Unbusy Saturday and Carbo-Overload

Just like Willie Nelson sang of an Uncloudy Day, I am hoping for an unbusy Saturday.  Whether kids sports, family things, weddings, housework, or mowing, there never seems to be a free Saturday.  This is the story of this Saturday.  My Pal's football team had their season opener this weekend.  The outcome wasn't what we would've liked but it was still great to see the boys out there working hard!  Then getting home and picking up the house and cleaning up the garage after yet another busy week, then another trip to town for a little grocery shopping and then dinner with friends.  Whew!  I'm tired just typing it out. 

No matter the events of the day, I need to find time to run on Saturday.  2 days off is beginning to be too much time between runs.  In reality it's nearly 72 hours.  Makes Sunday's run harder than it should be.  I understand the need for rest and recovery but I think I can less consecutive hours of rest.  We'll see how that works out for me.

Now just like R&R, carbs are good for a runner.  Carbs help provide fuel during exercise and can help you from getting gassed, find more info here.  Things like rice, pasta, and potatoes can be turned into sugars that the body can burn while exerting energy. 

However...when one consumes carbs, one should really consider the amount of a certain dish that gets consumed while loading up on carbs.  Basically 3 servings of my mother-in-law's amazing potato salad was not a well thought out plan.  Probably doesn't help that there was plenty of fried fish, cole slaw, and cucumbers and onions joining the potato salad on my plate!  That with plenty of ice cold sun tea made for a very tasty Sunday afternoon meal at the in-laws, but not a very smart pre-workout meal.  Now don't get me wrong, if I have to choose between an awesome meal and better pre-run menu?  Awesome meal wins every time.  How do you think I got to be gorilla-size anyway?  Of course I could just blame Uncle Dennis for the good eats as they were made in honor of his presence.  And it would've just been disrespectful of me to not enjoy the food so deliciously prepared!

Lesson learned?  Carbo-load carefully!  Watch this video on carbo-loading.  And also the dangers of carbo-overloading!

Some of you might be wondering, but no, there was no carbs lost at the end of my driveway post-run.

4.23 miles, 47:39

Later