What do runners eat?
durhamity
Posts: 174 Member
I seriously want to know. I use to run in college... back when I had a great metabolism, was a lot younger, slimmer, and I could eat whatever I wanted and still run easily... yeah,well, those days are over!
I have decided that I want to become a runner again, however I can tell that all the junk I am eating is causing me to feel a little sluggish. (Sorry, NO you cannot look at my food diary, because 1. I am very inconsistant. some days I eat very well and others are terrible, and 2. I haven't really been keeping a very accurate account, some days not even logging in at all.)
I have signed up for a 5k run as my motivation, but I seriously need to eat better. I have been so confused by all the information out there and have tried just about every one of those diets with no long term success :grumble:
Any nutritional advice and/or running tips would be greatly appreciated!
I have decided that I want to become a runner again, however I can tell that all the junk I am eating is causing me to feel a little sluggish. (Sorry, NO you cannot look at my food diary, because 1. I am very inconsistant. some days I eat very well and others are terrible, and 2. I haven't really been keeping a very accurate account, some days not even logging in at all.)
I have signed up for a 5k run as my motivation, but I seriously need to eat better. I have been so confused by all the information out there and have tried just about every one of those diets with no long term success :grumble:
Any nutritional advice and/or running tips would be greatly appreciated!
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I have three actual goals with my food diary:
Keep my sodium under 2250 (often fail)
Get at least 10% of my calories from protein (Greek Yogurt)
Have at least one beer daily, on average, but not more than 3 except occasionally. Sometimes wine or Scotch will substitute.
Beyond my food diary, I try to avoid foods with High Fructose Corn Syrup.
Before and during a run, consuming glucose (corn syrup, dextrose) can improve your performance.
Get sleep.0 -
Thanks, Sounds simple, not overly complicated... I like simple.0
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A higher carb intake0
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Other runners.0
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The current issue of Runner's World magazine is dedicated to this topic. It's well worth even the single copy price (though I think it's only $12 a year to subscribe).0
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Whatever they want (I wish )
I try to just eat a good balanced diet; lean proteins, whole grains, lots of fruits & veg. (I haven't read my current issue of Runners World - it arrived yesterday - but they also have lots of great nutritional information for free on their website www.runnersworld.com)
The only time I do anything different is I'll go a little heavier on the carbs the day before my long run but even then I doubt it would be considered carb loading.0 -
Other runners.
awesome!! lol0 -
Other runners.
Bwhahaha. Funny.
But seriously. I eat carbs, lots of fruits and veggies, lean proteins like chicken, ground turkey, sometimes red meat. I eat all the stuff you eat, too, I'm sure0 -
When I ran in College i ate everything and anything and life was great but i was also sprinting 5-6 days a week and lifting 3 x a week, I have been getting back to sprint shape slowly.. Im lifting 4x a week and running 5 , doing my old sprint workouts starting from the beginning of the season. now i eat 5-6 times a day, have a protein , carb and fat in each meal, mainly consisting of, chicken , steak, eggs, tuna, powder for proteins, sweet potatos and rice for carbs, lots of broccolli , cauliflower, carrots, and for fats nuts, peanut butter, flax oil etc. Im also working on cutting down/out alcohal like i did in college but its proving more difficult these days hah
good luck!0 -
Other runners.
definitely helps me!0 -
I remember in science class in high school, looking at some protozoa under the microscope that's entire life was just constantly shoveling food into it's mouth.
That's about what I'm like.0 -
I try to avoid processed foods...I used to live on frozen "healthy" TV dinners at work...I try to do extra protein now.
I do lots of veggies, fruits, and I have cut out meat.
Meat made me feel icky for some reason...not that I am strictly against it, it just helped me lose faster.
I have switched from skim milk to almond milk.
I do a sweet potato with a salad or other veggie for a lot of meals.
Rice with veggies
Greek yogurt and almonds for a snack
Not sure if these are "runners" foods LOL
But I feel heatlhier and I am running my first 10k and making lots of great progress by eating a "cleaner" diet0 -
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"I overtrain so I can overeat" :bigsmile:
Seriously though... lots of protein (lean protein), lots of carbs (rice and pasta), bananas.
I wish I can say that I eat lots of veges but I don't as I hate it. Makes me feel like a sheep.. I probably eat enough just to get by.
...I guess I have a terrible diet for a runner.0 -
Other runners.
Post of the year - I doff my hat to you sir! Lol0 -
They eat food!! What the hell you think they eat?0
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Other runners.
lol..funny0
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