Boosting your energy on the run has never been easier. With countless gels, drinks, chewy sweets and even an energy soup on the market, you'll have no trouble finding something to keep you fuelled to the end of even the longest ultra. For many of us

Q I’m a mum of three with a full-time job and I’m training for a marathon. To help me cope with my hectic lifestyle, I’ve been taking Siberian ginseng. And it seems to work. I feel great – full of energy and vitality – even after half

Q. Why should I bother with energy drinks? I know that I need to keep hydrated during training and racing, but isn’t water good enough?A. As you run, two things happen: (1) you lose water as your body uses it to cool down and (2) you use muscle

UAN: Article type:++add pics++-->You probably know that your body can only hold about 18 miles-worth of easily useable energy. But did you know that unless you top up your fuel reserves on the run, it starts trying to conserve that energy after

in the energy bar section of your local health-food shop, supermarket or specialist running store.This choice of tempting flavours simply highlights that there is now a massive choice facing runners when they come to choose an energy bar. To make the decision a

snacking is in. Actually it’s not even called snacking any more – it’s called ‘grazing’, and nutrition experts now believe that grazing on five smaller meals throughout the day is better than eating three big ones.Why should this be? It’s mainly because a

of your staple foods this winter by adding them to soup, stir frys, casseroles and chilli. Other excellent quercitin sources include grapes, tea and berries.Stay EnergisedGloomy winter days can drain away your energy, leaving you curled up on the couch

Here's a quick guide to the different types of sports drinkEnergy drinks with electrolytes: the most common, all-round energy drinks. Electrolytes (sodium and potassium) replace the salts lost in sweat and help to reduce cramping, among other things

and Lucozade pouches if they were included as part of the water stations. However, I've decided to up my game and enter a marathon. The thing is, I just don't understand nutrition. What stuff should I be eating on the run? Talk to me like a seven

Lucozade Sport£10.80 for 12 bottles Carbs per 500ml: 32g“Contains all the major nutrients you need,” says coach Chris Husbands. “Better for longer events – half-marathon and above. Raspberry is actually nicer than standard orange.”Contact: lucozadeshop.comDrinks | Gels | Bars | S...