Marathon Fueling

Marathon Fueling Empowering runners with tools to nourish their mind and body for peak marathon performance.🏃‍♀️🥇 Marathon Fueling is an online active nutrition resource.

I’m Brit, the face of Marathon Fueling, fueled by Athleat Dietitian. Our goal is to help runners feel empowered around food, more appreciative of their body & confident about their fueling approach through the entire process: from training to racing to post-race recovering.

This is a tough one to write.You’ll get some vulnerability from me in this post.People might look at this and think, wow...
02/09/2025

This is a tough one to write.

You’ll get some vulnerability from me in this post.

People might look at this and think, wow 3:26:11, that’s a very respectable time. Or, you ran a marathon, that in itself is impressive.

But honestly, I’m frustrated.

I set lofty goals, I work for them, and then I want to achieve them come the big day.

Of course grateful, that’s my second fastest marathon. But still bummed. In my workouts it looked like I’d be capable of a 3:15.

Here’s the story.

Two months ago my friend kicked butt in her marathon. Qualified for Boston, and I bumped my Mesa half marathon up to the full. I want SO BAD to be at Boston with her. Something we’ve both strived for since we started running together in 2018(?). 🥹

My training was just 7 weeks, but a strong 7 weeks. My paces in workouts were the fastest I’ve EVER been, and in my head I thought “if I can push juuuust a little, I could swing for an nyc marathon qualifier at 3:13. So that was the A goal. And B goal was to PR (3:21) and C goal was to qualify for Boston with a buffer (3:23 at least, but 3:25 would be official). D goal was just get a course PR. I thought my B goal would be NO PROBLEM, and even when I saw Nick at mile 10, I told him “we’re going to Boston” because I was so strong.

I started late waiting in a toilet line. Regretted that since I was weaving through people running over the total distance with all the weaving, but it did help me feel good passing a lot. Was a boost. Wasn’t a huge deal. Just a minute it might cost me.

I felt on top of the world for the first half. My legs felt strong, my breathing was under control, I was sticking to my plan. Saw family along the way and felt great.

No porta potty issues or stops, stayed on top of my nutrition/hydration.

I took in a caffeinated gel around 14(? It’s all a blur), and spit out some vomit (sorry tmi).

All of a sudden I started getting a little side stitch. I tried to just run through it, praying god would just take it away (these RARELY happen to me, and happened 2 weeks ago too and so I’ve been really working on my breathing, even wore a nose strip at the race).

Continued in comments👇🏼

Carb bloated but LOADED 💪🏼To everyone running tomorrow: let’s get after it!!🫶🏼To my #1 fan, : I’m only doing this so yo...
02/08/2025

Carb bloated but LOADED 💪🏼
To everyone running tomorrow: let’s get after it!!🫶🏼
To my #1 fan, : I’m only doing this so you can go back to Boston and eat all the food 🍕
To anyone that has nothing to do tomorrow at 6:30am: you can track me on the Mesa marathon site, bib # is in the second photo, please send me prayers 😅

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.📣 Screenshotted my latest Marathon Fueling email.And disclaimer. I don’t make huge life decisions based...
12/05/2024

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.📣

Screenshotted my latest Marathon Fueling email.

And disclaimer. I don’t make huge life decisions based on a piece of paper. I believe in doing all the research and thoughts given toward a decision, asking God for support along the way. And that was the final push I needed.

I’ll be here every now and then, just to show my training & fueling, but not to sell you anything or spend too much time here. 🏃‍♀️ Hoping I can come back in a few years or longer depending on how life leads.

Thank you for being here, friends!!! 😭

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Keep fueling, keep working toward your big dreams, even if that path takes you somewhere you didn’t think it would. 🛣️

Grand Canyon nutrition plan right here⬇️This worked so well for me that I was running up the incline on the last mile of...
10/02/2024

Grand Canyon nutrition plan right here⬇️
This worked so well for me that I was running up the incline on the last mile of our 18-mile rim to river to rim.
I mean of course my years of endurance training helped as well.

I wish I would have taken a photo at the hotel after, because I legit looked 6 months pregnant after all the fueling. And i would totally do it the same again.

My goal was around 300 calories per hour give or take. First 3/4 was on the heavier side than the last 1/4. Drank 200(?) ounces of water/electrolytes. Froze my full 2L water pack bladder and the cold water was the best thing I did! Stayed cold for about 5 hours.

Set up my watch to beep at me every 30 minutes so I’d remember to take it in, checked in with myself if I hadn’t taken it.

Around 3,000 calories total for during (this doesn’t include my pre and post hike)

- pre-hike was fairlife, oats overnight, & applesauce
- not pictured skratch high carb (I’m obsessed- 50g of carbs in a single water bottle, and tastes like lemon water!)
- 1 maple syrup packet
- 1 skratch chews pack
- 1/3 of a pack of nerds clusters
- 1/2 a pack of turkey sticks
- 2 uncrustables
- 1 go gel
- 1/4 of a pack of cheese whisps
- quantum energy bar (100mg caffeine, took this with 2 hours left and it was exactly what I needed!!)
- 1 mini clif bar
- 2 packs of clif blocks (one had double electrolytes for early on the hike, one had 50mg caffeine for the last hour of the hike)
- 1/3 of a glass of lemonade at the bottom
- Osmo electrolyte packet and 2 salt tabs
- 1 cup of pickles + the juice (thank you for sharing because this was one of the best things I ate hands down!)

Sorry if I forgot something but I think that covers it. All the trailing took away my brain power! 😝

If you have any questions I’d love to chat! I’m now addicted.

June/July training dump☀️Aaaaaand a little announcement for the majority of you who don’t see my Strava!This summer I st...
07/25/2024

June/July training dump☀️

Aaaaaand a little announcement for the majority of you who don’t see my Strava!

This summer I stepped outside my shell and included more:
🚣🏼‍♀️paddle boarding
🔥5k racing
💦lap swimming
🚴‍♀️cycling

It’s a different phase of life and I’m still trying to figure out what direction I want to go with my goals. Focusing on small ones for now with no marathon in close sight.

I officially signed up for a race I’ve never done before. If you follow me on Strava you probably already know. Here’s a hint that will give it away!! 🏊‍♀️ 🚴‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️

I’m excited and nervous! What are you training for during this heat? 🔥

My wedding dates 🩵💛
05/20/2024

My wedding dates 🩵💛

“Just pass SpongeBob guy”💛25-finish-was able to run to the finish the last mile and some. I was still in pain, but knowi...
04/22/2024

“Just pass SpongeBob guy”

💛25-finish-was able to run to the finish the last mile and some. I was still in pain, but knowing my family was near the end of 25 kept me running. I didn’t even know what my watch said. I just let the crowd get me through. I saw Nick, the kids, mom in law, and grandparents. I kissed Nick and gave Sophie some loves, and got a quick boost to fuel my finish. Knowing they were out here FOR ME, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED, got me through and running.

The last stretch was again electric and it’s hard to describe the feeling. I ignored the pain and just fought to cross the line. I had flashbacks to all the moments that God helped me get here, and the work it took. When I crossed the line, I saw everyone with hands in the air. I did the same, smiling, but instead of hands or peace signs, I pointed in the air, because I owe it all to God. 💛💙

The fire he put in me, the strength to not give up, the ability to have an amazing training block, and the miracle of finishing without my legs seizing up on me. 🫶🏼

Oh, yes, I passed SpongeBob. Didn’t sprint, but picked up my legs enough to do it. 😛

Boston recap part 4: falling apart.That photo I really did not want to post, but it captures the struggle and pain I was...
04/21/2024

Boston recap part 4: falling apart.

That photo I really did not want to post, but it captures the struggle and pain I was feeling!

💙22-24-
Cramping in both quads right on the upper inside of my knees. It was so painful I got to the point I didn’t feel like I could run anymore. I hobbled to a medical tent where an angel around mile 23? rubbed with biofreeze or something. I felt better at that point and after that 12:00+ mile with the stop, I decided if it hurt I could walk, but then I’d have to start running again. After this I was able to keep going, slowly but surely, high 9’s.

I had legit thoughts 💭 “I will make it to the finish, even if I have to crawl”.

I stopped looking at my watch. All I thought about was the people I’m here for, the message I wanted to send: I WILL NOT GIVE UP. PAIN WON’T STOP ME.

Finally, end was in sight.

Boston marathon part 3⬇️💛16-21 As I approached the 4 hills, I saw my sisters, adorable niece and nephews, mom and dad. T...
04/20/2024

Boston marathon part 3⬇️

💛16-21
As I approached the 4 hills, I saw my sisters, adorable niece and nephews, mom and dad. This lit another fire in me. I had a quick mile at goal pace in there as my sister chased me down, yelling at me in all the right ways. 🫶🏼

I think they, and all the people tracking me, gave me the boost I needed. I had 4 hills ahead of me, and I made a promise to my hurting body: I WILL NOT STOP WITH THESE HILLS. I can stop after if I need to, but I didn’t come all the way to Boston to stop here. I didn’t climb thousands of feet of elevation during my training to give it away here. The pace in here was in the 9’s, and I felt dehydrated, which is what made it hard. It’s hard to explain, but I felt strong in my ability to get up them, but cramps started that made it painful to go too fast.

I lost count up the hills, and somehow after heartbreak hill I thought we had another, but when I saw the heartbreak hill sign I realized I conquered them! I thought I ran three of them but actually did four!! Felt proud of myself and my training for getting me through, even if they were significantly slower than my goal, low 9’s.

After the hills blurred together, I realized there was no realistic way I would hit my goal to BQ. I didn’t want to care about my time anymore, I wanted to experience this marathon instead.

And it was painful after this. Never experienced anything quite like it.

Boston recap part TWO:💙7-15Throughout these miles I had to take another TWO restroom stops and at this point I knew I co...
04/20/2024

Boston recap part TWO:

💙7-15
Throughout these miles I had to take another TWO restroom stops and at this point I knew I could still hit my goal, but knew it would be a fight. I was a little frustrated having to stop, but accepted it.

Also at this point, I had already gone thru a majority of my hydration (a few mishaps happened here, I’ll include them in my fueling recap post next week. Long story short 3 out of my 4 water bottles broke 🫣).

Around mile 10 I started noticing more muscles starting to feel off. I tried to do everything in my power to get over it, but as the miles ticked by, I just felt off. Achy. Back of my mind knew this would not end well, but remained positive that I could push through whatever was thrown at me.

Made it to halfway point and I felt strong mentally, but felt my muscles start to get tighter and tighter. I worked on relaxing, straightening my body, working on my form and stride. But my body was off.

After many high 7:00 miles, I logged a 9:38 at mile 15 because of yet ANOTHER 🚽 stop.

Things were a little bit different than I’d imagined, BUT THIS RACE SHOWED UP. The crowds were amazing even here at the beginning. They deserve all the credit here.

💭“Brit, you’re gonna have to decide what you want to make of this race”

“Also, don’t slow down, your family will be seen soon”.

Sunday during the day I took it easy, but for some reason my body just felt a little off, a little achy. Not sure why. N...
04/20/2024

Sunday during the day I took it easy, but for some reason my body just felt a little off, a little achy. Not sure why. Nerves settled in pretty strong that evening, but subsided and I got a full night of sleep, baby free 🙌🏼

In the morning did a pump session while getting ready, and fueled (will post separately on this!!!)

Rode the long bus ride with , so fun to have her there, which really helped with nerves too.

Took longer than expected, so once I got to the lactation tent, I pumped quickly and took another bathroom stop, then took the long walk alone to get the the start.

The energy of it all was giving me goosebumps anytime I realized the history of this race and what I was ACTUALLY doing.

Standing in the corral was also fun, the music blasting and looking around at a SEA of people.

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We made our way to closer to the start line, when everyone started jogging, then settling into a pace once we crossed the yellow line. Again, goosebumps. “I’m running the Boston marathon”.

I was told we’d be stacked like sardines here and that pacing would be difficult, but I was able to settle into my own pace very easily and it didn’t feel as crowded as I was told. Maybe because I was at the front of my corral, end of the wave? I’m not sure but I was grateful to have some space.

Paces were around 7:50 for most of the first 6 miles (minus mile 6 when I had to take a potty stop).

Saw my friends from my mission who had planned to come cheer me on, they gave me a boost and something to distract me to look for for the first few miles since I didn’t know exactly where they would be. I was so grateful for this!!

I couldn’t stop thinking about how many feet have run this course over the 100+ years. I kept thinking all the elite runners who ran the course just a few hours before me. I summoned strength from them to keep controlled through the start. I kept remembering what so many people had told me: BE PATIENT. And I did, however, for some reason my heart rate was much higher than normal, despite the effort not feeling too bad. I had a feeling “if this race doesn’t go according to plan, it’s gonna be ok”. But for now I was still going after a BQ.

Boston spam.⚾️🧢Red Sox vs Angels game! Nicks family has been a huge Mike Trout/ Angels fan for a long time so we went in...
04/20/2024

Boston spam.⚾️🧢

Red Sox vs Angels game! Nicks family has been a huge Mike Trout/ Angels fan for a long time so we went in cheering on the Angels. Sophie and I ended up needing to buy new clothes 🙃so I guess we are Red Sox fans now!

So grateful to share these memories with my family. There have been stressful moments and it has been tiring with kids. But worth it.

Fenway park was SO COOL. The energy was amazing walking down the street and through the park. I loved seeing all the Boston Marathon jackets, and seeing it all gave me chills knowing I’d be running on Monday. 🏃🏼‍♀️

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