Eat and Run - A Review of an Ultra Endurance Program


메이저사이트: Myuntriconious Journey to Ultimate Ultra-Diet and Ultimate Racing victory is a new autobiography by the world-famous ultramarathoner Scott Jurek and world-record holder Steve Weber. It was recently published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in June of 2021. I've read it three times now and can't stop myself from smiling and thinking "this is great!" After all, this is the result of many years of hard work, training, and dedication to one's athletic career and overall health and well-being. I like how the authors address the importance of nutrition and healthy eating while still providing tips and advice for effective running.

Eat and run is a simple guide that provides comprehensive guidelines for optimal performance and anabolic conditioning for ultramarathons. The book also addresses nutrition and hydration for runners. They provide practical advice for eating after your ultramarathons and suggestions for pre-run nutrition and hydration. Nutrition and hydration are essential components of an ultra-endurance program.

During my 10+ year career as a professional distance runner, I've struggled with various injuries and pulled muscles resulting from running on hard surfaces and long distance. Running on pavement caused my hips and knees to stiffen and ache while running on concrete and asphalt made my shins sore and my knees bleed. I ran into the ground at my shin breaking my heel in two places and twisted my ankle multiple times. Runners with serious injuries run slower, experience more pain, and cannot fully complete a marathon.

I did not begin jogging until my senior year in college when I was diagnosed with osteoporosis and started thinking about how I could get back into shape for a marathon. I ran a mile each day as a couch potato for about a month to start building stamina and toning my calves but did not compete during that time. Then I began playing football and basketball and discovered distance running. After that first experience of long distance running, I entered a half-marathon in the spring of 2021 and completed it easily.

After finishing that marathon in March, I wanted to find out what I could do to prepare myself for another marathon. My doctor gave me some suggestions including consuming more protein and calcium. I also loaded up on carbohydrates and calories. That did not help much. I needed to learn how to eat and run for ultra endurance.

I started jogging with a buddy in our local park one Saturday morning and soon started to enjoy the outdoors and run regularly. I didn't know what I would run or what I would eat after I finished a long race. I didn't even know whether I was going to win or even finish the race.

In two months, I went from a couch potato to an ultra athlete who could finish a marathon and a half-marathon within a week. But that wasn't enough; I was determined to go from a couch potato to a death valley ultra marathoner. I started training by running five miles on the flat daily and two miles on the hills. I did not think I could complete the full Death Valley ultra course, but I kept at it and finished a few other ultras in the process. I decided that if I kept going, I could finish the whole thing in one go. So, with a month to spare, I bought the books, trained in California under the guidance of a friend and ran the half-marathon in January.

In April, I ran my first marathon and finished in one of the top three categories out of all the entrants. It has been over a year since I last ran a marathon, but I am getting better. I now run every single day and try to complete the Death Valley ultra endurance course in one go. To this day, I'm just happy that I started doing something about my weight in the early stages. If I don't do anything about it, my bad cholesterol will keep rising and I'll end up with type 2 diabetes, which is not a good thing when you are trying to loose weight.