Endurance Athletes In The Olympics Can Eat Basically Whatever They Want

Gretchen Reynolds of Times Magazine details in a recent report:

"Refueling can resemble an episode of Man v. Food, with dinner consisting of things like a pound of pasta drizzled with olive oil (about 800 calories), a dozen eggs (840 calories), an entire cheese pizza (2,000 calories) and a pint of ice cream (1,000 calories). These foods (although not this exact lineup) were described to me by dietitians and officials who work with Olympians as common training-table choices for elite endurance athletes, particularly men. Plus beer (about 150 calories a bottle)."

A whole pizza? As only a part of the meal? Ice cream? BEER? It's official: training for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro marathon starts tonight.