Ravenous Hunger

It hits everyone eventually...the hunger.

Our coach warned us this first few weeks that we would be feeling fatigued and ravenously hungry. Fatigued...Check! But it wasn't until today that I really felt like downing everything in site. It didn't matter what I ate, nothing satisfied the beast.

Snack before run [5am]: almonds
Breakfast [7am]: Egg whites, salsa, and tortillas and a yogurt. (Yogurt is usually my morning snack)
Snack 2: Carrots, and apple [9:45am] (Usually my afternoon snack)
Snack 3: Oatmeal [10:25am] (I have a stash at my desk)
Lunch [11:30am]: 4 pieces of pizza!
Dinner: Not there yet, but thank goodness the pizza stuck.

In case you are wondering, this isn't dehydration...or my body telling me to drink more water. I am running a 5K on Saturday and I am drinking more water than I fish right now trying to stay hydrated. Really, I am talking over 80 oz of water or more at least, and that isn't counting the water during workouts or immediately after.

I wonder if I can count the calories I burn running to the bathroom and back to my desk all the time.

1st day of training...

Saturday was the my first day of training as an official triathlete to be...and I got lost. It's a very long story, and to be fair it really isn't anyones fault. Sigh. I usually am not one of those people who have random stories about activities that shouldn't involve any sort of real drama.

Lessons I learned:

1. Use the buddy system, that way when you get lost you have someone to talk to. It also allows you to ask that person 12 times per mile if they recognize any landmarks.

2. Take your cell phone when you train.

3. Program your coach's number in the phone so that it is actually useful.

4. Cars do not yield when you yell passing left and they are driving 3mph.

5. Sometimes runners, pets, and other cyclists also do not yield when you yell passing left.

6. Cyclists are handy for directions to the bike shop where you parked your car.

At the end of the day I had a nice bike ride around the lake, I met someone new, and found out about 20 million more accessories I needed to buy before the next training day. (Tire repair kit, and bike computer to help with training) I have got to believe I am almost done buying equipment...though I still need some bike shorts...