Never planned a movie review episode, it just turned out that way. Thoroughly worth watching. Lace up and enjoy!
Running America
Description: “Running America is a documentary film that will follow elite adventurer Charlie Engle (Running The Sahara) and the only person in the world to complete the Triple Crown of Extreme Sports, Marshall Ulrich, on their record breaking run from San Francisco to New York.”
Running on the Sun – 1999 Badwater 135
Description: “Forty runners compete in the most grueling race on earth, the Badwater. The film documents the trials and tribulations of these athletes as they run 135 miles through Death Valley in July and explores the motivations behind this seemingly masochistic contest. A celebration of the perseverance of the human will beyond the limits of the human body. – Written by Forrest Wright”
YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl3laLhbCsw
Quote:
“Fear is excitement without the breath.” – Gay Hendricks, So just breath and turn fear to excitement.
Health:
Sore shoulder. What does Ru have in common with Mel Gibson in the movie Lethal Weapon?
Abdominal ultrasound. A different kind of ultra event.
Family:
Getting kids moving as much as possible is a good thing.
Ru El’s Running Podcast special guest is a new friend. I met him though the Vinnie Tortorich No Sugars No Grains FB group. We seem to have some things in common, but he’s way cooler. I’ve referred to him as Rawdog and I’m honestly not sure how he feels about that monicker, but we’ll find out. Friends I’m excited to have Chris Rawlins on the podcast.
Chris is 43, lives in Georgia, and single father of three.
Chris Facts
Tae Kwon Do instructor.
Survival self-defense training instructor.
Runs a lot.
Ultrarunner.
Tournament Fighting & Injury
Motorcycle track riding, broken collar bone, shoulder blade and ribs.
In this episode we get the update from previously mentioned coworker, Christmas (Fake Name!) and hear my view on the question “Want room with that?” when visiting a Starbucks. Thanks for listening!
Announcements:
Subscribe and stay tuned for next episode, with ultrarunner, martial arts instructor, and jump rope fiend, Chris Rawlins.
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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:
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Run Update:
Not much running lately. Am getting antsy and have missed a few days planned for runs. Time has been spent strength training and on a periodized plan towards a possible 50-mile run in October.
Running News:
Why a 91-year-old veteran is running across America.
Ernie Andrus, a 91-year-old World War II veteran, has been making progress in his mission to become the oldest American to run across America. As Steve Hartman explains, he hopes to bring attention to one of the war’s unsung heroes.
As mentioned in a previous podcast and post, I’ve been working on building strength. So a couple of days a week I’m working some key exercises that interest me at the moment:
Front Squats
Goblet Squats
Jump Rope
Dead Hang starting position
Hollow Pull-Up
The front squats I’m new to and only get to practice this movement on days I get to visit the office gym. Otherwise I practice the goblet squats using a dumb bell at home. The jump rope is my indulgence exercise. I LOVE JUMP ROPE! Lastly, when I’m not sitting around or jumping around, I’m literally hanging around building up time holding the starting position of a pull-up or a dead hang and while in hollow position.
Family & Play:
Ironically while in between building strength, I’m getting hurt. I have a history of back injury. A couple of times in the past week I’ve done improper lifting either of a child or some free weight, which cause some back twinge resulting in 2-3 days of a tight back. It could be worse and has been worse before. Fortunately I’ve been able to function and take care of the family despite the discomfort.
I got to know of the Wells podcast through The Angriest trainer podcast. As a fellow runner, I find his podcast funny informative and witty and its quickly become an addition to my list of podcasts I listen to in my runs and workouts. Well done Ru-El. Keep up the good work and I'll be listening. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Sunny O.
Sunny O
Ru El's Running Podcast
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2015-10-25T12:40:57-07:00
Sunny O
As a fellow runner, I find his podcast funny informative and witty and its quickly become an addition to my list of podcasts I listen to in my runs and workouts.
