is my diet affect my training?

My guess is that you need more carbs. Try adding some in and see if it makes a difference.

And how can you afford to eat that much salmon?

Oh i should probably include some stats, females 22 years old, PRs: (not at this fitness right now)

2 miles 10:41, 3k: 9:49 10k: 36:15

i get it cheap for about 8$ a pound...maybe its really low quality but it tastes pretty good...do fruits before/after running help with energy for the run and for recovery?

want2befaster wrote:

i get it cheap for about 8$ a pound...maybe its really low quality but it tastes pretty good...do fruits before/after running help with energy for the run and for recovery?

It depends. Try a post-run banana. You might also try adding in some beans to your diet; I favor black beans and chickpeas. For example, try salmon, plus black beans and some greens.

As I said, my guess is that you need more carbs. Try some small changes, as above, and see what effects they have on your running and your weight.

Come on man it's 2015. Get yourself a good doctor and light that track on fire!

Also, eat your greens so you don't get cancer when you're 70.

You need to eat more varied sources of protein and fat. Try nuts, cheese, eggs, yogurt, legumes. Stop being so obsessive about your diet. I try to eat a protein, veggie, fruit and carb with every meal- including breakfast. I try not to eat the same thing twice in one day and the more color- fresh fruit/veggies- the better.

2/10 but I'll bite

Yes, your diet is affecting your training because you are not eating enough. You need to fuel yourself to be able to do the work that will get you fit.

Being paranoid about "processed carbs" and "farmed fish" is fodder for tinfoil hat nutritionism. Don't run fasted, except occasionally (ONLY if for training purposes as advised by a coach - probably not unless you're a marathoner).

Chill out, eat a burger (seriously):

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24620037

here we go again wrote:

2/10 but I'll bite

Touché

but eating a normal amount of calories will put me on the heavier side and it just is harder to run faster times. I already have cellulite, etc and i eat a very clean diet (other than the farmed fish). its just annoying that other girls can eat so much more and stay so lean, yet i have to focus so much on what i consume and limit it all the time. So what you guys are suggesting is to eat more meat, fruits, veggies, etc? I will try that and hope that it helps with performance and not hinder it w/ extra weight...i'm all for healthy eating but i want to be faster more so i'm willing to eat a bit less if thats what it takes

Estrogen = cellulite

The two go hand in hand

It isn't the farmed salmon, it's probably more like a lack of variety. Like someone else said, try some other meats: beef and chicken. Eating 1-2lbs of salmon a day seems a bit obsessive. Try to keep a balance and also have fun with your friends. Maybe consider taking a good multivitamin/mineral. Do you know how much iron you consume?

Eating the same thing every single day isn't a good idea, you need variety. Also as a distance runner you need carbs and fat.

Believe it or not, I had a very similar issue. I had been under fueling myself for an extended period of time and wondering why I wasn't able to run any faster. I listened to my coach and started eating more calories and splurging on high cal foods every now and then; my weight has stayed exactly the same but my running improved so much! And I'm much happier not worrying about what I eat every second, I just try to eat healthy most of the time and let my body tell me how much it needs.

Eat some peanut butter, try a dab of Nutella on whole wheat toast; have a turkey burger with avocado, baked sweet potato fries; go out for froyo with friends... It's tough to trust your metabolism but it's necessary to return to competition at the level you want to be. You don't have to eat all "unhealthy" foods! (Although there are no bad foods, as everything should be consumed in moderation) Feel free to eat lots of fruits/veggies/nuts/salmon/tuna/chicken/whole grains/dairy ect! Just make sure you are eating enough to fuel your training and daily activities :)

I think if you just add pizza on a regular basis your good.

You train in order to get FASTER. You eat in order to train.

You need more variety of BOTH.

Read Summer of Malmo

http://www.bunnhill.com/BobHodge/rtp3.htm

Just running 7:XX miles won't cut it. The SAME is true with eating. You can't just eat the same food every day. Salmon may be the best single food in the world but your diet has to include many different great foods, think of 50 to eat each week rather than 5.

want2befaster wrote:

but eating a normal amount of calories will put me on the heavier side and it just is harder to run faster times. I already have cellulite, etc and i eat a very clean diet (other than the farmed fish). its just annoying that other girls can eat so much more and stay so lean, yet i have to focus so much on what i consume and limit it all the time. So what you guys are suggesting is to eat more meat, fruits, veggies, etc? I will try that and hope that it helps with performance and not hinder it w/ extra weight...i'm all for healthy eating but i want to be faster more so i'm willing to eat a bit less if thats what it takes

Do you do any strength training? Getting stronger is an alternative to getting skinnier that you should consider.

Hey guys, thanks for all the advice. I really appreciate it. I already started eating different foods (tuna, chicken, fruit) and will have sushi tonight and splurge a little. I can't really live my life restricting all the time and although i love running so much, it now seems just a way for me to stop gaining weight and it wasn't even doing that! i'm just gonna branch out more and trust my metabolism (like you suggested) . I did start lifting two weeks ago and do corework almost everyday. Also, Would it be a bad idea to take a natural thyroid supplement? I know my iron is okay and my TSH was 1.6

Also I read about summer of malmo but our coach isn't us having do any workouts yet. Should i just still do it? I've been doing runs and most haven't been that easy, I pick up the pace gradually and some runs I pick it up on the hills. I probably run around 60 miles a week right now. so should i just add it a tempo and some intervals during the week ? I wonder if other college athletes are doing summer of malmo instead of what their coach is prescribing...