Jamie is a 25-year old man training for an ultra-marathon race of 50 miles. He i

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Jamie is a 25-year old man training for an ultra-marathon race of 50 miles. He is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and currently weighs 170 lb. On his long runs of more than 3 hours, he has been drinking water, approximately 30 oz, and consuming one GU (an energy supplement containing 100 Kcal from simple sugar) at the 2-hour mark. Jamie is coming to you for advice because he is becoming increasingly weak and nauseated toward the end of his runs. He reports feeling light-headed and irritable on his long training days. Jamie states that he is eating an egg salad sandwich with two hard-boiled eggs mixed with 3 Tbsp of mayonnaise on whole wheat bread about 20 minutes before his run.

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What source of fuel is Jamie predominately using in this type of exercise?

How much fluid should Jamie be consuming during a 3-hour run?

Based on his weight, how many calories and grams of carbohydrate should he consume during his run?

On what time schedule would you recommend he consume his fluid and carbohydrate?

What would you recommend regarding his pre-exercise meal?

Explanation / Answer

Ans- He is taking all type of nutrients like protein and fat from egg, carbohydrate from bread, fats from mayonnaise. Ans- He should consume at least 2.5 to 3 Lts. And that fluid should contain electrolytes along with glucose. Ans- He should consume carbohydrates before the work out and fluid during the work out.

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