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Zegama-Aizkorri: historic 2nd place for Malen Osa. Discover her ultra-endurance strategy: 95g/h carb intake and sustainable energy with BOOST™ nutrition.

Ventoux by UTMB: Baptiste Chassagne's 100K masterclass. Discover his ultra-distance strategy: 80g/h carb intake and sustainable energy with BOOST™ nutrition.

Chianti by UTMB: Courtney Dauwalter's masterclass. Discover her ultra-distance strategy: 67g/h carb intake and sustainable energy with BOOST™ Gels.

Say goodbye to nutrition problems with the Näak Nutrition Calculator, a personalized nutrition guide developed with our athlete Mathieu Blanchard.

Unsurprisingly, the distribution or ratios of nutrients will affect your body’s functioning and performance. This is because, although all the nutrients are interconnected, the breakdown products of these nutrients have different efficiencies in providing your body energy. 

Athletes often hear the 4:1 carbohydrate:protein ratio while looking at sports snacks or meals. This is typically the ratio suggested to maximize endurance performance and can help to recover muscle glycogen stores and muscle rebuilding. If you are curious to understand why, read more to find out!

Reid Burrows writes, runs and loves. And overall he drinks coffee!
In his article, discover our coffee-loving ambassador who will never go on an adventure without his coffee beans.

Every athlete knows how important nutrients are for both their lifestyle and training program. Protein is a key nutrient that is called a macronutrient because your body needs it in large amounts. Other macronutrients include carbohydrates and fat. 

In this article, we cover functions of protein in the body, the difference between complete and incomplete protein sources and the importance of complete protein for endurance athletes.