worked out nice and early..off for a 5k then some hills in a bit...its SO cold, its going to be rough.

....... you can do the fun stuff like 10x400 with 60 sec recovery to get your anaerobic system peaked. Do you realise you are talking to a 13 year old kid???????? :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: I have done 5x800 before in under 3 minutes each, not that ...

thats a pretty good 7k time blanken.

5k and hills are now done!...Saw a derr almost get hit by a car right when I finshed..I wish I could run as fast as a deer!

Racing or just a fun run , I think they both would be fun.
this thread has gotten HUGE since I last checked!

done my strength workout for the day...5k and hills coming up in about an hour

I was at the GNC the other day with my brother..and I was going to stop in at the running store on my way home. The lady that worked at GNC told me that a good gel for runners is Amino Vital..but they cost alot more. And a runner I was talking to told me that the Amino Vital is not that good..so was...

had the morning off , but going for a nice long run tonight with some friends,

Mike Runs wrote:

"Get out and go for a run"

LOL ..you just made my day

I think it would be fun if we had a few races, just for the maniacs.
it would cool to set up like a maniac fundraiser or something some time

orleansrunner1962 wrote:James123 - glad you asked the question about the gels.... I have always stayed away from them, worried about the consistency... but after having read the responses to your question, I think I will give them a try during my training runs.....

glad the responses helped you too!

I have the under armor pants...kinda wish I went with reebok now , save a little money.

hard day of training today , little bit of intervals then group hill workout.

gotta have a good month of training for the new years day race!

Nice summary Nick. I'll just contribute one practicality thing to your comment on carbohydrate percentage. If you want to know how much water you should be taking for a given gel to get the right mixture, divide the carbohydrate grams by .07 to give you the ml of water for a 7% mixture. A powergel ...

This thread could turn into a book. Gels give you electrolytes (primarily sodium & potassium) and carbohydrates to replace what you burn off during exercise. Your body stores glycogen in the liver and muscles which gives you enough carbs for something like 60 to 90 minutes of marathon running. ...

man cross country is so fun , I miss it , Good race!

went out to do a 10k , but had to cut it short at 5k , its getting slippery out there

that was a good race! , I woulda liked to see a battle for first in the end..that would have been cool

nice I have been looking for something like this!
thanks

good job , thats a nice time. whats your goal time for the next race?

another 5k done this morning.. going out for an easy 10k with a few other runners tonight..should be fun.

on a normal long run I have someone pacing me on a bike and I get my drinks from him. mostly E load..but now I think im going to try out some different kinds of gels to see what works best

congrats! that is anice time for that distance.

that's interesting, thanks!

worked out the abs and just got in from running a stair workout..im going to sleep good tonight

I was just wondering , what do some of you think is the best running gel? I have only used them once to try it out a while back.

Also... are there kinds that you mix into a water bottle? I have seen some runners do that , but I didnt know if that would have less of an effect.

Thanks!