Wed, May-17-06, 20:54
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Senior Member
Posts: 141
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Plan: Atkins/Keto/Volek/Phinney
Stats: 153/144.6/125
BF:27.4%
Progress: 30%
Location: West Michigan
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# or % Carbs for Running?
Hi...long time since I posted on Lowcarber, but in the past few months I have changed up my exercise routine and feel I need to change my diet a bit, too.
For almost 3 years I have been an Atkins gal (started at 181#s)...got within a few pounds of my goal weight about a year ago (down to 124), then over the course of '05 creeped back up to 142. I am now back at 135 and have been running since early Spring. I completed the Couch-to-5k program a few weeks back and have been adding 10 minutes of running to my workouts/week.
Anyhow, my best friend ran in a 25k race (5/3 Riverbank Run in Grand Rapids, MI) this past weekend and I have been inspired to run this with her in 2007. I will also be running about a half-dozen 5-10k races over the course of the next 6 months or so (at least until we are blanketed in snow, then I will continue to train outdoors while roads are good and supplement with cross country skiing, too).
I have been increasing my carbs a bit in the past weeks and have found that my runs feel better--I'm not running any faster, but I can run longer and have more energy. I'm not sure if this is entirely a result of increased carbs or simply better fitness...probably a little of both.
So what I'm wondering is what portion of my diet carbs should constitute. I am currently running about 9 miles/week, but plan to start trying to run 4-5x/week--right now I am only running the 3 mornings that my son is in preschool. Is there any general rule of thumb I should be following to get enough carbs in my system to fuel my runs, but not make me carb-crazy and hungry (I'm 33 and hypoglycemic if that matters any)?
Thanks,
Kirsten
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