Marathon Training/ Long-Distance Running and Low Carb Diets after Surgery

[jess9395 5,448]

SO SO delighted to hear of another triathlete! Congrats!

Thank you! Mostly a runner (Ragnar relay this past weekend yay!) but loved the tri and planning another one! Gonna do International distance next

[sdocforce 55]

So here is my question...How do you have room for 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup Fiber one and scoop of Protein powder. I cannot eat 1/2 cup of oatmeal at one time comfortablly. I am a bit aprehensive because the more carbs I eat, usually the more I crave the crappy ones...you know chips, fries, potatoes, breads Pasta etc...my killers! Love this info though as I'm trying to psych myself into training for 1/2 marathon and perhaps even beyond. thanks.

I do not run marathons, but I do other running and workouts where I need a good flow of energy. Low carb is just not going to do it. I even ranted about carbs not being evil in the rant forum recently. There are a ton of good carb options there. As for me, I eat a lot of carbs before my workouts in the form of 1/2 cup steel oats, 1 scoop Protein Powder and 1/2 cup Fiber one original Cereal. Not only gives me the energy I need to work out hard, but also tastes good. I have been eating this carby meal 2-3 hours before my workout for about 18 months now and am still as fit as I was when I reached goal, even more so now. Quite a bit more. So I say to you - eat your "good" carbs and then kick it during your run, workout, whatever. Also take the time to carb up afterwards with Protein. Your muscles will thank you the next day.

[massindex 346]

So here is my question...How do you have room for 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup Fiber one and scoop of Protein powder. I cannot eat 1/2 cup of oatmeal at one time comfortablly. I am a bit aprehensive because the more carbs I eat, usually the more I crave the crappy ones...you know chips, fries, potatoes, breads Pasta etc...my killers! Love this info though as I'm trying to psych myself into training for 1/2 marathon and perhaps even beyond. thanks.

I don't know about the others, but I can't eat all that in one sitting either. I do have a 1/2 cup of cooked oatmeal usually 2 hours before a race. Later, during the course of a Half Ironman, for example, I'll have a Protein Bar and some GUs in my bento box on my bike (maybe 1/2 of a PB2 sandwich also) and then on the half marathon portion of the run I'll have some GU and usually the aid station will have potato chips (need to replace my potassium) and some electrolytes. Carbs will always be a battle with me but they are essential to longer distances. Protein won't convert to energy in time so I just have to dance that dance with the carb devil occasionally.

[swimbikerun 1,039]

I can manage a cup of food at one time. Notice I have a lot of problems in doing so and it works better if I do 4-5 ounces and then wait 10 min and then do again.

When I did shorter races, I could manage on that. I could nibble a homemade cookie (meaning it didn't have a lot of the garbage in there that other Cookies do) but they could still really upset the GI track from time to time.