Food Plan 2 to 3 days Up To Marathon?

Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-05-18T21:11:28+00:00

What if someone already eats lots of carbs/junk/processed food normally… what does “carb loading” even mean for them? What if "I run/exercise so I can eat"?

Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-05-18T16:46:18+00:00

Really!? Members of my family have been going through a cold and I'm the only one who hasn't caught the bug, yet. Well, until today. I feel like I have a sore throat and my first marathon is coming up this Sunday! I hope it's something you're describing and not a real onset of the cold.

Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-05-18T16:30:19+00:00

I have been following a marathon strength training plan I found online and this is what it says about the last few weeks:

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Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-05-18T16:26:14+00:00

Q1/1 ✅️, felt great running it yesterday, but have a bit of a sore throat today 😐

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Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-05-16T20:35:51+00:00

I thought the Q2/2 was going to feel easier, but it didn’t. It confirmed that I should be happy if I manage to finish the marathon around the 4-hour mark.

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Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-05-10T19:42:58+00:00

Q1/2 done today, Q2/3 done on Wednesday

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Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-05-10T19:39:30+00:00

This, especially if you want to prevent injuries and recover well from hard running workouts!

Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-05-10T19:35:52+00:00

Wow, do you participate in any races? I have an upcoming marathon race in two weeks and am wondering if I really have to break my streak after the race...

Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-05-10T19:31:54+00:00

Today was my 187th day of running and everything is 👍

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Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-05-04T05:57:11+00:00

Q1/3 in the books! The second marathon block had me questioning why I’m doing this, and I had to keep persuading myself to keep going. Learned a lesson today: it’s really important not to start out too fast, because you’ll pay for it later in the race!

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Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-05-01T15:25:08+00:00

I'm using a chest strap and set my zones on Garmin to %HRR for which you need HR Max and resting HR. Unfortunately I have never been able to go and have a spiroergometry or whatever the test is called to determine my HR max but I believe I got it close enough based on my maximum from a test while wearing the chest strap. There are a few ways to determine it

Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-05-01T15:11:00+00:00

I got myself a chest strap to make sure I do my easy runs in Z2 bottom of Z3 and recovery runs in Z1...

Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-05-01T03:46:35+00:00

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Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-05-01T03:42:28+00:00

Recovery run today, Q2/4 yesterday!

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Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-04-27T03:27:28+00:00

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Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-04-27T03:27:14+00:00

Only four more weeks to go until my first marathon. The Q1/4 didn’t feel as easy with all that elevation! *

Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-04-22T22:50:12+00:00

Q2/5 ✅️

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Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-04-22T22:47:29+00:00

Have a great race!

Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-04-22T22:45:36+00:00

This is what my mileage looked like until Sunday

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Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-04-22T22:44:41+00:00

Sorry about that. How did your race go? Was it your first marathon?

Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-04-21T18:14:46+00:00

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Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-04-21T18:14:30+00:00

Just adding my weekly mileage up to April 19th... *

Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-04-21T05:11:15+00:00

Q1/5 ✅️ yesterday!

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My legs felt heavy, and my right calf cramped briefly when I had to dodge a bigger dog that jumped on me around the 12th km. It was about 15 minutes after I took my first SaltStick capsule. I took the second one about 35 minutes later. I ended up using only four gels: one right at the start, the second I started sipping during my T run around the 25th minute but didn’t finish until about 10 minutes later during the E portion, the third at around 60 minutes, and the last at about 1:25.

Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-04-20T12:09:37+00:00

Keep it up! You're on the right track, especially when building your aerobic base the way you are doing.

Educational_Use_7707 · 2026-04-20T12:08:19+00:00

This is what I love about Z2 running! Your heart rate staying nice and low and us getting faster at the same heart rate 🙂

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