Sports Nutritionist Tamara Madden ran a webinar for us on the topic Fuelling For Endurance Running. It was timed mostly to help all of our members who are training for the Ultra-Trail Australia event, but the information is equally as relevant for any endurance event.
The aim of the webinar was to provide information on:
- How to tailor your nutrition to maximise your performance.
- Guidelines on fuel, water, and sodium.
- What not to do on race day.
Tamara goes into detail on why you need to be eating carbohydrates even if you want to burn fat. How many carbs/hour you should be consuming, as well as how much fluid and sodium you need to achieve optimal performance.
There isn’t an exact formula for endurance sports nutrition. What works well for one person, may not work well for someone else. Therefore, the more you can learn, the more chance you have got of finding a formula that works for you.
I have been running in endurance events for over 30 years and I still feel like I have a huge amount to learn about nutrition. I am always tweaking things and trying different foods and fluids to see what works best.
