Lately I am becoming more aware of (even if they are not more frequent) days when I step on the gas but the tank is empty. Those are the days when I want to put a bullet through the pace clock. I was wondering if anyone else notices the same thing, and if so what they do about it.
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I find that I run out of steam after about 45 minutes if I try to swim on no breakfast at all. It doesn't need to be complicated, even a piece of toast with peanut butter will do. Easier to digest is a "gundy" made with half a cup of frozen blueberries, a sprinkle of sugar, and half a cup of pre-cooked porridge (usually oatmeal) nuked in the microwave on the "frozen vegetable" setting. Within a few minutes I've got this island of porridge floating on a dark sea of blueberry syrup. I wipe the purple from my lips to avoid that vampyrish look, and I'm ready to go out the door and swim for up to two hours. And yes it's true, recovery comes faster when you eat something within 30 minutes of finishing.
I find that I run out of steam after about 45 minutes if I try to swim on no breakfast at all. It doesn't need to be complicated, even a piece of toast with peanut butter will do. Easier to digest is a "gundy" made with half a cup of frozen blueberries, a sprinkle of sugar, and half a cup of pre-cooked porridge (usually oatmeal) nuked in the microwave on the "frozen vegetable" setting. Within a few minutes I've got this island of porridge floating on a dark sea of blueberry syrup. I wipe the purple from my lips to avoid that vampyrish look, and I'm ready to go out the door and swim for up to two hours. And yes it's true, recovery comes faster when you eat something within 30 minutes of finishing.
