Marathon Training Nutrition (The Runger is real!)
As usual, I need to start this post by stating I am not a professional running coach, nor am I a nutritionist. But, I always want to know what "regular people" runners like myself do to fuel. Let me just start of by saying the Runger (running induced need to eat everything in site) is so real at this point. One of my fears with running this marathon is gaining weight while training. So far, I have lost weight and gained muscle definition. I want to keep that going, even with the crazy constant hunger. A surprising number of people have written about gaining weight during training. Most of the advice is to not go over-board justifying snacking on cookies or other treats, and to stay hydrated. I'm also going to talk about what I fuel with during my run as that is something I'm constantly reading about. First let's talk non-running hydration. I've been cutting back on alcohol, and increasing my intake of beneficial nut...