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Pasta the night before isn't carbo loading. Here's what the protocol actually looks like — grams per kilo, timing, hydration, and which drinks and starches make the math easier.
The three-week marathon taper isn't rest — it's the most psychologically demanding block of the cycle. Here's what the volume cut actually buys you, and why your legs feel worse before they feel better.
A walkthrough of how Running Momma's race-day fueling calculator turns your weight, intensity, and gut training into a specific carb, fluid, and sodium plan.
Stop guessing your gel count. A pace-and-bodyweight breakdown of how many gels you really need to fuel a marathon — and why most runners under-fuel.