Training determines much of what you are capable of on half marathon race day. But even the best training programme can be undermined by a nutrition strategy that has never been practised. Your half marathon nutrition plan should not begin at breakfast on race morning. It should begin weeks beforehand, during your training. You need…
Another busy weekend of half marathon racing is behind us, with some genuinely impressive performances from Dunedin to Auckland. This week we’ve got a particularly quick battle at the front of the Dunedin Half Marathon, a woman taking the overall victory at Run Auckland’s Millwater Half Marathon, and a fantastic marathon debut from one of…
You can have the fitness. You can have the perfect pacing strategy. You can arrive at the start line rested, confident and ready to run your best half marathon. But if your stomach doesn’t tolerate the fuel you’re putting into it, your race can unravel surprisingly quickly. Nausea, bloating, stomach cramps or an urgent search…