Charity Marathon

If you are training for a half marathon for charity or a marathon for charity, a 5k for charity or a 10k for charity, you might have even chosen one of the fantastic charity runs London has to offer – or have decided to travel further afield. Congratulations – you are awesome and please remember nutrition is one of the most important areas that you need to pay attention to.  Run for charity offers the below advice to fuel your runs and make sure you are for action at your charity running event.  RUN FOR CHARITY TOP 5 NUTRITIONAL TIPS 1. Carbs, protein and fat Carbs are your body’s primary source of energy, this is what you will rely on when running - but do not go overboard and eat too many. Indeed, 60% of our diet should come from carbohydrates, which when in training, translates to about 5-7 grams of carbs per kg of body weight.  Don’t forget we also need protein in our diet, this is so imporatntto   to rebuild our muscles after a tough charity runni...

Charity runner’s beware - It’s big, it’s bad, it’s ugly and when we hit it, we feel as though we’ve had the wind knocked out of our sails - HITTING THE WALL! NO matter if you have signed up for a half marathon for charity or a marathon for charity, a 5k for charity or a 10k for charity, you or have chosen one of the fantastic charity runs London has to offer – even if you are   travelling to a international marathon. The wall has no boundaries and if there is one thing guaranteed to bring out a cold sweat in charity runners, it’s the fear of hitting the dreaded 'Wall'. The good news is with run for charity by your side and the right preparation you can prevent the worst from happening. Why charity runners hit the wall When charity runners are   performing our duties, whether training or on race day, when we run our body   making use of a combo of carbs and fat to push us along. Although our body’s primary source of energy is complex carbohydrates, as our gl...