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Losing weight during Tapering Period?

  • 07-03-2017 6:44pm
    #1
    pipelaser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 581 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys,

    I'm currently training for the London marathon in the 23 of April.
    Training is going well and I'm into my +20 mile runs until the end of March and will then taper.

    I ate very healthily pre training for runs and during my shorter (less than 15 mile runs).
    Mostly lived off salads and watched the sweet stuff except on weekends. I was around 11St 2lbs on average.

    Now I'm Carb loading before long runs and although I'm achieving the distances(just about!) my weight has shot up! I'm 11St 9lbs today, and about to go out and run 20miles, in which I'll drop about 4 lbs.

    But I'm concerned about the weight gain, it will affect my speed I'm sure of it, and I'm really aiming to beat a time I set in my only other Marathon years ago.

    I was wondering what people thought about losing body fat in the tapering period and then just loading up for three day before the race. Will it mess me up if I try to lose over 2lbs a week?

    Otherwise, I could be up to 10lbs over my normal weight by the time I make the start line!

    I'm 5' 9" and 35 years old if that helps!


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


    I have found that tracking my diet on myfitnesspal is a handy way of analysing what's going into the system. When you are doing a lot of long distance running, it's easy to lose track of just how much you may be compensating and it is very easy to confuse hunger with dehydration.

    You don't really need to carb load for your long runs. As long as you are suitably fed, you should be fine. Same goes for the race. The fact that you will be running less in the last three days before the race means that you will be storing more glycogen. So you don't need to eat more in the build up to the race - just continue to eat the right foods. Also don't worry unduly about the weight. Ups and downs ate pretty typical (it's never very linear). Weight will not be a hugely significant factor for your second marathon - the training and consistency will be much more important. What is your target?


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