Welcome to the Tri247 Nutrition Advice area of our Nutrition Section.

We've restructured the Nutrition Section, and particularly this Nutrition Advice sub-section, to make it easier for you to find specific articles to help with your understanding of nutrition, and provide improved racing and training through appropriate fuelling.

Here are some links to key articles which we think you will find very informative collated under the following subject areas:

• Nutrition Basics
• Hydration
• Recovery
• Ironman Nutrition
• Improving Performance
• Sponsored Series Features

Nutrition Basics

Not sure where to start with understanding nutrition basics? Well, we'd suggest all of these would be a great first point of call for basics guidance on pre, during and post activity nutrition in the three core sports of triathlon, along with specific tips for race day.

• Nutrition basics for Swimming
• Nutrition basics for Cycling
• Nutrition basics for Running

Dr Gary Palmer of Sportstest (www.sportstest.co.uk) also produced the following series of articles which are great building blocks for your nutrition knowledge.

• The basics of nutrition
• The basics of carbohydrate
• The basics of nutrition strategy

Hydration

• Hydrate or die!
• Keep hydrated (EAS Tips Series) - how much do I need?
• Richard Allen’s triathlon hydration tips

Recovery

• Nutrition for Recovery in Sprint Triathlon
• Nutrition for Recovery in Olympic Distance Triathlon
• Nutrition for Recovey in Iron-Distance Triathlon

Ironman Nutrition

Ironman may well be one of the ultimate tests of nutrition, as much as physical application. Check out these articles for more on conquering the distance:

• Nutrition strategies: Ironman
• The science of Ironman nutrition
• Fuelling for iron-distance: Lisa Picton
• Nutrition for Recovey in Iron-Distance Triathlon

Improving Performance

• Getting to race weight for triathletes
• Injury rehab and nutrition
• Nutrition: it's not just an energy thing
• Winter survival nature's way
• The science behind: 4:1 drinks
• The science behind: 2:1 drinks
  
• Beat the bugs (Powercoach Series)
• 2:1 Glucose:Fructose - the science (Powercoach Series)

Sponsored Series Features

• Multipower Factsheets - a three part series, including downloadable PDF versions, covering nutrition tips for swimming, cycling and running.
• Powercoach Zone with Powerbar - a four part series of articles from elite coach Joe Beer.
• EAS Nutrition Tips: - four part series covering training, racing, recovery and nutrition.