I tried to do my big day today Why did I want to sleep?

David Holmes

I pushed the big day to today because I was out of town last week.  I swam last night and had a good nights sleep.  Riding conditions were a little difficult because we're under a hurricane watch so winds were up to 20 mph.  For nutrition, I consumed a bottle of Gatorade endurance per hour, a gu gel on the half hour and 1/2 a cliff bar on the hour.  I felt invincible for 40 miles.  By the time I finished at 52 miles, all I wanted to do was lay down and sleep.  No way I could go back out on the run.  I'd think it was a bonk excepted I was so particular on calorie consumption.  Any ideas on what would cause this?  No light headedness or anything, just felt like I'd been awake for 2 days.  Any suggestions welcomed.

Thanks,

David Holmes

Paul Hough

David - sounds like a bonk.  Are you getting enough protein? All I'm reading there is carbs, carbs, carbs.

I'm feeling sluggish too, but I think it is because of storm stress and incredible humidity.  Approaching hurricanes always bring a ton of moisture to Tampa.  It's so humid that I start sweating even if I look outside!  

Today was my final big day for Augusta 70.3 but I've made a lot of accommodations with Hurricane Irma bearing down on us.

Friday - AM: swim 3400 yds before pool closed until Tuesday (if we are lucky).  Went to work until they kicked us out of the office building.  Even though we are on the 9th floor the office is in Evacuation Zone A and they forced us all out.  Back to the house to start prepping.  PM - run 4 miles then more hurricane prep.

Saturday - AM: run 4.5 miles.  Install window covers and do some last minute yard work to eliminate flying things.  Hit the gym for 45 mins before they closed at 3pm ... until Tuesday (if we are lucky).  Did a couple of hours of actual job work then 2 hrs Z2 on the bike trainer.  Then some more final house prep.  Feeling stressed.

Sunday plan:  AM - run first thing if I can get it in without being blown away...should be about 35mph by 8am.  PM - 3 hrs on the bike trainer if power stays on.  Then get ready for a shitful night.

Good luck!!

David Holmes

Paul. I don't know why I thought you were in Texas. Be careful my friend. I'm working with a Sports nutritionist and prescribed Menus. I've written her   We've been working on my body comp and I've lost 15 lbs in the last month. She has my training plan and is building the menus around it. But I'm wondering if it's too much too soon. Can't complaint about the weight results though. 

David Howard

That's allot in a month when training with a purpose.  If your goal was simply weight loss I'd say cool....but you need to be able to get the training effect and recovery for future WKOs and eventually to race well. It's a classic quandary.  
Besides bonking there is such a thing as adrenal fatigue as well as  neuro-cognitive exaustion.
It's a know problem that was in a large part why the 4:1 carb: protein products came out.  Basically as certain aminos are depleted you get a Turkey dinner effect with a relatively higher triptiphan levels.  Supplementing with BCAAs may help later in WKO...or the products with a little protein.  I'd use Whey Isolate as it won't slow gut as much as others forms.  
Very likely it's a combination of factors. You may need a 3 day nothing harder than Yoga, 8+hr/night of sleep and a eat everything you've been craving no restrictions no limits. Then you'll have hopefully reset your hormones, cought up some sleep and topped off glycogen stores etc.... Oh and expect to gain 3-5 lbs -dot worry it's not fat.

David Holmes

David. That's very insightful. Coincidentally my nutritionist prescribed Aminos  during the workout and I forgot to take them.  Also I ran this morning though I didn't want to. It was one of my best. Which makes me wonder if I had just gone forwarded and attempted the run yesterday would the lathrgic feeling have passed?  I.e was it mental albeit very real. Thanks for the input. 

Peter Greagg

David
great work on the body comp

David Holmes

Thanks Peter. 

Jeff Kane

Thumbs on the body comp, but it certainly has taken a toll on your performance. If you can keep perspective in all of it, you'll come out the other side in a better place. Keep it up!

David Holmes

Thanks Jeff. It has somewhat. I'm hoping the lower weight will off set the other factors long term. I know very few 267 lb Ironmen which is where I started. I'm doing Augusta in 2 weeks. That will give me an indication with 6 weeks left before IMFL.  Just trying to tweek things ensure a finish inside the magic 17 hours.