light food
Depends. Is it a distance run? Or a fast run? If it is distance, the stamina runner would win. If it was a track, then the speed runner would win.
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Train and train! If you want to be a long distance runner you have to have a lot of stamina, strengh and speed.
So he can go the whole race without faltering
carbohydrates such as bananas.
IHOP, every morning :-)
Eat and drink healthy!
They should drink a lot of water to keep they dehydrated and eat lots of meals that are high in carbohydrates. The carbohydrates makes glucose which makes energy for the runner.
Eat them for Stamina.
Stop and rest for a minute or two. Eat something.
First, you eat it's guts. Then, you eat some pie. Lastly, you compare the tastes.
It's not as much about what you eat but more about how much of everything you eat. If it fits in your daily calorie budget you can eat runner beans w/o gaining weight.