Q I’m planning to run a marathon, but I’m also trying, unsuccessfully, to lose weight. When I run, my appetite increases, and I find that I eat more and put on weight rather than lose it. What can you suggest?A Perhaps surprisingly, losing body

with a little protein: (eg High5 4:1) These products are still relatively rare but some research suggests that a little protein in a carbohydrate drink can improve performance on the run.Recovery drinks Post-run drinks usually contain around 70

nutrition strategy and practise it in training. Drinking while running, for example, is a skill you have to learn."Maitland agrees. "Your stomach does not work so well when you're racing and the six per cent standard concentration of many sports drinks

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with one or two other sports and watch your running performance improve too.TaperingWhat to do, eat and think in the weeks before race-day.Nutrition on the RunEnergy drinks, bananas, tuna sandwiches - what to eat and drink before, during and after a run

nutritional advice after the race? RichardBA. The race is no dfferent to any other hard run. Drink some fluid to replace what you've lost as sweat, but do it slowly over the first few hours. Eat something quickly to fill the gap until you can have a full meal

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