Q. I’m vegetarian and am wondering if I should refuel with a protein drink after exercise? I know some nutritionists think we already eat enough protein but as a veggie I’m not sure I do.A. It is a common concern that vegetarian diets can be lacking
-loaded sports recovery drinks.It helps you hydrate faster than water and is perfect straight from the fridge after a run.ZICO, the newest brand on the UK market, comes in a durable (and recyclable) plastic bottle with a screw cap, making it ideal for sport
meal at lunchtime the day before the race, then top up with light meals and snacks.Remain well hydrated but don't drink more than normal or drink extra sports drinks.PreparationRelax and try to take your mind off the race with other projects when
and I realise I may need to up the carb intake. I weigh roughly 150lbs and the event is sponsored by High5. I have no problem with taking on board gels or sports drinks but I am a little concerned about overdoing it and bringing on any GI issues
and was rushed to hospital. I’d been drinking lots at every water station, copying my 13st male running partner. It meant I’d taken infar too much and was overhydrated.Apparently I started burbling – the paramedics thought I was Eastern European. I blacked out
of the courses to decipher which race you want to target as your PB attempt.If you choose to really push yourself for a PB in the second event, then you could perhaps use the first event as a full dress rehearsal to see what energy drinks or gels work for you
and tomato sauce, followed by rice pudding.”Stay hydrated, adds Schenker. “Drink two litres of water the day before the race.”“Continually eat small helpings of carbs on race day,” says pro triathlete Vanessa Raw. “And have a breakfast that tops off
of fructose, found most commonly in fizzy drinks, led to higher levels of the culprit.Weightier issues“Weight has become too much of the story,” Bell says. “What everybody should really try to reduce is the fat in the wrong places. That’s the stuff within
training twice a week, out at the weekend drinking”. Then, after suffering a fit, he was diagnosed with mild epilepsy, partly triggered by alcohol. That, combined with a move to university, changed everything.On the next page: Discover how Greene became
to a time when you were a little less dedicated...That one again! When I was about 18 I went out one night for a drink with Tom Bedford [London Marathon organiser David Bedford’s son]. On our way home I suggested a dare: jumping off Teddington Bridge
