Question: "Should I drink what is on the course?" My answer: "Yes and no." I work with many triathletes training for Ironman and half Ironman races. Race day fueling can be challenging to figure out. This is a question I get often. I was asked this question this weekend … [Read more...]
Hydration is a process
I have been working with an athlete who has an aggressive time goal for both his first half (70.3) and full Ironman(140.3) triathlon races. He hired me to help him with his hydration, sports and race day nutrition so he could feel confident going into the event. In 2 weeks we … [Read more...]
Burn fat, not sugar
As athletes, we want to be leaner come race day but the challenge is trying to get the body into that fat burning mode…but not only when we are racing. One thing we don’t consider is what we do outside of race day – if our diets consist of more carbohydrates, then we will burn … [Read more...]