Being God 30.12.18: >>>28/1/19 Another sleepless night

Sunday, 27 January 2019

>>>28/1/19 Another sleepless night - Race Fever

I had plenty of sleep during the day yesterday. So it's justified that I stay awake. Anyway, I can sleep after I complete my run today.

While in bed I had many marvelous thoughts and conversations with various matters. So it's a sign I am still pretty alert.

Well I'll try to exhaust myself until 2:00 am. Let's see what Sound Journey is like tonight.

I already imagine what I will be wearing for the Half Marathon:

Solomon Cap
Yellow 1.5 L Camelbak
Black Nike Dri Fit V Neck
Black Karrimor Tights
Bib Holder/Racing Number Belt
Black Adidas Quick Dry Socks/Santo Quick Dry Socks
Black Adidas Supernova

I will bear my own identity like these ultramarathoners:

Of course these bodies are my inspirations:

These are women marathoners and yet they can be this muscular. So marathoners are not necessarily skinny.

YOUR FASTEST WEIGHT:
https://www.runnersworld.com/advanced/a20849248/your-fastest-weight/

“You can’t move forward without moving up, and the more you have to lift against gravity, the more energy it requires.” Imagine running with an extra 5 pounds strapped around your waist."

Inputs:

Your Height: m (Ex.: 1.72)
Your Weight: kg

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Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is 19.0 Kg/m². This means your weight is within the Normal range.

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Larger people are less efficient at delivering oxygen throughout the body. Losing weight doesn’t change your lung capacity or function, but it does mean that each breath doesn’t have to go as far.

Leaner athletes can dissipate heat better, too, because they have a higher surface-area-to-body-weight ratio and less insulating fat tissue. They also burn carbohydrates more efficiently. So while weight isn’t everything, it’s certainly a big thing. “Four factors determine how fast you are,” says Sean Wade, a top masters athlete and coach of the Houston-based Kenyan Way running program. “Genetics, form, how hard and smart you train, and your weight—and not necessarily in that order.”

Tom Storey, 50, who has run Boston seven times, attributes his first qualifying run, in 2007, to weight loss. In just more than a year, he went from 205 to 150 pounds and shaved more than 30 minutes off his previously 4-hour marathon time. Today, maintaining his weight requires sacrifices he’s willing to make. “There aren’t a lot of things I can do to make myself a better athlete,” he says, “but if I can keep my weight down, I know I’ll be faster.”

To keep your weight loss from becoming detrimental, the American Council on Exercise recommends maintaining a BMI that stays at or above the normal weight threshold of 18.5 and a body fat percentage above 14 percent for women and 6 percent for men.

“If you’re getting skinnier but your times are getting worse, you’ve passed the point of beneficial weight loss,” he says.

And above all else, Shay says, listen to your body and your mind. “If you’re starving all the time or you’re irritable and cranky or you’re bonking on runs, you’re probably being too ambitious and getting too light.”

Timing is Everything

The time to prioritize weight loss is in a four- to nine-week period before you start ramping up your workouts, while you’re building your base. “You can’t maximize fitness gain and weight loss simultaneously,” Fitzgerald says.

Mueller agrees. During a competitive season, athletes shouldn’t restrict themselves by more than 500 calories per day. For those who want to lose only a few pounds, 200 to 300 is even better. Stop restricting calories the week of a big race, she adds, because your body will perform best on a full tank.

Bruce says she goes into her training cycles about 3 to 5 pounds over her racing weight, a product of relaxed eating habits and less exercise during her offseason. “I like to have a reserve to pull from, because once I start working out harder, I lose it pretty easily,” she says.

Lemoncello follows a similar schedule during his training period, gaining 5 to 10 pounds when he’s not racing. “It’s good for my running,” he says. “The break helps me feel energized, and I come back motivated.”

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I have this first 4 months to shred my weight down with Emperor's Routine. Then I have another 4 months to ramp up my training by breaking it into 2 parts; 2 months speed (swim and run) and 2 months distance (swim, cycle and run).