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Re:Sawe becomes first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon... by fc417fc802 on Sunday April 26, 2026 @06:44PM (#47915553)
Calories do matter (obviously, as energy intake is the entire point) but as you note the specific form that the fuel takes matters. However "carbs" is a catch all that includes plenty of things that (I assume) would be of similarly minimal use in this scenario. The calories need to take a very specific chemical form for this to work.
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Re:Sawe becomes first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon... by mathgeek on Sunday April 26, 2026 @07:56PM (#47916159)
The wording is certainly confusing here, but yes the calories don’t matter as much as the form. Eating protein and fats simply give you minimal useful calories during the race. Even most carbs won’t be useful if they are more complex.
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