Carb Loading for Marathon Running

About this episode

This episode discusses the strategy of carb loading for marathon running, emphasizing its importance and execution over 2-3 days.

In this weeks episode we discuss the importance topic of carb loading! It's not just eating lots of pasta the night before your race, it's a strategy which means you'll go into your race well fuelled and not hit the dreaded wall. Listen in to this weeks episode where we share the science behind it and how to execute 2 - 3 days properly, including ideas of what to eat. For 121 Coaching Enquiries - Coaching Application - Join The Running Hub Social Media Links Follow us on instagram - @therunninghubcommunity @run_with_coachkatie @coach_james_trh Follow us on Facebook Follow us on YouTube Speak to the coaches! katie@therunninghub.co.uk james@therunninghub.co.uk hayley@therunninghub.co.uk

People in this episode

Host: Katie Down

Topics covered

• carb loading
• marathon running
• nutrition
• race preparation
• sports science

Keywords

• carb loading
• marathon
• nutrition strategy
• fueling
• running tips

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Organizations: The Running Hub

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