💡 Fuel For Thought Why copy-paste nutrition doesn't work I often get asked: “What’s the best fueling plan for a 100k? Or for a 24-hour race?” The honest answer is: it depends. Without knowing your unique situation, your training history, your gut tolerance, your goals, it’s impossible to prescribe the “perfect” plan. Think about it: a 100 km mountain ultra, a backyard ultra, and a 24-hour track race all ask wildly different things of your body. In one, you’re climbing thousands of meters with...
8 days ago • 3 min read
💡 Fuel For Thought WA Running Podcast: Marathon prep myths, mistakes and must-dos In the lastest episode of the WA Running Podcast, I joined hosts Simon and Chris alongside Perth runners Nita Traeger and Matt “Smithie” Smith who are preparing for the upcoming Perth Running Festival. We dove into what really goes into race prep beyond the kilometers: how daily nutrition, training fuel, and recovery strategies shape performance on the big day. I shared practical insights on why fuelling is...
15 days ago • 3 min read
💡 Fuel For Thought The endurance athlete’s guide to carb-loading Last week, I sat down with my friend and Running YouTuber Sota Maehara for a deep dive into one of the most misunderstood topics in endurance sport: carb-loading. Most runners think they’ve carb-loaded… until they try doing it properly. We break down what carb-loading actually means, the science behind it, and why it’s about so much more than eating a big bowl of pasta the night before your race. From timing, portion sizes, and...
22 days ago • 4 min read
💡 Fuel For Thought The most overlooked nutrient in your diet When we think about nutrition, our minds usually go straight to carbohydrates, protein, or supplements and water is often overlooked. The truth is, water is a nutrient too. In fact, it’s the most biologically active molecule in the body and the one we lose in the greatest amounts every single day. Around 60–65% of your body weight is water, which shows just how vital it is for keeping everything running smoothly. Image source:...
29 days ago • 4 min read
💡 Fuel For Thought Why “clean eating” can wreck your ultra We’ve been taught to see food through a lens of “good” and “bad”, but when you’re 10, 12, or 20 hours into an ultra, that mindset can work against you. On the trail, food isn’t a moral choice, it’s a performance tool. What matters most is what keeps you moving forward, not whether it ticks every box on a “clean eating” checklist. The best race-day nutrition isn’t built on purity, it’s built on purpose. That means knowing what your...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
💡 Fuel For Thought You're not lazy. You're underfuelled I talk to endurance athletes every day, and it always surprises me when someone who doesn't hesitate to leave their bed at 5 am to run in the dark or cold thinks of themselves as "lazy" because they couldn’t resist the muffin someone offered them at work or went for seconds at dinner. If you’ve ever felt like you can’t control your diet or like you lack willpower, let me tell you this: You’re not lazy, you're underfuelled. When your body...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
💡 Fuel For Thought Short Film: Crewing Phil Gore a film by Calumn Hockey Yes, I'm still talking about Dead Cow Gully, and how could I not when it was such an epic experience? Not only did I witness a new World Record, but I also got a crash course in crewing the best backyard ultra athlete in the world. Calumn Hockey was one of Phil Gore's crew members. He's an experienced videographer and photographer, and during his time at Dead Cow Gully, he took the time to document the journey as well....
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
💡 Fuel For Thought Supplements vs Food: What's Really Supporting Your Health? A few weeks ago, NBC shared the story of Katie, a 57-year-old woman opening up about her experience with turmeric-induced liver injury. She’d been taking turmeric supplements believing she was doing something good for her health until she ended up in hospital with her liver enzyme levels at about 60 times the normal limit. This story matters, not because turmeric is inherently dangerous, but because it highlights a...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
💡 Fuel For Thought Should you eat differently on rest days? It’s common to feel like you should eat less on days you’re not training, but deliberately cutting back just because you’re not moving as much can actually work against you. Rest days are not “off” days for your body, they’re recovery days. Muscles are repairing, glycogen stores are being replenished, and your nervous system is recalibrating. Undereating on rest days can delay these processes and leave you underfuelled heading into...
2 months ago • 3 min read