David Nieman is a professor at Appalachian State University, and director of the Human Performance Lab at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, NC. He is a pioneer in the research area of exercise and nutrition immunology. Dr. Nieman has received more than $10.9 million in research grants and published more than 370 peer-reviewed publications in journals and books. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the sports nutrition section of the journals Nutrients and Frontiers in Nutrition, and sits on 10 journal editorial boards including Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, and the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. His publications have been cited more than 41,000 times. He is the author of nine books on health, exercise science, and nutrition. Dr. Nieman served as vice-president of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and two terms as president of the International Society of Exercise and Immunology. He has also run 58 marathons with a PR of 2:37. 

In this episode, Dr. Nieman answers a question I've been asking everyone - what is the best way for marathoners to approach the problem of limited glycogen stores and the challenge of adapting to higher fat utilization? He also talks about how to reduce inflammation, recover sooner after intense exercise, and dispels some myths about carbohydrates. 

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