On 7th March I attended a Training Session held at Wittenham Clumps, Oxfordshire arranged by Underground Ultra www.undergroundultra.co.uk . A very useful day sessions included hill training with some instruction on the use of poles- on the only hill in the area ..
A strength and conditioning session and a talk on Mental Resilience 'for those long runs and beyond' and an interesting talk by Warren Pole of 33Shakes about alternative fuelling (without using those sugar laden gels) 33shake.com
All-in-one Shakes can be used as Breakfast and post run on hard training days and Chia Energy Gels are designed to deliver and sustain strong, stable energy levels with no nasty peaks and troughs, no stomach trouble 'great taste' and to 'boost recovery'. I used these at Barcelona - more of that later..
They are expensive, contain organic 'superfoods'', 'can be tolerated for 12 hours' and encourage 'fat burning' - unlike sugar laden gels (with maltodextrin and fructose) that irritate your stomach and gut and often lead to insulin spikes..
The presentations were followed by a longish run in the afternoon
with a sprint finish!
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