Eat like a pro: Learn what the marathon fueling plan of registered dietitian and paralympian Susannah Scaroni looks like.
went to grad school to become a registered dietitian, her daily meals began to change. In particular, as she read more about the research behind endurance sports nutrition, the wheelchair athlete started to eat a lot more carbs. And she quickly noticed a difference in her performance:"
Those"changes" include major victories: Gold in the 5000 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and first-place finishes at the Chicago, New York City, Boston, and Grandma's marathons.Because wheelchair racing involves less impact than running, Scaroni says the training involves high intensity and high volume the majority of the time, which means she pretty much always follows a high-carb diet. So she only really starts to zero in on race-specific nutrition the day before.
Although her pre-race dinner is typically provided by race organizers, she likes to follow a bit of a formula. just the position that athletes take inside their sports wheelchairs can interfere with the gastric system. Also, she points out:"Our hands are in gloves, so just the act of eating needs to be done a little bit more thoughtfully."with 60 grams of carbs from her Skratch Labs hydration mix, then drinking it through a straw .There's a classic saying in running: Don't try anything new on race day. And that applies to your marathon fueling plan, too.
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