Do you intentionally change how you eat throughout the day depending on your workout(s) for the day?
When an athlete works with me on daily and sport nutrition, the above is a question that I often ask when athletes expresses their struggles with injury, health issues, fatigue, and a performance decline.
Checking off those hard-earned miles is only one element in preparing your body for an endurance event.
Often underestimated—yet vital for success—is daily nutrition. For many athletes, busy schedules and a rushed lifestyle alongside training can make it difficult to eat enough of the right foods, at the right times to support your active lifestyle. Even with the best intentions, if you end up tired or hangry, good intentions can easily give way to fast food or mindless snacking.
Marathon training challenges your body daily in a variety of ways, so your diet must change to support these different stressors.
In my recent Outside Run article, I go into detail about the importance of changing your diet to support marathon training. To help take away the guessing, you can check out my 7-day meal plan that I created to help support your marathon training.
And if you have a dietary restriction (like myself, who is a 33-year lacto-ovo vegetarian) - not a problem. In the article I provided some easy dietary tweaks to fit your needs, whether it’s for allergies, health, or ethical reasons.
When an athlete works with me on daily and sport nutrition, the above is a question that I often ask when athletes expresses their struggles with injury, health issues, fatigue, and a performance decline.
Checking off those hard-earned miles is only one element in preparing your body for an endurance event.
Often underestimated—yet vital for success—is daily nutrition. For many athletes, busy schedules and a rushed lifestyle alongside training can make it difficult to eat enough of the right foods, at the right times to support your active lifestyle. Even with the best intentions, if you end up tired or hangry, good intentions can easily give way to fast food or mindless snacking.
Marathon training challenges your body daily in a variety of ways, so your diet must change to support these different stressors.
In my recent Outside Run article, I go into detail about the importance of changing your diet to support marathon training. To help take away the guessing, you can check out my 7-day meal plan that I created to help support your marathon training.
And if you have a dietary restriction (like myself, who is a 33-year lacto-ovo vegetarian) - not a problem. In the article I provided some easy dietary tweaks to fit your needs, whether it’s for allergies, health, or ethical reasons.
Check out the article HERE.