{"id":198,"date":"2015-04-18T17:57:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-18T21:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bunewsservice.com\/Marathon2015\/?p=198"},"modified":"2015-04-19T10:43:04","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T14:43:04","slug":"once-bandit-runner-notches-eighth-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bunewsservice.com\/Marathon2015\/once-bandit-runner-notches-eighth-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"BU Alum Aims for Eighth Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What does a dietitian eat before the Boston Marathon?<\/p>\n

\u201cUsually pizza,\u201d said Ming Cheung, a Framingham, Mass., native and Boston University alum. Cheung, who currently works as a dietician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is set to run his eighth marathon and his fourth Boston Marathon on April 20 to support Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham (BIDN).<\/p>\n

An overweight teen, Cheung drastically changed his lifestyle before his first semester at BU, dropping more than 50 pounds. \u201cI was sick of not fitting into normal clothes,\u201d he says. It was as a freshman at Boston University that he ran his first Boston Marathon.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was always a dream of mine to run the marathon,\u201d he says. \u201cI had a bunch of friends who wanted to run, and we became the BU Bandits.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cheung\u2019s believes his background in nutrition gives him a competitive edge. \u201cI feel like I was able to condition my body and know how food interacts with my body much better,\u201d he says. \u201cI can adjust what I eat to optimize my training.\u201d<\/p>\n

And the strategy is not rocket science. In fact, consistency is key. \u201cI learned not to change my diet before the marathon, to keep it consistent and increase carbs a bit more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Cheung\u2019s advice for other runners? It\u2019s no surprise he recommends a healthy diet. \u201cOnce I started eating healthy, running got a lot easier,\u201d he explained. \u201cAfter my first marathon, I was sore for over 2 weeks. Once I learned about nutrition, I was only sore for one day, and maybe the second day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Being a dietician helped with knowing what to eat after a marathon and training session, Cheung said. He recommends that everyone learn what works for them, but hydration and increasing potassium and electrolytes are key.<\/p>\n

Cheung\u2019s goal is to finish the 119th<\/sup> Boston Marathon in under four hours. He previously raised more than $12,000 from his combined marathons, and this year has set a goal of raising $7,500 to the BIDN CancerCenter and Surgical Pavilion.<\/p>\n

You can visit Cheung\u2019s marathon page<\/a> to learn more or to donate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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