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2011 Race Schedule

Posted by sheila in Uncategorized on July 9, 2011

Well, now that 2011 is more than half over, what better time to  unveil my race schedule for the year?

2011 Race Schedule for Sheila

I have shared this with a few other people before now, or bits and pieces of it, but never posted the whole thing publicly. Turns out I’ll probably add a few more things to it anyhow. I might do Long Beach Half Marathon on October 9th. Still thinking about it. And there will almost certainly be a Turkey Trot at Thanksgiving.

 

 

 

 

 

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Master’s Swimming

Posted by sheila in Uncategorized on May 20, 2010

So, I think I will be starting to swim in a Master’s Swim program soon. Because I need some direction and motivation and someone to kick my butt around the pool. The Los Alamitos Aquatic Center seems to have the most flexible program for me, in terms of widest available hours I could make and most days/times offered for swimming. It’s not the closest program, but the cost is decent and the program sounds good.

Going to check out their open lap swim in the next week or so. Summer hours start on Mon. June 21st. Until then the open lap swim times are:

mwf 5:30-7 am
m-f 12-1:30pm
sat 9:30-11 am

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Electrolyte and Refueling Products

Posted by sheila in Tools and Gear, Uncategorized on May 1, 2009

Today on Twitter someone mentioned SaltSticks as one of the products she plans on using for this weekend’s upcoming Eugene Marathon. She really likes this product, says she uses 3 per race. So, hubby ordered some today and we will probably be trying them out in the warmer weather as we train this summer for the San Francisco Half Marathon (1st half).

Other interesting products also mentioned…

Endurolytes tablets.

Nuun. electrolyte beverage.

The nuun looks really interesting. I will want to try that too. 

The athlete I was following says she takes GU at miles 5, 10, 15, 17…and 20. Plus some of the saltsticks tables (3 per race) and nuun. I don’t know how she can eat that much GU during a race, and that late in the race, too! I  usually take Clif Bloks at miles 4, 9, 13, 17 and then that’s about as much as I can handle. I have trouble after mile 20 digesting anything. Plus, my understanding is that carbohydrates eaten after mile 20 don’t even get processed in time to do any good before the end of the race. GU makes me nauseous.

For marathons and extra long training runs, especially in warm weather, I had been using the margarita flavor of Clif Bloks, because they have a much larger salt component. It has seemed to work, but these other products look interesting and I will try them out.

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