Ignoramus474 wrote in message ...
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Well, it would be a good experiment to show the people who think that
running half marathon on LC is impossible, that they are mistaken.

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I agree and, probably, for healthy athletes, this diet is not
optimal. But, LC does not preclude long distance running, as some
might think.


Few think it is impossible. In fact, there are many who claim that a
restricted-carb diet is optimal for their long distance events. An Atkins
spokesman, Dr. Stuart Trager, does the Ironman Triathlon on restricted
carbs. You also might be interested in Stu Mittleman who ran 1000 miles in
11 days and set a then record. He's the author of the book "Slow Burn",
which has some interesting stuff in it.

I contend that while this approach might work for them, it does not work for
the majority. There is further research that needs to be done in this area
of course. The fat-burning system can be trained just like any other bodily
system. While general results can be found, each person, or type of person
(e.g. mesomorph, endomorph, ectomorph, blood type A, B, O, AB etc.) will
probably have differences in metabolism.

- Tony