Second and third day... so far so good!

I just finished my third fruitarian dinner, it means, I am over the third day! I feel myself great and I haven't got any craving after cooked food or meat. I try to eat all sort of fruits, but I started to be addicted with bananas. Today I had 17!

Yesterday was very good, I noticed the first positive change. My energy level is constant during the day and I am not heavy headed and sleepy during the afternoon. I was awake very early and no signs of tiredness during the day!

I started the day with a short running and I went for a ride after work.

I tried out one of our new demo bike, a top of the range Orbea Orca with Sram Red. Well.... it wasn't my nicest ride unfortunately. I absolutely dislike this bike and I can't see the point why it costs £6.600!? First of all I felt I sat on a chopper. Secondly the whole bike was flexing under my 63kg.... The front end isn't stable, handlebar feels like a spaghetti, BB area is a rubber band and a rear end like a bad rear suspension. Cornering is terrible and control all over the place. Sorry, but only thing what I liked on this bike it was the colour..... Pffff.....

Anyway, it is over now....

The positive side of this ride was my legs! Thanks Martin both worked perfect and felt effortless! Mr SuppleWorx did a job again! I noticed other interesting thing, my blood sugar didn't dropped down during the ride. In the last few month (since I don't eat grains) I had to be careful and eat 2-3 gels /hour. But last night I did the whole 1 hour 40 minutes with a half pack of energy chew! I am quite interested, it will stay in the same way or not....

Yesterday food:

breakfast:

-3 apples

-1 banana

-2 cantaloupe melons

- 50g date

Snack:

-5 bananas

Lunch:

-4 bananas

-4 oranges

-100g dates

Afternoon snack:

-6 bananas

-2 oranges

Dinner:

-1 bananas

-1 lettuce (600gr- blended with bananas)

-2 apples

-50 g almonds

-50g dates

-beetroot and carrot

Activity:

1:40 minutes cycling (50km)

30 minutes run (7km )

Today I was awake 4:30!? What? I couldn't sleep and I was very fresh! Wooow! During the day I had a same feeling then yesterday. High and constant energy level. I started the day in the gym with some mad hill workout on treadmill and it was great! I felt great and I preformed great. I felt myself a bit light headed, but blood sugar stayed okay. After work I went for for a quick spin (45 minutes) and I was still very energetic! Third day is done... I am looking forward tomorrow! I will go in the gym early and after I do some serious shopping on the market!

Tonight menu...

Today food:

Breakfast:

-3 bananas

-50g date

-800g pineapple

-100g spinach

Snack:

- 5 bananas

-2 oranges

Lunch:

-7 bananas

-100g date

Afternoon snack:

-2 bananas

-5 oranges

Dinner:

-30g almonds

-30g pumpkin seed

-2 apples

-200g cherry tomatoes

-1 iceberg lettuce (700g)

-100g spinach

-4 satsuma

-150g mango

-carrots

Activity:

-1 hour treadmill workout (14km)

-45 minutes easy pace cycling

Back into running....

I have a busy but awesome week behind me. I started the last week (Tuesday... my weeks start with Tuesday all the time) with a running session after 2,5 weeks off from running. Martin (SuppleWorX muscle magic man) gave me green light again. My hip is looks like nearly on the right place and my length different between my two legs just 0,5 cm!

I did my first run on treadmill, just for better control and less chance to do something stupid. It was a quite interesting experience, I couldn't really control my legs in the first couple of minutes. Get back nearly the full range of motion on both legs is very strange feeling, I felt my legs absolutely over the place. The guy from the next treadmill gave me some funny look during my fight with the gravitation and "wobbly" treadmill. I got the situation under control 5 minutes later. I just did 9km under 40 minutes on some moderate pace. I finished the day with a little ride in the park, workshop was busy during the day and I didn't left too much energy for the evening ride. Next day I woken up with little muscle soreness in my legs. It was great to feel me legs again!

The workshop was absolutely awful during Wednesday and Thursday. I did only one gym session, 3k run in my Frees and 1,5 hours cycling in the park. I didn't have a chance to recover and get enough sleep. I managed to go early in bed on Thursday night.... and I was awake 5:30 on Friday morning. Friday was bank holiday and we had short opening time, 11 till 5. Dave, Jay and me had a meeting in the park for a little group ride around 8 o'clock. I launched out myself on the door quarter past six and did 1 hour and 20 minutes before our meeting. We did three laps altogether and chatted about cycle porn and this kind of silly stuff. After 35k and my continues complaining about my empty stomach we headed back to the shop for an espresso and some food. I didn't calculate right and I went out with 2 Cliff shots and without breakfast for nearly 3 hours ride.... stupidos! I stuffed myself up with good food during the day and I was full with energy again. I couldn't stay at home after work, my energy level was so high, the weather was gorgeous and I headed out for an easy pace run. I wanted to test my legs on road now. Well.... testing happened, but I lost the "easy pace" in the first 300m. I felt my muscles want to explode and I couldn't keep back myself. I did 10.7km in 42:54. Upss... 4:01 min/km avg? Okok... This isn't easy pace. My legs were effortless and I could carry on this run much longer, but I pulled the handbrake! Step to step...

Saturday was a very big day for me! I turned to be the Rapha women's team's mechanic during the weekend. Friend of mine, Rene Groot, who works for Rapha and managing the women's team in the same time (looks like Charlie and his angels... :D )gave me a buzz on last Monday. The team's mechanic couldn't make this weekend, and the girls were without spanner monkey. He kindly offered this temporarily position for me! I had to say yes! The race was in Belgium. We drove over there on late Saturday afternoon. But, I started the day very early with a good 70km ride. I just did my usual Wandsworth- Croydon- Epsom- Kingston- Richmond lap. I felt my legs a bit heavy after the night before running mayhem, but I managed to get home in time!

What did happened last weekend in Belgium? Well, keep looking, the next post will tell the whole story.....