Proper nutrition and hydration leading up to race day will help ensure you perform your best. You’ve worked hard for that finish line, and we’ll help you get there.
1. CALORIES
Calories are more than good in endurance running events, taking on calories when running not only helps performance but can also help you avoid, or at least lessen, the dreaded wall. Eat 100 Calories / 45 minutes to maintain energy levels, or 1 XACT ENERGY fruit bar.
YOU DON’T WANT TO DO THE PORTA POTTY SHUFFLE
2. CARBS
Keep carbs simple and avoid fibre, both during and the morning of your race (porta potty playtime can wait to the finish line) this will help ensure you digest well!
3. CAFFEINE
Consider caffeine, as it can give you a welcome boost when the spirits are flagging. XACT ENERGY comes in blackcurrant flavour and has 50 mg of all natural caffeine from a guarana extract.
4. HYDRATION
Proper fueling isn’t just about nutrition. Electrolytes are essential for basic
health and body function, and even more so during training or a race. Here at XACT, we choose nuun. The folks at Hydration HQ looked at every ingredient and challenged themselves to find a clean, plant-based alternative.
Now nuun is entirely plant-based (that means no artificial ingredients!), certified vegan, and so a great match for XACT ENERGY fruit bars. Drinks such as nuun are perfect before, during, and after exercise because they contain the electrolytes your body needs without the carbohydrates it doesn’t.
Staying hydrated by drinking fluids through the day, everyday, is the best approach to staying ahead of dehydation. If you wait until you’re thirsty, it’s too late and you’ll find yourself playing catch-up! A good baseline is to drink 500 ml per hour. An easy way to check if you’re hydrated is monitor your urine. If it’s dark yellow, you need more fluid, and if it’s clear, your body isn’t absorbing the water. Aim for a pale yellow color like light lemonade.
As an example for a 4 hour 30’ marathon in the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon course, packing 6 XACT ENERGY fruit bars and 1 tube of nuun will help your marathon be both pleasant and successful.
Better still come and visit us and nuun hydration at the #STWM expo Friday and Saturday. XACT is at kiosk #156 // #FuelYourGoals
IMAGES FROM THE #STWM WEEKEND …
@danieljanetos set a new Guinness World Record for fastest marathon in full chef gear carrying a cooking pot.. and yes he was fuelling with #NaturalEnergyCollective @Brix