Why America’s Top 100k Runner Drinks Coca-Cola
Camille Herron wants to win a marathon in all 50 states. And with 19 wins in 11 states, plus the Guinness World Record for fastest marathon while wearing a superhero costume (she was Spiderwoman), she's well on her way.
Her secret to success? Hint: It has something to do with a secret formula.
“Elite athletes drink Coke,” Herron said during a recent phone interview. “It’s almost like magic.”
A lifelong athlete, Herron often needs a quick burst of
energy. From her childhood days on the basketball court to the fastest 100k
ever on American soil, she has relied on
Herron has trained with and learned from many international athletes who share her affinity for Coke. “International
runners love
Herron routinely drinks a few Cokes per week. She first drank
“It just lit me up!” she recalled.
The tradition continued this year in Herron’s record-setting
100k at the U.S. Championship, where
Herron is a scholar of the human body, having studied exercise and sport science in undergraduate and graduate school. Since 2011, she has shared her knowledge in a popular blog at CamilleHerron.com, where she writes about the training, diet and lifestyle of an elite athlete.
Herron will be competing in the 100k at the International Association of Ultrarunners’ World Championships in the Netherlands this September. Although she does not plan to don a superhero costume for this race, she'll be armed with her super, secret weapon.
“I’ve definitely got it planned that I’m going to do what I did at the U.S. Championship,” Herron explained. “Switch to Coke on the second half, and let that hopefully propel me to a new American record!”
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