Banana Lover

For years bananas have gotten somewhat of a bad wrap. Oh, sure, they are a fruit, so they've got that going for them. But since they are a high calorie fruit, dieters around the world have warned one another about them. Remember Elvis? He gained most of his weight by eating banana sandwiches! Of course lets not forget that they were slathered with peanut butter and fried in real butter.

ANYWAY, I'm here to tell you that bananas are to runners as jet fuel is to a 747.

Last Saturday, I ate a banana with a bit of peanut butter (hold the bread & fry pan) about two hours before the First Ever Schindler 5K Challenge (see below for info & results) and I had my best 5k run time EVER. Today, I had a banana around 11 a.m. and threw in some nuts and vegies during the rest of the day and at 3:30 I went out for my 4.5 mile training run and felt GREAT!

Look at any website about running & nutrition and you will see that The Banana is held in a "banner-istic" kind of way as the food that makes you go ZOOM!