Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

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...

  Are you struggling with any of the following during your workouts? Low energy Slow recovery Dehydration Early fatigue Low blood sugar Hunger GI issues A quality training session begins with the daily diet. If you are going long hours without eating, restricting carbs, ignoring your hydration needs and/or not planning well-balanced meals or snacks, you will struggle to perform to your potential. As a result, you may blame sport nutrition products or seek supplements to "fix" an issue that started well before you began your workout. Because it's a lot easier to fuel and hydrate a body at rest than it is during exercise, take advantage of the many hours when you are not training to maximize your glycogen stores, provide your body with adequate calories, vitamins and minerals, supply your muscles with protein and meet your hydration needs. A body that is well-hydrated and fueled going into a workout will outperform a body that begins a workout in a compromised state.