A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ELITE ULTRARUNNER

CLIF Bar athlete ADAM CAMPBELL breaks down his workouts, nutritional choices and how he maintains balance as an elite trail runner and lawyer in Calgary

6:30 a.m. Alarm

6:31 a.m. Hit snooze!

6:40 a.m. Get up — move gingerly

6:43 a.m. Turn on CBC to listen to news

6:45 a.m. Coffee — French press with two per cent milk

7 a.m. 20 minutes of strength and mobility work (pull ups, push ups, hip stretching, squats, kettle bell swings and stability work on a Bosu ball)

7:30 a.m. Breakfast — second cup of coffee e with — one slice sourdough bread withth butter, natural peanut ut butter and honey and d two tbsp. of 10 per cent fat Greek yogurt t

7:40 a.m. Read newspaper and check emails for important notes

8 a.m. Bike 3.5 kilometres to work

8:15 a.m. Get to work

8:30 a.m. Start work

10:30 a.m. Walk downstairs to coffee shop for a cappuccino and a glass of sparkling water

11:30 a.m. Take a bite of CLIF Coconut Almond Nut Butter Filled Energy Bar

11:50 a.m. 55-minute easy run with a friend along the river trails in Calgary — 12.5 kilometres

1 p.m. Lunch at my desk Ham and cheese sandwich (butter, mustard, sprouts, Swiss cheese, natural ham, whole wheat bread) Honeycrisp apple Handful of tamari almonds Two slices of brunost (Norwegian brown cheese) Green tea

3:45 p.m. Bike the 3.5-kilometres home

4:05 p.m. Drive to trail — finish CLIF Coconut Almond Nut Butter Filled Energy Bar from earlier, sip on water bottle during drive

4:304 p.m. Steady hill workout — 15-minute warmup — 45-minute steady uphill (680 m in 6.5 kilometres) — 35-minute run back downhill to car — two CLIF Salted Watermelon BLOKS on run down

6:10 p.m. Drive to climbing gym — sip on water

6:45 p.m. Go bouldering for 40 minutes with my fiancée Laura 7:30 p.m. Drive home

7:40 p.m. Cook dinner while listening to CBC

8:10 p.m. Dinner with Laura

8:30 p.m. Read work emails and answer questions while watching NHL playoff game

8:45 p.m. 1 cup of decaffeinated tea, dessert — two slices of chocolate — extra creamy milk chocolate and a Digestive biscuit

9:45 p.m. Get ready for bed

9:55 p.m. In bed reading

10:30 p.m. Lights out!