of general nutrition and what she should be eating in preparation for a run. She recently posted her nutritional strategy which included porridge and toast for breakfast, a gel during her 40-minute run and a protein shake after her run. Overall she
more to the marathon than just doing the training, both in terms of nutrition and planning. It’s like there’s a whole other side to running that I didn’t realise was there until I got involved. I feel such a huge sense of achievement that I finished
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and advice. Her insight and past experience with regard to nutrition will continue to be valuable to everyone.Weeks 8 - 9Vicky says: The last couple of weeks have been such a rollercoaster – good runs some days, huge amounts of pain on others. We've pretty
some long runs. This has boosted Lucy’s confidence and she is happy to be back out on the road running (despite falling over a couple of times!). Nutritional strategies have been tried and tested but the perfect plan has not quite been discovered.Pre
and get to know the sequence and understand a bit more about the postures, there are ways that you can start to adapt postures to suit your pre/post running and warm-up routine. You will learn so much about your body in terms of its flexibility and which
If you're running a marathon this spring, you're about to enter the most critical – and difficult – four weeks of training, when 1) your weekly mileage is at its peak; 2) your motivation may be flagging; and 3) you're most likely to get sidelined
’ve trained hard physically, you’ll no doubt be ready for the race, but preparation and knowing what to expect on the day is key so you can perform at your best. "Experiment with clothing and nutrition all you like in the run-up, but don’t use the race
At a Glance Profile Nickname: Sue C Age: 36 Running for: 3 years No. of marathons: 2 PBs: 10K 43:00 Half-Marathon 1:37 Marathon 3
-depleted state. Ever since carbohydrate-loading caught on decades ago, carbs have been the focus of nutrition advice for marathon runners. You can burn 2,300 calories on a 20-mile run, and the carb is the most readily converted fuel source, so it makes perfect
