Daily Calories:
Instructions: Select ONE option per meal (A = Indian, B = Global). This specialized endurance protocol is engineered for the final taper week before a marathon or ultra-distance event. It drastically increases carbohydrate intake (supercompensation) while actively reducing dietary fiber (low-residue) and fat to minimize gut weight and prevent gastrointestinal distress on race day.
| Hydration: Consume 5–7 litres of fluid daily. Muscle tissue requires roughly 3 grams of water to store 1 gram of glycogen. Hyper-hydration combined with electrolytes is mandatory.
| Fats: Fats are deliberately minimized. Fat slows down gastric clearance, which can interfere with the rapid assimilation of carbohydrates required to saturate muscle cells.
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Meal 1 — Low-Residue Carb Loading
7:00 – 8:30 AM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Rice Kanji with Soft Egg & ShallotGentle Start Rice boiled loose into a thin kanji with shallot and cumin, topped with a soft egg. |
2 cups Kanji 1 Egg 2.5 cups Kanji 1 Egg 3 cups Kanji 2 Eggs |
~370 kcal~500 kcal~625 kcal
P: 23g31g39g
| C: 52g69g86g
| F: 8g11g14g
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| B | English Muffin with Honey & MilkRace Morning Toasted English muffin with honey, taken with milk two hours before the start. |
1 Muffin 1 glass Milk 2 Muffins 1 glass Milk 3 Muffins 1.5 glasses Milk |
~375 kcal~505 kcal~630 kcal
P: 22g29g36g
| C: 54g72g90g
| F: 8g11g14g
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Meal 2 — Mid-Day Glycogen Saturation
12:30 – 2:00 PM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Lentil & Rice Mujadara with YoghurtMidday Anchor Brown lentils and rice cooked together with caramelised onion, served with yoghurt. |
1.5 cups Mujadara ½ cup Yoghurt 2 cups Mujadara ¾ cup Yoghurt 2.5 cups Mujadara 1 cup Yoghurt |
~475 kcal~640 kcal~800 kcal
P: 30g40g50g
| C: 66g88g110g
| F: 10g14g18g
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| B | Gnocchi with Pesto & PeasPotato Pasta Potato gnocchi tossed with basil pesto and peas, a dense carbohydrate load. | 1.5 cups Gnocchi 2 cups Gnocchi 2.5 cups Gnocchi |
~480 kcal~640 kcal~805 kcal
P: 28g38g47g
| C: 69g91g114g
| F: 10g14g18g
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Meal 3 — Afternoon Fast-Carb Spike
4:30 – 5:30 PM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Jam Sandwich on White BreadSimple Fuel White bread with fruit jam, deliberately low residue for the day before a race. | 1 Sandwich 1.5 Sandwiches 2 Sandwiches |
~220 kcal~300 kcal~375 kcal
P: 14g19g24g
| C: 30g40g50g
| F: 5g7g9g
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| B | Salted Lassi with BananaSodium & Potassium Thin salted lassi taken with a ripe banana, replacing both key electrolytes. |
1 glass 1 Banana 1.5 glasses 1 Banana 2 glasses 2 Bananas |
~225 kcal~300 kcal~375 kcal
P: 13g17g21g
| C: 32g42g53g
| F: 5g7g9g
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Meal 4 — Nocturnal Low-Residue Loading
7:30 – 9:00 PM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Roast Chicken with Roast Potato & CarrotRecovery Evening Roast chicken with oven-roasted potato and carrot, oil kept modest. |
120g Chicken 1.5 cups Potato 160g Chicken 2 cups Potato 200g Chicken 2.5 cups Potato |
~415 kcal~555 kcal~695 kcal
P: 26g35g44g
| C: 58g77g96g
| F: 9g12g15g
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| B | Bread & Butter Pudding-Free Milk RiceOvernight Refill Rice simmered slowly in sweetened milk with nutmeg, taken before sleep. | 1.5 cups Milk Rice 2 cups Milk Rice 2.5 cups Milk Rice |
~415 kcal~560 kcal~700 kcal
P: 24g33g41g
| C: 60g80g100g
| F: 9g12g15g
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Daily Total (approx.)
~2000kcal
~110gProtein
~300gCarbs
~40gFat