wannabe ultra runner?

its gonna take ALL my pocket money

I'll buy you it for Xmas then

Then you can buy the hot chocolates at the end...

ok, deal ....i will provide marshmallows too

Looks as though there'll be a good contingent of us at WT

yayyyyyyyyyyy......thats great , who else is doing WT???

loulabell wrote (see)

ok, deal ....i will provide marshmallows too

Now that really is an offer a boy can't refuse

whipped cream?

Winter Tanners? Me!

Hoping to do lots of XC (well, four) with the club over the winter - was part of a relay team on Saturday.

Other events: London Mara (I've got a GFA place and want to run it once), Lakeland 50 (my "A" race for 2013).

Still looking for suggestions of other races - preferably trail, preferably on a Sunday (because of my parkrun committment on Saturdays) and if possible within a couple of hours from Beckenham, but I'll travel further for a good race, and I can do some Saturdays.

Any recommendations for Feb or March 2013? Could also do with something for mid to late Nov or during December, this year.

by 'eck, it's hilly wrote (see)

whipped cream?

whipped cream by eck can be arranged ....how much will we need?

loulabell wrote (see)

by 'eck, it's hilly wrote (see)

whipped cream?

whipped cream by eck can be arranged ....how much will we need?

Now that's a REALLY loaded question

Country to Capital 45 is early Jan. Can't remember if it is Sat or Sun race.

Didn't want to start a new topic but this is something leading on from what somebody said in another thread.

Doing an ultra in December. Whilst training I take on carbs but somebody made a valid point. Because I am slow as a week in jail I am probably not burning much carbs. It might be worth thinking about taking on board fat during my distance runs??  This some how makes sense. Can anybody elaborate on this and recommend foot that would do the job?

Many thanks

TheVicar - I eat a low carb, high fat diet. Just off for a run now but will be back on later. Definitely worth looking at.

When you got a moment WIB can you elaborate a bit

http://www.meandmydiabetes.com/2012/08/11/western-states-100-low-carber-wins-ultramarathon-steve-phinney-and-jeff-volek-study/

just read the above article. Its a bit wishy washy as he isn't willing to give away any secrets. How do you become a fat burner instead of a carb burner etc I can understand the science behind it all. I presume even when going slow over say 5-6 hours you will still need the carb intake? So you still need to stock up on carbs throughout the race so surely thats going to be your bodies fuel and not fat??

TV, i dont know if the same rule applies to all..id say my diet is pretty balanced but i try to eat a fair bit of protein for muscle repair. i do eat carbs though but id say i still burn off most things pretty fast. i can gurantee that over 5-6 hours of running  theres no way id get by with zero carbs.

basically if you lower the carbs in your diet  then your body begins to learn and adapt that it has to get energy from elsewhere, so it. uses the fat from your body or your diet. ketosis is the term used for this switch, and the body can get used to it pretty quickly, i think a lot of people though try it , feel weak, dizzy, tired(normal things to happen in the transition) and give up!! people i know that have stuck to it have said after a while they feel better for it and their energy levels in general are more even throughout the day etc.

sorry if i repeated anything you have read TV, i didnt read the linky thing you posted above