Research Topic
Endurance Nutrition
6 articles
Runners Who Can't Explain Their Fatigue Should Check This First — Before Blaming Overtraining
Iron deficiency without anaemia is missed by standard blood panels and accounts for a significant proportion of unexplained endurance fatigue. Here's what the research says and what to measure.
5 min read · 2026-09-15
Carbohydrate During Training: The 75-Minute Threshold That Changes Everything
Intraworkout carbohydrate has minimal benefit under 60–75 minutes. Above that threshold, the dose-response becomes dramatic. Here's the evidence and the protocol.
5 min read · 2026-09-08
Drinking More Water During a Race Won't Fix This — And Sometimes Makes It Worse
Hyponatraemia — dangerously low blood sodium — is more common in endurance events than most athletes realise. And it's almost always caused by drinking too much plain water, not too little.
5 min read · 2026-08-18
Endurance Athletes Are Still Under-Consuming Protein — And the Science Shows It Costs Them Speed.
Protein isn't just for muscle building. Endurance athletes need 1.2–1.6g/kg for mitochondrial protein synthesis, oxidative enzyme turnover, and AMPK-mTOR signalling. Here's the overlooked evidence.
5 min read · 2026-08-18
Why Elite Cyclists Are Eating Dark Chocolate Before Time Trials (It's Not What You Think)
Cocoa flavanols and (-)-epicatechin boost endothelial nitric oxide production, improving oxygen delivery during cycling. Here's what the research actually shows.
5 min read · 2026-08-11
Your Muscles Weren't the First to Fail at Hour 3. Your Brain Made That Decision First.
Eric Newsholme's central fatigue hypothesis links endurance performance to brain serotonin synthesis. Here's the mechanism and what it means for your nutrition strategy.
5 min read · 2026-07-14