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Runner’s gut: why some marathon runners find themselves sprinting to the toilet instead of the finish line (theconversation.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Does running in a fasted state have the same gut issues?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Good question. I suspect the answer is that being fasted would help with some of the issues, but possibly not others.

But if we're talking about marathons, going without fuel is gonna create way more other problems (namely: hitting the wall), so it's probably not advisable.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

There is a guy who ran 5 marathons in 5 days totally fasted, just to prove it could be done.

https://ketomarathons.com/