Friday thoughts 47
Happy Friday! Welcome to this week’s edition of Friday Thoughts, where I share random ideas, half formed blog post and my favorite things I saw on Instagram throughout the week. I posted the first ‘Friday Thoughts’ the Friday before Labor Day last year. It’s always fun to put together and gets the most reads by far each week, thanks for checking it out.
Labor Day:
Reminder - we are closed on Labor Day, Monday September 2nd.
Clementines:
Yesterday I had a long run planned at Stratham Hill Park and some errands to run afterwards, anyway, I left Clementine at home. As I was coming down the Kitty Rock Trail, I ran past two people and their dogs, I said hello and one of them said, “Clem come.” I hit the brakes and asked, “Did you just say Clem? Short for Clementine?” Sure enough, she did. This is the one I’ve met, but the second Clementine that I’ve heard of. Crazy!
Ninja Kid:
Where do I sign Elliot up for this? Wait, where do I sign up to try this? This looks like so much fun, and as you watch the video it keeps getting crazier and crazier, like it never ends. Such a cool display of athleticism and stamina. Way to go, kid!
Killian:
Killian Jornet is widely regarded as the best mountain runner (mountaineer?) of all time. Watching him run down hill is one of my favorite things to do. It’s so flowy and smooth with no hesitation whatsoever. I used to frequently watch clips of him running hard downhills for running motivation. This clip is from this year’s Sierra-Zinal race which took place a few weeks ago. Incredibly work by the camera operator!
Definitely check out his Instagram, too. He’s linking up as many 4000m peaks in the Alps as he can. As usual, his head mounted GoPro has insane footage that will make your palms sweat (see the second video).
Pee Color:
I think people fall into one category or the other, and they’re both on the extreme side. Of course, I’m talking about hydration levels. From my experience talking to people about this all the time, they’re either totally dehydrated and barely think about water, or way over hydrated so they have to pee every 45 minutes. As with many things, the sweet spot lies somewhere in the middle.
Check out this post from Bri about what color your urine should be - I think a lot of people strive for clear, but that’s indicative of over hyrdration, perhaps from not getting enough electrolytes. Remember too, electrolytes don’t just come in the form of expensive salt-drinks - salting your food can increase your sodium intake and help you hydrate better.
Salting your food is viewed as “bad,” but for me this helped my hydration levels immensely, and why I was so early to hop on the salty drink train. You see, if you’re eating a lot of chips, burgers, French fries and dining out all the time, maybe you don’t need to up the salt on your already salty food. If you’re like me though, and cook most of your own food, skimping on the salt might mean leaving a critical electrolyte on the table.
Shredder:
Check out this 80-year tearing it up on the waves!
Creatine:
This is my friend Nate from Oak Performance. Give his post some love for spreading the word on the benefits of creatine supplementation.
That’s a wrap for this week, see you next time!
Justin Miner
@justinminergain