Running nutritional help?

Banksey88

Hi,

I’m training for my first marathon, Paris 2019. I’ve done a few half marathons and 10K’s in the past but not seriously for 2-3 years. I’ve already done quite abit of training and ran up to half marathon training distance a couple of weeks ago.

I just wondered what a healthy running diet is? I’ve tried to eat healthy, I think I have quite a balanced diet but I have no idea really what is good for a balanced running diet. I am very slim, 6ft and around 71kg. I seem to maintain this weight consistently but feel I should increase my weight to look healthier, I feel like there’s nothing on me.

Can anyone give some nutritional advise on this for me?

Thanks for reading, any comments are welcome.

Little M.iss Happy

You could do worse than having a look at Anita Bean's Runner's Cookbook - explains nutritional requirements and has some recipes etc. If you are healthy at your current weight I wouldn't worry about it.

Cal Jones

Eating well isn't really rocket science - protein, fruits, veggies, carbs and good fats. It sounds like your problem might be keeping weight on during your heavy mileage weeks. Just make sure you get enough carbs. I have to avoid gluten so most of mine comes from potatoes and oats.