and can make you very ill."The question is how to avoid the potential nutrition and hydration pitfalls. Triathletes face such a bewildering array of nutrition choices that it is not always obvious how to manage the practical details. You might wonder
Ruth is a leading sports dietician and a member of the British Dietetic Association and Health Professional Council. She is also an advisor to Sportscotland's Institute of Sport, specialising in helping athletes of all levels prepare nutritionally
One of the long-enduring and rarely questioned traditions associated with triathlon events of all kinds is the substantial pasta dinner the evening before race day. After all, who doesn't believe in the hearty, turbo-fuelling advantages of eating a
