For all the runners out there training in Ramadan…
Today on my run, a father pointed at me and shouted “She’s jogging and fasting! Look!” His whole family stared as I struggled up the hill and smiled. I prefer the term running, but at that point in the run, jogging was a complement. I have a history of running in Ramadan.
I trained for my first race with a bunch of friends during Ramadan–The 2008 Philadelphia Half Marathon. We were all fasting. We ran together an hour before iftar, ending strategically at the dining hall. Since then, running before iftar has become routine. While no studies have been published that address whether or not it is OK to fast and run, I have found that it feels fine. Furthermore, one of the world’s experts on fasting Dr. Mark Mattson, says that fasting and running “is not only OK, but a good idea.” Dr. Mattson is Chief of the…
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