Run Fast(Ed)

IT’S FINALLY POSSIBLE TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF LOW-CARB WORKOUTS WITHOUT FEELING LIKE TOTAL GARBAGE.

- Alex Hutchinson

TO EAT, OR NOT TO EAT? For runners heading out early in the a.m., that really is the question. And for the last few years, the answer has often been ‘don’t’. Forgoing food is a form of depleted training, and a tactic pro runners have been using for years to enhance their performance.

The idea is simple: Start a run in a fasted or low-carb state. This way your muscles are already low on the crucial carbohydrate stores that supply energy, which forces your body to store more carbs in preparation for another run, and in turn, get better at burning fat.