Hi all, I'm looking to get a ballot place in london 2012, I've entered 3 marathons previously: Oct 2009-Snowdonia- 4:12,-25mpw.May 2010- Chester - 3:35,-40mpw.Apr 2011 -Llannelli -DNF,- 55mpw. Collapsed at 24.0mile sign 2:44 in, heat exhaustion,very hot day I thought, ba...

Hi! Can anyone recommend a good plan / author / book on nutrition for marathon training?  A good general running nutrition information source would help as well. Many thanks, Rae

I like playing squash and I'm a PADI rescue scuba diver. I'm married, no children. Interested in developing my running and other sports generally. Interested in nutrition and training plans. Interested in runners or keen sports people who

I'm a personal trainer, assistant general manager and fitness advisor for a large health club chain. I am qualified in sports conditioning (sport-specific training). I ran my first marathon (NYC MARATHON) in 2006. I also specialise in ante

for Health (and injury) already. Yeah, I did spot that. But thought a specific Nutrition category would be beneficial rather than mixing it up with injuries, or using the training/general forums. Good idea Would this category include debates about supplement

not a bug, more an idea/suggestiondon't know if this has been asked before..... would it be possible to have a 'nutrition' section of the forums (like we have for events and gear)?i'm just thinking it would be nice to have all the nutrition

?Thanks, Rachel I've just read the book Nutrition for Marathon Running - which has plenty of general advice, not just specific for marathon running. Tends towards the science of nutrition rather than the recipe end of the continuum.Hope this helps and good luck

Can anyone recommend a good general sports nutrition book.My eating habit is 'when I'm hungry' and 'what I fancy'.I know I'm generally low on iron, but don't think I know much about food or eat properly for the training I do.Good reference guide

://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/dairy-free-dairy-6-reason_b_558876.html  The views in that article are a bit off the wall and as RW is a running mag, not a nutrition or science mag, their articles on nutrition generally follow established advice and don't mention anything that is off the mainstream

for me, taking into account the number of calories I need in relation to the training I do, and my lifestyle generally, including wheat intolerance, etc.I did see a nutritionalist previously, but she seemed to have no idea about sports nutrition