This is an essay I wrote for my Master’s, Professional Practice in Sport. I’m sharing this in the hope of helping people understand more about the importance of strength and nutrition for marathon running. This achieved a mark of 78/Distinction….
I’ve written before about the importance of a good carb load before a marathon, including a few tips to help you consume higher than normal amounts of food. In this blog, we’ll cover this area in a little more detail….
If you’re about to head into your marathon taper, you’ve essentially done everything that hard work can achieve before race day. Now it’s time to reduce the amount of training you do and prepare from a tactical and logistical perspective….
I’ll preface this blog with some context. I eat meat and animal products, and it’s not my place to try and tell you what to do. It’s a personal choice what we eat. You might think that training for a…