TheRayOD2014 Member

No not about gaining weight. About food and nutrition, specifically carbohydrates because I want to make sure I properly carbohydrate load for an endurance event lasting longer than 90 minutes. It is a specific competition thing so that’s why I wanted to ask those who frequent the food and nutrition boards here :)

cooking, some cleaning, no yard work, walking to and from coffee shops 1/2 a mile away or so. Maybe walking to the metro or around the school for work. I don’t have kids or anything like that but I do walk to get anywhere or anything grocery wise. Shop daily and don’t ‘stock up’ on food

My activity outside of my working day has endurance exercise that I account for separately.

Also good luck on Sunday!!

Exactly what I’m experiencing right now. That’s why I’ve decided for the next 3 days to eat about 500 or so extra/above maintenance

Definitely thinking of rotating some cake, some ice cream, and maybe some good beer as a treat these next 3 days! I don’t think my stomach could stand the grease from fries atm tho :(

Granted over the next few days ofcourse, can’t eat 2500 extra in a single sitting or I may get sick :D

Never raced the 50km distance before, but its got nearly 10k elevation and about 31 miles. I don't allocate calories throughout the week when it comes to that distance but rather focus on my daily intake and carbohydrate intake being a higher percent, and following the 200 calories an hour rule.

I like the idea of weekly then and would probably consider looking at my weekly log as starting on Saturdays instead of on Mondays, that way I could 'balance the books' over the week instead. I've been forcing food down on those big days and got rather sick of it real fast. It made for alot of GI distress, heavier legs,…

oh no, definitely not racing every weekend. Just this cycle with double long runs has made it tough

True, I'll make sure of this for this weekend and next week post race

precisely the problem. I'm fairly sure of the accuracy though because I use the Omni running net calories burned calculator and have found it to be accurate for the stats I use and tracking.

I don't necessarily think it is a better option but that just after so many days from burning those calories that I couldn't eat back all of that day it just seems like too much afterwards? Like after 2-3 days if I didn't eat those left over it is just not necessary or worth it?

I gotta say blizzards are my only junk food I enjoy, especially the cheesecake ones but it’s sad because I can’t stomach pizza or burgers, any of those :(

I couldn’t be anymore different! I have no appetite after my long run days so I split it 50/50 for that Sunday and the following Monday. It’s thenday after where the 13+ mile long runs make me ravenous

Run keeper Strava doesn’t give real time pacing

I agree now, don’t skimp on recovery (nutritionally or training wise)

:) incredibly insightful to hear your perspective and the reality of it! I guess you’re right, even if it was for me personally easy it would be inaccurate to assume those calories are not burnt or are minor enough to disregard. It’s roughly 300 whether you go all out or take it easy and chill. Thank you!

I guess my question is would the shorter distance ran warrant a reason to eat back calories burned. But I guess the obvious answer then would be Ofcourse if you’re trying to hit a specific daily goal. I do know the primary method of estimating running calories burned is Bodyweight x .63 x miles ran, I guess I just figured…