The 25-year-old Mariash has been a runner for nearly as long as she can remember, and began competing in triathlons in 1998. Like many female athletes, she strictly limited her food -- dipping as low as 800 calories a day -- to improve her performance by losing weight.
But her results were just the opposite.
"I used to wake up really tired," she said. "I used to take a lot of time off training because I was so exhausted."
No shit. Holy crap! 800 calories???
"In high school track, we all starved. That's not how you get to the Olympics," she said. "Now I can train harder, farther. Things I was afraid of, like a four-hour bike ride, are easy now."
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Thursday, December 29, 2005
The Olympics: On 800 Calories a Day
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To which I say:
D'oh!!!
That high school trainer ought to be fired if he/she told athletes to eat 800 cal. (as opposed to the athletes getting this stupid idea on their own)
NancyP
Posted by NancyP
800 calories! When I had anorexia my aim was to eat no more than 500. I don't think I could have done much excercise on less than a 1000. You just feel so ill. Where on earth do they find any strength to train?
Posted by Winter
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