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Marathon Running Recovery Drinks : Drink After Race

Constantine Njeru — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:58:50 +0000

After a run it is recommended to drink a recovery drink to replenish lost energy, fluid and electrolytes.

Water as running Recovery drink

The cheapest and most popular recovery drink is good old water. Water helps in restoring lost water through sweating and cooling down the body. Drinking water also helps in preparing the stomach for proper food digestion. Experts tend to agree that rehydrating with water until urine is pale yellow is the way to go.

Sports Energy Drinks

Drinkigng a sports energy drink with a mix of carbs, protein and sodium within an hour of finishing the race is crucial.

Carbohydrate Milk Drink

The chocolate milk has the magic 4:1 carbohydrate to protein ratio, is cheap and tastes good.

Whatever you choose, drink what you enjoy

Benefit Of Eating Chocolate : Black Vs White Chocolate

Constantine Njeru — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:25:41 +0000

Researchers have proven black Chocolate is good for your health. Although white chocolate is not rated highly, I tend to believe white chocolate is also good for runners.

Black / Dark chocolate has 80 calories per serving whereas white chocolate has 916 calories per serving.

Chocolate as a recovery food.

I choose to eat a chocolate as my recovery food after my running work outs. Those 916 calories help to restore the spent calories.

The sugars found in chocolate are simple sugars the same that you find in a Soda. Eating a chocolate after my running exercise help me get a quick fix.

To get proper nutrition I later eat complex carbohydrates such as sweet potatoes and avacados.

A chocolate cannot be considered a proper food but it can be useful as a quick fix immediately after a marathon.