Health and Wellness

[Baker]

Lol, I once asked my dad after a race how he did. He replied that it was a great race... he ate a whole M&M at the 28 mile aid station and it didn't make him throw-up! I can attest that running 10+ miles while throwing-up over your shoulder is a great ab workout!

I'm curious how long your ultra career will last? I think I consistently did marathons and ultra's for 12-15yrs.

I agree with your point on tough conditions. I am exactly the same. The more extreme the conditions the more I excelled. We invented ways to make things tough. One of my favorite training runs was a night run. It was 38 miles and I stopped every mile to do 10 pushups. Lack of sleep, effort, darkness after the moon set, skunks, etc. made it a spectacular night.

Damn dude....your definition of a spectacular night and mine differ notably! LOL

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

Totally awesome post.Share all the stories you want. I have great respect for all the super psycho endurance athletes. Have studied them a lot. After running most of my life, marathon etc I got excited about triathlon Read the results and methodology Phil Maffetone had with Mark Allen turning him into the top IronMan athlete in the world and was hooked on the principles. Hired Mark Allen as my tri coach learning a lot. Races are fun. The commitment to training is what separates the men from the boys. I quit triathlon when I turned 60. Now I'm just a lazy gardener who tries to grow a big deer occasionally . Keep the details coming from all you do so I can live vicariously with you


Have you done the Leadville 100? Totally insane race . I want to help a friend get thru that race

Ha lazy gardener my butt! I’ve seen your videos…
I’ve been out there twice for the race. I have paced Leadville for my brother in law. So I did the last 40 miles. I’ve run the whole course in pieces though. Seeing the sun come up after 12 hours on the course is pretty magical. The finish line at Leadville is magical experience that should be experienced by everyone. To see grown men and women who are amazing tough athletes break down physically and emotionally after their accomplishment is life changing. The hard part about Leadville is the fast cutoffs. The course is hard and the elevation is tough, never below 9500’ but it’s the speed you have to do it at which kills most people’s dream. How bout this…Guy who won it this year set a new record. He is a machine. Races starts at 4 am, he ran 100 miles in the Rocky Mountains and was back in time for dinner!!
Two more stories that blow me away. First female finisher of the Barkley happened this year. 40 year old woman, new mom, full time career, who would train in the middle of the night cause that was her only available free time. Finished the hardest race in the world arguably. Total hero
Last one, guy who won the most famous backyard ultra 4 plus mile loop that starts on the hour every hour, so if you have any time between laps you eat or sleep) this year in Tennessee is a full time teacher from Cincinnati. He runs to school and back every day. To train he would sprint to the maintenance closet between classes and work on getting 2-3 minutes of sleep! He ran 108 laps for 450 miles!!!

 

[Tree Spud]

Thanks! Last time I did this I started projectile vomiting about like 50 and couldn’t consume a single calorie for the next 24 miles in the cold middle of the night! Hoping I have tweaked my nutrition enough to avoid that.
We don’t lose much time for the winter. Maybe a week total. Plus I’d rather run when it’s 25 than 85!
I hear people say things like you better quit running or you’ll ruin your joints. I’m not saying they are wrong but the alternative that comes from stagnation is worse. I read an article about a 74 year old man in upstate Minnesota who was running a 130 mile snow race. He pulled out 6 miles from the finish but super impressive obviously. I’d rather be him than the diabetic couch potato.

Congrats to you Dawg on the long distance/endurance stuff. Running the distances you are I can't even imagine.

I've had 4 knee surgeries, 2 on each knee. I now have no meniscus left in my left knee so I walk with bone on bone. Osteoarthritis has now formed in both knees. Need at least one knee replaced.

I agree that putting stress on bones can help build the bone mass and strengthen it. That's why boxers punch a bag. I do believe that you also could more harm than good by overstressing the joint or bone.

My focus now is focusing on strength and endurance with lighter weight and higher reps. I am working with a physical therapist who has added a Phy Therapist who is helping to monitor and build a program for me. ne area that should be focused on and it is important all other areas is your core - abdominals, gluts, lower back, and obliques.

I have gone to body weight work-outs to reduce heavy impact and stress. For my knees I do lungs, off-set squats, leg extensions & reverses, etc. There are exercises you can do with kettlebells or dumbbells' that can really give you a great work-out.

 

[Baker]

Love those stories. Incredible athletes indeed that are on a whole different level most aren't aware of. I like the story of the copper canyon Indians showing up in Leadville fashioning shoes out of material from the dump and dominating the race. A 40 mile pace run is extraordinary in itself!. Brutal course. Cool neighborhood. I've climbed most of the mountains in the neighborhood. But running them....NO

 

[Catscratch]

Totally awesome post.Share all the stories you want. I have great respect for all the super psycho endurance athletes. Have studied them a lot. After running most of my life, marathon etc I got excited about triathlon Read the results and methodology Phil Maffetone had with Mark Allen turning him into the top IronMan athlete in the world and was hooked on the principles. Hired Mark Allen as my tri coach learning a lot. Races are fun. The commitment to training is what separates the men from the boys. I quit triathlon when I turned 60. Now I'm just a lazy gardener who tries to grow a big deer occasionally . Keep the details coming from all you do so I can live vicariously with you


Have you done the Leadville 100? Totally insane race . I want to help a friend get thru that race

You got to be trained by Mark Allen?!? That's amazing!!! If I remember right I had a book by him and maybe one by Dave Scott(?). I knew running but had no clue about swimming or biking so I bought their books to learn techniques. That's very cool to actually know him!

 

[SD51555]

Don’t quit salt. Quit processed salt. It’s the flow agents in processed salt that will make your heart explode. Get a good mined pink salt. It should be clumpy and all sorts of different shades of pink and red. You need salt to usher water into your cells, and there are dozens of micros in minded pink salt. Salt is only bad for you in America. No other country on earth lists salt as a dangerous product.

I quit making my own vitamin cocktails. You could fill a skid steer bucket with individual supplements, and it’s insane. I finally found one, and it’s the most comprehensive I’ve ever seen, and clean. No cyanide in the B-12, has iodine, has magnesium and the available kind.

https://www.mercolamarket.com/product/1008/1/whole-food-complex-with-added-multivitamin-plus-vital-minerals-240-per-bottle-30-day-supply

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[Howboutthemdawgs]

Lol, I once asked my dad after a race how he did. He replied that it was a great race... he ate a whole M&M at the 28 mile aid station and it didn't make him throw-up! I can attest that running 10+ miles while throwing-up over your shoulder is a great ab workout!

I'm curious how long your ultra career will last? I think I consistently did marathons and ultra's for 12-15yrs.

I agree with your point on tough conditions. I am exactly the same. The more extreme the conditions the more I excelled. We invented ways to make things tough. One of my favorite training runs was a night run. It was 38 miles and I stopped every mile to do 10 pushups. Lack of sleep, effort, darkness after the moon set, skunks, etc. made it a spectacular night.

That’s hilarious about your dad!
That’s a great question. I’m sure I will piddle around with one or two a year for as long as I can. But even then they will probably be of the 50 K variety. That seems to be a good distance. It doesn’t consume your whole life and your whole weekend.
Like I have an opportunities to go to Texas Turkey hunting, but it’s the week before my race and that does not bode well for me so I’m having to back out. I’m not sure I wanna make those sacrifices much more.

 

[Catscratch]

That’s hilarious about your dad!
That’s a great question. I’m sure I will piddle around with one or two a year for as long as I can. But even then they will probably be of the 50 K variety. That seems to be a good distance. It doesn’t consume your whole life and your whole weekend.
Like I have an opportunities to go to Texas Turkey hunting, but it’s the week before my race and that does not bode well for me so I’m having to back out. I’m not sure I wanna make those sacrifices much more.

50k was my favorite distance. I wouldn't have hesitated to hunt, fish, or even party a little the day before one. Your 74 mile race would have me spot on for everything for a month before hand. That's a long freaking distance! Risking all that training and effort just wouldn't make sense. Good luck on it!

 

[Catscratch]

Don’t quit salt. Quit processed salt. It’s the flow agents in processed salt that will make your heart explode. Get a good mined pink salt. It should be clumpy and all sorts of different shades of pink and red. You need salt to usher water into your cells, and there are dozens of micros in minded pink salt. Salt is only bad for you in America. No other country on earth lists salt as a dangerous product.

I quit making my own vitamin cocktails. You could fill a skid steer bucket with individual supplements, and it’s insane. I finally found one, and it’s the most comprehensive I’ve ever seen, and clean. No cyanide in the B-12, has iodine, has magnesium and the available kind.

https://www.mercolamarket.com/product/1008/1/whole-food-complex-with-added-multivitamin-plus-vital-minerals-240-per-bottle-30-day-supply

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I'll look into the pink salt. That is actually what I used up until I quit salt. To be honest it hasn't been difficult to not salt food. As far as health goes with the lack of sodium I assume that my crappie diet has enough to last a lifetime just in daily eating.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

50k was my favorite distance. I wouldn't have hesitated to hunt, fish, or even party a little the day before one. Your 74 mile race would have me spot on for everything for a month before hand. That's a long freaking distance! Risking all that training and effort just wouldn't make sense. Good luck on it!

100% agree. I’m not going to Texas without eating my body weight in brisket and bourbon every evening

 

[letemgrow]

Threw half of a Taco Bell 5 layer burrito away for lunch so there's that.

 

[Baker]

100% agree. I’m not going to Texas without eating my body weight in brisket and bourbon every evening

Drift a little further south and I'll show you around El Gato. Best of all worlds. Brisket, bourbon, big bucks and the ultimate running environment albeit at 800'msl.

 

[T-Max]

Don’t quit salt. Quit processed salt. It’s the flow agents in processed salt that will make your heart explode. Get a good mined pink salt. It should be clumpy and all sorts of different shades of pink and red. You need salt to usher water into your cells, and there are dozens of micros in minded pink salt. Salt is only bad for you in America. No other country on earth lists salt as a dangerous product.

I quit making my own vitamin cocktails. You could fill a skid steer bucket with individual supplements, and it’s insane. I finally found one, and it’s the most comprehensive I’ve ever seen, and clean. No cyanide in the B-12, has iodine, has magnesium and the available kind.

https://www.mercolamarket.com/product/1008/1/whole-food-complex-with-added-multivitamin-plus-vital-minerals-240-per-bottle-30-day-supply

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Thoughts on sea salt? I've used Maldon, Jacobsen from Oregon, Amagasnett from the New York, Celtic from Spain. What say you?

 

[SD51555]

I’m not an expert on sea salt. The ocean is the toilet of earth. Every poison we’ve dumped onto the landscape ends up there. Is it in the salt? I don’t know.

That’s how I look at it.


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