Ran in a 10k event this weekend. My first in ten years.
I put a bit of effort in. Needless to say I was tired and hungry afterwards.
I had a meal of chicken + potatoes after I got back home.
Then in the evening, I laid on the settee and treated myself to some of the fattening foods I had been avoiding during training: ice cream, crisps, sandwiches, beer, cheese.
Nothing wrong with that, is there? Just rewarding myself...
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Im not sure what answer youre after? Im happy to tell you to keep gorging yourself on junk food after running 10k if thats what you want to hear
It shouldn't do too much damage if I skip the training regime for a few days.
Good for morale.
Well, i think people fall into a bit of a trap with running in that they overestimate calorie burn and under estimate the quantity in food.
You probably did curca 800 calories in the 10k and took on board about 3000 in that little lot above.
I am also unsure what answer you are after from what angle, but thats just my take on it!!
Nah youre fine, did you add some gravy to your chips though? Everything tastes better with gravy.
Incidentally the treadmills at my gym say I burn 800 calories when I run 10k. Not saying its right or wrong, not saying youre right or wrong. Just telling you what the machine says.
800 + normal male calorie intake (2000) = 2800.
No problem with pigging out now and again.
As I said, it's good for morale. Maybe it should be part of everyone's training regime?
Er... avoid cheese at all costs. And sandwiches.
I do like a nice cheese sandwich.
I don't feel the need to stuff myself with fatty foods after a 10k.
Nothing wrong with a nice dinner, but it is only 10k - as others have said, not more than about 600 calories burned.
Not so much a reward for running the 10k but more a reward for your dedication and weeks of abstinance, eh Mike?
Trifle doesn't...
600 is gross kcal burned for a 60ish kg man. net after resting kcals taken off is nearer 80 per mile so roughly 480 'extra'. If you're heavier you would burn more but then you may need to be cutting back on the pies anyway if you were much heavier.
Mike - if you can't treat yourself after a hard race what's the point of living Good luck to you mate, you deserved it.
I just don't bother avoiding the food I like at all, much better that way.
Indeed. I'm not a serious athlete and never intend to be.
And wasn't David Bedford known to sink a few pints?
Jocky Wilson was also a world class sportsman.
Freddy Flintoff, Ian Botham, Ricky Hatton.
You can add those to the list of athletes who liked to "break training" after a sporting event.
Not to mention think how many train fares Botham has saved having to commute from Scotland down to Cornwall.
Well if you are to be the champion of a pub game it helps if you spend a lot of time down the pub.
And soft drinks are such a rip off
To the Op; if you have a pie and a pint after your 10k I'm sure that will be fine. Last time you took a ten year rest FFS
I was concentrating on improving my darts.
Didn't Andy Fordham get a bit shit at darts when he lost more than half his bodyweight? He is still alive though, which is a bonus.
You do wonder if a big bulk brings stability for the dart-throwing action.
So... do you want a long life as a slim failure, or a shorter life as a world champion? A good debate!
Considering its only the English who care about darts, I personally would pick the longer life option.
I had no idea darts had any kind of competitive league until I came to this country.
I was too busy playing Australian Rules Football.
Too right. If you have trained hard for a race you deserve a reward afterwards. I completed my first 50 miler on Saturday and my diet in the three days since has included pizza, curry, chinese, a full cooked breakfast, and a fair amount of beer and red wine.
Back to healthy eating today though.
what i don't understand is why you don't have all those things you listed incorporated into your normal weekly diet if you enjoy them.......
so you deprive yourself of all you enjoy.......i don't understand.i hope you are an elite athlete to justify denying yourself of pleasure each week