Case information: Female marathon runner, height of 5\'5\", weight is 137 pounds
ID: 100144 • Letter: C
Question
Case information:Female marathon runner, height of 5'5", weight is 137 pounds (62 kg). She is training for her third marathon and looking to beat her PR pf 3:30 (needing and average 8 min. per mile pace).
Training: Runs 60-70 miles per week. RUns: Tue-Sun. Sunday is her long run day (15-20 mi) and Monday is her rest day. Her weight following long training run is 134 pounds.
Diet: Conusmes 19000 kcals/d, 1.6 g/kg/d protien, 235 g CHO with meals. One hour before her long run she consumes 2 cups of Gatorade thrist quencher and then consumes another 2 cups during her long run. After completion she does 20 min. of core worl then strethces for 15-20 minutes, during which she drinks 2 cups of water. She starts making her recovery meal at about 60 minutes after completing her long run.
Challenge: Her most recent Sunday run was 18 miles. Her times for this run was much slower (8.5 miles per minute) total tie was 2 hrs. and 33min. In addition though she takes MOnday off, over the last three weeks her training runs during the first part of the week have been feeling harder, resulting in the need to take and additional day off.
Use this info to answer the question: Question 9 2 pts Case #1 Which of the following is the most likely cause of her reported long run and during week training fatigue? O Dehydration Glycogen depletion O Underfueling during exercise. O Inadequate fat intake Inadequate pre-fueling before long runs Question 10 2.5 pts Case #1: Match the fueling and hydration opportunity with the best example fitting the athlete in case #1. acBook Pro
Explanation / Answer
Inadequate pre fueling before long runs. Just an enery drink isnt sufficient to survive long runs, you need a source of carbs atleast an hour before running like a banana or a fruit smoothy/ almonds etc.