180. How To Fuel For Better Performance + Recovery Like An Elite Athlete with Carrie Verdon

This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with Carrie Verdon. Carrie is an elite runner, coach, and full-time school teacher, who recently competed in the US Olympic Marathon Trials. In this episode, Carrie opens up about her eating disorder in high school and college, and how a desire to eat healthier and run faster led her down a dangerous path of underfueling and injuries. She talks about stepping away from running after college, burned out and unwell, instead focusing on her identity outside of sport and recovering from her eating disorder. Ultimately, she returned to running and has gone on to compete at an even higher level than before as a result of proper fueling and weight gain. She shares the keys to her recovery, as well as tips of fueling training while balancing a busy schedule. We highlight the importance of nutrition to recover, adapt, and maximize the benefits of training, before Carrie answers our end of the podcast questions.

TOPIC TIMESTAMPS:

6:20 Nutrition messages and ED beginnings in HS 

11:10 Carrie’s running journey

13:00 Eating disorder struggles as an athlete; signs of underfueling: restriction and food rules, fixation on weight, injuries

18:25 Taking a break from sports; the importance of different identities outside of sports

25:10 Carrie’s recovery journey: stepping away from sports; support systems; identity shifts

30:45 Returning to sports healthier and fueled 

33:20 Nutrition tips as a pro athlete: listen to hunger cues; balanced meals; post-workout recovery 

36:40 The importance of recovery for performance improvements

39:50 Fueling training demands; how to meet your nutrition needs

45:40 End of the podcast questions

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