Like anything to do with fitness and good nutrition, there's no point in having one without the other. This is particularly the case when training for long endurance events like marathons, and a good diet is essential. Sure calorie wise, as race day approaches you can pretty much eat whatever you want as you will more than likely burn it off later. However, performance wise, living off chocolate and pizza isn't going to help get you over the finish line. Diet is key, making sure you load the right amount of carbs, get a good amount of protein, and replace all the minerals lost in sweat.
Here are a few of the things that have got me through the gruelling training so far...
Standard morning feast ie. Breakfast
Typical Luncheon (on days when I have time to prepare something)
A couple of good quality dinners....
A typical carb loading meal the day before a long run....
Snacks inbetween (courtesy of Jane Delphi!)
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