s4/e05 Simplifying Daily Nutrition for the Busy Runner with Alex Larson, RD
The Running Explained Podcast
Running Explained
4.6 • 534 Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2024
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Eating to support your running can feel really overwhelming when you're ALSO being a partner, parent, employee, friend - ALL of the things you also are in your busy life! Sports dietitian Alex Larson, RD (@alexlarsonnutrition) and Coach Elisabeth cover topics such as post-workout breakfasts for busy mornings, easy fueling before and after workouts, simple ways to add carbs and other foods, tips for athletes with unpredictable schedules, understanding hunger and fullness cues, nutrition for two-a-day workouts, and simple and actionable tips for nutrition!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Running Explained podcast. I'm your host, Coach Elizabeth. When I started running at the age of 29, I had so many questions and what felt like nowhere to turn to for answers. So now I'm here to answer all your questions about running and running adjacent topics to help you become a better, smarter, more knowledgeable runner. Whether you're brand new or you've been doing this for a while, there's always more we can |
| 0:22.9 | learn about running. |
| 0:24.3 | And now you can train with Running Explained wherever you go. |
| 0:27.9 | Check out the new Run Club by Running Explained app. |
| 0:30.4 | The Run Club by Running Explained gives you the freedom to build your own training schedule |
| 0:34.1 | using Running Explained training plans, including training for races, building |
| 0:38.0 | your base, post-race recovery, running for fitness, and more, and you can swap between plans as |
| 0:43.4 | needed. Then layer on a running-specific strength training program that matches your goals and |
| 0:47.4 | includes plio, core, and mobility. Plus, you have instant access to a variety of resources at |
| 0:51.9 | your fingertips, including training guides, pacing resources, run-fueling 101, and more. |
| 0:56.2 | Join the Run Club Plus for a monthly live group coaching call led by me, Coach Elizabeth, |
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| 1:09.4 | or by visiting the link in the show notes. And now let's get started. |
| 1:17.2 | My guest this week is sports dietitian Alex Larson and we are serving up. Come on, I couldn't resist. |
| 1:25.1 | Actual, actionable tips and guidance for how to fuel yourself as the |
| 1:30.1 | incredibly busy person who also is an endurance runner in a way that fits in with your life and all |
| 1:37.9 | the other things you do to support your athletic goals. One of the most common things I hear about fueling for us, right, |
| 1:46.8 | runners, endurance athletes who are also regular people, range from, it just feels like a lot of |
| 1:53.7 | information that I don't really know where to start from, right? Information overload. |
| 1:57.8 | I don't even know how to get started all the way over to I have all this |
| 2:01.6 | information and I just don't have time to implement any of it. So we are talking today. Alex is giving |
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