I don't pretend to know everything about the subjects which I am going to blather.
It's a blog.
And,
Today I'm going to talk about nutrition, because it's oftentimes the first or second thing non-runners ask me about. They assume that I am constant poring over nutrition facts and ingredients or have some crazy philosophy about eating only things that cave men did or something.
Hell, I grew up in place that's main two products are SO not in style right now
- Beef - red meat kills you I guess
- Wheat - Gluten intolerance is the new black.
I can be sarcastic about fads all day. In fact I will be - but, since my goal as a runner is to
run as fast as I can force myself to, I need to try to make my body as healthy as possible for training,
recovery, and general health.
I've met two people who assume I'm a vegetarian. I thought that was weird, because I never assumed that
elite runners were. I only know of two or three, though there are probably more - I don't get out much.
I admit to being almost vegetarian, but I'm not brave enough to completely avoid meat, nor do I think it's
necessarily more healthy not to eat meat. I've heard good arguments from both sides, so I'll just eat what
I like and what I know is really good for me.
I mostly don't eat a lot of meat because that stuff is expensive. I don't want to spend all of my allowance
on grassfedhormonefreecagefreeorganicfreetrade meat. And the normal ground beef you get at a store is mostly made of something else. Sometimes I can get the good stuff from the farm when my Dad isn't paying attention. I mean, I steal it from the freezer, I don't go out in the pasture and Halal up a steer or anything like that.
I can get a huge sack of Fava beans down the street for two bucks.
It's really difficult to make sure you're getting enough of everything and even figuring out what everything
you're supposed to be getting is difficult too. I think a good rule is to try to eat things that were recently alive, whether growing in the ground or walking around upon it. And then try to aim for those things that had to take the shortest trip to your stomach.
There are certain sacrifices that are good to make if you want to be healthy. I can choose a beet or a McDonalds cheeseburger. I like beets a lot, but I'd choose a delicious Mickey D's burger almost every time. It's another exercise in self-control and dedication. When you add a lot of those up, the results are usually good.
