"Black Metal Martha" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Frankly, I don't see how anyone can do low carb and even think they're going to be a decent runner. It's the carbs.
Depends on the distance you run. Sprinters need a much higher protein content than marathoners, though they too need more carbs than what Atkins is pushing.
Sprinters can burn up to 20% of their fast twitch glycogen in a 200 meter race - they *have* to keep fueled up with carbs. For a similar reason, you want to stay aerobic when doing long distance races because going anaerobic even briefly burns up copious amounts of glycogen.
