Neal (3rd overall) and Amy (5th for women) finished higher up in the race because of their training methods. They trained hard and ran 16 km a week leading up to the 42.2 km marathon. They also carb loaded and was able to get lots of energy from that. Mel (middle of the pack) however only ran 13 km a week and ate his regular meals with his family, which caused him to lack energy. John (last place) however only ran 10 km a week, ate regular meals and ate dessert. Based off of how they finished, you can see that the runner who trained harder and ate more carbs and less sugars, ended better in the race.
2. If I were to recommend 2 training and 2 dietary strategies, I would start off by saying that they should often increase their training intensity by increments gradually growing. Another training strategy is to train harder than you actually would in the race, so you are better prepared. Also, a diet strategy I would use is to increase your carb intake which is known as carb loading and cutting out unneeded sugars and fats. Neal and Amy applied many of these strategies and they ended near the front of the pack, Neal got 3rd and Amy was the 5th female runner to finish.
If you increase your carb intake you will be able to
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If there is a tear in muscle in a marathon runner, the runner needs protein to repair the issue. To start this process the runner must ingest and digest the protein. The process of protein digestion starts in the stomach. The protein is digested chemically in the stomach using pepsin. Then the protein begins to be chemically digested by pancreatic proteases in the small intestine. The surface area of the small intestine is covered in villi. Villus contains capillaries that allow simple sugars, amino acids, fatty acids, and some glycerol, minerals and vitamins to pass through into the bloodstream. Once the nutrient (protein) is broken down and absorbed into the bloodstream, it must enter the mitochondria for it to be transformed into
Two boys out of the nine had felt sick before the race but they still proceeded on with it. Even though they were miserable, weak, and feeling ill, they still managed to pull through that for their team. This is relevant because in order to win or achieve something you really want,
Hello, I am Ryan Judge, and I have developed (with a group) a 6-week program to train a client for a 5k. A 5k is 3.1 miles, so it is an endurance run, something that is not meant to be done fast. In this essay, I am going to tell you about the fashion of our training program, and why me made it the way it is. The client that we made our 6-week training program for is a 13 year-old girl with no medical history.
- Another way to say this is with efficiency o Races are not always won by the person running the hardest Phrase: work smart not hard • Running requires strategy o It requires that you don’t waste energy o It requires that all your energy is directed towards the correct goal o I have not watch too much rugby, but in the rugby I have watched I have never seen a player running with the ball then stopping to have a chat with one of the cheerleaders An athlete cannot divide their attention and expect to win • Pauls’ two examples of this are o A runner: must run in the correct direction with the goal of following the course to get to the finish line o A Boxer: Wants his punches to make contact with his opponent, not just swishing through the air (Clubber Lang) • The idea is clear for both, the effort used must be effective for getting to the goal 4) With Discipline (v27)
The next step is eating the correct way so you will not mess up your health during the season. Some may think eating doesn’t have anything with you running track, but it really does because if you eat the wrong thing during a track meet then you will cramp up and it will not be a pretty scene. The day before a track meet you shouldn’t eat anything that is greasy or
The first marathon I completed was the Seattle Rock n Roll marathon. My sister in law and I trained together for that marathon in 2010 and I completed it, but boy did I learn a lot through trial and error! First, I learned to start slow! I remember the first 13.5 miles went by rather
She continued to speak “I have a race tomorrow, so I can’t eat anything heavy that would weigh me down.” I giggled “So what can you eat?” she replied “I can eat pasta, green vegetables and drink a lot of water before a race.” I made some small talk before asking her my specific questions. She started to blush as I reminded her that she holds the fastest time for one mile at Berkmar high school of 5:55.
Speeding up At the beginning of the cross country season I hated cross country absolutely hated it, I would walk down the hallway of saline middle school look at all of the pictures on the wall and saw some of kids running and thought why is My mom doing this to me? I thought I was a terrible at it, I would run like a 9 or 10 minute mile. So when the school year came along I dreaded the end of the day I would look at the clock and think a tiny bit longer, please just a wee longer (and that is very very rare.) When the season began I had a lot of trouble, whether it was keeping up or if it was breathing problems, and My friend Zaske (who was and still is much faster than me) was nice enough that instead of going up with all the faster kids he stayed back with me, but even when he was going his slowest I still had trouble keeping up he would try to encourage me by saying “come on Michael just a little faster,” and I would respond with “i'm…
In David’s book, he shares how he wanted to find new limits for himself after doing 100-mile races for a couple of years. He stumbled upon something called the Moab 240. This is a 240-mile running race that required ultimate mental and physical endurance. Instead of making excuses because he was still recovering from surgery, he decided to email the race director that way he would have to do the race. When talking about his training plan, David said: “I would find time in my schedule to put in the 100-mile work weeks required to be ready for this longest run of my career”(Goggins 157).
I had plenty of time to think about my runs considering that Rock Springs is 15 long hours away. Once we got there is when all the nerves started to get me. I found out when I drew up and it just happened to be Sunday night and Saturday morning which meant I had almost a full week to see my competition go. It also meant I only had two days to mentally prepare myself. On Saturday morning I got up early and worked Fancy one last time before the round that night.
That’s when I knew I could beat him. I ran even faster and harder. I turned a corner and I saw the finish line insight. I sprinted as fast as I could. I finished the race with the best time I have ever run by a landslide because I challenged myself.
In second place, when she first got her running leg, Jessica tried her best to make it work. She waited so long to run again, and now that she had that opportunity Jessica had to put in a lot of effort in order for the leg to work. In third place, Jessica wanted to be the one who crossed Rosa through her first finish line. She started training with the wheelchair and a sack of dirt. When the 10-mile race ended, Jessica understood that she can accomplish anything when she works hard for
I had spent months training for those 20 minutes. I prepared for every possible thing that could have gone sour during those fleeting moments that would determine how my freshman season would end. If the start was too slow I would gradually speed up after mile one. If my hip injury worsened mid-race I would alter my stride to avoid pain. What about if I completely fell apart one mile in?
Coach Charlie always tells the cross country team that," they just gotta believe," which is definitely true for racing. It requires great mentality to be able to push past all your pain to beat your time. In order to be able to improve, a runner must be able to push himself or herself further even when they are exhausted. Running is the greatest
There is also strong acid released by the glands in the lining of the stomach which helps break down food into a more useable form and also aids in the destruction of most ingested bacteria. After the contents have successfully been broken down they are released into the small intestine. The small intestine is a 22 foot long tube that helps to break down the food with enzymes released from the pancreas and bile released form the liver. In this organ the process of Peristalsis is at work, pushing the food further and further through the small intestine towards the colon. These movements are stimulated by the presence of chyme.
Tip number one: finish fast, you never know what the person beside has left, they could easily pass you up in the last second. Another tip would be to slow down your breathing, when you breathe fast you are using up a lot of your oxygen quicker than it should be. My next tip would be to always land on your forefoot, this will help the collision forces in the foot that would be much worse if you landed on your heel. Instead of focusing on your running you should really try just to clear your mind. My last tip would be to always lead with your chest.