tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850410729928191848.post3982125109237205371..comments2023-08-20T09:19:07.534-05:00Comments on Coffee for the Brain: Triathlon Training: Nutrition Coffeechug Stylecoffeechughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16334218424446901011noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850410729928191848.post-16467574464892128362012-01-10T23:04:01.161-06:002012-01-10T23:04:01.161-06:00Like you I love coffee, but it is a no go in the m...Like you I love coffee, but it is a no go in the morning before a workout, causes the plumbing to wake up, I start with a strawberry banana power bar gel for any workout and wash it down with 8 oz Gatorade G2 mixed with chia seeds - great stuff. On the long bike rides I like to eat, clif shot bloks are my favorite. <br /><br />Post workout is always a frozen fruit protein smoothie, the blender firing up also serves as an alarm for 2 boys if they are slow to waking up, multi tasking at its finest.<br /><br />Also have to agree with the espresso beans, awesome!Josiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585178052177241255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850410729928191848.post-46564376350261215992012-01-10T17:57:48.485-06:002012-01-10T17:57:48.485-06:00Food for such events is interesting but it differs...Food for such events is interesting but it differs a lot person per person. Mainly I would say don't experiment to much, once you like a particular flavor and performance was satisfactory, don't change or mix it. In the end it's a mental thing, so also train on that via visualization, motivation.<br /><br />As you like coffee, have you tried chocolate covered espresso beans during your runs? These are not bomb of calories but they do give a boost, taken SEPARATE from electrolytes, ...30-40 min before. You can carry a lot of them and they do not take a lot of space, and they are easy to gobble down.timmermansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850410729928191848.post-88875144155745276602012-01-10T14:43:17.585-06:002012-01-10T14:43:17.585-06:00Aaron, I always find it interesting to read what o...Aaron, I always find it interesting to read what others do for nutrition, training, etc. Nice post. I run 95%, maybe 99%, of my runs in the morning. I typically don't eat anything before I run and maybe have some water. If I'm running longer, > 15 miles, I'll take gel along and some water. My marathon training has been in the winter so far so I haven't had to deal much with sweating and can get by on my 20 milers with little or know water.<br /><br />As far as nutrition otherwise I always eat a lot for breakfast. Lately I've been eating oatmeal with blueberries or other fruit on it. I usually have a nice glass of chocolate milk for recovery right when I get back from a run. As far as the rest of the day, I don't eat anything special. I try to eat a lot of fruit and veggies. I feel like it's worked OK so far.Matthttp://twitter.com/fisherfamilynoreply@blogger.com