http://www.runner.co.za South African Road running blog Sun, 09 May 2010 00:59:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.runner.co.za/2009/05/23/nutrition-tips-for-race-day/ http://www.runner.co.za/2009/05/23/nutrition-tips-for-race-day/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 17:57:09 +0000 runner http://www.runner.co.za/?p=113 Your main nutrition goals for raceday, are to maintain your carbohydrate and fluid stores. This is vital if you would like to optimize your performance, or you just want to avoid “hitting the wall” (i.e. feeling of extreme fatigue, legs of lead, dizziness and confusion – obviously not ideal for any runner hoping to finish).... Read more

]]> Your main nutrition goals for raceday, are to maintain your carbohydrate and fluid stores. This is vital if you would like to optimize your performance, or you just want to avoid “hitting the wall” (i.e. feeling of extreme fatigue, legs of lead, dizziness and confusion – obviously not ideal for any runner hoping to finish).... Read more

]]> http://www.runner.co.za/2009/05/23/nutrition-tips-for-race-day/feed/ 0 http://www.runner.co.za/2009/05/06/carbo-loading-for-endurance-runners/ http://www.runner.co.za/2009/05/06/carbo-loading-for-endurance-runners/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 15:15:35 +0000 runner http://www.runner.co.za/?p=47 When training for endurance runs such as the Comrades Marathon it’s very important to make sure that not only your running strategy is on par, your nutrition is nearly as important and carbohydrate loading, commonly referred to as carbo-loading or carb-loading, is a strategy employed by many endurance athletes to maximize the storage of glycogen in the muscles.... Read more

]]> When training for endurance runs such as the Comrades Marathon it’s very important to make sure that not only your running strategy is on par, your nutrition is nearly as important and carbohydrate loading, commonly referred to as carbo-loading or carb-loading, is a strategy employed by many endurance athletes to maximize the storage of glycogen in the muscles.... Read more

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