During many years of running, cycling and adventure racing, I have trained and raced with many different athletes of varying abilities and I can honestly say that nearly all of them have introduced me to something that I hadn’t previously tried, whether it was a new method of training, a new piece of kit or some nutritional advice. Some of these I now incorporate into my own training/racing and wonder how I ever managed before.
This just goes to show that there are many different (but equally successful!) ways of doing sport at our level. This could not be truer than when it comes to nutrition (although I am sure that professional athletes’ nutritionists would argue differently). One thing that you can be sure of though is that without taking on food and water during a 10 Peaks event, you will really struggle to make it to the finish!
This article will hopefully give those of you that have never really paid too much attention to your re-fuelling strategy some helpful advice that will make your next 10 Peaks race a better experience.
