Registration for the 2008 Bank of America (new name! new race!) Chicago Marathon starts tomorrow. It’s on October 12 this year, which hopefully means it’ll be a bit cooler. Alright, so that’s only 5 days later in the month, but still. Here’s hoping for cool weather!
Are you getting enough potassium? Potassium is a mineral that works with sodium (also a mineral) to balance the fluids and electrolyte levels in your body. And since steady fluid levels help to regulate your heartbeat and prevent muscles from cramping, potassium is of particular importance to runners.
High-mileage runners may want to take in closer to 4,700 milligrams (you can safely ingest three times that per day), but these amounts are easy to attain by eating a varied diet that consists of lots of fresh, unprocessed foods.
See complete article at http://runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-242-300–8955-3-1X2X3-4,00.html
While I’m swimming, I sing songs in my mind.
Alexandr Popov
I went for a really great swim on Friday. My shoulders are sore because I mostly did pull sets, but I felt great.
Athletes are sexy. Cross-training just does nice things for sculpting the body. But here’s a question: is cycling gear sexy?
I was thinking about this when I was trying on cycling shorts. I’m pretty sure that spandex flatters almost nobody. Plus, the padding in the butt? I know it’s functional, but come on…that’s not hot. Is it?
Post your answer in the comments (the little Javascript poll I created was rejected by WordPress for some reason):
Ok, so my bike is pink. My gloves are pink. My socks are pink. My racing underwear is pink (too much?). And now….
I have a pink helmet. It’s a Giro, it was on wicked sale (30 bucks! Incredible!), and it matches my bike.
[photo coming soon]
I officially LOVE the off-season. The sale prices are phenomenal, and even allow a poor student like me to buy a trainer and a fancy pink helmet and a few new pairs of shorts and still be able to eat.
My wetsuit WetZoot has arrived! And I’ve ordered a trainer! Hooray!
[details to follow]
Pain is good because it teaches your body and your soul to improve. It’s almost as though your unconscious says, “I’m going to remember this, remember how it hurt, and I’ll increase my capacities so that next time, it doesn’t hurt as much.”
Lance Armstrong
On a related note, the bike still makes my butt hurt. I’m aware that this is because I wore basketball shorts on my most recent trainer session, and because basketball shorts don’t have any cushioning value, but oww. Of course, the only thing to do is log more hours on the trainer.
I just saw this today: http://www.nbc.com/American_Gladiators/casting/
That’s right. There’s an open casting call in Chicago.
I’m totally going.
I have new running shoes 
They’re the same Mizunos as my last pair, but this year’s model. Which means…they’re brighter pink.
Every day, I’d go to the gym to work out with George, and we’d sit side by side on the stationary bikes. One afternoon, George said, “Got any tape?”
“Why?”
“’Cause I’m ripped,” he said, and made a muscle.
Lance Armstrong, from Every Second Counts
In related news, I’m starting that group cycling class this week. Finally!
We’re Jenny and Kayleigh, two cousins who are training for assorted events leading up to (eventually) an Ironman triathlon. This blog exists to keep us in check and (sometimes, when we remember to) log our training. We’ll also post about events, nutrition, fitness apparel, and anything else we can think of that relates to running, biking, and swimming.
