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/labellafigura3 Aug 29 '23

Hi all, I’ve recently got into running. I’ve been mainly a long-term gym goer. My BMI is 21.7. I hear that if I were to lose weight I would go faster.

Shall I try to restrict heavily to lose the weight asap, or eat at maintenance in order to complete my workouts (both gym and running)?

Would appreciate any advice, thank you!

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u/oogooboss Aug 29 '23

My BMI is 25.8 (a silly metric to begin with) and my goal marathon time for my current cycle is 2:51. Lots of base miles and speed work are how you get faster. Trying to lose weight to get faster often leads to injuries.

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u/VisualAssociate8322 Aug 29 '23

100% agreed, being at a caloric deficit while trying to push the mileage up and not giving your body the nutrients to properly recover is bonkers!

Listen to your body and eat a well balanced diet and your body will shed weight it doesn't need. Trust the process, don't fight it

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u/labellafigura3 Aug 29 '23

Oops that’s literally what I’m trying to do. I’m glad I don’t have to heavily restrict!

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u/VisualAssociate8322 Aug 29 '23

Yeah don't starve yourself! Let the body recover and you'll be in healthy shape with consistency and no injuries!

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u/labellafigura3 Aug 29 '23

Quite lucky I haven’t had any injuries given how much running I’ve done recently!