My Food

So what should you eat whilst training for a marathon or half marathon?

Apparently a diet high in carbohydrates is what is required! :-). I don’t know if I am really up to this, the last 12 months I spend telling myself to stay away from carbs!!! If I touched 5 slices bread over this period it would have been too much :-). BUT, I can feel I am starting to feel drained and I need to increase my weekly mileage. I don’t want to risk injury or getting ANOTHER COLD so I better listen to my body and start FUELING up!

Ok so what should I be looking at:

Carbohydrates (JUST Fuel!!!)	Sweat Potato Beans Brown Rice Wholegrain Bread/Pasta
Protein (help with muscle repair and recovery)	Milk Tuna Chicken Fish Lean Red Meat
Hydration (Carbs for energy and electrolytes to replace salts lost through sweat)	Water Isotonic Sport Drinks
Low GI Snacks (Sustained energy release)	Banana Smoothie Cereal Bar
High GI Snacks (Instant energy boost)	Jellie Babies Sport Drinks
15 Foods for Runners	Almonds Eggs Sweat Potato Wholegrain Cereals Oranges Canned Black Beans Salmon Wholegrain Bread Vegetables Wholegrain Pasta Chicken Frozen Mixed Berries Dark Chocolate Low Fat Yoghurt Sweat Potato Krisps