Eating for runners

Use this sample long distance runners diet plan to help give you ideas and knowledge for meeting your nutritional needs. Long distance runners nutrition needs are high! #runnernutrition

The Best Diet for Runner's

Dietitians explain exactly what to eat before running, including pre-cardio meal and snack ideas. Plus, they share why it's important to eat before running and when to do so.

Ever wondered what elite runners have for dinner? Tina Muir shares a weeks worth of meals. They really are not that different to everyone else!

There is a lot of information for runners about what to eat before a run and even what to eat before a long run, but you often need to do some digging if you want to find what foods to avoid before running. In other words, while knowing what is best to eat pre-workout is certainly helpful, it’s equally important to know what not to eat in case your general dietary choices differ from the standard recommendations of the best foods to eat before running.

Carb loading for runners is a well-known race strategy to help you perform better on race day. Carb loading is done in the days before an event.

We’d all like to be perfect runners and we’d all like to have the perfect diet. But although it seems overwhelming at first, the reality is that any organised approach to running, fitness and nutrition really isn’t that difficult to master. You can eat healthily, but you just have to plan it. #runner #runningnutrition #nutritiontips #guide #tips #dailydiet #realbuzz

Incorporating an easy meal prep routine into your week will keep you accountable and more likely to stick to your healthy eating goals during the week. Here is what my meal prepping routine looked like this summer.

Confession: I grew up in a house filled with carbs. Unhealthy carbs. I didn't even know what runners food was until I researched it while training for my first 5K. Runners food seemed like this mystical thing that only marathoners needed to know about. I can totally eat this cupcake before a run, right?! It has sugar. And sugar makes me energetic...which means it's fuel....right?! Wrong. Very wrong, self. Luckily, I learned that runners food isn't complicated. In fact, it's based on basic…

Not sure about what running recovery food to eat? This evidence-based guide shares post-run recommendations for carbohydrate and protein.