/20/20 is appropriate for most endurance athletes, with the carb requirements going higher still with increased training, so I actually did pretty well today. I expected that my total calories, and my fat calories would be higher. Still I would probably have been better off without the highly processed weiners. Incredible as it seems, the donuts aren't that bad, especially first thing in the morning.
I'm gonna try to do the complete analysis for 3 days straight and then go from there.
Run 6 hills, 11 kms total.
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."---James Dean
Love
Peter
I remain in awe of the calories. At least a week's carbs for a sedentary slob like me. And you use them all up!
ReplyDeleteHoly fuck! And you think whole milk will kill me... Just proves what I said about the same stuff not working for everyone.
ReplyDeleteThat breakdown for the donuts is actually not so bad -- lots of carbs and even some protein, though somewhat high in fat -- provides you with loads of fast acting carbs for workouts, I imagine.
ReplyDeleteBesides, the world's worst breakfast is no breakfast at all.
Love,
Michael