Post-Race Nutrition Explained: What to Eat After a Race to Recover Faster (with Sports Dietitian Meg Mahoney)
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This episode discusses the importance of post-race nutrition and recovery strategies with sports dietitian Meg Mahoney.
What you do after the finish line matters just as much as the miles you ran to get there. In this episode of The Running Explained Podcast , coaches Amanda Katz and Nick Klastava sit down with sports dietitian Meg Mahoney to break down the truth about post-race nutrition , recovery, and why so many runners unknowingly sabotage their progress after race day. This episode is sponsored by Wahoo and their KICKR RUN Treadmill hit the link to learn more about this revolutionary rethink of treadmills from: Dynamic Pacing (no controls just run) Terrain simulation (even side to side) Unmatch Connectivity (simulate routes from Strava and other third party apps). Go ahead and use code EXPLAINED and Run you Run! If you’ve ever finished a race and thought, “I’ll just eat later,” this episode is for you. Meg walks through exactly what’s happening in your body after a race and how to refuel properly so you can recover faster, avoid injury, and actually build fitness from your training. From hydration and carbs to protein timing and real-life strategies, this is your complete guide to post-race fueling. What happens in your body immediately after a race The biggest post-race nutrition mistakes…
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