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What to Eat Before Running: 2025 Ultimate Diet Guide
Are you ready to hit the road for a run? Stats show that running is the most popular sport in the UK, with approximately six million people in England running regularly every month. Make sure your pre-run meals adequately power your training session, ensuring optimal…
What to Eat Before Running 10K: 2025 Nutrition Plan Guide
You’ve trained for months, pushing your body to new limits and distances. All those early morning runs and weekend-long runs have led up to this moment — your first 10K race. Your heart is pounding just thinking about crossing that finish line. But before you can…
Nutrition Guide: Middle Distance Triathlon (70.3)
Don’t know what and when to eat and drink on race day for a middle distance triathlon (or IRONMAN 70.3)? Getting your nutrition right can make all the difference to getting across the finish line and having fun, so here’s a guide to help you plan your nutrition…
Cross Country MTB (2 to 5 hour event)
Breakfast before Breakfast should be light and high in carbohydrate, cereals, toast and porridge are good examples. To start your caffeine loading program, drink the following amounts of Energy Drink Caffeine Hit, in the period 60 to 90 minutes before the start of you…
Training in Hot Weather – Cycling
While a sunny day can be a great time to for a ride, there are some challenges that come with training in hotter weather, such as dehydration and efforts being perceived as harder. But don’t feel like you have to hide away from the heat, you can still train…
Understanding Sports Nutrition
Here at HIGH5, we are committed to creating nutritious products with amazing natural flavours and we’re passionate about supporting you to achieve your goals – however big or small. Our aim is to deliver sports nutrition which helps you to enjoy your sport more. If…






