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Pre-Run Nutrition

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What to Eat Before a Long Run to Maintain Your Energy

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Can Your Diet Influence Your Injury Risk?

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Try These Pre-Run Snacks to Keep You Energized

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How to Fuel for Your First 5K

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How to Train Your Gut Before Race Day

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Exactly How to Carb Load for a Stronger Race

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Your Marathon Training Diet

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Optimize Your Prerace Nutrition With These Tips

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4 Energy Gel Alternatives for Runners

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This Tool Helps Eliud Kipchoge Hone His Nutrition for the Marathon

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Does When You Eat Your Protein Really Matter?

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How You Fuel Before Your Training Block

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What Is a Healthy Body Fat Percentage?

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Taking Ozempic? Keep Running Despite Side Effects!

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Here's Exactly What to Eat Before a Morning Run

by Pamela Nisevich Bede MS, RD, CSSD, LD and Runner's World Editors

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The Nutrition Tech Worth Your Money & What’s Not

By Ashley Mateo

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Fasted Cardio—The Truth Behind the Hype

By Ashley Mateo

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6 Signs You’re Not Getting Enough Protein

By Selene Yeager

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How Under-Fueling Affects Performance and Health

By Elizabeth Millard

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Here's Exactly What to Eat Before a Half Marathon

by Pamela Nisevich Bede, M.S., R.D. and Monique Lebrun

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Symptoms of Magnesium Deficiency

By Monique Lebrun

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What Are the Benefits of Creatine for Runners?

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Exactly What to Eat Before a Marathon

by Liz Applegate, Ph.D.

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The Beginners Guide to Eating Before Every Race

By Mallory Creveling, CPT

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The Benefits of Spirulina

By Matthew Kadey, M.S., R.D.

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Can Intermittent Fasting Help You Lose Weight?

By Ashley Mateo

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Foods High in Vitamin E That Boost Recovery

By Lauren Bedosky

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Should Runners Always Avoid Ultraprocessed Foods?

By Stacey Freed

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What Fruit is In Season Now?

By Matthew Kadey, M.S., R.D.

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Should You Eat Before or After a Run?

By Donna Raskin

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Signs of Vitamin D Deficiency

By Lauren Bedosky

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The Best Energy-Dense Foods for Runners

By Matthew Kadey, M.S., R.D.

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8 Healthy Eating Myths

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Should Runners Take Vitamin D in Winter?