I’ve long considered my Sunday runs (26km usually) as a form of sped up intermittent fasting. There’s something fascinating about burning a day’s worth of calories in 2 hours.
Took a few years of practice to get my metabolism to the point where it can burn ~2000 calories in 2 hours and munge through enough food to feel fully operational the same day. I wonder if the overall effects are similar to intermittent fasting.
Anecdotally I’ve noticed that training for long distance running has made me a lot less sensitive to energy-from-food fluctuations. If you can run for 2+ hours while eating 100cal of running gels, what’s a little missed lunch while sitting at a desk?
Took a few years of practice to get my metabolism to the point where it can burn ~2000 calories in 2 hours and munge through enough food to feel fully operational the same day. I wonder if the overall effects are similar to intermittent fasting.
Anecdotally I’ve noticed that training for long distance running has made me a lot less sensitive to energy-from-food fluctuations. If you can run for 2+ hours while eating 100cal of running gels, what’s a little missed lunch while sitting at a desk?