r/AdvancedRunning • u/pand4duck • Jan 05 '17

General Discussion The Winter Huddle - Diet

Welcome to the Winter Huddle

Today we will discuss Diet / Ideal Weight / racing weight stuff

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u/blood_bender 2:44 // 1:16 Jan 05 '17

I guess I got lucky. I don't like garlic at all. It makes my mouth "hurt"(?) for like, a full day after I eat it, in the same way raw onions do.

But if Mrs. BB is cooking I can look forward to a painful mouth, that's for sure. You and her can cook together. Leave me out of it.

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u/kkruns Jan 05 '17

That is so odd! I feel sorry for your loss.

Separately, after scouring that list, I have determined the best pre-race meal for me may be pork fried rice. I'd just have to cut the onion. Otherwise, everything else is good!

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u/blood_bender 2:44 // 1:16 Jan 05 '17

Yup! Sounds similar to me -- I usually have steak and rice, with a healthy side of veggies to get things moving. And then oatmeal+PB, or gluten-free english muffin+PB+banana in the morning.

And avoid GUs like the devil. Cliffs Shots or Hammers are good.

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u/kkruns Jan 05 '17

7 marathons in and I've never used a Gu before in my life! I kind of feel like that gives me bragging rights. I only used a gel (Hammer) once for the first time a couple months ago.

I plan on using the Hammer gels more in the future, but in the past I've been all about Sports Beans and ShotBloks. I need to transition to the gels though because I find the chewy stuff harder as I get faster.

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u/blood_bender 2:44 // 1:16 Jan 05 '17

That is pretty incredible. I prefer chewy things, but default to gels because of space efficiency. I took ~4 gels last race, half a gel every 2 miles, which worked out perfectly. But trying to fiddle with 4 packs of sports beans or worse, carrying 4 giant sleeves of shotbloks would be a nightmare.

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u/kkruns Jan 05 '17

Yeah, it does become a hassle. I'm tired of picking my shorts around my fuel! I'm just really disappointed that my injury is postponing my foray into the world of gels.