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The best advice is to try everything. Lots of different stuff works for lots of different people. For a faster road marathon, I'll use GU and what ever sports drink the race supplies. For slower trail ultras, I usually use Tailwind and real food like PB&Js, quesadillas, chips and candy, etc. It's not great for the diet part of all this, but it fuels my runs like I want. I've tried to do this stuff on low carbs and it just makes me feel like garbage.
So for a road marathon my fuel would be something like this. (assuming aid stations are every 2 miles)
Breakfast: Nuetella or PB bagel
Gels every 6 miles, Gatorade every other aid station.
So water at mile 2, Gatorade at mile 4, water and gel at mile 6, repeat.
The key is experimenting to find what fuel and what fuel schedule works best for your body.
VSG: 3/12/15
I've been pretty AFK due to school. My exercising is really just my fitness classes at this point. My uterus is making me avoid running since running = excruciating pain. Not running has its own issues. So that sucks. I've got a race this weekend that's supposed to be a half, but I'm probably just going to walk the 5k and call it a day. Glad I don't need to prove to myself that I CAN do a half, because I already know I can.
Thankfully I just got answers about my uterus on Friday and I'll know what the fix-action is on the 15th. Good to know there's resolution in sight!
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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Man its cold out there...and I live in the South..lol
Monday-Went to Spin class today..rode for 30 minutes..only got out of the saddle a few times...cut it short..didnt want to hurt my leg again..wasnt bad..got in like 10 miles or so
Tuesday-Ran 6 miles..8:47..54:55
Wednesday--swam 1500 meters..time was good today..maybe because I was hurrying to get to Church..lol
36:28..
Thursday-Had a sore throat Wed night..decided to take the day off
Friday-Swim 1 mile...46 min even..again, felt faster..but the clock said nope..ughh
Saturday-Off
Sunday--Ran 12 miles..9:15...1:51
Height=5"4' Age=49 RNY=04/17/2015
HW=285, CW=205, LW=197, GW=195
My exercise motto-Further or faster!!!
I am so glad to be out of Feb. and one month closer to nice weather. We were hit hard in Feb a storm once a week so glad to say goodbye.
Monday hour on the trainer.
Tue strength training and hour run
Wed strength training
Thursday trainer
Friday rest
Saturday 3 to 5 hour run.
Sunday rest
Each and everyone of us is so different on what the stomach will handle when running. I have a real picky stomach and it has taken me 6 years to find out what i can take on my long run so my stomach will be OK. I did a 50k run using Endurance tap which is just maple syrup, ginger and sea salt. It works for me. I don't like Gatorade so I put the endurance tap in my water. I did half ironman using the endurance tap plus salt tablets. Make sure as you trying out your fuel when running you pick routes with washrooms along the way. The biggest mistake i have been reading is people wait to long to start there fueling in the race and by the time they start they have started to slow down. I have been reading in the first hour you should start the fuel.
Good luck in your training.
Im hoping for between 4 and 4:30..
We were trained for it. It was December in Memphis..anything below 50 degrees is fairly normal here..it was a freak day and everyone struggled.
Those salt tabs really help me. I use them on training runs anything over 10.
Height=5"4' Age=49 RNY=04/17/2015
HW=285, CW=205, LW=197, GW=195
My exercise motto-Further or faster!!!
Thanks for the Info.
Fluid has been an issue for me also in the past, I have not yet worn a vest, but thought about it... No handheld for me either. I have not tried the salt tabs... as for heat, I run in Tampa, so it is hot 360 days out of the year - lol...
And I am hoping for a 4 hr or better...
Jeff Im doing Chicago as well for the first time.
I typically on longer runs (I did St Jude last year, my first marathon) I carry 1 GU for the last 3 miles. During the race, I eat these biscuits that our local running store carried. I'm not sure you can buy them anymore but I can check on the name of them. I take 2 of those and 1 salt tab every 5 miles. I had no trouble with nutrition. St Jude was untypically warm that day. Five days before we did our last runs in the 30's and the day of the race it rained so they delayed our race by an hour and then it was upper 60's, lower 70's throughout the race. People were falling out, getting fluids intravenously on the side of the road. It was very miserable. My biggest issue was fluid. I could not stay hydrated. I did not have a Handheld or vest (something I vowed I would never, ever do again) and I literally only thought about getting to the nex****er stop.
Whats your goal time?
If Doc gets on, he typically does Ultras and Im sure he has some good nutrition ideas.
Height=5"4' Age=49 RNY=04/17/2015
HW=285, CW=205, LW=197, GW=195
My exercise motto-Further or faster!!!
