What I eat in a day: marathon runner edition - BBC Africa
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ค. 2021
- The marathon is almost synonymous with the Olympics and has been part of the modern Games since their beginnings in 1896. Running 42.2 kilometres at speed is one of the ultimate endurance events, requiring athletes to burn up huge amounts of energy.
But how much exactly? And in an era of advanced sports science and nutrition, what are the foods that fuel the champions?
Let's find out from two of the best, the current marathon record holders for men and women, Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei, who both hail from Kenya.
We've been to meet them as they trained for the Tokyo Games and spied on their eating habits.
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Love how concise this was. Look up similar videos and I'm they're bloody 30 minutes long to explain 3 minutes of information.
Right.
_"hey guys how are you. Today I'm doing a blah blah blah. This is my cat. I bought a new filter. I went to the sh..."_
Blah. Get on with it! 😤
They do it to get the ads in
It's beautiful to see that African are so much grounded to earth, simple food no plastic pollution, packed foods like other nations
They live day to day with FAR less things than you. That's the reality ..and has been Africa's reality for generations . On top of it all they're far more content and happy compared to you. GUARANTEED.
There is plastic syringes they use for injecting epo
@@Athleteconor White boy how does it feel to be jealous anyone that dopes get banned
Bulk of their calories comes from plants, ugali chappathi rice and beans bread tea banana. They are not dying of protein deficiency and are rather kicking everyone’s butt of people that take a lot of supplements and “protein”.
Mumbo jumbo anecdotal.
They take EPO.
Millions are addicted to Protein Powder...wich is the biggest shit you can take...you want protein...eat protein....how difficult can that be ????Read the label !!!!
looks at profile pic hahaha
Yep, no Keto, no Vegan, not even Mediterranean, not even Nutritarian. No dogma diets. Simple and unprocessed.
Well they eat processed food as well ie the bread and lots of sugar but yes a lot of plant foods.
As a Kenyan let me tell you the truth we are naturally fast, I don't know how but its like in our DNA, I smoke, I drink, I don't train, but I can just wake up decide to have a jog even with my mask on, I can run for 2km without a hustle to my destination so it means I can tun further,when I saw our first lady finish the London marathon, and she is a 50+ year old lady, all kenyans can run, thats a fact
I’m jealous… I’m from Botswana and we just stack fat 😅
I blink… I’m 2kg heavier
I can take a guess that your legs are very skinny are right ? A lot of Kenyans have a genetic where their calf muscle insertions are very high, and their legs are long and skinny. Kenyan genetics are perfect for running because long and skinny legs are very efficient at using energy. You basically use less energy to run compared to let’s say an Asian because Asians mostly have shorter limbs.
@@sollymadeit 😂😂😂😂funny
@@nattokami9598 nilotic genetics
@@sollymadeit hey am in your country but am leaving tomorrow
This is the most African African looking food I've ever seen in my life. And I'm African. Central to be precise. But I approve of this message 100%!
This is my family for real, I just love my African people.
Thank you
Kipchoge is best of all time
Tommy, are you alright? You weren't looking so good, last I saw you.
@@BlueSapphi3
I'm okay. Bro. What about you?
I find it noteworthy how plain and simple the food discussed is: fruits, rice and beans, fermented vegetables and some milk. Poor people across the planet can eat that-and they probably don’t even eat that much.
Essentially, these athletes are in a constant state of using every last gram of whatever goes into their mouths. Their bodies are super efficient.
Unlike our standard American bodies which look awful. I used to sprint but now I’m a sedentary lawyer.
Fasting has helped but these athletes are in a health league of their own.
EPO, he forgot to mention. All endurance athletes have good diets.
@@Athleteconorand some cardarine
This is so relatable
kipchoge is the goat of distance running
Eliud: "My conshunce cannot allow me to drink alcohol".
Me: Hiding the empty bottle of wine...🙄
😂😂😂😂😂see your life
No protein shakes and tons of Pasta? Wow!
The Garden of Eden Diet.
Ugali + lots of milky tea with big spoons of sugar - all used on a 20km run.
Sleep is a big deal for Eliud too...
You can’t forget the EPO.
Not an energy drink nor bar nor gel in sight! ❤
He takes gels and concentrated carb mix when training.
The food is organic clean and tasty
Yea but not the EPO
I love how they say " I take"
And they ask why kenyans are fast! Simpilicity at its best. I did not hear anything like KFC or Mac, you are what you eat. Its that simple!
Yes, they just forgot to mention their dosage of epo
This was confusing me, as they didn't seem to be eating much. Did some digging and there is a youtuber that explains that the tea they drink is heavily sweetened with sugar, and they are drinking a ton of it. He estimates that they are eating up to 1lb of sugar a day. That would add about 1800 calories a day, and would account for the "missing" calories. They don't like to talk about it, because its not necessarily the healthiest thing, but it gives them the energy they need.
Very true, tea with milk almost 50/50 and 3-5 table spoons of sugar. Been drinking that stuf for 30 straight years, even here in the US. As loaded as it sounds, dont mess with American sweettea, eapecially from fastfood joints, while milk is absent, the sugar is 10-13 spoons and that is why it actually kills if you stick to it religiously. I prefer Kenyan than America's killer milk Free sweet tea! Sugar is poison if you consume over 10 spoons a day for a protracted period of time!
ofc they sweat it out same day...unlike most people that consume lot of sugar then sit in a sofa for hours.
Can you share the video?
Its the Ugali, stupid (A twist on 'its the economy, stupid')
@@daniel.agoston Dumbest thing I've read in a while
These guys are superhumans I may be eating superfood but cannot compete these breed. They are class apart.
the term "superfood" is just marketing bullshit
Now i want to eat kenyan foods..
The fact that the best marathon runner highlighted the importance of proteins show how necessary it is for recovery.
Indian influence is hard on kenya..especially chapati(roti) and chai (tea) and beans curry with rice(rajma chawal)!
the fact is they eat this since young even pre-athlete days.
Dang, they eat so little. After a 15-20k run I want to binge on pizza 😅
I love this... I'm surprised they eat so little though, wow. Eye opening
They are incredibly light. Kipchoge weighs 115 pounds allegedly. It does not take much at all to sustain that.
Its the fact that how hard they train, if i were to train like an athlete and eat like kipchoge i'd prob end up in hospital
I mean this is a very very general breakdown
@@eurekadiaz3771 No you won't need hospital coz you will be more than healthy. Remember excercising bring good health.
They eat a lot of rice for glucose, beans and avocado for protein, banana for other nutrients as well as glucose.
if I ate chapati and tea I will be walking all the way
Very simple lifestyle. 👌
I am hungry 😅
They have a clean diet!
For someone who can burn 10 packs of french fries in a day, he says he has french fries once in a while!!!
Mursik aka enachaisa
That's great. They just eat normal, local healthy food.
Working out makes me so hungry, I would eat alot more than they do, if I were them :)
All the best runners comes from the high altitude .
Omg such a basic food. No fancy stuff. No doubt we all have forgotten these
europeans taking notes for sure lool
Why?
Europeans are the best endurance athletes in the world. He forgot to mention the epo that he has to take to compete at the highest level. That’s not so natural now is it?
@@Athleteconorso Africans are taking EPO but Europeans aren’t? Europe and the US lead the world in number of sports doping cases.
@@Athleteconor No Americans are the best. But africans are the most inspiring one.
All that running on a few hundred calories.....amazing. 🍌🍌
Someone said me that tea will reduce your running stamina
Bruh, I eat the same things (minus the chicken and goat) and I don’t get results nearly as close as theirs, lol. Their true secret must be the Kenyan air or something like that 😂
Hills.
high altitude and lots of hills
EPO combined with hard training and good nutrition.
Avacado is a super food.
Just clean fuel. No secrets.
Not many calories per day 🙄
I only eat air, but, its low fat zero sugar low carb air.
SEE, even the elite marathon runners eat very less fat as their energy source, Brigid Kosgei said she eats avocado sometimes, not everyday. And we people who never workout out, let alone run a marathon we think avocados are good for our health, olive oil are good for our heart, MY ASS, fats are fats, yes avocado and olive oil has some very good antioxidants, but just for the sake of that eating them regularly is bad, our body recognize all fats as fats... for antioxidants its better to eat leafy green vegetables and low sugar fruits
japanese athletes used to dominate in the early 2000s. but their diet is not really good nowadays - so much fried food..
Super humans🤩
the majority of americans would be totally unwilling to tolerate this very healthy diet.
Pretty sure most American Athletes have a healthy diets unless they are in a sport that requires mass and strength.
@@ToveriJuri i personally disagree due to my experiences w athletes. I find that they train a lot and feel they can eat anything and see them eat unrestricted because they know they'll burn it off. But I do think at the pro level, they are focused on their diets.
@@cliffcox7643
I was mostly thinking of professional athletes. People who have access to coaches, dietitians, team doctors. When it comes to amateurs of course things can vary, but I doubt most of them just eat bunch of burgers and steak every day and that's it either. Part of being interested in sports and fitness tends to bring at least some interest toward nutrition too. Not for everyone though.
@@ToveriJuri des linden drinks alcohol frequently
I love zuma
no coffee,,,,,,,,,,,,?
Any westerner who's going to copy and paste this way of living will give up REAL QUICK.
Beans for fart powered races, that's cheating!
They lying you think they gonna reveal their secrets
So work ethic and genetics, sad i thought i could do better.
you always can
"What fuels an ( African ) athlete?"
----> Will to escape poverty
A will to keep intruders who steal resources including human trafficking out of beautiful, bountiful Africa.
Stfu racist. That's the only person to run a marathon (26 miles or 42 kilometres) under two hours. This is because of incredible talent and super human mental focus.
Keep eating McDonald's and Burger King I can see it's helping you're brain development👍
@@twitterblackdove Did you know that war, exploitation, slavery, trafficking etc all happened in africa before any european even stepped foot on the continent and will continue into the future after they have left?
This is the dumbest comment in the entire section. Uneducated
Real fact: no mcd or kfc
1 banana 1 egg. Christ
im sorry to braek this sad news. IT'S GENETICS!
It's not news though. Just a fact.