Great practical article about LCHF racing nutrition

Race Fueling Part 2 – Carbohydrates

Excellent post about low carb running – highly recommended!

Endurance Skating

Recap In-Race Fueling Part 1:

• Racing Is Not Training – In a race the aim is to perform to your best, not to train for adaptations. Your fueling strategy should reflect this truism.
• Calculate your expected energy expenditure and have an idea of your personal fueling equation
• Prioritize replenishing glycogen and protein, your fat stores are already plentiful, and your ability fuel from fat is already predetermined by your day to day nutrition and training; endogenous fat consumption will do very little to change that during the course of a race.
• Use whatever in-race foods and supplements you find work for you!

 

Now I’ll delve a little further into race nutrition and write about what I typically use in long races.  While I have basically said that “anything is fair game” when it comes to race fueling, I personally still try to stick to “real” foods as much…

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In-Race Fueling Part 1: Is Your Ego Writing Cheques Your Body Can’t Cash?

In-Race Fueling Part 1: Is Your Ego Writing Cheques Your Body Can’t Cash?.

This is a great blog post about endurance sports and race day fuelling when on a low carb diet like NSNG.

Stafford Half Marathon 2015 – Race Report

Putting in the effort along Beaconside !

My Review of the Stafford Half Marathon 2015

On Sunday 22^nd March I ran in my fourth Stafford Half Marathon, as part of my training for the London

Long Run Fuelling – update

Today I competed a 21 mile run as part of my marathon training, so I thought I’d provide a quick update on how the fuelling is going.

Fuelling for a Long Run on natural foods – my N=1 Experiment

This is a post about my long run fuelling strategy so far, as I look for something that works alongside my lower carb NSNG lifestyle. This is called a ‘N=1 Experiment’ because I am experimenting on myself, trying to find out what will work for me.

Sugar Industry Influences UK Obesity Scientists

Interesting to see that there is a row in the national news here in the UK today, accusing scientists who advise the UK government on obesity of being heavily influenced by the sugar industry.

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Interesting stuff and worth a look