{"id":153210,"date":"2025-12-23T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=153210"},"modified":"2025-12-23T10:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:18:16","slug":"make-nutrition-a-priority-to-fuel-your-best-year-of-running-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/shakeout-podcast\/make-nutrition-a-priority-to-fuel-your-best-year-of-running-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Prioritizing nutrition to fuel your best year of running yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

For some runners, the holiday season represents a break from training; for others, it\u2019s the perfect opportunity to start ramping up toward big goals in the year ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regardless of where you find yourself, the end of one year and the beginning of the next marks a perfect time for all runners to start planning for their next training and racing goals. And w<\/span>hile plenty of athletes will be obsessing over their Strava year-end and setting even loftier targets for the new year, many might be overlooking an area for improvement that\u2019s equally ripe for the taking: their nutrition. <\/span><\/p>\n

This week on The Shakeout Podcast<\/em>, we\u2019re joined by registered dietitian Sandra Kilmartin<\/strong> of No Sweat Nutrition. Sandra\u2019s joint passions for running and nutrition come together in her work helping athletes of all abilities fuel better, feel better, and get the results they want through real-world nutrition solutions. Today, she joins the show to talk about steps runners can take to make sure they\u2019re giving their bodies the fuel they need to perform, how to avoid some common race-day fuelling pitfalls and how to create a nutrition plan that works with you to achieve all your running 2026 running goals. <\/span><\/p>\n

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