The following guidelines outline fueling strategies for common training sessions and race plans. A fuel guide is highly personal. Use this information as reference only to fuel your training and racing better.

Sports fuel is supported by science and works alongside real food — not as a replacement. Some Fuel Guides — longer or more intense — rely heavily on the specific composition of sports nutrition. Others less so.

How to fuel

Fuel Guides are written for specific sessions — to maximize the adaptations from carefully structured training. Single sessions often represent stepping stones and incremental progress on a longer journey towards a goal…

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Instructions /FAQs

Knowing how to prepare and use your Maurten products is important. To optimize performance and palatability, the Hydrogel Technology should be prepared under precise conditions.

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How to use the Bicarb System

The Maurten Bicarb System is an advanced fuel for high-intensity training and racing. It is designed to be consumed 1.5-2 hours before exercise — priming the body to cope better with rising muscle acidity during anaerobic efforts.

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Running

Long Run
Half Marathon
Marathon
Ultra Marathon

Cycling

Road
Long Ride
Ultra Distance
Easy / Recovery

Triathlon

Sprint
Olympic
Middle (70.3 mile)
Long (100km)
Long (140.6 mile)

Swimming

Swimming 60 – 90min
Swimming > 90min