supplements for marathon training

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Hi All,

my younger brother is running the NYC marathon in a few weeks. i

don't live close by, but have been visiting him for the past few

days. I'm am very concerned about him! He has not even considered

eating properly in order to prepare for this or the intense training

he has been doing. on his final long run yesterday, he couldn't make

it.

Bottom line is that I know he would be willing to try my supplement

recommendations and if i can help in that way, i would like to. I

have brought up the subject of nutrition w/ him, but he is not

willing to change his diet because his foods/drinks are

his " rewards " for all of his hard work to prepare for this.

i am not an athlete,so i do not know how to advise him about

supplements he can be taking and when to take them, etc. Could you

please advise me on this and i can pass along the recommendations to

him? I'm thinking some sort of whey protein powder would be helpful--

or a meal replacement type food. Also, he is drinking a lot of

gatorade and eating that " goo " stuff, whatever that is. and he has a

lot of pain in his knees.

thanks for any ideas that you might have!

lisa