Five mile trail run in the morning. At higher altitude, on Mount Hood. I am excited, as I always am for trail runs, though a little nervous about the altitude. After my last, less than stellar, 10K, I am taking my pre-race prep more seriously. I have not run much this week, due to some pain radiating through my left leg, but I have been trying to make up for it with cycling and swimming. Last night I ate a solid dinner and got a decent night's sleep. This morning I started with a good breakfast, then a day in class so I wasn't on my feet all day. This evening I did a good upper body and core/ab workout.
Tonight I tried something new: Glyco-loading the muscles in my legs. I know, I know, sounds gimmicky. The theory is to work the muscles hard and fast, in this case cycling at high revs, for ten minutes. This dumps the glycogen stores out of the muscles. Immediately afterwards you eat some quality, easily absorbed carbohydrates to restock the glycogen. This should have my legs ready to run tomorrow. In theory. I am using all my races this summer as training runs. I am testing different ideas, theories, and fuels. The glyco-loading is this weekend's trial run.
One hard and fast lesson learned already this season: Rest before a race. Rest and proper fueling. No matter what the race. No matter what the distance. On that note, it is time for bed, to rest.
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