How to be an elite athlete

[Derby Tup]

.....hand-pulled pint of Dent Bitter...

...not the only thing that's been hand-pulled on this thread :closed:

[Danbert Nocurry]

Tom if you continue getting a chippy every diner time you really aren't helping yourself!!! :thunbdown:

[IanDarkpeak]

Over recent months I have observed the newer perhaps more 'hipster' forum posters spouting out about the latest carbo supplements and the garmin watch that calibrates the calorie burn when they flinch and as a result of a chat with fellow forumite Fleeter, I feel that it is important to give you folks some key tips to divert you from the path of pretentious magazines and onto the walkway of victory.

Firstly, pre race nutrition: I have found in my esteemed career that there are two main misconceptions amongst 'stylish' athletes, namely light meals and small portions. Prior to the Moel Eilio race in 2009, I consumed a Double Whopper meal from a service station a mere hour before the race, and I have to say I certainly felt the effects as my incessant farting surely gave me a few boosts along the way propelling me to a position just in front of the first v70, were it not for the gherkiny goodness then surely this coffin dodger would have had me. So ditch this Quinoa and Nut Roast shite and get a proper meal down you pre race.

Secondly, gels and energy drinks: You are healthy individuals why on earth would you want to digest stuff that wouldn't look out of place in the baby aisle or for really old people who can no longer chew. Andy and myself suggest that beer on a regular basis and perhaps the odd bit of muddy bog water will more than provide the essential vitamins you need to run that 3 mile race that you are only doing so you can go back to your office job and make all the fatties think you are a new age Rambo. Its just wrong, sort it out.

Kit: I myself once fell victim to the myth that is compression gear, its a fad and an expensive one at that, if you want to try it and be all metrosexual then you might as well just put two stretchy condoms on a pull them up your calves. Ideally as the 'environmentally aware' and 'cool' people you claim to be then surely you should choose to run naked, through fields of brambles whilst self-flagellating in a bid to appease mother nature and apologise for global warming.

That will do for now, but if any of you fear that you are straying from the path of true enlightenment of the former forum elders, please post and I will rehabilitate you.


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A picture of me in training the day before I ran a triple BG fuelled only on fried chicken and San Miguel

just checked the time this was posted, I was very disapointed to find it wasn't at 2-3.00am??

8.00am? Students up? whats that all about? I was expecting this to be an Alcohol fueled post. Are you leading Fleeter astray? next you'll be going to lecture.....

[MorganW]

Excellent.

A decent thread on nutrition, hydration and kit.

Time to go back to our roots....:thumbup:

[nippersmith]

I love this thread!

You are lucky as you have a Mahmood's pretty much on campus at Leeds
http://mahmoods.biz/main_menu.php

Remember though, people in remote locations can't get their hands on such treats and probably have to eat what they can grow, which can often mean that vitamin and mineral intake is high, without even trying.

I have recently decided not to spend any more money on kit so hopefully will look suitably basic before long.

[TurboTom]

I love this thread!

You are lucky as you have a Mahmood's pretty much on campus at Leeds
http://mahmoods.biz/main_menu.php

Remember though, people in remote locations can't get their hands on such treats and probably have to eat what they can grow, which can often mean that vitamin and mineral intake is high, without even trying.

I have recently decided not to spend any more money on kit so hopefully will look suitably basic before long.

As you can see, me and my fellow olympic hopeful are indulging in an essential Kong burger from said Mahmoods in the attachment........MAN FOOD

[Stagger]

Oh dear, what ever next????????????

[Trimm Trab]

A key motivating factor behind my active outdoorsy fell-running lifestyle is that it allows me to indulge my first love - takeaways and fast food in general - without becoming grotesquely overweight. I'm also called Tom and I went to Leeds Uni (i.e. the proper one) - weird huh? This forum's not too bad at all though, I think fell-running's northern roots generally act as an effective guard against the type of nonsense and faddy bollocks that practitioners of certain other sports can fall prey to.

[mr brightside]

The pilates oyl i go to has copies of Runner's World magazine for you to read. In one feature they managed to list 100 food alternatives to make you a better runner, such as a superfood fruit instead of a normal fruit and Chai Tea instead of proper tea and all that bollocks. It was all a bit disappointing really. I think every edition has some dreary article about carb loading for a 10k, and how thoroughly badly people who eat white pasta are faring compared to those who eat the wholewheat stuff that tastes like biomass. Tom might be a crazy, baked beans eating student but he has a point.

[Fleeter]

Tried one of those fancy SIS go gels today, it had the consistency of gentlemens relish and tasted weird, not a fan, i'd rather run slower and eat pies instead