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2017 BOSTON MARATHONTRAINING CLINIC

KNOWING NUTRITIONARE YOU FUELING YOUR EFFORTS CORRECTLY?

WITHJENNIFER RHINES

BOSTON MARATHON NUTRITION CLINIC

• Energy Expenditures

• How to Avoid “Hitting the Wall”

• Fat Burning - A Changeable Variable?

• How to Burn More Fat

• Nutrition Needs for Specific Training

• Hydration

• Good Food Choices

• Key Nutrients

THINGS TO CONSIDER

• Can I eat whatever I want since I’m training for a marathon?

• New York Post article on October 16: “Marathon Training Made Me Fat”.

• 80% of your body composition is determined by what you eat.

ENERGY EXPENDITURES

• Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) - what is it?• Amount of energy (calories) body needs to

function at rest for 24 hours.

• How do I calculate my RMR?• Mifflin, St-Jeor Equation

(used by most online calculators)• Cunningham Equation

(takes into account lean body mass)

• Person with more muscle mass burns more calories than someone with same weight but less muscle.

ENERGY EXPENDITURES

• You burn approximately 90-110 calories per mile

• A “Typical” Long Run Sunday• Marathon Training Long Run of 15 miles at 9

min/mile (2:15 hours of running) will burn approximately 1130 calories!

• A “Typical” Post Long-Run Brunch• Double blueberry pancakes, maple syrup and

butter: 1,020 calories. • Side bacon: 150 calories• Hot chocolate w/ whipped cream: 320 calories. • Total Calories: 1490!

HOW TO AVOID “HITTING THE WALL”

• “Hitting the Wall” occurs when brain runs out of glucose, and begins to shut down physical and mental operations in the body.

• Runner’s primary fuel is carbohydrates in the form of blood glucose and glycogen.

• How much glucose can your body store?• Liver: approximately 400 calories• Bloodstream: approximately 200 calories• Will keep you going for around 90min – 2 hours

of sustained effort.

HOW TO AVOID “HITTING THE WALL”

• What happens when glucose runs out?• Body burns protein for fuel, very inefficiently• Catabolic (burning your muscle tissue for fuel)

• To avoid “hitting the wall” you need to take in more carbohydrates while running

HOW TO AVOID “HITTING THE WALL”

• Alternative strategy is to become more fat adapted.

• Teach body how to use fats more efficiently as fuel, by limiting carbohydrate intake.

• Even leanest elite athlete (think Meb) has thousands of calories available from stored body fat

• A male elite marathoner that weighs 120 lbs and has 4% body fat still has almost 5 lbs of fat mass. that’s tens of thousands of calories available to burn!

FAT BURNING: CHANGEABLE VARIABLE?

• The marathon is an aerobic effort• Elite runners compete at 85% of Max HR• Sub Elite runners compete at 80% of Max HR• General runners compete at 70-80% of Max

HR

• Cells can derive energy from carbs both aerobically and anaerobically (oxygen not required)

• Using fat for energy requires circulating oxygen

FAT BURNING: CHANGEABLE VARIABLE?

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HOW TO BURN MORE FAT

• What to eat in the morning• Fats and proteins. These keep you feeling

satiated to limit carb cravings before lunch.

• What to eat for lunch and dinner• Fats, proteins and some carbs

• Best fats to include in your diet• Butter, avocados, nuts and nut butters, coconut

products, EVOO

HOW TO BURN MORE FAT

• Best proteins to include in your diet• Meat (pasture raised & grass fed when

possible), fish, eggs (pasture raised when possible)

• Best carbs to include in your diet• Leafy greens, colorful vegetables, fruits that

are in season locally, sweet potatoes, wild rice, dark chocolate

NUTRITION NEEDS FOR SPECIFIC TRAINING

Easy Run Long Run Marathon Pace Run Tempo Run Intervals

Pre Workout Carbs Carbs

Protein Protein Protein Protein Protein

Fats Fats Fats Fats Fats

During Workout

Carbs(after 75-90min)

Carbs(if > 40 min) Carbs Carbs

Post Workout Carbs Carbs Carbs Carbs

Protein Protein Protein Protein Protein

Fats Fats Fats Fats Fats

HYDRATION

• Why is Hydration Important?• Maintain power output and flow of energy• 2-3% loss in water weight can have major

effects on body function

• How do I stay hydrated?• Drink enough water during the day• Try to match fluid intake to fluid loss during the

run for any run longer than 60-75min

• Practice drinking while running so that you learn how to drink enough water during the race to stay hydrated

DEHYDRATION

• Symptoms: Feeling faint, rapid HR, dry mouth, excessive thirst, dull headache

• Your Response: Slow down, continue to take in fluids

HYPONATREMIA

• When blood sodium concentration falls below 135 mmol/liter (normal is 135-145)• Greater chance of occurring for 4+ hour

marathoners

HYPONATREMIA

• Symptoms: Sloshing in stomach, worsening/severe headache, nausea, feeling puff or bloated in hands & feet, and wheezy breathing

• Your Response: Stop drinking until you urinate and symptoms lessen

• To estimate your hourly sweat rate:• Record weight, run for 60 minute taking in no

fluids, record weight post run. The weight you lost (oz) is hourly sweat rate.

GOOD FOOD CHOICES

• Proper nutrition comes down to making the right choices about what you eat & drink• Eat real food - leave packaged stuff on shelf• Choose foods with minimal ingredients• Connect dots between what you eat and how

you feel• Eating healthy will shorten recovery time and

reduce the risk of injury• Plan ahead. If you fail to plan then you plan to

fail

KEY NUTRIENTS

• EFAs

• Vitamin D

• Antioxidants

• Healthy Fats & Proteins at each meal

• Eat real food to get the most nutrients available

TAKE AWAYS

• Fueling for specific workouts, it’s not the same every day

• You can teach your body to burn more fat for fuel

• Last minute carb depleting is a hard one to pull off successfully. Start early in training to make it work.

• We put the Nutrition Clinic first, because it can have a big impact on your training and race performance

QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU!