It has been a while since I have last posted, as I have been extremely busy with training and life in general.
So, to start, I am furthering my professional life by attending Columbia University in the fall to study Human Nutrition! I am thoroughly excited and ready for all that the Big Apple has in store for me! I am confident that I will set and achieve many goals while living and working in such an inspirational mecca of the world. I am going to do big things in the world of Nutrition.
As for running, I am competing for fitness, I am competing for a release from the everyday stresses, and, oh yea, I am competing for the Saucony Hurricanes! Whoo! I am very pleased to be able to say that and very satisfied with my training and racing thus far. So much more to do, but I have made great strides so far (pun intended!) This coming Monday I will be racing in the Boston Marathon for Saucony alongside my Hurricane teammates and will be looking to set a PR. I would love to hit a solid 2:37 or faster and I believe that I have done the training to be able to realistically accomplish this time.
Finally, I have achieved my goal of raising $1000 for the MDA, and then some! I have hopefully helped to raise awareness for Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy in honor of my two cousins.
So, onward and upward I go!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Racing for a Cause....Help support my Efforts!!
I am back to training for the Boston Marathon and am beginning to heal up and build more base work. I have begun to incorporate tempo running, but am taking it day by day.
In addition to that, I now have my own website dedicated to supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The website is https://www.joinmda.org/MyEvent/MyHomepage/tabid/253944/Participant/anthonylwind/Default.aspx
This will tell you more information as to why I am pursuing this. I hope that I can use my abilities to establish support for research to help to cure Muscular Dystrophy. I will race proud this year in honor of this!
In addition to that, I now have my own website dedicated to supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The website is https://www.joinmda.org/MyEvent/MyHomepage/tabid/253944/Participant/anthonylwind/Default.aspx
This will tell you more information as to why I am pursuing this. I hope that I can use my abilities to establish support for research to help to cure Muscular Dystrophy. I will race proud this year in honor of this!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Motivation and Injuries abound
Good news and bad news.
Bad news: For the past two weeks or so I have been dealing with a nagging deep shin injury caused from an ankle sprain on a 10 mile run with a good buddy of mine Toby. I believe it is soft tissue, but nothing that time off from running and a lot of active recovery cannot take care of. Though, I do need to get back to 100% soon so I am able to put in the proper training to reach my goal time of 2:38 at this years Boston Marathon.
Good news: With the bad there is always good! Although I did sprain my ankle pretty bad with Toby, I did finish that run with him and for him, as he is really trying hard to become more active as a runner but doesnt know pace and sometimes isn't always as motivated to get out there, especially on frigid, snowy days. I am more than happy and excited that he is becoming a healthier and more level headed individual through the running I have been "coaching" him through. This will no doubt allow him to more easily deal with the stress that comes with being a professional opera singer in New York City.
I have also made quite a connection with a family physician whom I met at Fleet Feet when I was educating him on nutrition for a training athlete, and different forms of training and those workouts effects on his body as he is training for his first half marathon. I keep in touch with him and recently sat down with him at his house and provided a "Running Calendar" to map out his training and help him organize his time through his busy work schedule. Along with that, I am helping to provide more insight into human performance nutrition and goal setting and motivatinal techniques for the 2nd edition of his health and wellness book. Soon, I hope I can learn even more about nutrition science, and provide more people with plans to change their lifestyle and becoming healthier through running, mentally and physically.
Finally, I ran a 12 miler with Blake who runs from Fleet Feet, as he is beginning to train for his first marathon. It was his jumpstart long run, and I was happy to run it with him in order to inspire him and motivate him to keep going.
Bad news: For the past two weeks or so I have been dealing with a nagging deep shin injury caused from an ankle sprain on a 10 mile run with a good buddy of mine Toby. I believe it is soft tissue, but nothing that time off from running and a lot of active recovery cannot take care of. Though, I do need to get back to 100% soon so I am able to put in the proper training to reach my goal time of 2:38 at this years Boston Marathon.
Good news: With the bad there is always good! Although I did sprain my ankle pretty bad with Toby, I did finish that run with him and for him, as he is really trying hard to become more active as a runner but doesnt know pace and sometimes isn't always as motivated to get out there, especially on frigid, snowy days. I am more than happy and excited that he is becoming a healthier and more level headed individual through the running I have been "coaching" him through. This will no doubt allow him to more easily deal with the stress that comes with being a professional opera singer in New York City.
I have also made quite a connection with a family physician whom I met at Fleet Feet when I was educating him on nutrition for a training athlete, and different forms of training and those workouts effects on his body as he is training for his first half marathon. I keep in touch with him and recently sat down with him at his house and provided a "Running Calendar" to map out his training and help him organize his time through his busy work schedule. Along with that, I am helping to provide more insight into human performance nutrition and goal setting and motivatinal techniques for the 2nd edition of his health and wellness book. Soon, I hope I can learn even more about nutrition science, and provide more people with plans to change their lifestyle and becoming healthier through running, mentally and physically.
Finally, I ran a 12 miler with Blake who runs from Fleet Feet, as he is beginning to train for his first marathon. It was his jumpstart long run, and I was happy to run it with him in order to inspire him and motivate him to keep going.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Importance acid/alkaline balance in diet for athlete
An athletes fueling is essential to maintaining proper health before, during and after competition. For the athlete, energy levels are optimized by fueling ones body with a good amount of carbohydrates, both simple and complex depending on performance level. But there is a negative side to all this carbohydrate fueling that the athlete should understand when fueling properly.
The carbohydrates consumed are digested starting in the mouth with an enzyme produced in the salivary glands called amylase. As it continues though the GI tract, it actually produces a very acidic environment. The acidity is formed from the breakdown of the starches into simpler and simpler components by the bacterial flora in the gut. This fermentation of the extra carbs forms lactic acid that can eat away at the layers of the intestine. That is why healthy individuals, especially those consuming high amounts of carbohydrates from energy should eat fruits and vegetables as well.
The fruits and vegetables get digested and form an alkaline, or basic environment in the body. This will help to counterbalance the acidity from the carbs and keep the pH levels to a normal 7.5. If not eaten, the body will find other ways of balancing the pH in the blood. It will eat away at the bone structure, taking with it the calcium and magnesium to form a more alkaline environment. For the athlete, this could lead to more prevalent risk of bone fracture and injury, and time off from training. As your body feeds off of itself, it could also lead to increased fatigue and lower endurance levels because Oxygen isn't taken in as efficiently as it potentially could be.
That is the basics on the proper balance of acidic and alkaline foods in the athletes body. There are so many more tidbits on this, but the bottom line is to eat a balanced diet supplemented with vitamins and minerals from fruits, vegetables and dairy in order to fuel wisely and go longer and faster.
The carbohydrates consumed are digested starting in the mouth with an enzyme produced in the salivary glands called amylase. As it continues though the GI tract, it actually produces a very acidic environment. The acidity is formed from the breakdown of the starches into simpler and simpler components by the bacterial flora in the gut. This fermentation of the extra carbs forms lactic acid that can eat away at the layers of the intestine. That is why healthy individuals, especially those consuming high amounts of carbohydrates from energy should eat fruits and vegetables as well.
The fruits and vegetables get digested and form an alkaline, or basic environment in the body. This will help to counterbalance the acidity from the carbs and keep the pH levels to a normal 7.5. If not eaten, the body will find other ways of balancing the pH in the blood. It will eat away at the bone structure, taking with it the calcium and magnesium to form a more alkaline environment. For the athlete, this could lead to more prevalent risk of bone fracture and injury, and time off from training. As your body feeds off of itself, it could also lead to increased fatigue and lower endurance levels because Oxygen isn't taken in as efficiently as it potentially could be.
That is the basics on the proper balance of acidic and alkaline foods in the athletes body. There are so many more tidbits on this, but the bottom line is to eat a balanced diet supplemented with vitamins and minerals from fruits, vegetables and dairy in order to fuel wisely and go longer and faster.
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