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2013

AF race strategy: Ironman nutrition plan

How I’m going to fuel my way across the finish line

Food

Nutrition and hydration play a huge role in your performance on race day – especially if your race entails 140.6 miles of swimming, cycling and running.

So it’s crucial to nail down a nutrition plan that’ll fit your specific needs.

There’s a ton of nutrition info on the internet, at the bike shop and from other athletes.

Whittling it all down can be tough, especially when the line between genuine advice and methodical marketing has grown so blurry.

I don’t consider myself an expert on nutrition, and I haven’t received professional training or guidance on how to properly fuel during exercise.

However, after a couple years doing triathlon, and many hours reading books (like The Paleo Diet for Athletes and currently The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and online articles (like this excellent post on Endurance Corner) I’ve developed a critical and objective eye for food, and feel confident in the approach I’ve outlined to fuel me through Ironman Arizona.

Read on to see a breakdown of my nutrition plan for the race – now less than a month away!

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2013

Beware of Tucan Sam

Two months out from race day. Training is ramping up exponentially by the week and I can see the light at the end of this crazy tunnel. I must be excited, right? I mean, I even posted a pump-you-up Ironman AZ video on Facebook yesterday. Facebook doesn’t lie.

Then what, you may ask, has led me to ditch training on this Wednesday night, disregard any and all weekday, paleo-centric rules I have and dive into this bowl of Froot Loops?

Froot Loops

This fruity-licious, artificial ingredient-filled dinner is a result of a week of training gone awry and the unhealthy relationship I have with my training plan.

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2013

Fill your tank like a frugal caveman

Three cheap, easy ways to eat smarter before and after workouts

Banksy's caveman

Is eating healthy stressing you out?

Are you spending as much money on protein bars every month as you do on your mobile phone?

Do you load up on energy gels, sports drinks and recovery shakes only to have them collect dust in the pantry because you don’t know when to eat them? Or maybe they’re so expensive, you’re just waiting for a gel-worthy event – which isn’t for another six months.

At the grocery store, do you get overwhelmed by all the options, confused by the conflicting advice and end up running away (screaming) to the nearest Chipotle for refuge lunch?

Don’t worry. It gets better.

Despite the fire hose of information, diets and expert advice out there, eating healthy doesn’t have to be so intimidating.

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2012

A Beginner’s Guide to Endurance Grubbin’

Compass

When it comes to nutrition, you might ask yourself a lot of the same questions I’ve had lingering for a while: What should I eat before I train? What should I eat while I’m training? Should I use the same fuel routine I’d use for a 4-hour training session as I would for a 1-hour session? Etc., etc. To make things even more complicated, I’m a strong believer and follower of the paleo diet, making popular endurance athlete protocols such as the pre-race “carbo-load” out of the question. There seems to be so much information out there about training nutrition that I’ve been at a standstill in how to move forward and actually make it all work for me. Anyone else with me??

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