Nutrition and Hydration

If my buddy (you know who you are) is reading this.....Hydrate more pal. You were almost left for the wolves on Sat. You are not a camel!

In all seriousness, good time riding bro.

And Curran - you fall into this category as well. I know you eat, but dude, do you ever drink?

Over my last several workouts, I have been constantly reminded of the need to properly fuel (water and food). Unfortunately for me, I have been one of the worst offenders of not fueling properly lately. I kinda lost some mojoe since my last Ironman and started to slack off...but it's time to do the work on the nutrition front as well.

So I decided to post a few good links on fueling. Stolen from the web!

I will never forget talking with Peter Reid about his determination and focus on training. He was very quick to add that nutrition played a big role to his success and you have to treat it like it's the 4th sport. I tend to listen to folks who are over-achievers and learn from them. Why did I stop???

I can recall several discussions with Chuckie on this very topic. Heck, spend some time on his blog and it won't take long for you to see his Caveman approach and attitude towards fueling. He get's pissed if you don't pace and fuel properly. Anyway, I just needed to refresh my own view towards eating and fueling well as I am looking to start bringing my A game back.

Some bookmarks I keep on hand:

Nutrition Articles
http://chuckiev.blogspot.com/2008/01/nutrition-notes_08.html

http://tritrainingfrenzy.blogspot.com/2007/11/my-thoughts-on-fueling-real-food-for.html

http://www.endurancecorner.com/library/nutrition/sports_nutrition_part4

Common Mistakes
http://www.trifuel.com/triathlon/nutrition/hydration-top-5-mistakes-000701.php

Dangers of Dehydration
http://www.bodyandfitness.com/Information/Fitness/dehydrate.htm