Full Description
More than 100 tempting recipes to fuel your running.
Whether you're training for a marathon, a half-marathon, an ultra-distance event or just looking to improve your parkrun time, what you eat makes all the difference.
This is the ultimate nutrition guide and cookbook for runners, packed with easy, delicious recipes and practical eating advice on how to prepare for 5k, 10k, half-marathons, marathons and ultra-races. Find out what to eat before, during and after your running sessions to get the most out of your training, with additional guidance on hydration, supplements and how to optimise recovery from injury.
Enjoy more than 100 easy-to-prepare recipes - including breakfasts, salads, main meals, vegetarian main meals, desserts and snacks - all nutritionally balanced to help you go the extra mile and achieve your running goals.
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Part one: How to eat like a runner
Calculate your Calorie Needs
Carbohydrate
Protein
Fat
Eat a Rainbow of Colours
Hydration
Running and Weight Loss
Recovery from Injury
Sports Nutrition Products and Supplements
Part two: Fuelling your run
Before a Run
During a Run
After a Run
Fuelling for Different Distances
Fuelling for a 5K
Fuelling for a 10K
Fuelling for a half-marathon
Fuelling for a marathon
Fuelling for an ultra race
Part 3: Recipes
Breakfasts
Salads
Soups
Main Meals
Vegetarian Main Meals
Desserts
Snacks
Smoothies and Recovery Drinks
Recipe Index
References
Index
