Carb Periodization Basics This is easier than it sounds. You already do a version of this — you probably eat more on long run days and less on rest days. Carb periodization is just being intentional about it. On workout days and long runs, you eat more carbs. On easy days and rest days, you eat a bit less. Before a big race, you eat a lot more. That's it. If someone tries to make this more complicated, they're overcomplicating it. At 7,100 feet, this matters even more because your bod...

Carb Periodization Basics This is easier than it sounds. You already do a version of this — you probably eat more on long run days and less on rest days. Carb periodization is just being intentional about it. On workout days and long runs, you eat more carbs. On easy days and rest days, you eat a bit less. Before a big race, you eat a lot more. That's it. If someone tries to make this more complicated, they're overcomplicating it. At 7,100 feet, this matters even more because your bod...