There is so much anxiety and confusion that runners face when it comes to carb loading before a marathon. With a lot of misinformation out there, I hear a lot of concerns from runners. Concerns like: All of these are valid concerns. This blog post will address all of them. Carb loading for a marathon […]

You’ve heard that you need to fuel your runs but when? How much? What do you fuel with? These questions plus more are going to be what we answer today. Our body only has a finite amount of carbohydrates stored within the body in the form of glycogen. Although the body has enough fat to […]

With the autumn marathon season upon us, it is time to think about race week nutrition. If you have been training for a marathon or any endurance event you have probably heard people talking about carbohydrates and carbohydrate loading or carb loading for short. But what is carb loading? How do you do it? Does […]

The 2024 Chicago Marathon is now less than 1 month away, it’s time for your final preparations. You’re probably coming up to your final long run before entering the tapering phase of your training. But failing to prepare your fuelling strategy for the day is failing to prepare for the race. Hitting the wall although […]