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hmmmm...I can't tell if I'm enlightened or more confused. I don't take any calories at all in a long run until nearing the 2 hour point typically. Then, I tend to take a packet of something every 30-45 minutes. On my over MAF report on sunday, I reported gastrointestinal distress with shot blok and sports bean use. After ducking behind some bushes, I did take another GU roctane about 15 minutes later, and it worked very well even pepping up my legs a bit. Now, I'm not sure if I'm dependent on them or not. I have two more 20's left. I'll have to play around during them.
From a dietary standpoint, would you recommend Maffetone? I need some major transition/correction with my diet, b/c I am carb dependent, I believe, and i realize this is contrary to the Maff method, esp., as you point out, one of the goals is to become an "efficient fat burner". Do you have a general carb/fat/protein ratio you follow? Thanks.
In light of formationfliers post, maybe ignore my "carb loading" madness.
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Yeah, I think at this point in my training/running life, I will rely on them towards the end of my long runs/races. One thing I haven't ever mentioned here is that I am a nursing mother. I think that is an odd aside for a mixed forum like this one, but it does affect my health (not adversely) and overall calorie intake. Getting adequate calories is not as straightforward on any given day.
Along the lines of a few of the posts here, one thing you should avoid, whether in training or racing, is taking in the carbs in the short time prior to the race. This will put your body into carb-burning mode right away and that's not what you want. If you've been doing MAF training for a while, you will be an efficient fat burner, even up at the higher heart rates. I will conjecture that disciplined MAF training really works to skew the RQ vs HR curve so that you're burning higher and higher percentages of fat (compared to before MAF training) even at HRs right up close to the anaerobic threshold. At least this is the only explanation I have as to why I can run full marathons just below AT without taking in any calories and without hitting the wall, whereas just a few years ago, I couldn't finish a 20 mile training run without gels and sports drink.