September – a big sporting month!
by Emma Buckley | 11th Jul 2019
September is a great sporting month for Irish folk, between the GAA Hurling and Football All Ireland Finals, World Cup qualifying matches, rugby season kicking off, Irish Soccer League games and not to mention prep for the Dublin Marathon.
In the words of Paudie Murray, Cork Camogie boss,
“Recovery is more important than training, rest, a correct diet and hydration are key!”.
It is vital that people training fuel the body through a healthy diet and water intake! Athletes need to get the most from their bodies.
Shane Finn certainly knows how to fuel his body in the correct way. He has just completed 24 marathons in 24 days for Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland.
Go check out his story: https://www.24marathons24days.ie/shane-finn-1
If you want to know more about your nutrition whilst training for a race, take a look at our nutrition tips on the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon 2017 webpage, written by our Director of Nutrition, Emma Buckley: http://sseairtricitydublinmarathon.ie/gourmetfuel-nutrition/
Fuels for exercise: carbohydrates, fat, proteins, vitamins and minerals, calcium and fluids!
GourmetFuel provides delicious macro and calorie counted meals – ideal for pre and post training! Healthy eating made easy! Get your meals to keep your body fuelled!
Get The Basics Right
- Start with a balanced diet – include food from all food groups – GourmetFuel already has this done for you!
- Be organised – take suitable snacks and fluids to training sessions.
- Eat the right foods that suit you best before training.
- Top up your energy levels after training with ‘recovery’ snacks – GourmetFuel protein snacks are delicious.
- Restore your energy levels at the end of the day – have a good evening meal.
- Replace fluids as you need them -don’t wait until you feel thirsty.