juice two hours before the race, then 125-250ml just before.Pre-Race MealsAccompany any of the following with one to two cups (150-300ml) of water or diluted fruit juice (1 part juice, 1 or 2 parts water): Porridge with raisins and honey Cereal with milk

while training is also an absolute must. As a rough guide, try to drink 500ml of water, diluted juice or a sports drink two hours before a run, and another 150ml just before you leave. During If you plan to run for less than an hour, plain water should

of Sports Medicine, which calls for 590-1180ml per hour.For the first time in its 107-year history, the Boston Marathon this spring provided all 20,000 runners with a fold-out pamphlet from the American Running Association and the American Medical Athletic

- part of a series in our 2009 Flora London Marathon build-up. On Friday April 17, we'll be welcoming Olympic athlete - and Lucozade Sport Super Six mentor - Liz Yelling into the forums between 1pm and 2pm to answer your last-minute race-week questions

the body struggles with the change in discipline and diverting blood flow to the stomach might cause problems. It's best to wait for about 10 minutes before you start sipping small amounts of sports drink.As for food, Worthington carries an energy gel fixed

intake (g/kg) Recommended amount per kg/ day or per day Carbohydrate 341g (4.7g/kg) 7-8g/kg/day (511 - 584g) Protein 139g 1.9g/kg) 1.2-1.6g/kg/day (88-117g) Fat 89g

equal parts orange juice and water, plus a pinch of salt.Drink 100-200ml of an isotonic solution every 10-15 minutes; a standard 750ml bottle containing an isotonic drink should see most people through 50-75 minutes of training. You can have solid food

come close to the following numbers each day.10 servings of grains (one slice of bread or 1/2 cup of cereal or pasta equals 1 serving)7 servings of fruit (one medium-size piece or 4 ounces of juice equals 1 serving)4 servings of vegetables (1 cup raw

session, a loss of one kilogram (equivalent to one litre). If that person has consumed 750ml of fluid during the session the total fluid loss is 1,750ml, giving a net fluid deficit of 1,000ml. So you'd need to take in at least that much to replace fluid

:30 Height: 1.52m Current Weight: 46.7kg Sue's Profile | Sue's Training ThreadAn Example Training WeekDay 1 11.45am 52-minute steady run (75% MHR) Day 2 9.30pm 30 minutes core stability work Day 3 5.30pm 50-minute steady run (75% MHR