Episode 40: Diet Trends for Runners

After a listener question about training logs, we dive into a controversial topic: diet trends. We are not registered dietitians, so please always defer to a sports RD for individual advice. Here, we take a hard look at what the evidence says on glycogen depletion training, fasting for runners, and low-carb diets.  Discussion points include: Glycogen depletion runs Intermittent fasting and fasted running Keto/high-fat-low-carb How restrictive diets can affect athletic performance Why carbs help your running How many carbs runners should eat Additional Resources: Everything Fat Loss by Ben Carpenter (https://amzn.to/49kNUt8) Athlete’s Plate Visual Guide:https://swell.uccs.edu/theathletesplate https://lauranorrisrunning.com/low-carb-training-and-running/ https://lauranorrisrunning.com/should-you-do-fasted-runs/ References: PMID: 28012184 PMID: 34001184 PMID: 30747558 PMID: 36173597 PMID: 34578819 PMID: 29315892 PMID: 22366285 https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2011&issue=02000&article=00003&type=Fulltext