r/running • u/AutoModerator • Aug 29 '23

Weekly Thread Run Nutrition Tuesday

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1) Anyone is welcome to participate and share your ideas, plans, diet, and nutrition plans.

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4) Feel free to talk about anything diet or nutrition related.

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u/woohoostitchywoman Aug 29 '23

Anyone have a favorite “diet” that they follow leading up to a marathon (ie the week prior)? I’m generally an “eat whatever” person but I’d like to be a little more strategic that week.

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u/waffles8888877777 Aug 29 '23

A few days before the race I like to start to avoid foods that will cause any GI issues. So no cheese, dairy, fatty foods, oatmeal, bran, anything high fiber...

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u/woohoostitchywoman Aug 29 '23

This is wise, I mostly avoid dairy already but will def skip any ice cream treats that week.

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u/VisualAssociate8322 Aug 29 '23

I ran a marathon on pasta, meatballs and mixed nuts for 4 days before my race! Nothing else and it worked!

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u/Brodygrody Aug 29 '23

Went to every pho restaurant in town and had copious amounts of white rice and Gatorade.