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(may be) an interesting article on weight gain during marathon training

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  • #2
    PaulieC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,196 ✭✭✭PaulieC


    Very interesting article, thanks.


  • #3
    rom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,148 ✭✭✭rom


    I blame that I have beer in my marathon training plans.


  • #4
    BarryAlfaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 39 ✭BarryAlfaro


    Thumbs up.


  • #5
    Itziger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,047 ✭✭✭Itziger


    The Institute of Medicine recommends the average male take in 3.7 liters of fluid a day and women take in 2.7 liters of fluid a day. This is for the average male or female. Long distance runners will need to up these amounts based on their specific needs. You can use your urine color as a guide: your urine should be light yellow by lunch time and stay that way for the rest of the day.

    This is the bit that most does my head in. I'd say the most I take is 1.5 to 2 litres of water EVER. That would be after a long run and on a warm day. 3.7 WTF????? And that's for average men.

    My urine colour is light once I take a glass or so of water. Should I really try to drink that much water?? (I'd be in the loo most of the day too)


  • #6
    Blazer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,472 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    You also need to take in account food which has a percentage of water and drinks such as tea /coffee etc.. Most people when you take this into account reach the recommended liquid intake. Your urine colour is a good idea of whether you're getting enough liquid in.


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  • #7
    Itziger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,047 ✭✭✭Itziger


    Yeah, I know fruit and veg and so on count and I do take a good bit of veg at lunch almost everyday. A work colleague looked at my plate recently and said, 'lucky they don't charge ya by weight man'.


  • #8
    _Tombstone_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,006 ✭✭✭_Tombstone_


    No, You Do Not Have to Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day
    Many people believe that the source of this myth was a 1945 Food and Nutrition Board recommendation that said people need about 2.5 liters of water a day. But they ignored the sentence that followed closely behind. It read, “Most of this quantity is contained in prepared foods.”


  • #9
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,550 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    _Tombstone_ wrote: »
    No, You Do Not Have to Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day
    If you are one of the ..."healthy adults in a temperate climate who may indulge in mild exercise, such as walking." As a runner, there is a need to replace lost fluids, whether that's through foodstuffs, or water. Not necessarily defined by arbitrary rules, such as 8 glasses of water a day, but enough to avoid dehydration.


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