Okay so the Boost was not bad...not good...but not bad. The problem I have with it, is the milky texture which would definitely cause me to hurl if it was warm. My friends in the spin class are always very helpful, and suggested that I fill up a water bottle with ice that way the Boost would remain cold and be a bit watered down. I think I will try this on a hot day! In the mean time, I will be researching other foods to try that won't sit and jiggle in my gut-needs to be high calorie, lots of carbs, and digests fast!
So this morning was yet another weight workout. Legs are feeling actually pretty good. But it is always the next day that is the real test of time. I am always a bit self consciece when I do weights at the gym because I am sure by the time I get to the 12th rep my face is contorted in a way that resembles a Sesame Street puppet! I also look kinda wimpy, so that even if I am lifting heavy weights-no one would guess-thus making my contorted face look even more stupid.
I guess this would bother me even more if Brad Pitt was in the gym-but lucky for me -it is mostly seniors at 6am. Seriously, after having children, I am pretty good with not really caring. The only thing I have a real hard time with is puke and diaharehea (see I can't even spell the word properly) not my kids but someone else's. This could pose potential problems for me as I understand that this happens to people quite frequently who do the Ironman races.
I am still having a hard time thinking about peeing while I am on the bike-people don't stop they just let go. I am not sure I can do this? But I don't think I would want to risk a crash either? I don't think I could hold it for 4 plus hours. Should I practice this? These are the questions I ask meself. Then I think should I try the vomit and pooping too?
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Poop before you get on the bike. I would think the last thing you would want to do it poop yourself at the 15k mark and have another 75k to go. As for the vomit, turn your head to the side and leave the person behind you to worry about it...
ReplyDeleteQOTD: "What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down." - Mary Pickford
donna, you are a true inspiration...i really mean it....this is a crazy undertaking and you are doing it!!!! i can't believe how much i am rooting for you....now, as to pee or not to pee....could this not cause some serious chaffing? that could ultimately slow you down and the objective to pee on the bike is not to loose time..just a thought....and i am with seema regarding the pooping situation...and if it needs to occur, for god's sake, get off the bike and squat! i promise to say a prayer for your bowels on the big day...
ReplyDeleteLove you girls, in all seriousness, people pee on the bike-tri shorts dry very fast-that is why they are worn under the wetsuit. The other issue, involves actually being able to pull over-which can result in a crash-I think I would rather sit in my own excrement than crash! Thus the reason for experimenting with different foods prior to the race so I don't have that issue. However, if I swallow lake water in Calgary-never know how that would react with one's gut!
ReplyDeletemaybe depends?
ReplyDeleteI hear (maybe an urban legend) surgeons wear them on long cases. Otherwise maybe immodium or codeine followed by a post rate enema could be tried
...just thinking
laurie
And if I ever had a minutes contemplation of doing a ironman, this has squashed it. Perhaps the pooping issue will be like childbirth and while you are doing the race you just won't care. Don't they make ironman diapers? Have I stumbled upon a new business prospect???
ReplyDeleteI think it is awesome what you are doing! If I could come to Calgary and cheer you on I would. You are an inspiration to my lazy self!