Junk (Food) Miles
My bizarre doughnut experiment is yielding confounding results. I’m afraid at this point the conventional wisdom regarding nutrition isn’t applying to me. Last night I treated myself to a Taco Bell pig-out: three crunchy taco supremes and two spicy bean burritos. For breakfast this morning I had a cranberry bagel with reduced-fat cream cheese, two 14-ounce mugs of 100% Kona coffee with a teaspoon of raw sugar in each, and an Entenmann’s chocolate doughnut.
I proceeded to run six miles in 47:30 without undue effort. It was 33 seconds faster than my previous best on this route this year and only about two minutes short of my best ever for that distance.
I assume as I increase mileage I’ll need more slow-absorbing complex carbs and less sugar, but if this keeps up I’m planning a best-seller titled, From Boston Cream Pie to Boston Marathon.
That’s just plain awesome. I need to make you my nutritionist.
LOL! I wish I could have those results with that kind of food. I would already be known as Paula Radcliffe if I did. Best wishes for a fantastic 2009!