The Runner's Kitchen by

The Runner's Kitchen

Whether you're training for your first 6-mile run or preparing for your latest marathon, this sports nutrition guide will help you achieve your running goals!

Get ready to power your runs with delicious recipes brought to you by Olympian Emma Coburn. 
Packed with nutritious, wholesome meals that will sustain you through the toughest workouts, The Runner’s Kitchen is the ultimate cookbook for runners!

With power to every page, dive right in to discover:
- 100 satisfying recipes from Emma's kitchen complete with handy nutritional information
- 7-day meal plans for peak training, race week, and recovery
- Insights into Emma's personal nutrition philosophy and training schedule

This cookbook is packed with mouthwatering recipes for runners incorporating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, plus snacks and sweet treats, featuring the necessary nutritional information to keep you right on track. From everything bagels and naan flatbread to protein-packed chocolate mousse and cinnamon cookies, this flavor-forward cookbook proves that food can be delicious and nourishing at the same time.

The Runner's Kitchen shows you that fueling for performance doesn't have to mean flavorless foods.
Instead, it’s all about finding a balance that allows you to provide your body with the fuel it needs to perform and recover while still enjoying the foods you love.

Serious running requires serious fuel!

In fact, how you fuel is just as important as how you train to reach your full potential as an athlete. 
From getting the right nutrients to help boost your performance to recovery-friendly recipes, this runner’s recipe book will equip you with all the information you need to get the most from your training. It's the perfect fitness gift for runners and athletes alike.

Fancy getting fitter this New Year? This must-have volume is equipped with tons of tips and tricks to get you on the right track with your running, and help you stay there!

On your mark, get set, go!

Reviewed by annieb123 on

4 of 5 stars

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The Runner's Kitchen is a tutorial guide and recipe collection for runners by Emma Coburn. Due out 5th Jan 2021 from Penguin Random House on their DK imprint, it's 160 pages and will be available in paperback format.

This is an interesting specialized niche training and nutrition book for runners (by an olympic medalist and world champion runner). The layout and language are logical and easy to understand and the recipes are varied and appealing. It also contains a number of meal plan guides which will help readers be more efficient in their food intake and training. An introductory chapter contains a very brief easy to understand overview over the types of nutrients and where to find them, specialized needs for training efficiency and just as importantly, rest and recovery, as well as optimizing condition for race days. This chapter also contains the meal plans for peak training weeks, off/recovery weeks, and race weeks.

The recipes are arranged roughly thematically: morning fuel, brunch favorites, soups salads & sandwiches, main dishes, sides & condiments, and desserts. Recipes contain an introduction, serving size and yields, prep and cooking times. Ingredients are listed bullet style in a sidebar followed by step-by-step instructions. Ingredient measurements are given in American standard only. Nutritional information provided in a footer at the end of the recipes includes calories, fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbs, fiber, sugar, and protein. The author does note special characteristics of ingredients and dishes which have anti-inflammatory properties, complex carbs, etc.

The photography is abundant and beautifully done showing the author in the kitchen, running, and the prepared food. The food styling is professional looking, attractive and appetizing.

Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

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