Comments on: A Note From Coach Rut!

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:50:19 +0000

A 20 minute 5K would have placed 19th out of 1227 women in the 30-39 age group at this year’s Carlsbad 5K–known as the “world’s fastest 5K,” it attracts runners from all over the world. Ethiopia, Kenya, Sweden, and Australia were included in the top finishers this year.

So I’m fine with confering “elite” status for a 20 minute 5K on a hilly course, especially for someone who isn’t a running specialist and has other interests like work and family which compete for her time.

By: robbwolf

robbwolf — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:33:48 +0000

Chris-
Sleep, stress, food. Those are the usual suspects. Keep tinkering, let me know how it goes.

By: robbwolf

robbwolf — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:30:32 +0000

Ann-
that was elite for HER. We sent 3 people to World championships in Tri using apleo diet, I’ll be doing a write-up on them soon. My “mislead” readership appears to number exactly 1.

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:03:08 +0000

Let me start by saying I loved this post. I also run, crossfit, and eat paleo and like to think that I understand the longterm benefits of all three (although running is what I really enjoy).
However, I thought the post was a little misleading. While a 20 minute 5k is not a bad time, it’s not elite by any means. I think it’s safe to say that most all collegiate females could run around 17 minutes or faster, and elites would run anwhere from 14:20 to 16:30. I’m not refuting that crossfit and a paleo diet helped her improve, but I would like to see evidence of improvment from a “true” elite runner. Most importantly, I don’t think it’s appropriate to mislead the readership.

By: ChrisCFW

ChrisCFW — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:07:33 +0000

Hi Robb,

I’ve been paleo-ing and staying away from longer met-cons to maximise recovery and Vit-D3 is now my new best friend. Last week or so things have been feeling much better on the Colitis front.

Trouble is… I had my annual check-up today (the one with the camera – ouch!) and the colon inflammation is still pretty severe. I’ve got faith in the long term plan, but is there anything you’d recommend to get things settled down quickly so my bowel can chill out a bit?

Cheers,

Chris

By: robbwolf

robbwolf — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:49:10 +0000

Justin-
I’ve been meaning to tackle adrenal fatigue for some time…I will hit this on a front page post. Short answer: It’s a legit concern.

By: justin

justin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:18:16 +0000

Hey Robb,
Awesome entry. It’s like it works, indeed.

Question: I’ve got a client (and this holds true for myself as well) who I suspect is suffering from major adrenal fatigue. Way too many hours working, way too little sleep, way too much stress. Is there a way to quantify this/get some kind of cortisol measurement we can track? Going by feel is tough–some days he reports he feels great but performance is dragging; by same token I occasionally feel great on 3 quad americanos spaced out over the course of the day but fear that might be overkill and would love a way to quantify it!

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By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:22:11 +0000

And the evidence continues to pile up….