Do You Need 120 Grams of Carbs Per Hour? Sodium Bicarb? New Running Nutrition Research Review

Podcast: Tread Lightly Running Science Podcast · Amanda Brooks and Laura Norris

Opublikowano: 2026-10-24

Do you need 120 grams of carbs per hour? Will adding sodium bicarb to that further boost performance? In this episode, we take a deep dive into two trending studies on sport nutrition and running performance. We chat about high carb fueling, sodium bicarb supplementation, practical applications from these studies, and some nuance around study structures, sample sizes, author biases, and more. Hopefully by the end, we’ve saved you both some money and some unnecessary mid-race bathroom breaks. In this episode, you’ll learn about: 🔸 If you should fuel with 120 grams of carbs pe...