FastChews

I fuel on all of my long runs plus most of my quality sessions (which are typically ~50-60 minutes). I also typically do a lift right after my quality sessions so fueling helps me perform better during the strength session! My favorites are honey stinger gels, honey stinger waffles, Skratch chews, S

I wouldn’t recommend that unless you’ve trained with it. Electrolytes can still upset tummies. Im in Texas and I carry basically a half a bottle of salt stick fast chews and pop three of them every thirty minutes plus a sis gel at the same time when I do runs over about 15 miles. If it’s a week out…

Just try the salt on your runs! I swear by my salt stick fast chews. I also tried new fuel - though I’ll caveat that I tried new fuel during half marathon training after my full. So I knew what worked and was trying to see if something worked better. It did, turns out: now I use tailwind high carb f

I like the SaltStick fast chews! They have some good flavors. I usually have some water with them. An electrolyte drink, like Tailwind, before the run or in your flask might also help. I like the matcha flavor- it’s subtle and has some caffeine.

I wake up at 7 & take my meds. Start to get my kids ready for school & to go with me to the gym, eat at 8 or 8:30ish, finish getting the kids ready, then get to the gym by 9am. I know that's not super early, when I've done some earlier races, I try to take my meds at 4 or 5am, and use the bathroom b

Check out Featherstone Nutrition for carb loading tips and test out your meals and carb loading before your long runs. I used her race carb load calculator for my last race and I did not hit a wall and felt pretty incredible the whole race. Getting enough carbs for glycogen storage is essential so t