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The Running Channel Podcast

164: Is Every Runner Under Fuelling?

4/4/202653 min

Admit it... you’ve finished a long run, jumped straight on the sofa and scrolled through Strava before even thinking about food.

Sarah and Rick are joined by special guest Aubrey to unpack how many grams of carbohydrates runners actually need - and why so many of us are probably under fuelling before, during and after without realising it.

They dive into how fuelling advice has evolved, what recent research is telling us about carbohydrate intake and why marathon runners in particular often fall short.

The Running Channel Podcast tackles one big topic ea...

Clips

Nearly Slept Through Tokyo
Gel Before The First Step
Most Runners Underfuel Marathons
Why We Underfuel: Honesty
Should Pacers Be Allowed To Win?
Defining Running Success
Fuel For The Next 5K
Olympic Wine Pourers Era

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Sarah Hartley· Host0:00

    We're going on tour, and I am so excited about this It's a deliberate pun, 'cause this episode is sponsored by On, so we're going on tour- On tour ...

  2. Andy Baddeley· Host0:06

    with On for the On Squad Race. So we're going all over the world, starting with South America.

  3. Sarah Hartley· Host0:10

    Buenos Aires.

  4. Andy Baddeley· Host0:11

    Yeah.

  5. Sarah Hartley· Host0:11

    I cannot wait. The On Squad Race has already started, and we are going to five different locations to take part in this sick event.

  6. Andy Baddeley· Host0:19

    Yeah. We're gonna be finding out all about the local running culture in three different continents, which is pretty cool for us.

  7. Sarah Hartley· Host0:24

    And racing up and down in a spiral car park, which I feel like is gonna be a test in itself.

  8. Andy Baddeley· Host0:30

    Yeah, four by four relay, two men, two women on each teams. We're gonna be captaining various teams when we take on these challenges around the world. And On is on a mission to ignite the human spirit through movement, which is what we're gonna be doing by traveling all over the world and meeting all these amazing runners.

  9. Sarah Hartley· Host0:42

    And if you wanna find out more about On Squad Race, then head to the link in the show notes.

  10. Andy Baddeley· Host0:46

    If you're enjoying the podcast and want to support what we do at The Running Channel, the best way to do that is through the club. As a member, you'll get every episode of this podcast ad free, plus bonus episodes every week that we don't release anywhere else. You'll also get access to our community app, which is basically a space for runners who love talking about running, but don't love what social media has become. It's a genuinely supportive, no-noise place to ask questions and connect with other runners. If that sounds like your kind of thing, head to club.therunningchannel.com and use code POD for 20% off.

  11. Rick Kelsey· Host1:11

    [upbeat music] Welcome to The Running Channel podcast. [laughs] [laughs] What are you laughing at?

  12. Sarah Hartley· Host1:20

    That was so high pitched.

  13. Rick Kelsey· Host1:22

    [laughs] Was it high?

  14. Sarah Hartley· Host1:22

    Welcome.

  15. Rick Kelsey· Host1:23

    [laughs] With me, Rick Kelsey.

  16. Sarah Hartley· Host1:24

    And me, Sarah Hartley. And we've got a big surprise for you today. Andy has taken his cohort

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