Nutrition
Ignoring nutrition can undo months of marathon training
Running long distances comes naturally to us.According to biologists, endurance running has played an important role in our evolution. The human body stays cool by sweating rather than panting, giving us the ability to run distances that would overheat other animals, making us better hunters. So,
Fuelling Your Marathon
Marathons or long distance running is designed to test the human capabilities when it comes to athletic performance and the challenges associated with these are probably as tough as the sport itself.
FUELING RIGHT FOR AN ENDURANCE SPORT
Endurance sport is a cardiovascular exercise that is performed for an extended period of time (Rogers & Roberts 1997) which involves complex integration of multiple physiological functions. In an endurance sport/activity, the food that you provide to fuel your body directly determines your performance.This is true for any sport but especially significant in an endurance activity considering longer training duration and developing an energy system to meet the demand of the sport to sustain repeat
