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Putting Paleo Through Its Paces
Posted by Ace on Mon 10th Sep, 2012
When I first started eating paleo style I worried whether I would have enough carbohydrates in my diet to keep me fueled in my endurance activities.
Little did I need to worry as I found out this week after a 7-day consecutive test as follows:
- Monday: strength and conditioning (1hr)
- Tuesday: hill reps (12x 60 sec)
- Wednesday: 8 miles
- Thursday: strength and conditioning (1hr)
- Friday: track/speed session ( 10x 400m + 2x 200m)
- Saturday: 67 miles cycle sportive
- Sunday: 12 mile run
I even managed to win the 2 mile(ish) hill climb as part of the ride on Saturday.
I have found that sweet potatoes the night before, paleo pancakes on the morning, and homemade paleo banana energy bars during a race or long training run/ride suit me down to the ground. I do not experience any of the discomfort that followed big plates of pasta or rice many months ago nor the swift dashes to some bushes 2 miles in to a long run. Yet I have far more energy than I ever did before.
So if anyone out there is thinking of giving this a go but is, like I was, concerned about fueling those endurance activities, worry not! Where there is a will there is a way. Check out some of my recipes to get you started....