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Eating practices of the best endurance athletes in the world
Those "best endurance athletes" are clearly the Kenyan runners.
The average age of the Kenyans was 21, and mean height was 1.75 meters (~5' 9")
As you might expect, the Kenyans were lean, with body weight averaging ~58.6 kilograms (129 pounds) and body fat ranging from about six to 10 percent.
Kenyan runners tend to eat a limited variety of foods, and that was certainly the case with these elite athletes. Most of their nutrients came from vegetable sources, and the "staple" edibles were bread, boiled rice, poached potatoes, boiled porridge, cabbage, kidney beans and ugali (a well-cooked, corn-meal paste that's molded into balls and dipped into other foods for flavoring).
Meat (primarily beef) was eaten just four times a week in fairly small amounts (about 100 grams -- 3.5 ounces a day). A fair amount of tea with milk and Sugar was imbibed on a daily basis (more on this in a moment).
the Kenyan runners were not taking supplements of any kind.
76.5 percent of daily calories coming from carbs.
About 13.4 percent of daily calories came from fat
Protein intake amounted to 10.1 percent of all calories
There were some surprises in the dietary data, however. For example, just behind ugali in second place for calorie-provisioning was plain sugar
In terms of providing calories, the "big-four provisioners" in the Kenyans' diets were:
ugali, with 23 percent of total calories
sugar, with 20 percent of all calories
rice, at 14 percent
milk, hitting 13 percent
the daily caloric quota of 3,000 or so.
They always ate within one hour after workouts.
With their high carbohydrate intake, adequate protein ingestion, and perfect timing of meals, the top Kenyan runners are eating optimally -- doing the things at the dinner table which are necessary for them to perform at the world's highest level.
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This is a reply to # 2,155,309Kenyan's dominance in the Boston Marathon:
Men's open winners
2014 United States (2nd place Kenya)
2013 Ethiopia (2nd place Kenya)
2012 Kenya
2011 Kenya course record, fastest marathon ever
2010 Kenya course record
2009 Ethiopia
2008 Kenya
2007 Kenya
2006 Kenya course record
2005 Ethiopia
2004 Kenya
2003 Kenya
2002 Kenya
2001 South Korea
2000 Kenya
1999 Kenya
1998 Kenya
1997 Kenya
1996 Kenya
1995 Kenya
1994 Kenya course record
1993 Kenya
1992 Kenya
1991 Kenya
1990 Italy
1989 Ethiopia
1988 Kenya
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_winners_of_the_Boston_Marathon#Men.27s_open
Women's open winners
2014 Kenya course record
2013 Kenya
2012 Kenya
2011 Kenya
2010 Ethiopia
2009 Kenya
2008 Ethiopia
2007 Russia
2006 Kenya
2005 Kenya
2004 Kenya
2003 Russia
2002 Kenya course record
2001 Kenya
2000 Kenya
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_winners_of_the_Boston_Marathon#Women.27s...
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This is a reply to # 2,155,309
From the source cited above
http://www.active.com/running/articles/eating-practices-of-the-best-endurance...
"The average age of the Kenyans was 21, and mean height was 1.75 meters (~5' 9"), with remarkably little variation in stature (the shortest individual was 1.70 meters, the tallest 1.80 meters, which meant that the smallest and greatest heights were just three percent away from the mean)."
The average age is 21 of these athletes is... keep a person on that kind of diet above, and lets see how well they fair as the years pass.
Natways Arguement: Because 21 year old kenyans can perform exceptionally at marathons on a diet mostly of calories, it MUST be healthy.
This a complete STRAWMAN. But as usual... natway likes to grasp at straws. Just because a 21 year old takes steroids and can tip over cars, doesn't make it healthy. Its the same thing with all that sugar. I have yet to see any kind longevity study toting the benefits of this kind of diet.
Aswell the kenyans also ate meat 4 times a week... the 80-10-10 diet is a vegan diet. Vegans do not eat meet even once a week, let alone 4 times. Saying that meat eating Kenyan Marathon runners are exemplifying the greatness of the 80-10-10 vegan diet is absolutely absurd.
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This is a reply to # 2,222,040I said 80-10-10 ratio. Please learn how to read.
When are you Paleo people going to post a list of all the worldclass Paleo endurance runners? There should be a lot of them if the Paleo diet is so great.- Quit Lying, 801010 meant VEGAN when ... EasyDozIt
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This is a reply to # 2,222,068So what if you say ratio... the 801010 ratio was coined by a VEGAN! It means VEGAN.
How do I know you meant vegan too... by this logic
#1, you clearly have an agenda against the Paleo diet which you have previously demonstrated
#2. you clearly support the high calorie vegan diet which you have previously demonstrated
So clearly you weren't just mentioning 801010 out of some sort of random thought.
You are also arguing against a paleo diet, in a paleo diet debate forum, with a diet of keynan marathoners that includes MEAT AND DAIRY. This is just HILLARIOUS!! why on earth you decided to argue in favour of a vegan diet using a the diet of the kenyans that includes MEAT AND DAIRY is complete ABSURDITY.
I also don't need to post all the world class paleo runners, because you already did for me. GO MEAT EATING KENYANS!!! The fact that people eating animal protein are winning all the worlds races is awesome!!!
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This is a reply to # 2,222,040Do you even understand what 80/10/10 is? It's 80 percent raw fruits and vegetables, 10 percent good fats and 10 percent lean protien. Which is pretty much exactly what the Kenyans are eating. Eating 100 grams of meat four times a week is not an endorsement of paleo. This is much closer to 10 percent than a typical paleo diet. But I do believe paleo is a healthy way of eating for many people as is 80/10/10. Thay's why there are so many people converting to these diets because they make you feel healthy and strong. It's up to the individual to decide which one is best for them. The main difference between the two is the quantity of meat eaten. Both shun processed foods. God knows why there is so much animosity between the two groups. Nevertheless show me a paleo follower eating 100 grams of meat 4 times a week.
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