Watch any major endurance event today - a marathon, an Ironman, a cycling grand tour, a gravel race, an ultra run - and you’ll notice something has changed. The athletes at the front aren’t just fitter. They’re fueling and hydrating smarter. For a long time, race day nutrition was treated like an afterthought. If you were fit, you could be competitive with a haphazard fueling plan. But that strategy doesn't work any more because everyone arrives fit and prepared. These days, those who perform at the top approach fueling with the same intention as their training: structured, tested, and personalized. As a sport dietitian, I am loving this because athletes are finally recognizing the value of personalized fueling and hydration (and we have dozens of sport nutrition companies who are making it easier for athletes to fuel and hydrate). Dialing in what to eat, when to eat, and how to hydrate must become part of the training process. Every long run, every ride, every brick run, ev...
3x Author, Board Certified Sports Dietitian, Master of Science in Exercise Physiology, 22 x Ironman finisher, 3x XTRI finisher, 6xIM World Championship finisher, Triathlon Coach, 32-year Vegetarian. Trimarnicoach.com