Learning to Eat for My Biggest Running Week | For Better or For Worse

Alex Cyr and Alexis D'Souza are back for Episode 4 of For Better or For Worse, the show where a beginner runner and an elite runner, soon to be married, chase goals together (and occasionally argue about hockey and boiled eggs).

This week, Alexis just finished her biggest training week ever: 21.2km over four runs, but keeps getting post-run headaches. Alex breaks down the nutrition basics every new runner needs to know, from macronutrients and meal timing to electrolytes and why calories aren't the enemy.

Plus: the running and alcohol conversation nobody wants to have, Alex's honest take on run club culture, a PB in the track 10K, and a hot debate on run/walk intervals vs. pushing through.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Cold open: Too many metrics?
1:00 - Intro & where we're at (7 weeks to the wedding)
3:00 - Strava and the social pressure on new runners
7:00 - Alexis's biggest running week ever: 21.2km
9:00 - Why am I getting headaches after every run?
12:00 - Running nutrition 101: macronutrients explained
18:00 - Post-run fueling: what to eat and when
22:00 - Should new runners track calories?
25:00 - Metrics overload: what actually matters
31:00 - Alex's track 10K recap: 29:27 PB!
33:00 - Running and drinking: can you do both?
40:00 - Alex's controversial take on run club culture
48:00 - Should you run on your wedding morning?
54:00 - Hot or Not: Run/walk intervals (Jeff Galloway method)
1:00:00 - Hot or Not: Josh Kerr's mile world record attempt