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genuinegirly · 06-17-2010, 06:07 AM

Thanks again for the encouragement, everyone.

Report on progress:

I went to the library yesterday and checked out a book on nutrition for endurance sports. Endurance Sports Nutrition by Suzanne Girard Eberle. While reading it last night I followed their equations for calculating calories. It looks like I'm going to need to consume between 2,000 and 2,150 calories/day when I'm running this much. Yesterday I ate a LOT, and kept track of my calories. By the end of the day I was still about 300 calories short of 2,000. That included 5 full meals and a pint of ice cream! I'm not quite sure how I feel about consuming this much food, but hopefully by mastering the art of eating while running I'll be able to make up for the fact that I'm not able to top off my natural glycogen stores.

I picked up some high-calorie Cliff products and Gatorade gel thingies. Looking forward to trying them out this weekend.

06-17-2010, 06:07 AM	#13 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	Thanks again for the encouragement, everyone. Report on progress: I went to the library yesterday and checked out a book on nutrition for endurance sports. Endurance Sports Nutrition by Suzanne Girard Eberle. While reading it last night I followed their equations for calculating calories. It looks like I'm going to need to consume between 2,000 and 2,150 calories/day when I'm running this much. Yesterday I ate a LOT, and kept track of my calories. By the end of the day I was still about 300 calories short of 2,000. That included 5 full meals and a pint of ice cream! I'm not quite sure how I feel about consuming this much food, but hopefully by mastering the art of eating while running I'll be able to make up for the fact that I'm not able to top off my natural glycogen stores. I picked up some high-calorie Cliff products and Gatorade gel thingies. Looking forward to trying them out this weekend. __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy Last edited by genuinegirly; 06-17-2010 at 06:12 AM..