Comments on: How to carb load for a marathon (or any long distance race) https://greenletes.com/how-to-carb-load/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:52:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Natalie Rizzo, MS, RD https://greenletes.com/how-to-carb-load/#comment-28097 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:50:34 +0000 https://greenletes.com/?p=16547#comment-28097 In reply to Ann.

That is a GREAT question! You can increase your carbs even more in the 3-7 days leading up to a marathon. Aim for 80-90% carbs, if possible. It’s difficult to do, so try adding in carbs in beverage form, like juice, sports drink, coconut water, etc. And you can also add a little bit of extra sugar to your meals, like honey or maple syrup.

]]> By: Ann https://greenletes.com/how-to-carb-load/#comment-28012 Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:23:55 +0000 https://greenletes.com/?p=16547#comment-28012 As a vegan, my diet consists of approximately 70% of carbohydrates. At my last marathon I felt as though my carb loading wasn’t very effective.
How do you carb load prior to a marathon if your diet already consists of so many carbs?

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