Nutrition Strategies to Optimize Performance
A new study presents the best strategies to reduce glycogen depletion, low blood sugar, dehydration, central fatigue, muscle damage, and heat illness in hot weather.
Glycogen Depletion
Workout of the Week: Depletion Double
Adding the stress of a depleted morning run after an afternoon interval workout can boost aerobic capacity.
The Wall Is Predictable — For Some Runners
A mathematical model is designed to help runners pace their marathons appropriately.
Everything You Need To Know About Energy Gels
How they work, as well as why, when and how to use them.
Is Carbo-Loading The Answer To Avoiding The Wall?
Gorging on carbs before a race may not be as necessary as you think.
Study: Rinse, Spit Out Your Sports Drink
Studies show you need not swallow your sports drink to benefit from it.
How Often Should You Fuel During Long Runs?
Learn how to improve the critical fuel efficiency element of the marathon while maintaining consistency in your training.
Are Carbohydrates Really Needed During Exercise?
One study questions whether or not we should fuel our muscles during a run or let them use stored energy reserves.
A Short Cut To The Long Run
You can run a good marathon without logging 20-mile training runs.
How Long Does It Take To Recover From A Marathon?
There hasn't been much research done to answer this question.
Should All Runners Now Eat McDonald’s All The Time?
McRunner's marathon PR is not quite proof that "anything goes" in endurance nutrition.
Eating Right Before, During, And After A Race
It all comes down to glycogen depletion.