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Podcast: Running Lean
Episode: 216. An Alternative Way To Fuel Long-Distance Running
Description: As runners, we’ve been told over the last 40 years or so that the only way to fuel for running is with carbohydrates.
Loads and loads of carbs.
Eat lots of carbs every day, carb load the day before you run, carb up in the morning pre-run, consume ample carbs during the run, and then of course you’ll want some carbs for recovery after your run.
This has been the standard approach since the 80s but it’s definitely not the only way to do things.
The thing is, this approa...