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Marathon Diet Debate: To Consume or Not While Running | Health and Running — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:34:08 +0000

[...] and the rest of us fall somewhere in the middle. Seven-time marathoner, Mark Iocchelli, argues the less is more angle to fueling up for running and depends solely on his body’s pre-stored glycogen and a [...]

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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:45:32 +0000

[...] } )() Article Summary: This is part two of debate on long run/marathon fueling strategies. In part one, Mark Iocchelli put forward the case for a minimalist approach to fueling (less is more). In part [...]

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A Power Primer » Complete Running Network — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:35:50 +0000

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Marathon Nutrition: The Third Man’s View » Complete Running Network — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:52:12 +0000

[...] sure I’m not the only one who enjoyed the two contrasting articles about nutrition by the Blogfather himself, and Steve Runner in the other corner. However, I can’t help but disagree with both of [...]

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Web links for June 21st | booyaa dot org — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:36:39 +0000

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By: Mark Iocchelli

Mark Iocchelli — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:43:36 +0000

Those are good points, Jon and Jessica.

By: Jon (was) in Michigan

Jon (was) in Michigan — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:24:11 +0000

I have always felt that less fueling during the long runs trains your body to store more. That said, I’m not sure that taking in nothing but water during the marathon is a good thing. Glycogen aside, the one thing you are losing is sodium and potassium, particularly during the hot weather marathons. I’m pretty sure that will stop you in your tracks, especially since you cannot store sodium to any great extent. If your marathon is during a colder season, you may be ok. Folks headed to Disney should definately be taking in something with electrolytes, particularly if they are out there for extended times.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:38:39 +0000

Hmm… I can sorta see the side of not taking in Gatorade, calories, etc. I think that can work for marathon and shorter distances (if you are a sub-4-hour marathoner). The danger with slower marathons and longer distances is, of course, hyponotremia. Adding something like Nuun to you water in longer runs and races can be very valuable. It has no calories but does have electrolytes and can help prevent any imbalance from taking place.

By: aj

aj — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:04:22 +0000

!!!! me too me too!! after switching over from team in training to my multiSport group i realized how ridiculously over-Gu’d i was. it was unreal.

no WONDER i was gaining weight during training, i was taking in far too many calories *during* the run.

since then i’ve slowly weened myself off and plan on running my next half on water/gatorade alone.

au’natral is where its AT!

By: Adeel

Adeel — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:08:26 +0000

Don’t worry Mark, I already have.

Since I have your attention and you didn’t reply to my email, when and where is your next marathon?