A change, but why?

No I'm not talking about my new blog appearance...but not too shabby, eh? I am talking about soda. Pop. Coke, well more specific diet coke since I haven's had a non diet coke in a few years. 2 weeks ago I decided to axe diet cokes from my diet. No real reason. It was a little expensive, especially when not on sale. People talk about an athletic advantage if you don't drink soda. I don't know if I buy it. It's not a caffeine thing, since I still enjoy coffee when ever I have the mojo to make it. I don't know, I suppose I just got tired of it! I guess I'm weird or something.

Back to that athletic advantage I mentioned, obviously a big thing in my life. But when you hear people tell you "you shouldn't drink soda because of the carbonation" or "because of the caffeine". I have read that carbonation may lead to a little GI distress, but what ever I'm over that. I figure a little GI distress will just help me run faster....so I can get to a porta potty sooner! This article pretty much sums up everything from carbonation to caffeine to regular sports drinks and cites lots of research on the whole issue.

Maybe my subconscious reason is to wean myself off of it and then drink some on race day (September 6th, Camp Yuba Olympic Triathlon) and hope for a boost? I don't know, but I did like one of the suggestions from that article of mixing Coke 1/2 and 1/2 with a sports drink. That way I get the carbs, the sodium, and the electrolites. I might give it a try this weekend on my longer run! We'll see!!!