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I Tried 100g of Carbs Per Hour. It Completely Changed My Running.

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What’s in this video?
00:00 What is High Carb?
04:42 Mark's Carb-Fuelled Workout
08:30 Dr Jamie's Interview
14:12 Final Takeaways

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20 Comments

@BrianWood777 9 months ago Pinned

Some people focus on carbon plates, some people focus on carbs on plates

@ACEMathsProApp 9 months ago

I do high carb fuelling even if I’m not running

@b-ridge1589 9 months ago

I am a new runner but the fact that I am being encouraged to eat carbs is proving this is the life for me 😂

@joshweedman1544 9 months ago (edited)

Mark seems just ‘nerdy’ enough about running that I would trust his drink mix! Let’s see it!

@AndrewHayton 9 months ago

Would definitely like to know the home made drink recipe and how to make it

@db50000 9 months ago (edited)

4:00 - so strange, I found a bag full of gels the exact same spot, I took it home. Strange coincidence 🤷

@paddingtonbear-uk4wh 9 months ago

I had a Christmas party last night including 2 pints of Guinness and a lot of food. Ran my 3rd fastest park run lol

@LashanR 9 months ago

Someone stealing your gels from a bush in Victoria Park is such a London thing to do 🙄😂

@ratbandit 9 months ago

Yeah we definitely need the home made drink recipe. I don't mind gels but it gets super expensive and I also hate all the trash it makes.

@abernardes2 9 months ago (edited)

Yes please! Would love to know your recipe for the carbs 😊

@tna-technutamateur8249 2 weeks ago

A notable part of the research supporting very high carbohydrate intake in endurance sports has direct industry ties. For example, studies using 120 g of carbs per hour have been funded by Science in Sport (SiS). SiS is not an independent academic research institute — it is a commercial sports-nutrition company that manufactures and sells gels, carbohydrate drinks and other fuelling products, while also running its own research and innovation programme and collaborating with university laboratories. In one recent study, SiS directly funded the research, while authors disclosed consultancy, honoraria or previous research funding from SiS, GSK/Lucozade and PepsiCo.

@danielmath1226 9 months ago

I remember when reaching my half marathon PB of 1:30, I was going for a sub 3h marathon in a couple months after, and I felt good and strong up until like 30 kms, then my legs just shut down and had to walk/jog the rest of the marathon. Overall I consumed 4 gels (30 g carbs each), which was a really low amount for that goal, and I also did not really consume any significant carbs during my training, only sipping isotonic drink during long runs. Since then, I started taking carbs more seriously, and I also started to heavily fuel during my threshold sessions and long runs, hoping to do the next marathon with 90g carb/hour.

@Steven-hq3go 6 months ago (edited)

You can save money on energy gels by buying from online discount stores that are past their best before date. Personally I'd just eat sweets.

You can create your own high carb energy bars with oats, golden syrup and dried fruit.

@DaveOwenEdinburgh 9 months ago

Mark's cautionary tale of the perils of bush-stashing fuel balances Andy's devil-may-care habit of casually secreting his carbon racers in the undergrowth while he goes off to warm up. It makes me nervious just thinking about it.

@DrMattPaed 9 months ago

I buy bulk packs of Natural Confectionery Company jelly sweets and use those. They're pretty close to the optimal glucose:fructose ratio but super cheap and actually enjoyable. 3-4 jellies every 15mins gives me 100-120g/hr.