Next week I start 27 week journey in preperation for the 2017 Ironman 70.3 Augusta. Having been through this rodeo a few times, I've learned not to veer off course with new dietary additions or workouts once you officially start. The last thing you want to encounter is rot gut or an injury that derails you from the long path to the race. So, I typically stay the course with a very predictable regime that is battle tested.
Now, the weeks leading up to the official start of training is a different story. Its a time that I will move out of my customary comfort zone and test out a few new products. This week, a good friend of mine, one whose opinion I value greatly, recommended that I try a pre-workout drink called Beet Elite and I thought I would share my review/adventure in chronological order. Enjoy!
Sensory Reaction:
- Oh, Black Cherry that sounds good, & plus my buddy highly recommends it
- Visual: Wow, that is a pretty deep red color😀
- Smell:...Hard pause...WTF? Is that vomit?😐
- Again, hard long pause
- Beginning to question sanity
- Big breath and pound it down
- Taste: WTF? Did I just drink liquid vomit mixed with feces? 🤢💩
- For the love of all that is Holy...oh the Humanity! Why did I drink that?
- Big breaths to keep from painting the walls beet red😵
- Big gulp of water... better now
- Above average pace on a 5 mile run with low heart rate🏃🏼
- Hmmm, that BeetElite is not too bad
All kidding aside, I had a very good run today. Without question Beet Elite tasted absolutely horrible, however, I did feel a performance boost. While it may have been coincidental, I was able to maintain my goal heart rate, while running a faster pace than normal. As I mentioned before, my training begins next week and I plan to fall back into my very comfortable, almost boring, routine. One that will be free of Beet Elite.