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Sports nutrition is the study and practice of nutrition and diet for maintaining and improving athletic performance. Nutrition is part of many sports training regimens, being used in strength sports (such as weightlifting and bodybuilding ) and endurance sports (e.g., cycling , running , swimming , rowing ).
Sports energy gels emerged in the United Kingdom in 1986 as a "convenient, prewrapped, portable" way to deliver carbohydrates during endurance events. [3] Gels have a gooey texture and are sometimes referred to as "goo" generically. [4] [5] The gel Leppin Squeezy was distributed at the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon in 1988.
The World Triathlon's Long Distance is a Nice-Distance race except during a short period from late 2006 to early 2008, in which it was 3 km (1.9 mi) + 80 km (50 mi) + 2 km (1.2 mi). Enduroman Arch to Arc. A 465 km (289 mi) triathlon from Marble Arch, London to the Arc de Triomphe, Paris.
Triathlon athletes dive in the Seine river during the men's 2023 World Triathlon Olympic Games test event in Paris on August 18, 2023. - Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images Angelescu’s tone of ...
Triathlon, as defined by the International Triathlon Union, may feature running sections ranging from five kilometres (3.1 miles) to the marathon distance (42.195 kilometres, or 26 miles and 385 yards), depending on the race type. [46] The related sport of duathlon is a combination of cycling and distance running. [47]
At the 1998 London Marathon, winner Catherina McKiernan suffered from recurrent diarrhea during the race. [7]At the 2005 London Marathon, winner Paula Radcliffe, in desperate need for a toilet break during the race, stopped by the road in full view of the crowd and live TV cameras and defecated.
Fartlek is a middle and long-distance runner's training approach developed in the late 1930s by Swedish Olympian Gösta Holmér. [1] It has been described as a relatively unscientific blending of continuous training (e.g., long slow distance training), with its steady pace of moderate-high intensity aerobic intensity, [2] and interval training, with its “spacing of more intense exercise and ...
Jeukendrup has authored several books on sports nutrition and over 200 peer reviewed journal articles on exercise and sports nutrition. [ 5 ] His research interests include metabolic responses to exercise, regulation of carbohydrate and fat metabolism, sports nutrition, gastrointestinal complaints during exercise, training and over-training.