FULL DAY OF EATING marathon training | Fuel your running

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Join us for a day in the life of an Olympic marathon runner! See what a typical day of eating looks like for this elite athlete and get insights into how their nutrition fuels their training and competition. From breakfast to dinner, I'll showcase the meals and snacks that helps me stay ready for training and competition. Whether you're a runner yourself or just curious about what it takes to fuel an Olympic level performance, this video is for you!
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[@kylekermgard]

Dude said he could get out of shape then showed pictures with abs. LOL

[@sk8fyshbyk923]

'race shape'. he was 'heavy' and not able to compete in that photo.

[@kylekermgard]

@@sk8fyshbyk923 it's still insanely good shape for most of us lol

[@richsawyer1067]

Just found this channel, but this...THIS (not just this video, the whole set) is what I want in a running channel! Thank you Stephen!

[@AntonBlagov]

couldn't agree more!

[@ETshorts184]

Real

[@Akai111]

100%

[@krispyskins2122]

I always run fasted. Last few marathons have all been fasted. It’s not for everyone but I’ve gotten the best times and results from this approach. 8 hours sleep per night is a must also for optimal physical and mental recovery. Don’t overlook it!

[@donnybeal2135]

So glad I found your channel, making me a much more confident runner

[@GardeningwithDave]

You inspired me to start running again. I am actually training for a half marathon that is coming up in two months. Wish me luck because I’m trying to run it in crocs. 😂

[@laurahosler1771]

Just discovered your channel, Stephen- this first video of yours that lured me in is fantastic and I subscribed immediately! Thanks for the transparency and great content! Looking forward to more.

[@niklaswulff2474]

I love your video style! Especially it's authenticity and embracing imperfections!

[@johnsmith9817]

Great stuff...I am new to running and everything you showed was super helpful!!! Thank you

[@brianyim22]

Amazing. Kind, humble, and pro! Thanks for providing us this info.

[@themanorruns]

This was a great video to find! Definitely feeling the overall message of the video as someone just starting on their running journey over the past couple years and DEFINITELY having the imperfect build discussed. Thanks for sharing this! And here for the Irish representation 🇮🇪

[@yvonnenwokedi50]

Just wow. Very relatable content. Thank you

[@mirser4912]

Thanks Stephen! Basically, you plan every day based on the demands of the next workout or next day’s workout! I can see how this helps optimize every workout, and by doing so, your entire training block is packed with workouts fueled by “high octane” sort of speak… Awesome! I’d imagine your metabolic demands are higher given that you’re bigger than average marathoner! 👍

[@underlecht]

You are biggest inspiration these days for me. Accidentally found your channel and just cant stop watching them, you are not only great runner, but also a great mentor and honest person. That's so wonderful, thank you very much

[@andreeaolariu183]

Thanks for these valuable information and tips! Loved it.

[@andreaseek3351]

Great content! Thanks for the effort that you are putting in to make videoes like this🥇✨

[@jeffreyalas210]

this is what I need, an honest day and the nutrition of a runner. thank you Stephen I really appreciate your videos.

[@ersinmehmet]

Another great video! No BS, thank you 🙏 Scully!

[@michaelmccrossan7655]

I'm 80kg marathoner 😂 going for a sub 3 hour marathon this year's goal. Great content thank you. Subscribed 👍

[@elliottspicer]

Good luck. I ran 2:39:58 at 82kg so it’s doable

[@munkki2700]

Did sub 3 at 85kg so no problem. Its more about how you train and recover

[@michaelmccrossan7655]

@@munkki2700 epic.. well done.. yeah training is going well 💪🏃

[@mikesabouhihaahrlarsen17]

Know the first 5 +80kg runner running sub3. You got this😎💪My self. 60kg 😅

[@david1ii5]

Question for you guys (80kg marathoners) witch shoes you use for chill long runs and for marathons?

[@curlyrecorder386]

Great video. Thanks a million Stephen.

[@mbkjlucero]

Thanks Stephen - I am an older runner looking to really grow and it is encouraging to see someone my same size/weight who is very successful and who is intentional but doesn’t completely micro-structure your diet

[@belugapicks]

Thanks, Stephen, great video and great channel!

[@Cloud007.]

The content is superb and that's 95% of the video. I do like the added shiny editing too, looks great

[@grigorijkovalenko6312]

Awesome stuff! Thanks! 👍

[@TravelRunner]

Great video, Stephen. Glad to know I'm not the only one who purchases those salad kits. Thanks for the walk-through of your day. Great emphasis on how you need to structure your nutrition to help fuel your training for tomorrow, not just for today. I appreciate that tip. Thank you!

[@JIGSALL1]

Great content bro! Thanks for sharing.

[@MichaelAKheps]

am a triathlete for 70.3 and full. I always wanted to be at the position where running is the start of the race, not dying to just finish the run. Thanks Stephen, I live in Flagstaff too, hope to see you around!

[@spirishabroad]

Just found this channel and I’m so happy I did, thank you

[@hsoley]

Thanks Stephen, this video was amazing, fantastic content. You are awesome dude!

[@jeremygreenwood2668]

Thanks Stephen, very informative.

[@lordraymondynostroza6798]

Thanks for the help.. 🙌🏼

[@IRunThings]

This is so interesting. Thanks for filming this

[@BobutBrody]

really strong and informative video thanks, Stephen

[@abregoja]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and tips for amateurs and even pro people! great insights! keep inspiring and grinding

[@jonathanalbuquerque850]

I really appreciate your videos, you have such a kind and calm demeanour and you really help motivate me to run, thanks for all your work putting these together :)

[@karlbratby4349]

Recently found your channel… have to say hands down the best fitness and running content on KZbin 🎉🎉

[@barty2381]

Just subscribed, the info is really helpful especially on carbing before a run the next day.

[@pete801]

I love getting in the brains of elite runners. Seeing what they do and how they do it. Bravo to u sir

[@Yunsie1707]

Great Stephen, inspiring and pure !

[@robertkierans5400]

Love the videos Stephen , your v motivating fair play and Thanks

[@wifi2166]

cant believe this video popped up on my feed. i really needed this.. i've just been told i have REDs from not fueling enough for my runs. i tend to skip meals unintentionally . this video really helped me. thank you. subbed

[@abigaill4527]

1:51 - 2:10 I just wrote that down and hung it on my wall. That motivates me so much, thank you so much. I just found your channel and Im so happy i did. THis is everything a running channel should be and more

[@placeborhizomes6708]

Great info! And a great Sterling coffee plug!

[@tonymcdonnell3065]

Great video great info..great runner.

[@jplourenco1]

When he said: "My nutrition is not perfect", I instantly liked the video. This is what we need online, honest, down-to-earth advice. Thank you very much.

[@ETshorts184]

Great advice

[@blindspotclinic]

Great content Stephen. Content always beats flashy.

[@deezy030]

hands down best running advice on youtube

[@SpeedBoosted136]

Just today started to watch your videos and it's 😍, you are so positive, so humble, so disciplined, so Pro 😊 I just started to run month ago, with 98kg of weight, hope to get HRs lower, since so far to keep zone 2 is almond impossible task even by run/walk/run, HR drifts with every minute..hope time and consistency will do the job, running 4 times a week, mostly zone 2 to establish base

[@siphumelelemakileni1406]

Thank you so much for this video

[@salvatorelucignano2743]

Another great video. 👍

[@isaacmendez3902]

What an informative video! I like it when people are honest about their routine and habits. No BS about crazy diets and such. Keep up the awesome videos! Subscribed!

[@christosbourkoulas5538]

Hey Stephen,great video. Have you done any other videos that go into more detail on the glucose spikes and how to control them/and how to train with/around them? Thanks a lot!

[@xeno527]

Great video !

[@beaconindia1281]

very well done bud keep up the good work ..God blessxx

[@nolimbit]

Stephen you have helped me so much, I'm disabled and running this years London marathon for getkidsgoing with disabilities charity , I have a prosthetic limb and I've had to adapt and adjust my training but your prehab videos on Strength and Conditioning, mindset , dialogue inside head 😀 how to combat it, I've found extremely helpful and it's certainly improved my training, my stamina , injury prevention, psychology and overall performance, thank you

[@Kelly_Ben]

Best wishes to you in your race!!

[@nolimbit]

@@Kelly_Ben thank you Kelly, really appreciated , someone mentioned to me the training is an achievement in itself, all you got to do is the lap of honour 🎖 found that highly amusing, but it's thanks to channels like this I can inform and Educate myself and within the community, thanks 😊

[@nolimbit]

Completed this years marathon in 5hrs 12 minutes, I tore my abductor 5 weeks before the race, so could not run at all prior to the London but with my original race time out the window I was training for and all the helpful tips from Stephen's channel , I got there and enjoyed the whole experience and was happy with my eventual time because I was able to finish and raise 2 thousand 600 pounds for getkidsgoing with disabilities charity 😀 definitely doing next year but more wiser for the experience......loved it

[@markthomas9224]

Cheers breed brilliant tips

[@user-ob5wc9ci1m]

Great work😊

[@micksumo]

Great video and really interesting. This is doable for Jo public just training and doing a day job.....

[@messumahmed1833]

awesome channel brother, ive just started running, will be watching more every night :) Thank y ou

[@jt.8144]

SUBBED. SO GLAD I CAME ACROSS THIS VERY INSIGHTFUL VIDEO.

[@neilphillips5997]

Hi Scully, great advice going to try the fasting before my morning runs. I pretty much do that anyway when I am working.. Neil

[@laurenmillyx]

This video was amazing! I have so many questions!!! If you are feeling run down/not recovering - do you try and increase kcals to see if it is underfuelling not overtraining? So would you recommend higher carbs on the days before hard workouts rather than the day itself to recover? Do you try and get some carbs and protein in within 30 mins of any workout?

[@tristanglasse-davies4547]

Great video

[@MsTrinichic]

Rapid fire content. I missed yesterday's video! Now I'm playing catching up @Stephen lol

[@nikp.7823]

Awesome "real life" video - kinda missed this one back then. I also like how you take the pressure out in the sense that you have to do everything "perfect". Of I go for my morning run (cold showered. of course ;-) ). Dopamine rocks!

[@EnzroGreenidge]

Love this stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[@Pew_Meister]

Solid video! And definitely adds perspective. 80kg puts me around 7-8% body fat so I’m definitely heavier for a runner.

[@skaterj669]

Stephen, thanks for all the content. Could you make a video regarding race day nutrition? What you suggest taking during a marathon (carbs, sodium, etc.) to sustain energy! Thank you

[@PrettyLittlePlantBased]

Love these ideas!

[@Ben-rr1pe]

This is great 👍

[@andys121.]

great video

[@gimmegimme383]

Where have you been all my life? Love your channel 😊

[@jt.8144]

Super Awesome video! 55 to 60 KG is by far the best target range . Thank you for pointing that out. I just started running and at 82Kg. Your video has opened the door and my eyes and gave some advice off the blocks on where and how to begin. Thanks Steven!

[@micah1754]

Not necessarily. It totally depends on the individual. For many people 55 - 60 would be very underweight and put their health at risk.

[@fletch9210]

8:26 was my favourite part 😂 not related to this vid but are Mach 5s a good non-plated shoe for sessions? You said that was best. Also, a video on cadence would be helpful - how it changes for different runs

[@krazylilman09]

This is the perfect video for the average person who wants to start running. I went running in the snow during my last visit to flagstaff.

[@Seby-biketrial]

thanks for sharing! i like what you said: yes i am olympic runner but that does not mean i have perfect nutrition. i used to think that and it is actually very encouraging to see you do so well performance but not having a perfect meal plan. i still do not believe there is such thing as perfect meal. because the body, life , emotions are so dynamic. we constantly respond to life and triggers different emotions, thoughts. The context of our life matters also. Being single, having a wife, or even wife + children changes everything. Eliud kipchoge i am sure would not have made history if he had a job, a wife+children. he lives only for running - in a camp, training all day. so many variables affect performance. Cheers!

[@ricodelavega4511]

i appreciate your advice, but part of me hopes you find a good taqueria or two while in flagstaff and devour a heaping burrito (con carne bisonte, como te gusta).

[@sylvainbauge]

This dude is my favorite KZbinr. Might be the beer talking but hey he's great! :) Oops, this is a good nutrition video, forget I said anything about the beer...

[@tathagataroy9859]

good idea

[@dawson9736]

How do you time drinking the hydration correctly? I have been drinking it roughly 1 hour before my runs and it's been causing me to have to use the bathroom (#1 and #2). I switched to drinking it afterwards, but I feel like that makes it a more expensive Gatorade. Should I drink it when I wake up like you? I am only going to drink Nuun once a day because of the price.

[@0menO1999]

I started watching this video in bed as soon as I woke up and it made me get out of bed to get to that natural light haha. I've got shit to do today!

[@jeremyboesmans]

I just got super hungry looking at that dinner...:) By the way, great video Stephen!!

[@JohnBirtchetSharpe]

And here I was looking forward to the 'how to eat porridge with Stephen Scullion' 😉

[@01lsw]

Great video! Very helpful. Sounds like Vaporfly is good for racing. How do you compare this with Adidas Adizero Pro 3?

[@jackssssss]

Awesome thanks

[@rafailkranis935]

@stephen hello! you are an inspiration my friend, keep it up! you could also make a small research, but I am pretty sure that milk blocks the caffeine in your coffee. So maybe it is better to add some oat/almond milk or just cold water.

[@toddboucher3302]

Patting myself on the back, great video again

[@PedroFreitas1210]

Thanks Stephen! Appreciate the insight into your routine. Notice you load up on carbs the day before a higher intensity training. What's your nutrition like on those higher intensity days? Do you only increase carbs intake the day before high intensity or do you carry that high carb intake into the higher intensity day as well?

[@whostheman99]

Hi Great video. Quite helpful! What electrolytes do you use in the morning? Best!

[@cristian-adrianfrasineanu9855]

4:11 - what's your take on sweeteners' impact on the fasted state of the body at the gut and stomach level?

[@paysonnichols8941]

Thank you for this video!! My only question is about snacking. You talk about trail mix/ beef jerky as good snack foods but doesn’t look like you did ANY snacking on this day. So is that the execution or the rule?

[@thru_and_thru]

Stephen where did you get your blue light blocking glasses. Mine are full blown construction style glasses and my wife makes fun of me when I wear them lol. Awesome video, really enjoyed it : )

[@churnetvalleyrunner3635]

Mine always laughs at my barefoot shoes lol gotta love getting roasted by the wife eh 😂

[@saidneill1731]

Thanks for the video, I'm a morning runner (05:00 am most of the time). A bit of banana tiny bit of bread & peanut butter, sip of water before running. Post run will have over night oats, fruit coffee, water, bread peanut butter etc. I'm 57yrs old, 51kg natural skinny all my life. I have Raynards syndrome suffering from cold so the cold shower doesn't appeal to me 😂. Always have to wear 1or 2 pairs of mittens. Great video nutrition & stretching is an area of improvement for me

[@acquij]

So I'm not running every day at the moment but rather am alternating running and strength. How would your nutrition differ with regards to the "fueling for tomorrow"? (i.e. higher carbs on strength days; lower carbs / higher protein on running days?)

[@AugherAndy]

Scullyyyy ive entered a half marathon for next Sunday. That will be 10 weeks out. How would you structure the week? Down to do 10 x 2 mins and 5k tempo I think...

[@rokrudman3081]

Could you talk about which shoes do you use in a typical week of training?

[@90michiel90]

Legend!

[@JAH1139]

Great video Stephen. What kind of electrolyte tabs do you use?

[@evancrane6765]

Stephen , do you have any go to snacks between meals? I struggle to concentrate when working if i feel hungry. The training before work leaves me famished mid.morning

[@michaelolsson745]

It all goes down the same way! :)

[@satellitetvIreland]

Thank for that Stephen as someone who runs and is normally closer to 62kgs , my current weight is 68kgs after 6 months off running ,

[@stephenscullion262]

Take your time working back down to weight.