My name is Kevin Neumann. In 2008, after 10 years of being a runner, I did my first triathlon and was totally hooked. Shortly thereafter, I set the goal of becoming an Ironman by the time I turned 30. On September 11th, 2011, at the age of 28, I accomplished my goal and became an Ironman at Ironman Wisconsin. Once wasn't enough (it never is) and continued on to complete Ironman Mont Tremblant in 2012. The journey continues...
Feb 10
This should be a Wordless Wednesday, but I actually had a post for Wednesday this week.
I cleaned out/organized my box of nutrition. I think I am set for this training season. Or at least the first month or two. I am assuming that I am not alone in having a crap load of nutrition products laying around. Right??
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Matt Oravec
February 10, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
H put all of ours in (you guessed it) tupperware drawers haha. We have matched and raised your picture w/ our flipping supply.
Turns out I trained almost all of last year not taking any nutrition on the run… hence just adding to our supply.
None of that stuff expires right? Man, I hope not haha.
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Ironman By Thirty (Kevin)
February 10, 2012 at 8:16 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
And no doubt labeled as well. The big question is how she sorts them? By brand? Color? Caloric count? Flavor? The possibilities are endless!
Technically it does have an expiration date but I honestly don’t know how they could really go bad.
Matt Oravec
February 10, 2012 at 8:23 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
It’s been so long since I have dived in the goody jar (alright, that sounded awful haha) that I don’t remember. I somehow think it was all sorted by brand and by type of product like gus, bars, chomps etc.
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Heather O
February 10, 2012 at 2:26 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Actually, I sort them into three main categories: gels, gummies, and bars…each get their own little Tupperware drawer! Our Infinite powder even found a new home in our Lazy Susan sorted into Lock-and-Lock containers with their own scoops. Each one is labeled with a color coded sticker as to what’s what
OCD much? I would be glad to assist you in whatever organizational needs you might have, but I’m afraid you couldn’t afford me 
Hahaha. And with that I thank you for providing me with my next blog topic!
Ironman By Thirty (Kevin)
February 10, 2012 at 6:11 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Oh dear…. And you complain about MattyO’s video game habits???
Whether or not you watch The Big Bang Theory, you have to watch this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFQ7Nzlzgbk
And, you’re welcome. I look forward to the pictures of your OCD-ness.
BDD
February 10, 2012 at 8:13 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
HAAA!!! I am going to go through mine this weekend and see what I got
peter takeda
February 10, 2012 at 8:31 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
i loaded up on Boxing Day sale (after Xmas when prices are slashed – sort of like the US Black Friday)
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Jeff Irvin
February 10, 2012 at 8:34 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Impressive supply!
Pretty sure if First Endurance ever has a shortage they could use my supply to keep them in business for a few weeks!
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Mark in Ottawa
February 10, 2012 at 8:39 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I cleaned out my Tupperware container full of sports nutrition about a month ago…I should be set for the upcoming year I think! I don’t ever remember buying these things, but somehow they’ve always collected. Also, since I generally feel really good on my rides, I put off eating, and come home with 2 of the 3 Gu packs I left with…bad idea, I know, but at least that explains the stash.
Glad to know I’m not alone!
Mark (in Ottawa, Canada)
amy
February 10, 2012 at 8:41 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
We have so much of this stuff it’s ridiculous. We go through it really quickly too though so I feel like we’re always spending money on more.
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marlene
February 10, 2012 at 8:47 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I wish! My supply has dwindled. Need to re-stock!
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Jason @ Cook Train Eat Race
February 10, 2012 at 9:46 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I have a shelf in our pantry that is dedicated to the stuff. It is incredible how much of this I use.
My only saving grace is I use Prolong from Herbalife24 instead of GUs/Gels and that saves a ton of room b/c it’s only a canister.
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Ironman By Thirty (Kevin)
February 10, 2012 at 9:51 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I completely forgot about the canisters! It looks like I have about a dozen different ones at the moment (Perform and Gatorade mostly).
Jason @ Cook Train Eat Race
February 10, 2012 at 9:54 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
haha….you need to buy a bigger house then……
Morgan
February 10, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
The real question here is, how much of that is expired?!??!?!
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Ironman By Thirty (Kevin)
February 10, 2012 at 6:13 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I don’t trust expiration dates. And quite frankly, I am too afraid to look
Jon
February 10, 2012 at 10:34 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Yeah, what Morgan said!
When I was doing a ton of racing in 2010 I accumulated more training nutrition samples, and most of it I never used because I didn’t like it.
Last year I only did like 4 races so I was able to purge a lot of it.
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katie
February 10, 2012 at 12:56 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
send me some of THAT! wow!
Emily
February 10, 2012 at 1:58 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
whoa. do you really use (and like) that wide of a variety?
i want that selection, mainly so i can set my OCD loose and organize it
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Ironman By Thirty (Kevin)
February 10, 2012 at 6:12 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Sadly, I hardly eat any of it. I mainly do the Gu Chomps for biking and the Gu for running. The rest of it has been collected in race goody bags and as give aways. Some of it I have never actually even tried. I’d do a giant blog giveaway but I’d feel bad giving away stuff that is most likely expired.
Christina
February 10, 2012 at 5:13 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I have two gels that I received from XLMIC for her Jingle Bell Hell “race”. Otherwise I own NONE of this stuff and haven’t really tried any of it yet. Need to get beyond a sprint race to really need it though.
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Elizabeth
February 11, 2012 at 11:22 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
What? no pizza or bacon doughnuts? clearly you need to work on your race fuel. Maybe then you wouldn’t puke during your ironmans.
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Aimee (I Tri To Be Me)
February 11, 2012 at 2:36 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I think my table would look just like that if I laid out all my nutrition stuff!
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sarah
February 12, 2012 at 8:02 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Ha. that’s about what my one cabinet looks like.
Matthew Smith
February 13, 2012 at 7:01 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
That’s a sweet stash! You’re good to go for a bit! I’ve got a bunch in a big ziplock bag. You and Jennie are set!
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Jessie
February 15, 2012 at 7:45 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
We actually need to stock up! I hate having to constantly run to Playmakers to reload! http://www.greatracenutrition.com/ This website is from a nutrition Sales Rep that is my boss’s friend. If you ever cant find something you want to try give his website a look! He has EVERYTHING!
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Colleen
February 18, 2012 at 7:27 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Nice variety!
Nicole Schuman
February 24, 2012 at 7:32 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Yeah right! Instead of junk foods and chocolates in a box, it’s a nutrition box! Good job! I might rather do the same.. Thank you for sharing!
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