Podcast #47 | Fuel Your Run! Running Nutrition with Kristy Baumann (@marathon.nutritionist)
Kristy Baumann is a Registered Dietitian who helps runners learn how to fuel properly to support their training and have a healthy relationship with food.
For years, she thought she was fueling well as a runner. But, found herself feeling sluggish on runs, having headaches and nausea after long runs, and experienced stomach issues and muscle cramps on race day.
She was focused on becoming “fat adapted”, always trying to manage her weight to run faster, and followed food rules. Food was constantly on her mind and she had a big sweet tooth. These were all signs of underfueling that resulted in recurring injuries and a poor relationship with food. It wasn’t until she began to change her mindset around food, understand the science of nutrition and how the body works that she was able to learn to fuel properly, feel more energized and improve her running.
Now, she is on a mission to spread the message that restricting food and following fad diets is not the answer. Having a positive relationship with food is the foundation of fueling well as a runner. You can follow her on IG @marathon.nutritionist.
In this episode, we discuss the importance of developing a positive relationship around food while marathon training and get answers to specific nutrition and diet questions from The Knighton Lions.
Questions Kristy answers in this episode include:
1. I struggle a lot with lack of appetite with the more I run instead of being more hungry. Is that normal? How can I fuel properly or what strategies can she offer when dealing with poor appetite as it continues to decrease with training?
2. What does carbo loading look like leading up to race day? I’ve read many things from 1-3 grams of carbs per body weight, etc. I’ve seen articles suggest carbo loading 7 days out from race day and I’ve seen some YouTube clips from runners that carbo load 3 days out. I’m really interested in that approach.
3. Kristy’s take on intermittent fasting while marathon training.
4. About Marathon fueling while being a Type II diabetic – most of my research leads me to conflicting answers – what’s her view and any specific brand/type of fuel Kristy recommends?
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To go deeper on running nutrition…
Check out Kristy Baumann’s Fuel Your Run Nutrition Course
Kristy’s Fuel Your Run Nutrition Course is for you if you…
- Feel confused about what, when, & how much to eat before, during, & after a run
- Are training for an upcoming race: 5k, 10k, half or full marathon
- Find yourself struggling to recover or want to avoid raiding the pantry after long runs
- Are experiencing stomach/digestive problems on the run and want to prevent them
- Want to avoid ‘hitting the wall’ on race day and set a new PR
- Are ready to create a personal fueling & hydration plan
- Want to prevent injuries and be a lifelong healthy runner
- Inside Fuel Your Run you’ll get access to:
- The course material and all updates made in the future.
- Kristy’s Fuel Your Run Facebook community, where you can ask Kristy questions at any time and learn from other runners in the community.
- The course also includes exclusive discount codes on sports nutrition products! Free UCAN sample products (just pay for shipping) and up to $80 for TheFeed.com ($20 off every quarter).
Click Here to check out the Fuel Your Run Nutrition Course
Note from Coach Chris… I’ve personally taken Kristy’s course and absolutely loved it. I’m excited to promote the Fuel Your Run Nutrition Course. It is the best resource I’ve found to fully understand running nutrition and gain the confidence you need to fuel well throughout your run training. The links to the course above are affiliate links and a may earn a commission from Kristy for recommending this course to you.
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