Typical Diet for a Kenyan Runner

[Edward]

This is the diet for some locals and elite Kenyan runners in the Iten area. I corresponded with the head coach of a training facility who is a UK citizen but lives in Kenya year round training athletes for several years now. The attached PDF is his report. You'll notice lots of sugar and salt as well.

 

[bradley]

That was a fascinating read, thanks for sharing. The most unfortunate thing seems to be the heavy use of corn oil for every meal. Also interesting that even the wealthy runners will eat meat only 2-3 times per week.