A New Way to Scam Myself!
// January 13th, 2012 // Uncategorized
I was just talking with a friend of mine, John–an endurance athlete from North Carolina, about my race and training. He recently biked across North Carolina and is training with some of the best cyclists in the US for his ride across the US.
I was talking to him about my muscle soreness on my long runs and he reminded me of something that I’d forgotten. During endurance events, our muscles cry out (give the athlete pain) for sugar–now! Let’s interrupt this message just so I can say that despite the fact that I don’t eat candy bars, if I did, I’d eat Snickers.
Well John continued by telling me that these super athletes recommend a couple of solutions to carry: Coca-Cola and Snickers (the little bite sized ones). I’ll pass on the Coke but hey, I think I need to be more rigorous with my training and eat more Snickers!
Unreal. I’m just about to go out for a run and I thought, “Maybe I should eat a candy bar now!” HA! Isn’t that incredible…and kind of predictable? Oh, how quick I am to take the helpful and find a way to turn it into a pleasure fest!
OK, I’m off for my non-Snickers-packing run.
I hope I make it.
