The New Rules of Marathon and Half-Marathon Nutrition: A Cutting-Edge Plan to Fuel Your Body Beyond "The Wall"

by Matt Fitzgerald Narrated by Gregory Abbey

Overview

From basic tenets of training to nutrition guidelines, this is the first resource for runners to fully integrate nutrition with training for a complete and systematic pre-race plan. “A must for marathoners”(Library Journal).
Every year, roughly 2 million people participate in marathons and half marathons in the United States, and, no matter what level they are, every one of these runners has likely hit “The Wall,” running out of muscle fuel in the final miles and slowing down precipitously. This setback and
other common running disappointments are nutritional (or metabolic) in nature. In The New Rules, renowned fitness journalist and training coach Matt Fitzgerald cuts through the myths, distilling the most up-to-date science to help runners overcome the universally experienced nutritional
barriers that prevent success in the marathon and half marathon.
Fitzgerald's powerful and easy-to-use tools will enable runners of all levels to attain their ideal racing weight, calculate their precise daily energy needs, and formulate a custom nutrition plan.
This audiobook contains a supplemental PDF.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Library Journal, March 2013
"Extremely well done . . . A must for marathoners!"

Portland Book Review, 4/21/13
"You will gain valuable information and insight about how to fuel your body from this book."

San Francisco / Sacramento Book Review (website), 5/9/13
"Written in a friendly and approachable manner and colored with many anecdotal stories from elite running history, this book is an easy and informative read that can help propel your runs to the next level."

WomanAroundTown.com, 9/7/13
"Fitzgerald gives sound advice to conquer the obstacle that blocks many runners from finishing their race . . . If you know a marathoner, you'll make a fast—very fast—friend by gifting this book."

RunnersWorld.com, 12/17/2013
"[Fitzgerald's] perspective on hotly contested topics in sports science is always well-informed, practical, and leavened with enough skepticism to avoid jumping on and off every passing bandwagon . . . He's entirely reasonable in differentiating between proven 'you must do this' tactics, and more speculative 'experiment with this if you're interested' tactics . . . A nice intro to endurance nutrition."

Library Journal

Marathoners are all familiar with "the wall," the point in a race when the body runs out of glycogen and glucose. Sports nutritionist Fitzgerald (Iron War: Dave Scott, Mark Allen, and the Greatest Race Ever Run) argues that runners can't reprogram their bodies to use these carbohydrates differently, but they can alter their prerace nutrition to optimize their bodies' use of them. Studies of Kenya's champion runners show that the traditional Kenyan diet is more than 76 percent carbohydrates, while Americans consume only 50 percent. Most runners are familiar with the idea of carboloading, but Fitzgerald redefines and quantifies the concept. Donuts won't do it! This comprehensive plan considers all aspects of training and all types of food. Devising an individual plan is made easier by tables outlining specific training goals. For example, a runner weighing 120 pounds and training 40 minutes per day requires 163 to 218 grams of carbohydrates. Sample menus and recipes are included. VERDICT Extremely well done, though it will appeal to a limited audience. A must for marathoners!—Susan B. Hagloch, formerly with Tuscarawas Cty P.L., New Philadelphia, Ohio

Product Details

BN ID:	2940178336113
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	06/27/2023
Edition description:	Unabridged

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