That's quite a neat intake!
Not here, but elsewhere I used to have a reference to the G-Flux in my sig.
However, there's a fine line between "eating enough to fuel a workout" versus either undereating or overeating. I've noticed that after a certain point, the body tends to overreact on a too high training volume by becoming insatiably hungry. Like you wrote in your first entry, training isn't the problem: keeping a decent deficit is. I'd get uncontrollable binges as soon as I'd increase volume too much. It can suddenly creep up on you.
Interesting you are (or were) a long-distance runner. Have you experienced the effect of DOH? Being so exhausted and/or wired from a training that you are simply not hungry at all but actually too hyper to eat? And then, the next day, or in my case when I'd cycle very long distances (over 200K) be hit by huge snack attacks 48hrs later and eat everything in sight?
I've noticed that scaling back on volume has actually even worked better for me in some ways. It enabled me to stick to my diet. Which generally works out to be around 30% carbs 30% protein and 40% fats when I'm eating at maintenance and training every other day. Can go up to 40% carbs when I'd do more cardio.
I've got no clue whatsoever what my intake was back in the days I was into endurance cycling. Truly wished I knew as I'd have very interesting data to look at. No longer do such crazy stuff anymore! Not the cycling, nore the undereating/starving part.
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