• Road and trail running: 5K to 100+ miles
• Cycling and mountain biking: time trials to multiday rides
• Duathlon and triathlon: sprint to Ironman
• Winter sports: Nordic ski races to mountain ascents
• Water sports: rowing and long-distance swimming
• Environmental conditions: extreme temperatures and high altitude
• Complete with customizable menu plans, profiles and advice from elite endurance athletes, and strategies for avoiding the most common pitfalls of endurance athletes, Endurance Sports Nutrition will fuel your best performance.

Level: Advanced
ISBN: 0736064710
ISBN-13: 9780736064712
Format: Paperback, 312pp
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Edition Description: 2ND
Edition Number: 2
Pub date: 2007

Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. Endurance-Specific Nutrition Strategies
Chapter 1. Strengthening Your Nutritional Base
Boost performance by assessing your daily eating habits and addressing the unique nutritional needs of endurance athletes.
Chapter 2. Meeting Energy Needs of Distance Demands
Learn how endurance events and our response to training place unique demands on the body’s fuel sources and energy systems.
Chapter 3. Boosting Your Strength-to-Weight Ratio
Develop and maintain maximal lean mass and strength for your endurance sport.
Chapter 4. Timing Fuel and Fluids for Optimal Results
Maximize your training and racing results with smart fueling strategies before, during, and after endurance efforts.
Chapter 5. Using Supplements
Effectively Safely incorporate ergogenic agent aids into your nutrition game plan.
Chapter 6. Solving Peak Performance Challenges
Prevent common complaints such as muscle cramps and anemia, overcome food intolerances and eating disorders, and successfully navigate the unique challenges of being a female endurance athlete.
Chapter 7. Endurance Eating for Vegetarians
Fuel endurance efforts with smart vegetarian eating that delivers adequate calories, protein, and five other key nutrients.
Chapter 8. Planning Meals for Endurance Athletes
Create high-performance eating habits based on sample meal plans and five simple guidelines of eating for endurance
Part II. Condition-Specific Nutrition Plans
Chapter 9. Shorter-Range Events
Eat smart to excel at higher-intensity, shorter-range endurance events and races lasting one to four hours.
Chapter 10. Long-Distance Events
Master hydrating and refueling while on the move in endurance adventures, treks, and races that last four hours or longer.
Chapter 11. Ultraendurance Events
Manage pre-event anxiety, GI problems, mental fatigue, and the logistics of fueling for day-long races and events.
Chapter 12. Multiday and Multileg Endurance
Events Keep glycogen, fluid, and electrolyte stores at optimal levels to complete relay races and days-long events.
Chapter 13. Rowing and Long-Distance Swimming
Learn the secret nutritional weapons that help manage your energy needs on and in the water.
Chapter 14. Extreme Heat
Beat the heat to prevent dehydration and hyponatremia with a predetermined drinking schedule, salty foods, and electrolyte tablets.
Chapter 15. Extreme Cold
Do more than just survive. Thrive in cold-weather events and races with nutritional strategies designed to turn back the cold.
Chapter 16. High Altitude
Minimize the effects of altitude with specific hydrating and fueling plans when your adventures take you to higher elevations.
Appendix A: Measurement Conversion Charts
Appendix B: Facts About Vitamins and Minerals
Appendix C: High-Carbohydrate Foods
Appendix D: Eating on the Run
Selected Resources
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Book author
Suzanne Girard Eberle, MS, RD, is a registered dietitian who practices what she teachers. AS a multisport athlete, Girard Eberle has 25 years of competitive endeavors under her belt. She is a former All-America runner for Georgetown University and a national 5K track champion who has competed around the world in running competitions. Today, she runs over 50 miles per week and enjoys hiking, climbing, cycling, cross-country skiing and participating in adventure races. She has climbed Mount Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, and Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. As a sports nutrition expert, Girard Eberle regularly counsels athletes of all levels, beginners to world-class, on how to improve their performance by paying moiré attention the their nutrition habits. A contributing editor for Running Times, her nutrition articles have also appeared in Women's Sports & Fitness, SELF, Footnotes, and Marathon & Beyond.

Dietetic professionals
CPE Level: 2
Suggested Commission on Dietetic Registration Learning Need Codes: It is the sole responsibility of the dietetic professional to determine the learning need code met by a course. numedix.com provides the following "suggested" codes, but the professional can deviate from them if they feel another need is met.
2110 Physiology, exercise physiology
4060 Exercise, fitness and sports nutrition
6030 Education theories and techniques for adults
6080 Training, coaching and mentoring