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This man runs 200 miles on a low-carb diet, and his results challenge the high-carb rules of endurance racing. In episode 905 of the Savage Perspective Podcast, host Robert Sikes talks with ultrarunner Mike McKnight about keto endurance, fat adaptation, and ultramarathon fueling. Mike shares how eating more carbs led to swelling, water weight, stomach trouble, and uneven results. He explains why he returned to low-carb foods, electrolytes, and fasted training. They also cover his zero-calorie 100-mile run, the Tahoe 200 injury that sent him to the hospital, hydration, sodium, recovery, and the strategy needed to race for days. See why the best fuel plan may be personal.

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Chapters

0:00 - How a Tahoe 200 Head Injury Ended the Race

4:00 - What 550 Racing Miles Did to His Legs

6:08 - Why Mike McKnight Chose Italy After Tahoe 200

8:14 - Why 200-Mile Races Favor Fat-Adapted Athletes

10:20 - How Many Carbs Does an Ultramarathoner Really Need?

14:17 - What Does a Low-Carb Ultrarunner Eat in a Day?

16:50 - How Much Carbohydrate Do Endurance Athletes Eat?

18:20 - Why Carbs Caused 8 Pounds of Water Weight

20:28 - What Happens When You Run 100 Miles Fasted?

25:39 - Do Ultramarunners Need Carbs for a Higher Gear?

29:23 - Why Keto Endurance Fuel Is So Hard to Find

32:09 - How to Balance Sodium, Potassium, and Water

37:03 - Why 200-Mile Races Are a Strategy Game

38:31 - How Do Backyard Ultras Work?

41:54 - How to Choose the Right Trail Running Shoes

44:21 - How Fatherhood Changes Extreme Endurance Racing

48:38 - Why Truett Hanes Is Shaking Up Marathon Running

50:37 - Why Cam Hanes' BPC-157 Use Sparked Backlash

51:51 - How a Woman Broke the Cocodona 250 Course Record

53:39 - Does VO2 Max Reveal Fat-Burning Efficiency?

55:19 - Can You Keep Muscle While Training for an Ultramarathon?

1:02:14 - Designing a Better Low-Carb Ultrarunning Fuel

1:03:22 - How to Fuel an 800-Mile Arizona Trail FKT

1:06:51 - Where to Follow Mike McKnight