The countdown is on for marathon runners signed up to complete London’s gruelling 26.2-mile stretch this Sunday, when 56,000 people will tackle the course. Later this summer, a slew of other major races will follow — from the Big Half, with a route through several London boroughs, to autumn events like the Ealing Half Marathon on 28 September and the Royal Parks Half Marathon on 12 October.
If you’re among the racers, you’ve likely been training for hours each week, broken in your chosen trainers, and followed a balanced diet to fuel your training. You may have even meticulously planned your pre-run meal. But there are other ways to pack in nutrients, which could help to mitigate some of the side-effects of such an intense period of training and movement: via taking a smart mix of supplements.
