Fuel Station
Experiment with your carbs and fluids for training and races
Two strategies that I find very effective for a healthy balance in athletes and fitness enthusiasts are:
Many nutritionist and dietitians focus on explaining what and when to eat. But not many emphasize where and how.
Having spent the last six months of your life training for your Ironman or other long-distance event, you have also spent countless hours eating and drinking during workouts, and many more hours fueling for recovery.
As athletes, we want to be leaner come race day but the challenge is trying to get the body into that fat-burning mode, and not only when we are racing.
Maintaining consistent energy levels throughout the day is a constant challenge for any athlete.
Athletes embarking on their nutrition journey are often confused about where to begin.
It is possible that one of your important races this season will require that you cross one or more time zones.
You’ve probably been in this situation when you experiment with a new fruit or vegetable in a meal.
Obviously the title of this article caught your eye, but I am not going to provide information about how to sabotage your race day nutrition plan but rather, how to avoid it.