Low carb and endurance running -- results of my experiment

Ignoramus26859 wrote:

So, I asked a question on alt.support.diet.low-carb and
rec.running on whether running a *half marathon* on LC was possible.

Haven't these sort of experiments already been done?

Phil M.

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Ignoramus26859 wrote:

So, I asked a question on alt.support.diet.low-carb and
rec.running on whether running a *half marathon* on LC was possible.

Haven't these sort of experiments already been done?

Phil M.

I've run distances over 20K while on a low-carb diet which is roughly
half a marathon. It's possible but I don't recommend being on low-carb
if you are going for good performance. I certainly cannot run
distances like I could. As a matter of fact, if I run even 10K I get
that annoying overtraining effect where I cannot sleep sometimes for
two days. I sometimes feel nauseated after my run and I get a little
winded even at a rather slow running speed. And I've been running for
15 years. So now I run a lot less and do far more weight training
which I'm able to do as well as ever. No biggie.

In absolutely every other way, however, I feel much better on
low-carb. My nagging health problems have all vanished. I love to be
able to munch away on bacon and pork rinds and still lose weight.

On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 01:22:54 GMT, "Phil M." wrote:

Ignoramus26859 wrote:

So, I asked a question on alt.support.diet.low-carb and
rec.running on whether running a *half marathon* on LC was possible.

Haven't these sort of experiments already been done?

Phil M.
The best way to find out for sure is to do it yourself. Everybody is
different.

"Phil M." wrote in message ...
Ignoramus26859 wrote:

So, I asked a question on alt.support.diet.low-carb and
rec.running on whether running a *half marathon* on LC was possible.

Haven't these sort of experiments already been done?

Phil M.

I've run distances over 20K while on a low-carb diet which is roughly
half a marathon. It's possible but I don't recommend being on low-carb
if you are going for good performance. I certainly cannot run
distances like I could. As a matter of fact, if I run even 10K I get
that annoying overtraining effect where I cannot sleep sometimes for
two days. I sometimes feel nauseated after my run and I get a little
winded even at a rather slow running speed. And I've been running for
15 years. So now I run a lot less and do far more weight training
which I'm able to do as well as ever. No biggie.

In absolutely every other way, however, I feel much better on
low-carb. My nagging health problems have all vanished. I love to be
able to munch away on bacon and pork rinds and still lose weight.

On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 01:22:54 GMT, "Phil M." wrote:

Ignoramus26859 wrote:

So, I asked a question on alt.support.diet.low-carb and
rec.running on whether running a *half marathon* on LC was possible.

Haven't these sort of experiments already been done?

Phil M.
The best way to find out for sure is to do it yourself. Everybody is
different.