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Jen Done completed two full Ironman triathlons within 48 hours this summer. Her second race was four per cent slower than her first. In this conversation she's honest about what actually happened with her nutrition — what held, what fell apart, and what got her to that second finish line when almost nothing would go down.

Despite being a nutritionist, I don't often treat myself as a client. This year, for the Robin Hood 100, I did. 100 miles along the Chesterfield Canal and through Sherwood Forest. A sub-24-hour finish. Second lady. And somewhere around mile 90, a cheese biscuit with a fruit pastille stuck to it that I spat out with my crew's "you're an animal" ringing in my ears. Nutrition takes work. You never get it perfectly right. Here's what a year of building and testing a race nutrit

Laura Watts has finished Badwater 135 — one of the world's toughest ultramarathons — five times. In the first Fuel the Story conversation, she breaks down what actually changed in her nutrition between her first attempt and her fastest yet.

When it comes to sports nutrition, the foundation of performance isn't supplements — it's food. The biggest gains come from getting your macronutrients right. If you're not eating enough carbohydrate to fuel training, enough protein to recover, or enough overall energy to support your workload, there's very little point chasing the marginal gains that supplements can offer. That's why, when I work with athletes, we spend most of our time getting the basics right. In many case

Race week can be one of the biggest challenges for endurance athletes. Travel, disrupted routines, pre-race nerves and changes in eating habits can all increase the risk of illness and impact your race-day performance. In this blog, I explore why athletes often get sick before an event and share practical, evidence-based strategies to help you stay healthy, fuelled and ready to perform when it matters most.

Sebastian Sawe just ran the first official sub-2 hour marathon. As a sports nutritionist, what fascinated me most wasn't the shoes — it was his fuelling plan. Here's what every runner can take from it