Many runners wait until they feel tired before taking fuel during a half marathon. Unfortunately, by then it may already be too late. Learn why early fuelling, practising your race nutrition, and training your gut can help you maintain pace, avoid late-race fatigue, and finish stronger on race day.
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Nothing New on Race Day: The Triathlon Rule That Could Save Your Race
Avoid unnecessary surprises on triathlon race day by following one simple rule: nothing new. Learn why testing your equipment, nutrition, breakfast, pacing and transitions during training is essential. Discover how familiar routines, proper preparation and race-day confidence can help prevent costly mistakes and deliver a stronger triathlon performance.
View More Nothing New on Race Day: The Triathlon Rule That Could Save Your RaceNever Try New Nutrition on Race Day: Practise Your Ironman 70.3 Fuelling Before It Matters
Your Ironman 70.3 nutrition strategy should be tested long before race day. Learn why unfamiliar gels, drinks and foods can create unnecessary problems, how to practise fuelling during race-specific training, and why developing a familiar, well-rehearsed nutrition plan can help you race with greater confidence when it matters most.
View More Never Try New Nutrition on Race Day: Practise Your Ironman 70.3 Fuelling Before It MattersDid You Actually Have a Bad Race? Why Your Finish Time Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
Your finishing time is only part of your race story. Using Harrison Shaw’s Cambridge Half Marathon as an example, Coach Ray explores how pacing, weather, recovery, fuelling and mindset influence performance — and why a structured race debrief can reveal valuable lessons to help you race smarter next time.
View More Did You Actually Have a Bad Race? Why Your Finish Time Doesn’t Tell the Whole StoryFuel Early, Not When You Feel Like It: Ironman 70.3 Fuelling
Don’t wait until you feel hungry to fuel during your Ironman 70.3. Learn why fuelling early matters, how to develop a consistent race-day nutrition strategy, and why practising your plan during training can help maintain energy, avoid playing catch-up, and set you up for a stronger half marathon run.
View More Fuel Early, Not When You Feel Like It: Ironman 70.3 Fuelling