What to drink

I was reading the NYC Marathon website today and noting what they're passing out on the course. Yet another Gatorade concoction, “Lemon-Lime Gatorade Endurance Formula”. This got me thinking of what I’m going to drink on marathon day. If my sweat rate from the last few days is any sign, it will be a lot. :-)

The choice comes down to carrying enough Heed (from Hammer) to mix my own bottles, some head plus some Gatorade or all Gatorade. I suspect it will be option two. The all Gatorade option doesn’t seam that attractive other than the pure convenience factor. I’ll probably goes as long as I can with the Heed but if race history is any indication I may finish the last few miles with the Gatortade. This is probably a good compromise as I won’t be too keen to stop for anything in the last few miles. So maybe up to mile 20 with the Head and then Gatorade to finish it out.

Is all of this crystal clear in my head. Of course not. I could probably give you a different answer tomorrow. Logically I know I should run with what works (Heed). However, there’s always that thought of not having to carry very much for the actual race itself. I’ll still be carrying stuff for carb replacement.

I have it in the back of mind to go with the small bottle at least. The big bottle may last longer but it’s a pain to carry that much weight all the time.

Okay that’s probably way too much said about drinking but it appears to be where my head is at tonight.

Today’s run was a bit hard. Several factors probably contributed. I didn’t eat quite enough last night and could have used a bit more rest. Probably key today though was that I was quite tight. The yoga tonight (see below) helped tremendously. Got through the planned 75 minutes but was happy to be done.

Today I also signed up for another Runner’s Yoga. The class starts two weeks from today. For the next two Thursdays I’m going to drop into a class at Santosha Yoga to use up the two free passes that I have.

This first yoga drop-in class ended up being quite an aerobic workout. A lot of continuous movement. Felt really good after the class which is I guess what counts.

Final note. Morning weight was 190.6. This is the first time that I’ve hit the goal weight number. I’m sure it will still take another week or so to be consistently at that number but it was really nice to see. :-) :-)

Tomorrow is a rest day plus one hour of Yoga with the DVD.