57: Starla Garcia on Fueling for Ultras + Being an Advocate for BIPOC Athletes

Nail Your Nutrition Podcast

Starla Garcia, M.Ed, RDN, LD, is a Registered Dietitian and marathoner based in Houston, Texas. She was a recent 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifier and ran in the trials in Atlanta in February 2020. Starla just completed the JFK 50 miler in November 2021 and paced the 3:00 hour marathon group for the Chevron Houston Marathon. Starla is also a new podcast host for the podcast, Fueled for More.
In this episode, we discuss:

• How training for an ultra differs from training for a marathon
• Recovery nutrition for ultras
• Fueling strategy for ultras
• Goals for her first ultra and if she achieved them
• How pacing the 3:00 pace group was for the Houston Marathon and training for that race
• How to incorporate cultural favorites when working with athletes and fueling plans
• What it's like to be a BIPOC cultural advocate
• If improvements have been made for BIPOC runners and athletes in the last two years
• Her new podcast, Fueled for More
• Whether she'll go for the 2:37 OTQ for 2024

And more!

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