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I used the [[Ketogenic Diet]] for 7 months, running an average of 70 miles/week, peaking at 200 miles/week, including over 50 marathon length runs. I was surprised how little impact the Ketogenic Diet had on my running, and I could maintain my training regime without difficulty. However I was not able to race successfully on the Ketogenic Diet and I found the Ketogenic Diet difficult to comply with. This write up should not be considered as scientific in any way; it is simply my anecdotal experience.
=Background=
As an ultrarunner, I've experimented with [[Low Carbohydrate Diets]] (LCD) before with little success. I found that running on LCD let me feeling like I was permanently [[Glycogen]] depleted. However, after reading [http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Science-Carbohydrate-Performance/dp/0983490716 The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance] and [http://www.amazon.com/Ketogenic-Diets-Eric-H-Kossoff/dp/1936303108 Ketogenic Diets: Treatments for Epilepsy and Other Disorders] I decided to experiment with a true Ketogenic Diet which is quite different from most general Low Carb Diets.