“I didn’t just beat my best time running on a keto diet – I crushed it”

March 22 2018 by , medical review by in Exercise story, Keto, Ketosis

Have you thrown out your high-carb sports drinks and gone on a keto diet to improve your long-distance running? This may urge you to do so if you haven’t already.

This marathon enthusiast not only improved his best-ever running time while in ketosis, he apparently “crushed it” by 5 minutes. Along the way, he also discovered some additionally welcomed side effects:

I also lost weight, which made me lighter on my feet. And because I wasn’t stuffing my face with foods (carbs) that cause inflammation, I recovered quickly after my hardest runs.

The New York Post: I didn’t just beat my best time running on a keto diet – I crushed it

Want to try the same thing? Check out the links below.

Exercise and low carb

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What can you do to have a healthy heart? In this interview, engineer Ivor Cummins asks cardiologist Dr. Scott Murray all the essential questions about heart health.
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Dr. Peter Brukner explains why he went from being a high-carb to a low-carb advocate.
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Keto

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Kristie Sullivan struggled with her weight for her whole life in spite of trying every diet imaginable, but then she finally lost a 120 pounds and improved her health on a keto diet.
Fat Chance
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Is lower insulin the key to better brain health?
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What is the root cause of the Alzheimer's epidemic – and how should we intervene before the disease is fully developed?
Achieve ketosis through fasting
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What is the best way to achieve ketosis? Engineer Ivor Cummins discusses the topic in this interview from the PHC conference 2018 in London.
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Can you get low-carb food at fast-food restaurants? Ivor Cummins and Bjarte Bakke went to a number of fast-food restaurants to find out.
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Audra Wilford on the experience of using a ketogenic diet as part of treating her son Max’s brain tumor.
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Dr. Priyanka Wali tried a ketogenic diet and felt great. After reviewing the science she started recommending it to patients.
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Can a ketogenic diet be used in cancer treatment? Dr. Angela Poff at the Low Carb USA 2016.
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