GEAR SWAP and NUTRITION sessions this Sunday
4pm - GEAR SWAP & Info
5pm – NUTRITION for training & racing
Arias Farm, 396 Clayton Rd – park along drive with left tyres on curb
GEAR SWAP & Info Session
Depending on how 'far' you want to go this year, what GEAR will you need, and what can you beg or borrow? (also gear donations welcome)
SHOES [free preloved shoes]:
- Trail shoes vs Road shoes vs Dual use
- What is 'drop' and how does that relate?
- Wide feet vs narrow feet?
- Hi arch or low arch?
- Pronate or suponate?
- Blister preventions
- Do socks really make a difference?
- Expected life of a pair of shoes
- FREE pre-loved shoes from the Koha Box
HYDRATION:
- What you need in a good pack, depending on the event distance.
- Backpacks vs hip belts vs hand-helds
- Brands, features, prices and stores
- Try on someone else's pack for fit
- Free basic hydration packs
- Discounted ultra packs (with front pockets)
NUTRITION:
- LCHF snacks for the longer runs
- Perpetuem for those longer bike rides
- Race day nutrition
- Endurolytes & anti-fatigue
OTHER stuff that REALLY helps:
- Running poles for technical events or the coordination-challenged
- Gaiters to keep the mud/grit out and stop laces undoing
- Phankies to keep your head/face warm in winter
- Lights & lumins, discounted headlights
- Bras & things, how to stop chaffing
- Layers in winter, tee, thermal, jacket
- Lubrication areas, products & clothing
- Singlets and shirts, new and pre-loved
- HEAPS of free tri/bike shirts and kit
- Seam-sealed jackets compulsory for some events
- First aid in the forest, buddying up
- GPS options, watch or phone
Cash, Visa/Mastercard, Internet Banking, or Automatic Payment to pay-it-off
5pm - Nutrition: How to Lose Weight and Run Longer
Ever wondered how I can run UItra marathons on just a couple days a week run-training? Or how I got so trim?
YOU CAN TOO!!
- How to use SUGAR as a race tool, rather than a treat food.
- How to use PROTEIN as a post-race recovery.
- The importance of VEGETABLES on your plate, and how much.
- What the Heart Foundation, Diabetes NZ, & NZ Nutritionists recommend.
- How to lose weight and run longer, eating the Lo Carb Hi Fat way.
- How Fats vs Sugar actually works in your system.
- What actual foods, How much it costs, How to prepare it.
- What stuff tastes like - breakfast sample for tasting.
- A day-by-day and workout-by-workout eating plan.
Other topics included:
• Paleo? LCHF? JERF? What do they mean?
• Is sugar really that bad or addictive?
• How does eating fat not make you fat???
• What is ‘low carb’ compared to ‘no carb’?
• Busting arse but not losing weight – why?
• Is this LCHF safe for kids as well?
• Meals the family will actually eat!
Check out what food portions are like, how much fluid to drink, and how to change food content between training days and racing days.
Bring a pen and your phone for photos.
Entry by Koha.
YOUR QUIT-SUGAR CHALLENGE: July 1st
I DARE YOU to quit sugar for two whole months.
Another FREE session by Jogging the Powerpoles
Coach Krazy Kerris
021 753 691
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