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Top 10 Nutritional Tips For Runners
As an athlete, you need to know about nutrition and how what you eat affects your performance. Without going into too much detail (which would be easy on this subject) we have compiled what we believe to be the Top Ten
Nutrition Tips
To ensure that you perform at a consistently high standard it is fundamental to get the ‘energy basics’ right every day. Remember, for serious sports participants, 60–70% of daily energy intake should come from carbohydrates. Aim to eat at least 500g of foods such as pasta, potatoes, bread, cereals and rice to achieve this.
Running and being a Vegetarian
My diet is mostly the same with a 0% fat Greek yoghurt with pecans and almonds with vanilla essence for breakfast, either a caser salad with almonds instead of croutons or a mandarin salad with Quorn or a bowl of soup for lunch and then an evening meal
Eating Before a Race
What is a good menu in the days leading up to a Marathon? Ratio of Carbohydrates v Protein etc and any foods better than others?
Carbohydrates
I suffer from bloating after eating carbohydrates such as bread and pasta. However I run between 25 – 30 miles a week and therefore need carbohydrates within my diet to give me energy. Can you suggest any alternatives?
