Nick Morgan is Lead Sport Scientist at Lucozade Sport.Read the whole forum debateQ. How early should I carbo-load? How much energy can the body actually store? hungryconsumerA. You can eat and store enough carbohydrate to fuel your marathon during

runningQ: I know carbo-loading works for longer races, but does it have an effect on shorter distances, such as the 5K?A: New research says yes. Of course, we’ve known for years that when a race lasts more than 90 minutes, it makes sense to carbo-load

There’s no hotter issue in sports nutrition right now than the carbs versus carbs-plus-protein controversy. The battle pits scientist against scientist, small companies against behemoths, and new research against long-held beliefs. At one crucial juncture, it even threatens the f...

:45 in spring. how can I hit it in autumn?• Female, high-mileage: advice on getting from 3:26 to sub-3:15 marathonNUTRITION• What do elites drink in a marathon?• Nutrition: carbo-depletion/carbo-loadingMISC• Should I race a 5K and a half in the same week

training.Key to success: was carbo loading and also following a training programme.I will be celebrating once all my sponsorship money is collected: At the moment I think I have around £1000 if not maybe more. This has been raised for the Ardgowan hospice

, for example. In the race itself, make the first mile your slowest mile, outside seven minutes, and then try to settle into a regime of 6:45 per mile.The second is carbo-loading. In the 48 hours before the race, from Thursday evening to Saturday evening, boost

, with at least 60 per cent of your daily calories coming from carbohydrate, you won’t need to do any specific carbo-loading prior to your 10-mile race, unless the course is hilly. If you’re racing on flat ground, carbo-loading doesn’t boost competitive ability

sports products have introduced the idea of carbo-loading as a form of supplementation. If your body is not well-stocked with carbohydrate, you’re not going to exercise well. You need plenty of carbohydrate to replenish the glycogen stores in your muscles

, plain popcorn, bagels, low-fat crispbreads, bananas and other fruit are all excellent choices. 3. Don’t ignore the main meals Regular sensible snacking is important, but proper meals are where carbo-loading really counts. Pasta is deservedly the runner

be somehow related is that my weight has been doing very odd things of late.  In the couple of weeks prior to serious carbo loading my weight started to climb. I was running a bit less due to the injury, but doing plenty of cross training. Then, when I