by Ruel | Jul 21, 2015 | Inspiration, Motivation, Nutrition, Podcast, Race, ultra, ultramarathon
Part 1 with Tony Portera was fun. In part 2 the fun continues and we get to learn much more. We learn about Tony’s nutrition, fueling strategy, the wonderful people he’s worked and trained with, and in the end a rapid fire question round. Be sure to listen. Thanks!
Nutrition outside running
- Follow NSNG (No Sugars, No Grains) lifestyle.
- Eat when hungry.
- Typical day:
- Wake up, have a coffee with HWC (heavy whipping cream)
- Might have BPC (Bulletproof Coffee) if have a 20 mile run.
- Had a Fat Shake before the call consisting of kale, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, chia seeds, and a scoop of coconut oil.
- Sometimes an afternoon snack of cheese and salami. Maybe a salad.
- Dinner would consist of steak, fish, or chicken and salad. Maybe some berries.
- Almonds or sunflower seeds.
During running:
Still a struggle. On a fat-adapted lifestyle and fueling strategy, Tony can run 20 miles without eating anything, so unless 20+ mile training runs are a regular thing, there isn’t a lot of opportunity to practice fueling on the run.
Typically things to fuel with:
- Vespa
- PocketFuel
- Justin’s Nut butters
- Salami
- Cheese
- Pickles
- Olives
- Coconut oil
In his most recent Jackpot 100 performance, while employing a High Fat, Low Carbohydrate fueling strategy:
For 80 miles:
- PocketFuel
- Salami
- Nuun for electrolytes
- No bonk. No rush of sugar.
For miles 80 through 90s infused more carbs into system:
- A few gels on limited bases
- Pizza later in the race.
Result: It went well and Tony finished 3rd place overall. His personal best for a 100 mile race, and just under 19 hrs (18:58).
“Everybody is different. Experimenting is good.”
Some recommended fuels to try include:
- Justins Nut Butters
- PocketFuel
- Generation UCAN Superstarch
- Vespa
- BRL Sport Nutrition Trifuel and Invigor8
“Adapting in ultra running is very important. Running an ultramarathon is all about goal adaptation.”
Fear the chair. Fear the van…Don’t get in the f*cken van!
“There’s nothing wrong with not finishing. Some of the greatest runners have DNF’d one point or another. Absolutely nothing wrong.”
Tony’s wrap up and special thanks:
- The whole ultra community
- Lisa Smith-Batchen
- Ray Zahab
- Zach Bitter
- Vinnie Tortorich
- Jamie Donaldson
All the people he trains with regularly including:
- Aaron Heath
- Elena Makovskaya
- David Isaac
- Van Cortlandt Track Club
All the race directors including:
- Mario Lacerda
- Chris Kostman
- Blake Norwood
Included in this year’s Badwater crew:
- Vinnie Tortorich
- Serena Scott Thoms
- Jason Obirek
Catch Tony Portera If You Can:
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by Ruel | Jun 6, 2015 | Podcast, ultra
Ru recaps the 50 mile run attempt.
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by Ruel | May 28, 2015 | Podcast, Quote, ultra
Ru El says his final pre-50 mile run thoughts. Speaks now or forever holds his peace. He discusses some meaning on this imminent run. He covers his new route. Ru El’s Running will be developing a newsletter and would your feedback on what you’d like to see in it? On separate topics, the world according to a four year old, because they say awesome things. Listening to a wonderful podcast called Living Villa Cappelli and get a glimpse of life in Italy. Lastly, find out why when dealing with hefty “taxes”, it can save your behind when you save those receipts.
Quote: “It always seems impossible until it is done.” – Nelson Mandela
Quote: “Either you run the day or the day runs you.” – Jim Rohn
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by Ruel | May 23, 2015 | NSNG, Nutrition, Podcast, Race, ultra, ultramarathon
Episode 38’s special guest is a friend, a family man, an ultrarunner, and is in his own journey with the NSNG lifestyle. This is part 2 of the conversation with Daniel Weston. Daniel runs for North Wales and recently completed his second Anglo Celtic Plate 100k International Inc British Athletics Championships where he finished a strong 5th position. A couple months prior to that performance, Daniel won the Wrexham Marathon. On the show, we chat about his 100k race, fueling, living an NSNG (No Sugar No Grains) lifestyle, and on the final lap of the chat we cap off with rapid fire question round. Tune in and stay tuned! Thanks for listening.
Connect with Daniel:
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by Ruel | May 17, 2015 | NSNG, Podcast, ultra, ultramarathon
Episode 36’s special guest is a friend, a family man, an ultrarunner, and is in his own journey with the NSNG lifestyle. Daniel Weston runs for North Wales and recently completed his second Anglo Celtic Plate 100k International Inc British Athletics Championships where he finished a strong 5th position. A couple months prior to that performance, Daniel won the Wrexham Marathon. On the show, we chat about meals, his 100k race, fueling, and living an NSNG lifestyle. Tune in and stay tuned!
Visit www.glutenfreeanna.com for great healthy gluten-free recipes.
Check out more episodes of the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher.
PLEASE go to iTunes and leave a nice review to get a shout-out on a future podcast episode!
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by Ruel | May 1, 2015 | 50k, Podcast, ultra, ultramarathon
In episode 31, what’s more appropriate than to talk about running 31-ish miles? Affectionately called the 50k ultra run. Ru takes a stab at the topic How to Run a 50k Solo Mission from Home.
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