V02 Max

One thing I learned in my running career was that there really is a difference in the physical makeup of some people. It isn't always someone's ability to work harder. For instance, when we would run repeats in cross country practice, my heart rate was always far higher than any of my teammates. We didn't hook up an ekg or anything but pulse rates were enough to tell the story.

So my bodies ability to process oxygen efficiently was significantly less than the other guys. This plays out a lot in cycling as well. That's why these guys get blood transfusions and such. It's to increase the white blood cells in their body so that they could process more oxygen.

Not much you can do about that I don't think, besides sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber.

Bug Attractant

I may need to start looking for a new hair gel. Admittedly I don't use much but it seems to contain some sort of insect catnip. They buzz around my head like planes at JFK.

Honestly, I doubt I need anything as strong as what I use now anyway. I keep my hair much shorter than I used to so I don't need nearly as much help keeping it in place. I'm not sure where to start looking though as I don't want to spend much money on stuff like this. I've heard of herstyler serum but I'm pretty sure that that is for women if the name were any clue.

What suggestions do you have? What works well and is cheap?