04-27-2025, 02:14 PM
Amanda Rodriguez felt exceptionally proud as she ran the Chicago Marathon last fall. She also felt a touch weighed down.
With other races on the horizon, she decided to go back on tirzepatide, the active ingredient in popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound. She had used it before to take off some excess weight. Now she wanted to lose more to improve her running performance.
“My body just feels stronger,” says Rodriguez, 30, who has since lost 20 pounds while maintaining her diet and training schedule. She has also shaved a minute from her 5-kilometer time and completed her first ultramarathon.
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With other races on the horizon, she decided to go back on tirzepatide, the active ingredient in popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound. She had used it before to take off some excess weight. Now she wanted to lose more to improve her running performance.
“My body just feels stronger,” says Rodriguez, 30, who has since lost 20 pounds while maintaining her diet and training schedule. She has also shaved a minute from her 5-kilometer time and completed her first ultramarathon.
WSJ Link