Whats next most frequently asked question from the book, John?
John: There’s a mixture after that but so many questions asked are based around health issues. Questions such as: “Where do I get my strength from”? assuming that if you are a vegan then you must be weak. I answer this by saying: “What do tennis stars eat between games: burgers or bananas? What precedes marathon races: beef barbecues or pasta parties”? Bananas offer quick energy for tennis players: pasta stores it for the demands of a marathon’s 42km. Both are excellent for carbohydrates, the best energy source, which meat lacks. Public knowledge lags behind modern nutrition. Hal Higdon ran six marathons in six weeks, said: “My 1963 training diary is particularly frightening. The pre-race meal was orange juice, bread, milk, and a 6-ounce steak.” The word soon leaked out to the sports world that steaks were out, pasta was in… Today, just about any runner knows that spaghetti is a better pre-marathon meal than, say, scrambled eggs or steak. Claudette: You started marathon running at ag
