Caffeine and Endurance Running: What It Actually Does and When to Use It
Caffeine shows up in a lot of endurance products, but most runners are using it without much of a plan. Here's what the research actually says about dose, timing, and tolerance.
Gel flavour fatigue - the taste struggle is real.
You packed enough gels. You just can't face another one. Here's the science behind gel flavour fatigue - and how to fix it before it costs you a race
PUFfeR 2026: Cape Point to Green Point, and what to put in your vest
65km from Cape Point to Green Point. Fynbos, coastline, collective suffering, and aid stations with an energy you can't fully explain until you've been in one at kilometre 48 eating a potato. Fuel First is the official nutrition partner for PUFfeR 2026 -- here's what the race is actually like and what to put in your vest.














