Witness The Fitness - The Bear and Badger

Djornson

Thanks yeah i plan to train over the year, been reading stuff like this https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/marathon/a776459/marathon-training-plans/ - i'm just looking to finish don't care about time

handsofblue

If you're skipping steps anyway, go full ultra!

Good luck. I marvel at anyone who can do more than 5k.

RamSteelwood

10k was more than enough for me, don't see me going even that far again any time soon!

Questor

10 is my ideal 'get out and just run for a bit ' distance. I can do that without worrying about what I've been eating, and I can just zone out for a bit, put a podcast, or audiobook on and run

Wookienopants

My stamina is fucked lately, mostly because of plantar fascitis in both feet and very sore ankles.
Many years of high impact martial arts and road running have taken their toll.

Now after a short jog to the local store (half mile or so) I'm in agony for the next day or so.

Boourns

RamSteelwood

I was really struggling with my ankles in build up to my 10k and eventually treated myself to some expensive (well reduced to 90 is expensive to me if not compared to some other options) running trainers that made a huge difference compared to the cheapo discount ones I'd been using.
Problem now is they make it too easy to run too fast and i burn up earlier!

Wookienopants

Whenever I get new shoes I'm always sad that nobody asks me if they make me run faster

acemuzzy

Modern running shoes are legit amazing. My vaporflys save me a minute over 5k which is pretty crazy

Questor

Yeah I got some NB Rebel v3 recently and they're legit awesome

Djornson

Yeah i just got some Adidas Adistar CS for £70 delivered from sports pursuit they are insanely comfortable like tanks and clouds at same time

hylian_elf

I’ve got a pair of Adizero, so light, that I used for half marathon in 2019. Might have to bring them out of I do get into the London Marathon for 2025.

acemuzzy

860,000 applicants, 50,000 including GFA etc. So you're probably safe...

The Daddy

Got a bit of a bargain on some ASICS Metaspeed Edge+ (never heard of them either, but seem to be ASICS version of alphafly type).

Tested them out in a race last night, seemed pretty nippy. I’m still recovering from my virus at the end of last month so wasn’t fully fit, but still matched my time at the same race from a couple of years ago.

MattyJ

Have been tracking my food recently to lose some lbs. 65g of porridge oats are 240(ish) calories?! Fuck off

hylian_elf

Is that bad/high? How many calories a day are you aiming for?

Wookienopants

LivDiv

Key thing is to balance them calories on how satiating it is.
Porridge is high but filling so worth the calories.

I have porridge, whole milk and cocoa powder (just the 100% powder not hot chocolate drink) and it comes in at about 400cals but will keep me full up for hours.

handsofblue

Also nutritionally more valuable if you chuck in fruit, nuts etc. Don't forget your vits when cutting calories.

Banana, blueberries and honey is immense, imo. The colour not so much.

And balance against how active you are. Underfuelling in sport is a massive issue.

MattyJ

hylian_elf wrote:

Is that bad/high? How many calories a day are you aiming for?

Higher than I thought!

LivDiv wrote:

Key thing is to balance them calories on how satiating it is.
Porridge is high but filling so worth the calories.

I have porridge, whole milk and cocoa powder (just the 100% powder not hot chocolate drink) and it comes in at about 400cals but will keep me full up for hours.

I have:
65g porridge oats
35g peanut butter
25g protein powder
110ml oat milk

Comes to 700ish calories

LivDiv

Dropping depth charges by early afternoon

hylian_elf

That's good, but should be counted as a full meal I suppose rather than say just breakfast? Or cut elsewhere.

My dinner is usually 300 calories or less. Grilled chicken breast and some leaves and veg etc. I do indulge a bit during the day.

MattyJ

hylian_elf wrote:

That's good, but should be counted as a full meal I suppose rather than say just breakfast? Or cut elsewhere.

My dinner is usually 300 calories or less. Grilled chicken breast and some leaves and veg etc. I do indulge a bit during the day.

Yeah my lunch was 363 today. Dinner will be about 450 I think

MattyJ

LivDiv wrote:

Dropping depth charges by early afternoon

Black coffee with the assist

Pseudoscot · 5:05AM

Got back from a jaunt to the "central" location of Colchester for the wheelchair basketball playoffs. Long story short, we are now national champions (div 3).

On Saturday we played the previously undefeated Cardiff Met team who were Div 3 South champions. They were very young and quick, something I am neither of. Beat them by 11 pts.

On Sunday we played the also previously undefeated Coventry team who were Div 3 Central champions. This was a much closer game but we vanquished them by 4 pts.

My contribution was pretty limited as the disability classification system meant I could only get on if the coach does some very specific substitutions (one of those potential combinations was removed when one of our players left early to go and say goodbye to a very selfish Jurgen Klopp). I'm also a very situational substitute, I go on when the coach needs to inject chaos/madness and break down an opposition's game plan. I still got a winners medal.

Have I been sending pictures of said winners medal to Arsenal fans to show them what one looks like? no comment.

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