Top 10 triathlon nutrition tips
Sports nutritionist and author Renee McGregor gives her essential nutrition advice for triathletes
Nutrition
Four homemade energy balls
Save yourself cash and time by making these delicious and easy treats
Eight handy tips to keep your triathlon nutrition on track
Are you worried about your tri fuelling regime? Take a look at our useful athletes’ checklist
How – and why – to bin the sugar
We explain why triathletes should ditch the processed sugar from their diet, and how to do it
Train carb-free to boost your body’s fat-burning ability
Training without carbs will boost your fat metabolism and ultimately enable you to go harder, longer. James Witts reports on how to fast to get fast…
Gluten free and getting fatigued?
If you’ve cut wheat and gluten from your diet but getting too tired after training, we may be able to help
Recipe: Malaysian prawn laksa
Flavour-packed and fresh, this is an ideal healthy main or starter
40min recipe: Smoked haddock kedgeree
Easy to prep and packed full of healthy ingredients, this is an ideal recovery meal…
Sally Gunnell’s six top fuelling tips for triathletes
We ask the former Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champion what to focus on for an effective nutrition strategy…
15min recipe: Cannellini bean salad with seared tuna
Quick to prepare and great for staving off illness…
Freekeh: the UK’s new superfood, what you need to know
This ancient greenwheat boasts impressive nutritional credentials, including lots of protein, fibre and “prebiotic” qualities – and was discovered after a crop fire long ago
Vegetarian fuelling for an Ironman
Vegetarian but planning to do an Ironman? Here’s some nutritional advice from Lucy-Ann Prideaux for vegetarian Ironman athletes, including what protein sources to target and why getting enough iron is vital
Ad feature: How to create your own no-fuss protein frappé
Put fuel back in your tank after a workout with this energy-boosting protein hit
5min recipe: Beetroot salad
Easy to prepare and full of tasty, performance-boosting ingredients…
60min recipe: energy bars
Easy and quick to prepare, packed full of goodness and ideal for on-the-bike feeds…
30min recipe: homemade gnocchi with basil pesto
You could eat shop-bought, but it wouldn’t taste anywhere near as good as this recipe, which offers an excellent ratio of medium-GI carbohydrate to protein
45min recipe: lamb, carrot & pine nut meatballs with yoghurt sauce
Prepare these “tasty nutrition bombs” in advance for the perfect post-training snack
20min recipe: Indian-style salmon, sag aloo and cucumber raita
Try this simple, refreshing twist on Indian cuisine to boost energy and aid recovery after training or racing
What is ‘carb cycling’ and is it suitable for triathletes?
We explain how this fat-loss technique works, and if you should use it in triathlon training
5-minute recipe: Bircher muesli
A quick-fix breakfast cereal with an endurance- boosting balance of carbs, vitamins, minerals and fibre
20min recipe: Pad Thai noodles
A quick, easy and delicious spicy dish, perfect for staving off wet-weather chills
Should triathletes avoid wheat?
With the issues surrounding gluten well-known, does that mean all wheat-based foods are totally off-limits for triathletes?
15-minute recipe: Fresh tagliatelle with creamy walnut sauce and lardons
A speedy, low-GI meal ideal for sustaining energy throughout training
