Race Nutrition Strategies: in tune with your body
My racing season has not officially started yet as my rehab plan is still on, but I do train a bit and I do have to complete some key races in order to monitor my rehab progress and get the green light for the start of the season. One of those races was the 2014 Duathlon Regional Championships last Saturday. I got into the race day feeling great. I had been running totally pain free (from my abdominal/psoas pain) the past two weeks and my goal for the race was to enjoy a fast pace without having to suffer any side-stiching-like pain. I chose the standard distance 10k run-40k bike-5k run. The race course was really technical with lots of hills and ups and downs both on the run and on the bike. Despite the difficulties, the roads were magnificent and the run portion had stretches of trail running into the woods, which was really awesome. Once we started, I zoomed in and felt ok for the first 4mi then I started feeling weak but nothing to worry about. On a 10k run, things start ...