Running and Energy

Now to answer the question (again) of "Don't you find you have low energy on a low carb diet?" 

No we don't and generally speaking after the first few weeks you are adapted and you really don't feel low on energy. I guess an area you would most expect to see this is when running fast for a moderate length of time, such as when running a 5k. 

Today I went out and smash my 5k PB (and every record below it) and all on a low carb diet. I am now running around the 23 minutes mark for 5k and this is great for me, certainly something I didn't expect. 

So you do have plenty of energy on a low carb diet and you can run both endurance, medium and speed events on it. 

Really a post just to brag about my new running pace, sure it isn't ground-breaking but for me it is fantastic! 

3 years ago I was using a walking stick 

2 years ago I got a then PB of 29:29 

1 year ago I was not running 

6 months ago I was running 35 minute pace 

2 months ago I ran 26:29 

Today I ran 29:04 minutes 

I also ran a 7:04 mile, this alone was 45 second off of my personal best. Would be interesting to see how fast I could run a 1 mile sprint, personally think I might get down to around 6:30, or if very flat then perhaps even faster.