The Drink

Check out the photo- taken Jan/Feb 2008. I am holding a Margarita cocktail- 4 parts tequila, 3 parts lime juice and 1 part triple sec in a salt-rimmed martini glass (don't follow the link recipe- too sweet). Take it from me that alcohol is NOT performance-enhancing. Especially in large quantities.

I cannot remember how I found it but Tropical Samba from High Five fits the bill for me. I can remember "dying" while out on a run with water only- old hat, these days. If the pros need all the help they can get, so do I. There is no doubt that getting hydration (and nutrition) right are a must. I remember my amateur running efforts when I was a teenager (bad and short-lived- I'm not built for running). Sports nutrition has come a long way since then. If my heart rate monitor is anything to go by, burning 4000 kcal + on a run is not unusual and energy has to be found from somewhere (more on Nutrition post later). On a related note, the most important cycle in the peleton is the Krebs cycle. Get this wrong and you'll be heading home...slowly.