nutrition rules of weight loss. Her advice can help any runner who wants to lose weight – whether it’s five pounds or five stone. She’ll show you how to track your food intake, space meals throughout the day to ward off hunger, and honestly count

many suggestions these days involve fancy new age foods like quinoa or exotic berries not to mention expensive ones like avocados and (tasteless) chicken breasts. - William Brown 7 A1) Thanks for your post. There are some basic nutrition principles

There's no denying that running gives you the munchies and it can be easy to turn to junk food when sugar cravings hit. Luckily for us hungry runners, Chimpanze have produced these all-natural energy bars to satisfy your cravings and give you bags

and running, the most useful measure is the Glycaemic Index (GI). This is a number given to carbohydrate-rich food based on how quickly it raises your blood sugar levels after you eat it. A food with a high GI, such as a sugary drink, will result in a rapid

portions of breads, potatoes, pasta, rice, energy bars and cereals. It can be hard to achieve such high carb intakes from food alone and it is useful to consume drinks containing carbohydrates to further increase your intake. In recent years, dietary

or anything like that.What did you eat to fuel you every day?I ate real food, just good wholesome meals because I realised 50 days of gels would be pretty minging. I had this appetite beyond belief. I’d have cereal, then bacon and eggs and toast for breakfast

appetite and reduce your overall calorie intake by 20 per cent compared with eating no soup at all. Moreover, a steaming bowl can make you feel fuller for longer compared with solid food, as the soup takes more time to move from the stomach. Many runners

?Not really, I take some shakes after track sessions if I can’t get food in fast enough, otherwise I stick to real food.Who are your sporting heroes?I really admire Kelly Holmes because of what she did and I’ve been lucky enough to be involved with her

of fluid (dehydration) and reduction in the body’s carbohydrate stores. Therefore these are the two things to concentrate on getting right in the build-up to, and on, race day.In the week leading up to race day, increase the amount of high carb foods

the rights foods, I’ll never be the same again.”AlexNew PB: 2:53. Previous best: 3:06“I don’t think the race could have gone any better really. I paced it well, I ran my target and I was strong at the end. This is my seventh marathon and in every single