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Why Your Gut Quits Before Your Legs Do (And How to Fix It)
Your legs can be race-ready. Your lungs can be race-ready. And your gut can still ruin everything. Here's why GI distress is so common in endurance sport - and what to do about it before it happens to you.
Why Energy Gels, Like GU, Work (Your Body Is Smarter Than You Think)?
"It's just sugar." Every gel sceptic, ever. Technically yes, but so is the glycogen in your muscles right now. Here's what's actually going on when you take a GU gel mid-run, and why it works better than you'd expect.
