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sirsuggs
sirsuggs Posts: 11 Member
edited November 26 in Social Groups
Hi, everyone. I finished training for and running my first marathon over the summer. Before that I was doing the keto diet but switched off of it since everything I read said I would need a lot of carbs to train. I still plan to run a lot and might be doing a half marathon in January. Are there any other runners or highly active people who are on the Keto diet? How has your performance been with your body using fat for fuel?

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  • kerrihwilson
    kerrihwilson Posts: 30 Member
    I can't believe you don't have answers. Here is my experience but I am not a athlete who runs more than 5km ...

    I struggled with very strict keto and running. I don't know if it was a mind game or not - however I cheated the night before a run and fueled up on Chinese food - including some rice and chicken balls with sweet sauce ... The next day my run was pretty easy - I didn't feel like I hit that wall like I usually did.

    I read chia seeds were good energy used for Aztec warriors way back in history - I wonder if eating chia seeds before a run would be enough carbs ( but net carbs) to help with the energy.

    I wish I was more help to you - have you tried to run long distances while keto yet?

    Maybe on run days you would increase your carbs and protien - whatever you do there has to be a sweet spot for you and it will probably just take trial and error to figure it out.


    Kerri
  • geerunz
    geerunz Posts: 163 Member
    I have run my last three marathons and multiple halfs on keto. Once you are fat adapted there should not be an issue. Train the way you plan to race. All of my long run fuel was keto with a few gummy bears here and there as a small pick me up. Totally doable to be an endurance athlete on a ketogenic diet.
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