For athletes engaged in endurance sports - such as running, cycling or swimming for more than two to three hours at a time - carbohydrates are a necessity to provide fuel to the muscles. Registered ...

Miami’s ING Marathon is only four days away. I’m counting because I’m running it. These last few days before a race find many athletes stressing out about food. The truth is, no matter how hard you’ve ...

Most of us have heard of carb loading as a way to prepare for a sporting event, but many of us don’t really know what it is, how it works and why it’s only appropriate at certain times — and for ...

Carbohydrates are essential if you want to perform well in long-distance running races. But, you need to start fueling earlier than the night before the race. This article provides the basics on how ...

For many years, sports nutrition was rooted in a simple metaphor: The body is an engine, glycogen (the body's quick-release carbohydrate reserve) is its fuel, and fatigue occurs when the tank runs low ...

The hot tip in diets now is low-carb and Atkins friendly. But when itcomes to carburetors and power, we're all in favor of loading up oncarbs and tuning them to work their best. To this end, we ...

As the sun finally starts poking its head out from behind the clouds, many of us will see it a a sign to grab those trainers out from under the bed, because running season is officially upon us. For a ...

How long before a marathon should you start carb loading, and how do you know how much to eat? Far more than just eating a bowl of pasta the night before, a good carb load can make all the difference ...

If you are preparing for a major race, such as a marathon, you are surely thinking about nutrition. After all, your nutrition ...