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The story until now... In my youthful days I loved martial arts and stayed in great shape. After losing my way and my twenties I was over 300 lbs and 40% body fat. I worked really hard at it and got down to 202 lbs and 18% body fat. I stopped doing martial arts and got into Power Lifting. I am currently 240 lbs and 20% Body Fat. My warrior days are behind me now. For the last two years I've really gone all in on Obstacle Course Racing. I completed my Spartan Trifecta last year and will be running ten races this year ending with the Spartan Beast (one of the hardest OCR races out there). However, in the Next Four Weeks The How 1) Keep on the new ketogenic diet 2) Crossfit 2 x a week 3) Running 1 X a week 4) MMA training 1 x a week 5) Meditate every night/yoga Challenges and Milestones 1) Get better at climbing a rope and monkey bars 2) Run a full marathon Mar 11 (No obstacles, just a race. Only done half marathons so far) Goals 1) Lose five Lbs 2) Lose 2% Body Fat 3) Complete the Marathon

Hello you all. So I committed to doing a long distance run (marathon) later this year and as I'm planing my training's I am looking in diet for running too. I lost a lot of weight doing low-carb and am really pleased with the low-carb lifestyle but running traditionally is a sport where you eat a lot of carbs (especially before races). So since researching online didn't really brought any results I'm going to take it to the community...so: -Have you done long distant running while on a low-carb or similar diet and what where your take away's from it? -What diet tipps would you give to someone preparing for long distant running that also wants to keep the weight loosing going? -Any books/websites/podcasts/whatever with running and diet that you can recommend? Thank you in advance for sharing your wisdom with me

Starting Stats: Name: KillerGriller Race: Fire Elemental Class: Scout Attributes: Strength (STR): 17 Dexterity (DEX): 11 Stamina (STA): 19 Constitution (CON): 11 Wisdom (WIS): 8 Charisma (CHA): 4 Total: 70 _______________________________________ This 6 week challenge is going to be much like my last challenge. The race I've been training for (Around the Bay 30km Road Race) is 4 weeks away meaning that I still have a couple weeks of solid training left, then two weeks of taper, and finally two weeks post race for recoup and institution of a new training schedule post race. Also, to make things complicated, we are going away for a week in mid-March which might throw a wrench into things although it's during my taper period so it hopefully it won't be a big deal. My biggest challenge will be staying on track until race day, I'm already starting to feel my focus being diverted to other shiny objects. _______________________________________ 6 Week Challenge Goals Fitness: 4-5 runs a week - (+3 Sta) – Stick to the plan and good things will happen. 5 runs/wk until taper, 4-5 runs (with less distance and/or intensity) per week in taper, and 3-4 easy runs per week post-race (fun runs, recouping etc.) 1-2 workouts a week - Bodyweight (Pull/Chinups, dips, pushups, lunges, squats), AND/OR weights (+3 Str) – I've been enjoying these workouts, and it's just a good idea overall. Hopefully I can gain some long-term strength and shed a pound or two. Speedwork once a week - (+4 Dex) – This is key to developing some real speed, and it's worked well so far. Life: Alcohol-free - (+3 Con) - No-Brainer, this worked really well last challenge so let's stick with it. I will be "cheating" on this metric during my vacation...because it's vacation;), but I'll also be in taper so I'll have more time to do my runs and less pressure to hit time goals etc. Bonus Items: - Around the Bay 30km Road Race - Try and get more sleep; in bed by 10:30 if possible - Play hockey once a week - Rockclimbing 4-5 times over the 6 week challenge - Outdoor rock climbing trip over Easter weekend - Develop training plan for a multi-sport race later this summer (more details to follow)