If transition is triathlon's fourth discipline, nutrition should be the fifth. Making fuelling mistakes could mean your race ends in disaster. And the longer the event, the more critical your food and drink strategy becomes. But it's not easy
Hi all, I have been experimenting with race nutrition. Last year I ran the Inverness Marathon (my first marathon, in 3hrs 27 mins). In my training and during the marathon I used Lucozade gels, but I find then quite sickly, and feel they need lots
I wanted to get some feedback on peoples race nutrition strategies.Generally as a rule of thumb, if I race I take a gel (between 75 and 100 g carb) every hour. I also have a banana about half an hour before the race starts.This works for me and I
sure I got myself nice and hydrated in the week leading up to the big day, eating sensibly before the race and resting up! All the nutrition goodies they were giving out at the Expo probably helped too In your runs practise taking on drinks and anything
Hi AllI am running my first ever 10km survival race and was wondering about pre race nutrition. I have seen loads of information about eating things like spag bol the night before but what about breakfast? I am guessing banana, yoghurt maybe some
to match your training energy output. However, as your training volume increases and then tapers, so should your food intake. Planning your pre-race diet needn't be a nutritional nightmare: here are 25 handy do's and don'ts to help get you started
: your calorie and carbohydrate intake needs to match your training energy output. However, as your training volume increases and then tapers, so should your food intake. Planning your pre-race diet needn't be a nutritional nightmare: here are 25 handy
I would like advice about race-day (including, in particular during the race) nutrition for people who suffer from digestion disorders like Ulcerative Colitis, IBS, or Crohn’s, for example. The energy gels and energy drinks that feature so highly
Q. I want to practise my nutrition for race day but my trainer says I should wait until a few weeks before the race so I get the maximum benefit - is he right?A. It's imperative that you experiment during training to find out what will work best
sodium during the race (for example, in the sports drinks on course). If you have a history of cramp or sweat heavily, then electrolyte gels may also be a sensible addition.Q. I'm feeling overwhelmed by all the nutrition advice out there. Would you
