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Runners Diet - Choices to Keep You Running

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Choosing the ideal runners diet to fuel our muscles and keep us running isn't always easy. It's gotta be tasty, enjoyable, convenient and healthy. Many times it has to fit around others, our family and friends.

Have a coffee with other women runners and you'll soon find the conversation turns to food. We discuss what to eat and when to eat. Are we eating enough or too much? We debate how to improve our running while keeping a trim body to look good.

Here you'll find information to make your runners diet choices quickly and simply. Let's enjoy our food and our running.

Our Contributor: Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD is an internationally known sports nutritionist and author. Her Sports Nutrition Guidebook (2008), Food Guides for New Runners,and Food Guide for Marathoners are available at her website www.nancyclarkrd.com.

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Breakfast is for Champions
Carbohydrates
Carbo Loading
Carbs to Go
Holiday Recipes
How to Gain Weight
Hydration
Lose Weight
Nuts, Stock Up Your Pantry
Pre-Competition Meal
Recovery Foods
Running to Lose Weight
Top Sports Foods

Breakfast is for Champions

Kick start your training day with these breakfast suggestions. These easy meals will give you the get-up-and-go to run, race and work.

Carbohydrates

Here's a selection of carbohydrates to include in your running diet. Take the guess work out of shopping with these ideas.

Carbo Loading

If you're running a half marathon, marathon or ultra event try these tips for carbo loading.

Carbs to Go

Use these pointers to avoid high fat foods when traveling. These carbs to go will help you make good choices so you'll eat healthy and run well.

Holiday Recipes

Try these holiday recipes of yummy sports foods for the special runner in your life. Gifts that money can’t buy are often the nicest: breakfast in bed, a special dessert, a nice dinner, and a sweet treat.

How to Gain Weight Healthfully

As a runner if you're too thin you're at risk of injury and illness. Here are some easy ways to boost your calories and gain weight.

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Hydration

Discover why hydration is essential for running. We discuss how to increase your fluids and whether to choose water over sports drinks.

Lose Weight and Maintain Energy

Many women run to lose weight. Try these twelve steps for successful weight loss while maintaining good food choices.

Nuts, Stock Up Your Pantry

Hey, runners “go nuts” and add some nuts to your shopping list. They'll fill you up and are packed with loads of nutrients. Read Nancy Clark's article to learn more.

Pre-Competition Meal

Try these meals to bump up your energy before you train or race. Learn how to choose the right foods to increase your stamina without upsetting your stomach.

Recovery Foods

These simple suggestions will help you refuel after hard training or races. Select these recovery foods to repair your body and get ready for your next run.

Running to Lose Weight

Running to lose weight is a smart move. Running burns more calories a minute than walking, swimming and biking. The math is pretty simple, the more calories you burn and the less you consume equals weight loss. Of course if it were that easy we wouldn’t have a billion dollar diet industry. Here are some tips for running to lose weight.

Top Sports Foods

Shop easily for food to help you maintain a healthy runners diet. Keep your pantry and refrigerator stocked with these top sports foods to stay healthy and run well.

Although vitamins and minerals are absorbed better by eating food supplementing your diet with a multi-vitamin may be useful. As a woman runner taking a simple iron supplement may help protect you from becoming anemic.

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