How To Fuel A Marathon: Four runners share their race day strategies

Getting your fuelling right is a crucial part of any marathon, and it doesn’t matter how much you’ve trained or how super your shoes are; if you fail to give your body the energy it needs to run 26.2 miles, you’re not going to have a great race day. Between us we’ve run over 100 marathons and we all have reliable nutrition strategies that we go back to time and time again. In this video Mike, Nick, Kieran and Tom share the strategy they use on race day in particular, including their favourite gels, high-carb drink mixes and other nutritional must-haves. 00:00​​​​ - Intro 00:42 - Mike’s Picks 03:01 - Nick’s Picks 08:25 - Kieran’s Picks 16:10 - Tom’s Picks More ways to enjoy The Run Testers Check out our website: Best running shoes of 2026: https://bit.ly/3UbxNs3 Best running watches of 2026: https://bit.ly/3DavU99 Best carbon plate running shoes of 2026: https://bit.ly/3NvlD9x Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRunTesters?sub_confirmation=1 Follow Us: https://www.instagram.com/theruntesters/?hl=en Listen to The Run Testers Podcast: https://theruntesters.com/the-run-testers-podcast/ Watch The Run Testers Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRunTesters/shorts