Comments for I Came to Run http://www.icametorun.com A journey through life, one mile at a time. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:33:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Really, Gina Kolata? by Amy Lauren http://www.icametorun.com/2012/02/really-gina-kolata/#comment-3667 Amy Lauren Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:33:12 +0000 http://www.icametorun.com/?p=5845#comment-3667 I read that same article today before you even blogged on it, and I thought that was really weird. If someone knows enough to train for a marathon, clearly they know not to eat a new food on the MORNING OF a race. Heck, we tell our Couch to 5K people not to anything anything new within two days of a race, even they know that and that's a 5K. The article was really biased toward weight loss... and yeah, the constant message was that you're eating too much. Nevermind that your body needs calories to function and perform at your best. I don't fuel during races (then again, the longest I've raced was a half), and I eat oatmeal for breakfast before... but I have a friend who eats part of a power bar, that works for her- good for her! Really wish they'd put a better spin on this like listening to your body's needs. That's something we all need to do not just runners. I read that same article today before you even blogged on it, and I thought that was really weird. If someone knows enough to train for a marathon, clearly they know not to eat a new food on the MORNING OF a race. Heck, we tell our Couch to 5K people not to anything anything new within two days of a race, even they know that and that’s a 5K.

The article was really biased toward weight loss… and yeah, the constant message was that you’re eating too much. Nevermind that your body needs calories to function and perform at your best. I don’t fuel during races (then again, the longest I’ve raced was a half), and I eat oatmeal for breakfast before… but I have a friend who eats part of a power bar, that works for her- good for her!

Really wish they’d put a better spin on this like listening to your body’s needs. That’s something we all need to do not just runners.
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]]> Comment on Really, Gina Kolata? by emlit81 http://www.icametorun.com/2012/02/really-gina-kolata/#comment-3666 emlit81 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:19:52 +0000 http://www.icametorun.com/?p=5845#comment-3666 Alissa, I completely agree! You really articulated another aspect of the article that bothered me. She sort of concedes that people have different fueling needs, but she really weights the whole post toward "you shouldn't be eating" rather than "figure out what works best for you." I also felt like there was a judgmental underdone, and an aspect of it that was very food-phobic, as though she doesn't feel comfortable with the idea of fueling during a run and wants everyone else to feel just as uncomfortable about it. Feel free to rant about these things anytime! I can definitely understand the sensitivity. Don't feel bad about expressing yourself! Alissa, I completely agree! You really articulated another aspect of the article that bothered me. She sort of concedes that people have different fueling needs, but she really weights the whole post toward “you shouldn’t be eating” rather than “figure out what works best for you.” I also felt like there was a judgmental underdone, and an aspect of it that was very food-phobic, as though she doesn’t feel comfortable with the idea of fueling during a run and wants everyone else to feel just as uncomfortable about it.

Feel free to rant about these things anytime! I can definitely understand the sensitivity. Don’t feel bad about expressing yourself!

]]> Comment on Really, Gina Kolata? by Alissa http://www.icametorun.com/2012/02/really-gina-kolata/#comment-3665 Alissa Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:56:13 +0000 http://www.icametorun.com/?p=5845#comment-3665 You know what bugged me the most about this article? How judgmental it sounded. Especially at the beginning talking about "all that food" they have endurance events. Like its just such a terrible thing. Underlying the entire article was the assumption that all people work out to lose weight. But that is not the case and she lumped everyone into that category. Some people work out to build muscle. Some people work out because it makes them feel good even though they have a hard time keeping weight on, some people work out because they want to perform better in their next race. There are SO many different reasons people work out and just because you work out doesn't mean that you are trying to arrive at a calorie deficit at the end of the day. What if, God forbid, you were trying to GAIN weight? Or even maintain with a fast metabolism? There are LOTS of people in this category. And I'll take it one step further, what if you are trying to lose weight but you simply feel better if you consume a gel in the middle of your half marathon? Maybe its not necessary, maybe it is. Its a grey area and why does it have to come with judgement from this journalist? I firmly believe that different fueling strategies work for different people. We all have different goals. Why judge? Eating is not a sin or a crime or a moral decision of any kind. Sorry for the rant. I'm pretty sensitive to this topic having survived an eating disorder. Thanks for bringing this article to my attention Emile! You know what bugged me the most about this article? How judgmental it sounded. Especially at the beginning talking about “all that food” they have endurance events. Like its just such a terrible thing. Underlying the entire article was the assumption that all people work out to lose weight. But that is not the case and she lumped everyone into that category. Some people work out to build muscle. Some people work out because it makes them feel good even though they have a hard time keeping weight on, some people work out because they want to perform better in their next race. There are SO many different reasons people work out and just because you work out doesn’t mean that you are trying to arrive at a calorie deficit at the end of the day. What if, God forbid, you were trying to GAIN weight? Or even maintain with a fast metabolism? There are LOTS of people in this category. And I’ll take it one step further, what if you are trying to lose weight but you simply feel better if you consume a gel in the middle of your half marathon? Maybe its not necessary, maybe it is. Its a grey area and why does it have to come with judgement from this journalist? I firmly believe that different fueling strategies work for different people. We all have different goals. Why judge? Eating is not a sin or a crime or a moral decision of any kind.

Sorry for the rant. I’m pretty sensitive to this topic having survived an eating disorder. Thanks for bringing this article to my attention Emile!
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]]> Comment on Race Report: PPTC Cherry Tree 10-miler by Michael Ring http://www.icametorun.com/2012/02/race-report-pptc-cherry-tree-10-miler/#comment-3661 Michael Ring Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:16:12 +0000 http://www.icametorun.com/?p=5841#comment-3661 Next year we will have bigger cups. That was my bad Next year we will have bigger cups. That was my bad

]]> Comment on Race Report: PPTC Cherry Tree 10-miler by Arin W. http://www.icametorun.com/2012/02/race-report-pptc-cherry-tree-10-miler/#comment-3658 Arin W. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:40:09 +0000 http://www.icametorun.com/?p=5841#comment-3658 Agreed! (And I just changed my comment settings, oops.) Arin Agreed! (And I just changed my comment settings, oops.) Arin

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