As some of you know my family is split in 2 and my brother in a mag. We are both doing the Great North Run this year and are both raising money for the Stroke Association. We are having a competition to see who can raise the most money. The loser has to wear the other teams shirt for a weekend on stage at work (we work together in a night club DJ'ing in front of between 500 & 1000 people). So help me beat him. Were also having a bet for who finishes first in the actual run, with the loser having to make a £50.00 donation to the other. We are very closely matched, I beat him recently in a cross country 10k but he is training like a Monk to beat me at the GNR so its going to be close. To sponsor me just click here http://www.justgiving.com/lostinvegas
This is my training plan that I am currently following Monday 5mile run at pace to build speed Tuesday Cycle 20 miles Wednesday Swim 50 laps front crawl. Thursday 1hour weights in the gym Friday 12 mile run (increasing 2 miles every other week, this is my 2nd week at 12 miles) Saturday (day off) Sunday 90mins footy in the morning for the pub team I am also on a high carb, high protien low fat diet, mostly off the booze (this weekend and exception) I am also training for a triathlon which is why I am not just doing running. Problem I have got is my brother does not work as many hours as me so he has more time to train, but he weighs 2 stone more than I do and is trying to lose weight as well as train hard which is difficult.
Good luck Vegas! I'm here in the States, and don't think the dollar is worth much anywhere. I'll still take a look at the link though, see what I might do.
There lies the problem mate, maybe the after match refreshments... Why don't you try a bit of running with some weight on your back (not the mag dead weight)...If you can get some distance in then, running without may seem easier.
That's a good idea, I might try it for some shorter runs and sprint training. On longer runs I have found extra weight puts a lot of pressure on my lower back (where I have an old injury). I lost a stone before I started doing longer distances which has really helped me. My fitness is good, its my bloody body giving up on me that's the problem.
**** man - hope the Sunday League is nowt like the one I used to play in (when I was a lad!!) otherwise your legs may not survive until the GNR!!!
I don't have a credit card, but if you send me your address to my PM I will send a cheque donation to your chosen charity... PS..I will also need to know the name of the charity to make the cheque out to..
where did you get your diet from mate? i run and train in the gym too, but i have never tried to eat the right food might give it a go!!
Probably not a good idea to have your name on here mate! (in the link) My money is on your bro though. You wont get any of our boys wearing that filth You can change the display text btu it will still be in the URL
I have read various diet books and previously was a member of the British Powerlifting team so got plenty of diet advice from the coaches. What you eat really does make a massive difference. If you want to look like a body builder you need to reduce your carb intake in order to burn fat. The problem with this is it will hinder your training as you wont have as much energy so will feel weak all of the time. For running long distance and triathlon you need to eat plenty of slow release carbs so you have energy when you need it. Lots of people give bad advice about food and lots of food labeling gives even worse advice, low fat usually mean more sugar which the body stores as fat if you don't burn it off. Eating fat does not neccessarily make you fat, some fats are good for you. Just like eating too many of the wrong types of carbs like sugar will make you fat. Its all about balance. Typically I eat. Oats and fruit for breakfast Fish and veg with some pasta or pittabread for lunch meat (turkey, chicken, beef, pork) and rice or pasta, veg with home made sauces I like the odd glass of red wine too and always have a couple of beers after football etc... I don't live like a monk like my brother is at the moment, but he has a couple of stone to lose. I try to avoid regular bread if at all possible which is not hard because my other half is alergic to wheat. We make a lot of our own sauces because she cannot eat most of the ones you can buy. I break this diet a lot because of work though as its impossible to cook for yourself when your working away.
cheers for the tips mate!! i really think thats the only thing i need to do is eat right as my times are getting better and better, ive even thought about paying for advice on the right food but **** that it costs a fortune what time are you going for in the gnr if you dont mind me asking?
I have never done a 1/2 marathon before but I hope to do the GNR in under 2 hours. I did a recent cross country 10k which was a tough course in 53mins and I have done a standard 10k in 48mins. I did an example project for level 2 exercise and nutrition when I was working in education, this is a link to the Understanding Nutrition part http://theingots.org/community/node/14467 it contains some useful info on nutrition for exercise. When I was competing power lifting it was always a fine line between eating for energy and not eating too much to make the weight limit. I lifted at 75kgs which is just under 12 stone, so I had to be as strong as I could be while staying under the 75kg weight, which is tough going especially as I am 5ft10" I was about 12% body fat when I was competing.
