Eat Your Carbs: The Nutrition Rules Women Runners Need to Rethink

Are we actually eating enough to support everything we're asking our bodies to do?

With endless advice about protein, carbs, calories, and the latest nutrition trends, it's easy to get caught up in eating the right things while overlooking whether we're eating enough.

This week, Ashley and Trax sit down with Laura Moretti Reece, registered dietitian and Director of Sports Nutrition at WHSP Medical, to unpack some of the biggest misconceptions about fueling for women runners. They explore why underfueling is so common, how it can affect performance even when we're still setting PRs, and why our obsession with protein might be leaving us short on the carbohydrates we actually need.

Plus, what changes as we age, how stress and sleep influence hunger, and why good nutrition doesn't have to mean perfect nutrition.

Along the way, there's plenty of talk about snack bars, sugar cravings, and ice cream. Because as Laura reminds us, food is fuel, but it's also supposed to be fun.

The takeaway? Eat your carbs, fuel your body, and stop making food so complicated. Follow us on Instagram at @stillrunningpod