Running for Your Life: Nutrition Notes

In summer, it’s about hydration. More water than colder months, yes, but I’m a big believer in fresh fruit, especially now. Coffee and a fruit feed, then a modest morning run.

Afternoon pasta with shrimp and vegetables (is my personal favorite), more water and, yeah, fruit. I favor bowls of food, carbo-load with an eye to how often (and hard) you are running.

In the evening, a light meal: stir fry, no red meat, beer or wine.

Sugar? Am lucky that I don’t have a sweet tooth, but frankly, I think that fact has more to do with my body’s evolution, how its needs determine how much, and what, I eat, drink, and more to the point, crave.

I don’t know if this approach to nutrition and exercise has anything to do with the fact that I do not suffer from any food allergies; feel bloated and thus get a lift out of gluten-free products.

Nevertheless, this practice has served me well, and I’ve been blessed by having the means to be able to follow this diet to the best of my ability.

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