4.4.48

 

What is it?
Run 4 miles
Every 4 hours
48 hours = 48 miles of running
Why? check out the video

David Goggins created this and his video sums it up.  Why now?

1- COVID
2- No races

3- COVID

4- Because we can

Everyone has an opinion about how endurance athletes should approach COVID, there is not right or wrong answer and there is not one approach for every person.  Everyone is different and we all have different life stressors, motivators, limiters etc.  

For 9 of us, 4.4.48  in on the calendar this weekend! 

I was planning on this in July, but after my incident with the refrigerator  I was off running for 5 weeks.  I know have the fitness to pull this off!

Goals

- finish strong

- have fun

- don't get hurt

- push through physical and mental boundaries 

Today feels a bit like race week, the planning is in motion.  

1: increase the carbs exponentially!   Fuel up 

2: Rest up a bit, trying to go to bed early and bank sleep.

3: Plan my food. When it gets hard and I am tired I need to have good food that is easily accessible.

- sweet potatoes, rice, plain pasta, applesauce, pancakes. banana's, coke, more coke, coffee, chocolate, peanut butter pretzels.  The goal is 2-300 calories post each run, at some point I will want more, but the min is 2-300.  60g of protein /day which will likely be Vega Sport Protein powder as I am worried about anything else. 

Today's menu

- Pumpkin Pancakes 

- Lots of coffee with coconut cream

- giant kale salad with garbanzo's, craisons and nuts  + 2 sourdough rolls

- mid day dark chocolate

- banana + almond butter

- more kale salad with garbanzos, avocado, nuts and a bowl of gf pasta with vegan Parmesan + evo and onion salt

- more dark chocolate

 

Macro's for the day

Total Calories 3150

Carbs 403 grams 

Protein   60 grams