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The art of gut training: plan, prepare and execute
Pro endurance athlete Dougal Allan shares an insight into how he trains his gut to be able to tolerate more carb on race day.
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4 ways to refine your race nutrition strategy
Andy outlines four practical steps that you can take to refine your race nutrition strategy during training.
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Beat The Wall! Race Day Nutrition
ExtraMilest host, Foris Gierman, asks Andy about how athletes can overcome common fueling and hydration mistakes...
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How to fuel a gravel ride
Learn how to fuel your next gravel ride, including how much you should be aiming to eat and drink...
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How to fuel a full distance triathlon
Learn how to fuel a full-distance triathlon, with advice from pro triathletes about how they hit their carbohydrate, sodium and fluid numbers.
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Celiac disease in athletes: How to adapt your fueling strategy
Celiac disease affects 1 in 100 people and is severely underdiagnosed in athletes. Learn how it impacts performance and how to adapt your fueling and training
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How to fuel an adventure race (lessons from the Coast To Coast)
2x Coast To Coast Champion Dougal Allan shares hard-won fueling and hydration strategies for adventure racing, from 12-hour efforts to multi-day epics.
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How to fuel a middle-distance triathlon
Sports Scientist and IRONMAN 70.3® Age Group winner, Tash Cooper-Smith, explains how to apply the science of endurance nutrition to middle-distance triathlons...
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A history of marathon fueling
We explore the chequered history of marathon fueling, from the early days of drinking poison to the modern day era of personalisation...
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A practical guide to gut training (from an elite marathon runner)
Elite marathon runner Reed Fischer details his gut training protocol and shares a step-by-step guide for how to train your gut to consume more carb...
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Tennis nutrition 101: How to fuel your matches
We take a look at what the science says about how to fuel tennis training and matches...
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How to fuel an open water swim
Sports Scientist Chris Harris explains how to fuel and hydrate before and during your open water swimming sessions and races...
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Running on empty: A World Champion's battle with REDs
4x IRONMAN® World Champion Chrissie Wellington shares her experiences of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport - a condition where an athlete's low energy availability impacts their health.
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How a 4x IRONMAN® World Champ fueled (and what she'd change)
Four-time IRONMAN® World Champion, Chrissie Wellington, explains how she fueled races from 2007 and 2011, and what she'd do differently if she was still racing today...
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What should you eat and drink before a late race start?
How should your approach to pre-race fueling and hydration change for a later start? Sports Scientist Emily Arrell explains all...
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