Table 1. Mean macronutrient and fluid intake during 26 marathons and pre-event ‘target values’.
|
Target Values |
Mean (Range) Intake |
Mean Relative Intake* |
| Pre Marathon CHO intake (g) |
1-4 g/kg/BM 1 |
155.17 (144.52-156.9) |
2.6 g/kg/BM |
| Pre Marathon Fluid intake (ml) |
5-7 ml/kg/BM 1 |
500.00 (500.00-500.00) |
8.3 ml/kg/BM |
| During Marathon CHO intake (g/hr) |
30-60 g/hr 1 |
38.87 (20.73-65.26) |
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| During Marathon Fluid intake (ml) |
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2390.35 (1984-3193) |
39.5 ml/kg/BM |
| Post Marathon CHO intake (g) |
1.0-1.5 g/kg/BM within 30 minutes 1 |
76.34 (30.00-154.6) |
1.3 g/kg/BM |
| Total Daily CHO Intake (g) |
6-10 g/kg/BM/d 1 |
595.11 (439.15-712.97) |
9.8 g/kg/BM |
| Total Daily Protein Intake (g) |
1.2-1.4 g/kg/BM/d 1 |
171.02 (143.1-200.81) |
2.8 g/kg/BM |
| Total Daily Fat Intake (g) |
>1g/kg/BM/d 2 |
81.97 (42.76-123) |
1.35 g/kg/BM |
2 Guidelines extracted from 'Rosenbloom (2012)'.* Relative values based upon Day 1 body mass (60.5 kg).
1 Guidelines extracted from ‘Rodriguez et al., (2009)’.
