Comments on: Marathon Nutrition: The Third Man’s View

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By: Jeffrey Furlong

Jeffrey Furlong — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:44:09 +0000

I have been in the fitness and wellness arena for over 25 years, and I have read many articles that state that a raw food diet is the best source of enery and fuel for the long race.

By: Bob McWilliams

Bob McWilliams — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:54:10 +0000

I agree, after various experiments in pushing my runs to over 7-8 miles I find early am runs with water/sports drinks are the easiest and leave me feeling strong enough to go longer. Thanks for a good middle ground and one I can use as I push for 10+ in the coming weeks.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:48:23 +0000

Thanks for your comments. To clarify, I didn’t take any gels during the ultra (I don’t like the sticky consistency), instead I mixed up some slim-fast powder with rice milk (no kidding) into two bottles. I took the first one at 10 miles (lasted me about 4 miles), and the second one at 22 miles (lasted me over 8 miles). Each bottle was about 500 ml (17 ounces).

My training consisted of weeks of 80-85 miles. The longest training runs were no more than 22 miles, but I had several weeks of 20-20 double headers, meaning that I ran 20 miles one day followed by another 20 mile run the next day.

By: Blaine Moore (Run to Win)

Blaine Moore (Run to Win) — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:49:39 +0000

Ugh, I doubt that he did that… I can not imagine taking a gel pack every mile or even every water station.

I know for myself that if I took that many gel packets that I would get a serious case of the runs…

By: Jonathan Washburn

Jonathan Washburn — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:53:59 +0000

Thank you for writing this great article. This has been a big help for me and has brought to rest some of the questions I had about the preceding debate.

Question: You mention that you consumed plenty of carbs during your ultra, how much is plenty? I heard that Lance Armstrong took one gel packet for each mile during his marathon.

By: Adria

Adria — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:09:24 +0000

What point in your ultra did you start consuming carbs? How long were your training runs?

By: jank

jank — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:53:05 +0000

While I like the idea of Blaine’s second breakfast (and am short and curious, much like a Hobbit), I think you may be on to something here, Thomas.

Interesting article.

By: Blaine Moore (Run to Win)

Blaine Moore (Run to Win) — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:11:37 +0000

I wrote my own follow-up article and I mostly agree with your take, except that I always eat something in the morning if I am going to be running more than a few miles. I just get very hungry and I like having food in my stomach. It seems to work for me. The second breakfast after my workout is always the larger, however, and gets a lot more thought put into it.