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Re:Running as a Thinking Person’s Sport by tempestn on Thursday December 15, 2016 @03:37AM (#13183277)
And that doesn't even take into account the increased metabolism after the run is finished, nor the increased resting burn rate (over time) due to increased muscle mass.
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Re:Running as a Thinking Person’s Sport by dajohnson89 on Thursday December 15, 2016 @10:32AM (#13185223)
Very true. Again this is anecdata, but when I ran my metabolism was insanely high. Runners are notorious for basically being pigs.

One of the marathons I ran had a "carbo-loading" event. Basically huge vats of spaghetti were cooked, and runners would absolutely gorge. It's totally unnecessary, IMHO. It's good to eat enough and cleanly before a big run, but stuffing yourself just weighs you down. And come mile 20 or so, you're not going to be worried about how much energy you have to burn, but rather how much everything hurts.

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