Discipline Strikes Again Part Deux

I really believe diet is the single most important factor in our general health.  More so than exercise.  More so than sleep.  Don't get me wrong --- all are critical.  And using my running as a proxy of general health (yea, let's not debate that this is / isn't the ideal proxy) --- I run my best when I eat well.

I've been running for a few years now with the goal of getting into Boston.  The closest I've come was at Napa in 2010...when I was doing the discipline off for the first time.  Nearly cut my PR time by 20 minutes.  I've since run solid races --- and intensified my training.  But I've not breached that PR time.

Now back to disciplined eating, I'm back on the PR train.  I ran a 1/2 Marathon a few weeks ago and set a PR by about 45 seconds (1:24:30) --- and my training of late has been blistering to say the least.

We'll see what happens in Chicago in a month ... hope I can remain disciplined and get lighter come race day.

Discipline Strikes Again

Been about three weeks in this second go-around of the Discipline Off.  And just like last time, it's working wonders again.  Here's what's happened without any refined sugar:

Week 0 Weight = 153 lbs
Week 3 Weight (3 day moving average) = 151 lbs

Two pounds may seem like noise, but I can definitely notice the difference.  My runs are much easier given that I'm not eating clif bars / chocolate squares / oreos mid-day.  I'm finding that I'm resorting to eating nuts and pop chips instead ... not an ideal replacement.  But I find that I can't eat 1000 calories of nuts / pop chips (unlike 1000 calories of the stuff that's floating around my office...like Kara's cupcakes or delicious delicious brownies ... dammit i want a slice of pie).

When I first started the discipline off last year, I also set a few running PR's (1/2 and Full) by 3 months into it (still directly attribute this to nutrition as opposed to a static training regimen).  And following suit, I beat my 10k PR by a good 2 minutes (37:21 from 39:32)!

As a final note, here's me exercising some discipline with friends at the SF Pride Parade.

I'm Bringing Discipline Back

To the throngs of followers who have been missing my witty posts --- the drought and misery is over.  For I am re-vamping this blog and my disciplined efforts.

I just ran the San Diego Marathon last sunday at a decent clip --- 3:20:13.  Not my fastest marathon, but close.  When I finished, I realized that all of my PR's occurred when I was in peak Discipline Off Mode.  

Starting from scratch, I am giving up refined sugar this month.  More witty posts (and progress updates) to follow.  

And I'll leave you with this.  You're welcome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fWvub_WBho