UTMB TRAINING: NUTRITION
Training for the UTMB isn’t just about physical and mental fitness. This post is about UTMB Training: Nutrition.
Over the years I have developed a nutrition strategy that supports the muscular and systemic training load. This can be broken down into three different components: routine nutrition, effort nutrition, and recovery nutrition. Routine nutrition is concerned with daily food intake (meals, snacks, hydration, supplements). Effort nutrition is implemented during long runs and races (fuel, supplements, and hydration). Recovery nutrition comes into play when effort has stopped and the body needs to repair and regenerate. One thing to remember is that there are no hard rules here. Nutrition needs to be tailored to genetic make-up, athletic level, and circumstances. In other words, my nutrition strategy is only specific to me but I do hope that the following points can help inspire many ultra athletes design their own strategy.