bunked!!

[Dave]

Lynda,

I'm on week 4 of your Race/Peak plan and everything is going well. I feel strong and for the first time I feel like I can keep up with the other guys at the front. So it was this weekend at Sea Otter. I started top 10 and moved up quickly to the top five. I was strong and felt great until I hit mile 15. It was the end of a decent and the start of what is the last miles of climbing and climbing.

My legs ached and every time I closed my eyes to blink I would literally see stars when I opened them again. I finished but it was all granny gear from there because I was afraid to hurt myself. I still did well because I was ahead of the group but I'm still trying to figure out what happened. I had about 12oz of electrolyte replenishing drink while warming up for about 35 minutes and ate a whole grain slice of bread and an avocado. The night before was not very restful because we were camping, it was uncomfortable, it was noisy and I was nervous.

During the race, I had already had about 14oz of electrolyte drink and 4oz of water. I'm just looking to hear from you and your wisdom as I try to figure out what happened. I know you don't know all the other factors surrounding what happened.

Thank you in advance.

[Lynda]

Avocado is high in fat and best avoided immediately prior to a race. High fat products slow gastric emptying which is especially important to avoid on hot days. Products high in gluten like whole wheat bread also slow gastric emptying.

[farabundo]

No fun at all. One thing that I have repeated to myself and have read on your website is to NEVER try something new on race day. Well, I did not listen this time and paid the consequenses.

I've always had cereal before I train or race and it has worked, at least I did not just run out of fuel. This time I ate what I mentioned. Man, some lessons are better learned.

Thank you for your response.

David

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