This is Jen’s story – She will be like many of you.
The story of how she actually achieved her goal:
As you can tell from the subject line, she wanted to break 3 hours for the marathon.
She was a good runner but had failed to dip under her target on 3 separate occasions.
Jen was wise enough to realise that:
If you do what you’ve always done, you will get what you’ve always got.
Her nutrition was not right and she acknowledged this.
This is one day from her food diary that she sent me when we started working together:
- Porridge with blueberries, toast and 1 coffee
- Post swim snack of a trek bar 1 coffee
- Lunch of a tuna sandwich, some rice cakes and a small chocolate bar (kit kat). Cup of coffee
- Pre training snack of a banana and energy drink
- Dinner of stir fry with noodles and chicken
- Yogurt and 1 coffee
I share this with you because it is so standard and pretty much what I get given every day.
So why wasn’t it working?
Well for starters it is fair to say that this is NOT bad but it is far from good.
Jen trained a lot and wisely but her recovery was in my opinion sub optimal.
Her diet was a little low in protein and low in good quality carbohydrate and fat.
She relied a little too heavily on convenience over quality because like so many, she thought eating well was in her words and many others:
“A pain in the arse!”
And there in lied the answer.
She wanted change – A sub 3 hour marathon
But………
SHE didn’t want to change.
I remember our first conversation where I told her:
“You are where you are now because of your actions and you can be where you want to be, ONLY if you are prepared to change them”
She was and she did.
We increased her vegetable intake and fruit.
The extra micronutrients improved her health and helped her feel fuller.
Her protein was increased around breakfast and lunch.
Her recovery was improved with easy and tasty post workout snacks.
We reduced but didn’t eliminate her caffeine.
We worked on her sleep and added in some supplements.
We added some calories so help fuel her training.
Her training improved.
And yes she broke 3 hours.
This was not only because of her nutrition but for Jen it was the missing link.
Unfortunately I can’t work one to one with you at the moment, space will be available in the next few weeks.
But if you’d rather not wait or don’t want to spend £99…..
Then buy my ebook – The Triathlete Nutrition Code – http://www.nutri-tri.com/e-books/
It’s only £9.99/14 USD
I see it a bit like a coach in a book.
It talks you through everything you need to know and do to set up your perfect diet.
A diet for an athlete.
A diet for someone who pushes themselves daily and needs fuel fit for a Ferrari not a tractor.
How do I know what you need?
Well I’ve walked the walk as an athlete, I’ve been fat, I’ve studied hard and still do but more than anything……
I Love nutrition and how it can fill in the missing piece in someones jigsaw.
Go and get it:
http://www.nutri-tri.com/e-books/
Jamie “Proud of Jen” Leighton.