Jog On...

The nice people at USN sent me some of there new energy bars to try out and they tasted great. Just lie the other sporting products produced by USN. First thoughts are does it fit in my cycle bento box and second how does it taste and third how hard is it to open on the run/bike. You can quite comfortable fit in three bars in the bento box and there is still room for gels which is great, my taste test is does it taste like an energy bar, and does it look like a energy bar, both answers "NO" there is no chemical taste or over sweet so its easy to digest and swallow without the need to gag or drink half of your hydration to get the bar down. I did find the bars a little sticky but nothing to worry about. All in all a great bar to have on the go and something that can be eaten pre and during workout. Its not to heavy on the stomach and it wont repeat on you while training. The Energy bar comes in two options Honey, Seeds & Nuts and the other is Protein, Seeds ...

As I thought my half ironman plans for 2013 are over... I've had my MRI results and its a cross between good and bad news, as I haven't torn my meniscus, but I've got some cartilage damage and I've got a 9mm piece of bone loose and floating around in my knee joint. This 9mm piece of bone is catching my knee joint and its locking the knee in place. I'm also getting more pain now even though I'm not training which is bizarre. Its been 11 weeks since I put a good training session in and I'm starting to get hungry again for training, which I was starting to loose after the house move. I've got my operation planned in for the middle of August and worst case it could be 6 weeks with light weight barring for me and best case I'll be back driving within 7 days after the operation. I'm tracking my current calorie intake so I don't gain weight while I'm not training, so I've gone on USN diet fuel which tastes great. I'll repor...