Hydration, Fueling and Performance Advice for Athletes

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How to START hydrated and why that's so important.

Drinking a strong electrolyte drink to optimise your hydration status before long/hot training sessions and events can significantly improve your performance.

12 MINUTE READ
Hydration

Sweat Testing: The secret to a perfect race?

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Nutrition

Beat The Wall! Race Day Nutrition

ExtraMilest host, Foris Gierman, asks Andy about how athletes can overcome common fueling and hydration mistakes...

57 MINUTE LISTEN
Performance

Recovery lessons from a long-term injury lay-off: Part 2

18 weeks on from her surgery, marathon runner Tina Muir shares four more recovery lessons as she closes in on a return to running...

5 MINUTE READ
Nutrition

A history of Tour de France fueling

We take a look at the evolution of fueling the Tour de France, from the early 1900s to the present day...

7 MINUTE READ
Performance

How do you execute the perfect pre-race taper?

Dougal Allan shares his hard-won experience to help you refine your taper, so you're fresh for race day...

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Performance

5 things endurance athletes can learn from the 2024 Paris Olympics

Dr Bryce Dyer considers five lessons from the 2024 Paris Olympics that endurance athletes can learn from...

5 MINUTE READ
Performance

Are you making these 3 common mistakes when strength training?

Endurance Coach, Emma O'Toole, shares the three common S&C mistakes that athletes make and how you can overcome them...

5 MINUTE READ
Performance

A letter from Leadville: 6 tips for racing an ultra at altitude

2023 Leadville 100 runner-up, Lucie Hanes, shares six Dos and Don'ts to help athletes preparing to race at altitude...

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Performance

3 ways to overcome common altitude training pitfalls

British 24-hour record holder, Robbie Britton, explains how to overcome the common problems associated with training and racing at altitude...

5 MINUTE READ
Nutrition

Mel's Kitchen: Giant JaPFHa Cake Recipe

In the latest edition of Mel's Kitchen, shares her recipe for using PF 300 Flow Gel to create a giant jaffa cake that'll help your carb load...

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Performance

Should endurance athletes avoid post-race alcohol?

Registered Dietitian, Brooke Schohl, examines the affects that alcohol can have on endurance athletes.

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Performance

The Comeback Kid: How Hayden Hawks fuels and trains for Western States

Tim Heming sits down with Hayden Hawks to find out how one of the best pro runners in the world prepares for the Western States 100-miler...

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Performance

Part 1: 4 recovery lessons from a long term injury layoff

Runner Tina Muir shares the lessons she's learned from the first four weeks since undergoing Haglund's Deformity removal and Achilles surgery...

4 MINUTE READ
Performance

Buddy up or go solo? How to decide your best approach to training

Sports psychologist Lucie Hanes has a unique perspective on training alone vs solo as she competes at the elite level in both ultrarunning and rock climbing (more social...

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