About this episode
In this episode, Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle discuss why UTMB continues to be the most talked about ultramarathon in the world. Then they dive into the big topic of the pod: fuelling for marathons. They emphasize the importance of fuelling properly for optimal performance and discuss the timing and composition of pre-race meals. They share their personal approaches to race week nutrition and offer tips for carb loading, and discuss the best practices for fuelling during a marathon. 00:00 Intro 03:04 UTMB 08:05 Men's race at UTMB 12:16 Katie Scheid's massive performance at UTMB 19:46 Fuelling for a marathon 25:36 Balancing diet and variety 31:03 Michael's race morning routine 36:15 Finding food options on race morning 38:09 Katelyn's race morning routine 39:24 Pre-Race Nutrition and Fuelling 41:39 Carb-Loading 101 43:08 Managing digestion and fiber Intake 47:35 Fuelling Strategies during the marathon 01:19:10 Mastering marathon fuelling: Best Practices and Strategies 01:25:14 Carrying gels and practicing fuelling: Tips for training runs 01:29:54 Hydration tips on race day Watch a full video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Nih6qNESz44 Show Notes: Two Champions Crowned At 2024 UTMB—An Underdog And A Veteran: https://marathonhandbook.com/2024-utmb-results/ Who Is Vincent Bouillard? Meet The Unsponsored Hoka Engineer Who Just Won UTMB: https://marathonhandbook.com/who-is-vincent-bouillard/ Carb Loading for Runners: How to + 8 Common Mistakes: https://marathonhandbook.com/carb-loading/ Our free marathon training plans: https://marathonhandbook.com/trainingplans/marathon-training-plans/ Hosts: Katelyn Tocci, Michael Doyle Over 160,000 runners read our newsletter. Sign up here and get our free book The 26 Golden Rules Of Running: https://marathonhandbook.com/newsletter/ Follow us on IG: https://instagram.com/marathon.handbook Follow us on Tikok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marathon.handbook Like us on FB: https://facebook.com/marathonhandbook Follow us on X: https://x.com/MarathonHB