The Paleo Diet For Athletes

Saturday I started a new “diet”, if you will.  It is “The Paleo Diet For Athletes”, which is a modified version of “The Paleo Diet.”  The premise behind the whole thing is to eat the same types of food that the early hunter-gatherer groups ate.  So, basically you eat: lean meats, fish, fresh veggies, fresh fruits, and nuts.  That’s it.  No grains, dairy, or processed sugars.  The adapted version for “athletes” allows for certain carbs, electrolytes, and sugars to be eaten before and after training sessions.  The idea is to learn how to fuel your body to perform at maximum potential and then to recover as quickly as you can.  I already feel that my body is recovering faster, and my energy levels are suprisingly high.  I plan to give it about a month or so and see how it goes.

In other news, I signed up for my next race.  The “Morris Broadband Dupont 1/2 Marathon” is the race that I mentioned in my previous post.  Training for it has been going great!  I had an awesome, long run this past Saturday on the Mountains to Sea trail.  I ran almost 9.5 miles and felt great.  I think my ChiRunning practices are coming along well, and running feels good.  My weekly mileage is above 20 miles now, and I’m feeling great.  Last fall, at this mileage stage, I started to have knee pain.  So the fact that I’m totally pain-free is awesome!