Running

[tiffanim]

Re: Running

See this string from Low Carb Friends. The general accepted rule is 50 daily carbs per hour of cardio. There are a few special cases, but if you're doing 7 miles in a day, you should be eating 50-80 carbs (depending on who the poster is). I'm really interested in everyone's input, but you've really gotta sort through. You'll find hugely deferring numbers, and trial and error will have to suffice. I feel fantastic after an hour of cardio, but I don't want to overdo it, so I go for less time. Please, people, let me know what you think!

LC ?? for Endurance Training - Low Carb Friends

[Happy2BThin4Me]

Re: Running

I have run 10-12 miles with nothing but water before...one time I had an energy gel but it didn't make one bit of difference, the water helped more than the gel. Although, it wasn't hot out then, it was in February. But, it can be done. However for hotter times of the year I would recommend my new favorite: Powerade Zero. I like it so far! I think though that I wasn't totally acclimated to LC yet so my pace was slower than usual but has perked back up just fine. Anytime I am under 40gms of carbs/day my runs are slower. I wonder why that is??? Is it just something that will return to normal after some time when my body gets used to the LC/fat burning way?

-Michelle

P.S. Last week I did a fairly intense 5 mile hill training session that ended in a fabulous sprint at 7mph on the TM (normally my easy pace is 10:00-11:00, so 8:30/mile is a sprint pace for me) just because I felt so darn good - and that was on induction levels of carbs (20gms/day)! Is that a good sign?? Is my body adjusting?

[aspen2cody]

Re: Running

I am an ultra runner, someone that runs races beyond the marathon. I am currently training for a 100 miler in the mountains of Colorado. On long runs, I must have gels or carbs to comfortably continue training. I have a gel every half hour along with electrolytes every hour in capsule form. After my training runs, I return to low carb WOE. I have less than 10% body fat. Today's run was 29 miles.

[liv]

Re: Running

I am an ultra runner, someone that runs races beyond the marathon. I am currently training for a 100 miler in the mountains of Colorado. On long runs, I must have gels or carbs to comfortably continue training. I have a gel every half hour along with electrolytes every hour in capsule form. After my training runs, I return to low carb WOE. I have less than 10% body fat. Today's run was 29 miles.

Thanks for posting. So what happens if you run without the carbs? How much of that have you tried? I am just curious. I run, but a lot shorter than you, and do fine on those runs. Not idea what would happen if I run longer.

[aspen2cody]

Re: Running

For my normal runs (8 to 12 miles) I don't consume any carbs. This week I ran 72 miles. Let me also emphasize that my runs are at much slower pace, not because I cant run faster but its part of my training. Its much more important to put the time on my feet rather to see how fast I can run. I run much faster during races.

[aspen2cody]

Re: Running

I would not advise it for long runs anything over 2 hours. It is not very comfortable. I know from experimenting that about an hour and half is the max for me. Short runs would be fine.

[Happy2BThin4Me]

Re: Running

I have run 10-12 miles with nothing but water before...one time I had an energy gel but it didn't make one bit of difference, the water helped more than the gel. Although, it wasn't hot out then, it was in February. But, it can be done. However for hotter times of the year I would recommend my new favorite: Powerade Zero. I like it so far! I think though that I wasn't totally acclimated to LC yet so my pace was slower than usual but has perked back up just fine. Anytime I am under 40gms of carbs/day my runs are slower. I wonder why that is??? Is it just something that will return to normal after some time when my body gets used to the LC/fat burning way?

-Michelle

P.S. Last week I did a fairly intense 5 mile hill training session that ended in a fabulous sprint at 7mph on the TM (normally my easy pace is 10:00-11:00, so 8:30/mile is a sprint pace for me) just because I felt so darn good - and that was on induction levels of carbs (20gms/day)! Is that a good sign?? Is my body adjusting?

BTW, I wanted to update on my post here...I now can sprint at 8.5 mph easily and my easy pace is closer to 9:00...not bad considering I haven't been LC'ing for that long. Not to mention I eat between 20-40 gms/day of carbs...I think my body has adjusted just fine and I am actually benefiting more from training stimulus than before I went low carb. Just a thought. It's a huge difference from last year when I ran more, still did speed work and just go slower and fatter....hmmm...another plus for low carb in my book! I can also do strength training now and still lose fat (before it would make me SOO hungry that I would overdo carbs and gain fat weight overnight). I am finally changing my body composition the way I wanted all along and couldn't seem to make it happen. Now with LC its sort of unlocked the secret to my preferred results!