UMeb Keflezighi uwela umgca wokugqibela we-118th Boston Marathon ngo-Epreli 21, 2014. (Ifoto: Jim Rogash / Getty Izithombe) U-Novemba 1 uyasondela, okuthetha ukuba iimbaleki zomgama eziphezulu zehlabathi zineeveki ezimbalwa zishiyekile ukuze ziqeqeshele iNew York Marathon. Oko kuthetha ukujija ngokuziqhelanisa nokuqhuba ixesha elide, ukolula yonke imisipha yomzimba kwaye — ukomeleza ngayo yonke into — usebenzisa amafutha amaninzi.
Phakathi kweembaleki ezikumgangatho ophezulu ezikhuphisanayo kukhuphiswano lweemayile ezingama-26.2 kwiidolophu ezintlanu zedolophu kukho uMeb Keflezighi, imbaleki yase-Eritrea naseMelika eyaziwa kakhulu kutshanje ngokuphumelela i-Boston Marathon ka-2014-eyaseMelika yokuqala ukwenjenjalo ukusukela ngo-1983. I-York Marathon, igqibe indawo yesine kumdyarho wamadoda kwiiOlimpiki zasehlotyeni zika-2012 kwaye yagoduka nembasa yesilivere kwakulo msitho mnye kwii-Olimpiki zasehlotyeni zika-2004.
Ukucinga ukuba utya ntoni uMnu Keflezighi ngexesha loqeqesho lwe-marathon? Kubaqalayo, ukutya kweminyaka engama-40 ubudala kokutya kwansuku zonke akunanto kwiikhalori ezili-10 000 kunye nokudibanisa kuthiwa utyiwa ngumdadi weOlimpiki uRyan Lochte . Umnumzana Keflezighi uthatha ii-calories ezingama-3,000, ngokwezibalo ezikhutshwe ngomnye wabaxhasi bakhe, iPowerBar-ezo khalori ikakhulu zivela kwiiprotheyini ezingamarhoqorhoqo, iziqhamo, imifuno kunye namafutha asempilweni. 
UMeb Keflezighi ubhiyozela ukuphumelela kwakhe iBoston Marathon. (Ifoto: UJim Rogash / imifanekiso kaFetty)
Xa kuziwa kwisidlo sakusasa, intshatsheli yemarathon yintshatsheli yebhotolo yeamangile. Uyitya ngenye yeendlela ezimbini: kwi-bagel yengqolowa epheleleyo, okanye kwizilayi ezibini zethosi yengqolowa kunye ne-drizzle yobusi ngaphezulu.
Isidlo sasemini, uMnu. Keflezighi angatya isandwich ye-turkey kwisonka sengqolowa kunye neletisi, okanye amaqanda nge-turkey, ham, imifuno kunye ne-avocado, kunye nesaladi esecaleni. Isidlo sangokuhlwa sithanda ukuba sisitya sepasta, kunye nebhola yenyama ye-turkey yeprotein eyongezelelweyo.
Oko kutya kufakwa kukutya okulula, okuthi, ukongeza kwimivalo yamandla ngoncedo lomxhasi wakhe, kubandakanya iiblueberries, iibhanana, iiapile, amapere, iiorenji, iipesika kunye nenyama yenkomo. Umnumzana Keflezighi ukwahambisa amanzi ngeziselo ze-electrolyte, kunye nee-ounces ezingama-60 ukuya kuma-70 zamanzi yonke imihla.
Yonke loo nto yongeza ngaphezulu kwe-120 yeeprotheyini, kunye nangaphezulu kwe-400 yeecarbohydrate.
UMnu Keflezighi akakholelwa ekubaleni iikhalori, ulwazi oluvela kwiPowerBar lubonakalisiwe. Uyakuthanda ukutyisa imini yonke kwaye angaze azivumele ukuba alambe. Ukwakhuthaza ukuba uhlale ungaguquguquki ekukhetheni ukutya kwiveki ekhokelela kugqatso- ngamanye amagama, iimbaleki akufuneki ziyothuse imizimba yazo ngokutya okungalambekiyo kokutya okungafunekiyo kwase-Thai ubusuku obubini ngaphambi kosuku lomdyarho.
UMnu Keflezighi ubeke indawo yesibhozo kwi-Boston Marathon yalo nyaka. NgoFebruwari, uza kuya eLos Angeles ukuya kukhuphisana kwiimvavanyo zeOlimpiki zika-2016.
