The Marathon Chef: How to Eat Well When Exercising - Tapa dura

This cookbook is for anyone interested in getting fit - intermittently at the gym, running for fun, as a training sportsman or woman, or as a serious marathon runner. These recipes were developed by Michel Roux Jr as he started running, initially as a casual jogger 10 years ago, and now as a veteran of several marathons. He developed the programme by trial and error, based on how the body feels and reacts to what it eats. While training he avoids red meat and animal fats, eats lots of fruit and vegetables, some chocolate, and plenty of bread, and drinks a reasonable quantity of wine. Some of the recipes have become regulars at Le Gavroche, a popular restaurant for many sportsmen and women.

Michel Roux Jr is one of London's most respected chefs. Le Gavroche, which he has run since 1991, continues to receive recommendations for excellence in every food guide. Michel's early training in France instilled in him a belief in simplicity and quality of raw ingredients which he has put to use in the restaurant and especially in developing the recipes that he uses when he is training for a marathon.