Anne Haug - 2nd place finisher at the World Ironman Championships last month shared that she uses Protein in the form of Amino Acids to fuel during races rather than Carbohydrates which is what this episode is all about - Dave and Matt discuss.

Show Notes:

Article on Anne Haug’s Kona Fueling - 

https://www.tri247.com/triathlon-news/elite/anne-haug-ironman-world-championship-kona-2023-reaction-analysis-nutrition

Link to Dan Plews’ Post About his Marathon Nutrition - 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy2UyTeuwbb/ 

Article on Amino Acid Metabolism - 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8015690/ 

Articles on Amino Acids Metabolism During Exercise - 

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/abstract/1987/10001/amino_acid_and_protein_metabolism_during_exercise.9.aspx 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10940342/#:~:text=Sustained%20dynamic%20exercise%20stimulates%20amino,or%20both)%3B%20some%20of 

https://link.springer.com/article/10.2165/00007256-199009010-00003 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-020-0251-4 

Wikipedia Page on Gluconeogenesis - 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluconeogenesis#/media/File:Amino_acid_catabolism_revised.png 

Article on the Role of Fat Oxidation - 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5117036/ 

Article on Metabolic Changes with a Low Carb Diet - 

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1150265/full 

Rothschild Article on Pre-exercise Intake -

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33198277/