Marathon fuelling in the 70s

To finish a marathon. Yes. To run at peak performance and to improve that performance, this is unbelievably false, and a sad attempt at trolling.

hahaa you outdated. wrote:

CrockOfUKnowWhat wrote:

The idea that food is needed to get through a marathon is another piece of advertising disguised as "science" that's been drilled into you by the sports nutrition industry. Like the false premise of a "30 minute anabolic window," it's just another way of getting people to part with their money for products they don't really need.

Meanwhile World Records are being broken cause of maximizing carbohydrate intake. Paula Radcliffe had it figured out 15+ years ago. Now the Africans are catching on, at least the men are.

The literature is very clear on this, and I’m glad someone else brought it up. Many studies consistently demonstrate around an 8% performance benefit over placebo (water). I would not call this a ‘piece of advertising’. Get your facts straight before you post BS.

hahaa you outdated. wrote:

Meanwhile World Records are being broken cause of maximizing carbohydrate intake. Paula Radcliffe had it figured out 15+ years ago. Now the Africans are catching on, at least the men are.

I think Radcliffe used something a little bit stronger than carbos to set her world record.

When I started running ultras in 1978 I drank de-fizzed 7-Up and sucked on lifesavers.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

I worked full time still running upwards of 150 miles a week. Ran twice a day Monday thru Saturday and once on Sunday.

What was your PB in the thon back in the day? Got any old photos of you race ready at the startline?

Back in the good ole days wrote:

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

I worked full time still running upwards of 150 miles a week. Ran twice a day Monday thru Saturday and once on Sunday.

What was your PB in the thon back in the day? Got any old photos of you race ready at the startline?

Under 2:20:00.

HRE wrote:

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Can you imagine the logistics to run Boston today? Seems not worth the effort.

Agree. Orville Atkins once told me that there is no way he could run Boston today because of the size. I suppose I can see why someone would run it just for the sake of its history. My oldest son ran it two years ago and flamed out He is running it again this year hoping to redeem himself. I do not envy him.

Orville and I traveled to Boston together the only time I ran. So it was pretty easy. We even drove the course the day before.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

HRE wrote:

Agree. Orville Atkins once told me that there is no way he could run Boston today because of the size. I suppose I can see why someone would run it just for the sake of its history. My oldest son ran it two years ago and flamed out He is running it again this year hoping to redeem himself. I do not envy him.

Orville and I traveled to Boston together the only time I ran. So it was pretty easy. We even drove the course the day before.

Too bad Orville is gone. What was the biggest field, in terms of numbers, that you can recall racing in?

HRE wrote:

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Orville and I traveled to Boston together the only time I ran. So it was pretty easy. We even drove the course the day before.

Too bad Orville is gone. What was the biggest field, in terms of numbers, that you can recall racing in?

That year I ran at Boston I think, around 1,500. I ran Tuscon and Twin Cities as a master, about the same. Most of the others, perhaps eight under 1,000.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

HRE wrote:

Too bad Orville is gone. What was the biggest field, in terms of numbers, that you can recall racing in?

That year I ran at Boston I think, around 1,500. I ran Tuscon and Twin Cities as a master, about the same. Most of the others, perhaps eight under 1,000.

Any bandits back in the day?

Bandits? Absolutely.

Back in the good ole days wrote:

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

That year I ran at Boston I think, around 1,500. I ran Tuscon and Twin Cities as a master, about the same. Most of the others, perhaps eight under 1,000.

Any bandits back in the day?

I am sure there were, but everything was more relaxed but still well organized. Entry fees were reasonable. Gosh, and we raced often, maybe 16-24 times a year was common. Not all marathons of course.