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Even a small change to your diet and lifestyle can make a massive difference to how you feel. We’ve consulted with dieticians and fitness experts to get their advice on everything from marathon training to eating for strength.
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Physical training is essential for any endurance event, but mental performance is what will get you through the toughest parts and the last few kilometers.
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Achieving your best performance on event day will take training, plenty of protein and carbs, a balanced diet with all the vitamins and minerals, rest days, plenty of sleep…and water.
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Despite all that has been written about hydration, it is surprising how many athletes miss this step.
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Endurance races really are that: endurance. It is the hope that gets you to sign up, the determination to do the training and the sheer grit to get you through to the finish.
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When it comes to exercise and fitness, the focus tends to be on protein first and everything else comes a distant second.
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Vitamin B12 is one of the family of water-soluble B vitamins and is unique in that it is only found in animal foods like meat, milk and fish – there are no vegetables with B12!
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We would all like to think that our children have a perfect diet – eating lots of fruit, loving vegetables and avoiding junk food at all costs, but in real life there are few kids who wouldn’t throw away an apple for a treat any day of the week.
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