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Ice pack! I pack chocolate milk for after in a little lunch box with an ice pack.

"Skinny vanilla latte"? if the run was long enough, I might even go for one of the 400 calorie super sugar bombs.

This is right there next to sleeping in an altitude tent for me. There is basically no running goal I want so badly as to alter my caffeine / coffee habit.

I guess this might count as a success story? My family members all have high blood pressure and needed meds in their early 30s. I don't.... yet..... but I need to do a BP log about every six months. I do, it's slightly elevated, but not to the point of requiring meds. I've been running since I was in my mid-twenties. My…

Long run without my coffee? Oh, hayull no. I mean, just no no no no no no. I would eat the beans whole if I had to, crunch them in my teeth. I have a raging caffeine addiction that I have ZERO desire to kick. Not even for running. Nope. Nope. Nope. Life without that magical beverage? I mean, you're going to have to make a…

So, two answers to two questions - you asked about studies. Where exactly are those going to come from? In the United States, the US government doesn't fund research into the performance of healthy people. The NIH just wants to study sick people. A lot of the research that exists is somewhat buried..... because it's done…

Apocalypz, you're hilarious! But hey - you're in the UK, right? I wouldn't know where to send you since I'm in the US..... but have you heard of "Citizen Scientist" programs? These are when universities or government agencies "deputize" regular folks to help them in data collection. It's usually stuff about the…

How tall are you? Have we found out how tall the OP is? If it turns out he's like 5'2".... 120 isn't all that weird at all. Now the butt gap? That's a bit unusual. OP, you really do have some unusual fitness goals, and you know this, yes? Was your last goal really to be the world's fattest fruitarian?

Well, yes, as a matter of fact I did. I'm not going to share much more because it will freak you out - and you're already going to a specialist - but it was not normal and I need ongoing care for it.

No problem! Have fun and good luck! Do whatever you like in between. You'll be fine. Also, are you aware that there's an active Long Distance Runner's group here? Stop by! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/111-long-distance-runners

Exactly - I'm suspicious that it's really dehydration and not hyponatremia. My husband and I used to do a lot of backpacking. Sometimes, we'd have trouble finding a water source and we'd look around, around, around, and we'd really honest-to-goodness get dehydrated. I've HAD that headache from dehydration before, but lemme…

I haven't tried the Tailwind yet. My neighbor - who never eats enough - is going to get some and I'll steal some of his. I'm not optimistic. If it tasted better than coke they'd be putting it in vending machines. I wish they sold some small trial packets, but apparently, they don't.

^^^^ These are GREAT tips! I also carry iodine.

Maybe we're all wrong! There's this product called Tailwind that everyone is drinking and supposedly it's like all people need. They just drink tailwind and that is it. It sounds both too good to be true but at the same time? But IMO the Oreo binge is half the fun.

I try to limit my soda early on as well. Not because it adversely effects my race, but because the caffeine isn't so great later on. I always have trouble sleeping the night after an ultra, and I think the caffeine can make it much worse. There are only three things so far that I've found I can't eat. Gels (and I knew that…

Yep - transition long runs to terrain similar to the trails for your 50 miler. Also, eating. You know what crazy crap they offer at aid stations at ultras, right? Find out what it feels like to run after scarfing down a half dozen oreos and chasing it with a coca cola.

Regarding HUMAN outcomes..... it's not so clear that this would be worth the effort.... We know it works if you're a zebrafish or an inbred mouse living in a mouse facility eating a controlled diet. However. You are not a mouse living in a facility. One of the unfortunate things about being on the low end of the healthy…

Pics would help a lot - at 5'1", whether 105 is or isn't reasonable really depends on your frame. I'm 5'2", and 120 - I have a large, stocky frame. When I whittled down to 95 (due to breastfeeding) I was a bag of bones and had no strength. I know from experience that if I drop below 110, I can't properly regulate my blood…

Our local running store won't even let us run in the shoes outside, and has no treadmill to try them out! I mean, I understand if it's snowy and gross.... but I asked about it and they were all, "Who would buy a shoe that has a bit of road dirt on it from another customer"? Ah, ahem, ALL OF US? So, yeah, I've been shopping…

Welcome to distance running, haha! I'm sorry, I'm sure everyone that posts here have BTDT with a sour stomach. All I can say is that you're mainly going to have to figure this one out on your own, and this is part of the skill that comes with running long distances. You can google and find lots of possible solutions, but…

Add me to those that think this could possibly be an electrolyte issue. I love this product called Nuun - it's electrolyte tablets that you can put in your water. There are close to zero calories in them. If the Nuun tastes glorious, you're probably low on electrolytes. If your electrolytes are too high, it will taste kind…

But it's not just weight.... how many people pull a John Edwards and head for greener pastures the very moment that their loved one becomes somehow less than physically perfect? I think the rough thing is that, if you're healthy when you meet your "loved one", you never know if they are the type to do this.

This is both hilarious and very true!

I never ended up getting overweight or obese... but in my early 20s, I smoked, barely exercised, and lived off of candy. I felt terrible. I got a wake-up call from the doctor BEFORE I ended up overweight.... my blood tests came back really bad and I had some endocrine problems. Likely if I hadn't changed my behavior then I…

This, more than anything else, is probably the strongest argument for NOT jumping right to the 100 mile and trying some 50ks and 50 milers first. You're not going to have to commit yourself to a training plan and a race that you could very well hate. There's very little doubt in my mind that you CAN run a 100 miler in…

Also, is the OP still around? If you are, can I make a suggestion about the chocolate? I got my chocolate consumption under control by switching to premium chocolate. I did that, not really because of my chocolate-eating problem, but as a boycott of commodities chocolate for social reasons, and I switched to fair trade.…

Great post! This is exactly the case for me! Once I have sugar, I crave crave crave crave it all day long. And for me, the key also is to put it off till the evening if I have it at all. I didn't end up with weight gain as a result of my sugar problems; when I was younger, I developed metabolic syndrome and endocrine…

If you order Altras online, be sure to check the quality on them. I've ordered three pair of Altras over the years and have had to return two of them due to manufacturing defects. Yeah, really. I can't say one way or the other about Newtons. Never owned them.

Another recommendation for Relentless Forward Progress! I haven't run a 100 yet, but have had a lot of success at 50 milers. I'll probably run a 100 soon, though. You have the mileage, but there are a handful of skills that you need to work on to go from the marathon to the 100 miler. 1) Eating. You need to learn to run…

SWEET! Thanks!