Summer of sport

Discover how Olympic athletes fuel their performance, along with training tips and meal plans for running, cycling, football, swimming and more.

Eat like an athlete

Watching the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this summer? Discover how past and present Team GB athletes support their training with a range of diets.

Team GB athlete cycling

Eat like an athlete hub

Mo Farah with gold medal

Eat like an athlete – Mo Farah

Jonathan and Alistair Brownlee on bikes

Eat like an athlete – Jonathan and Alistair Brownlee

Fiona Oakes with North Pole marathon medals

Eat like a vegan athlete – Fiona Oakes

Athlete Jessica Ennis-Hill at the Olympics

Eat like an athlete – Jessica Ennis-Hill

Lisa Gawthorne running for Great Britain

Eat like a vegan athlete – Lisa Gawthorne

Marathon meal plans and tips

Portrait of confident woman standing with arms crossed in forest

All our marathon meal plans

Runners racing in marathon

Marathon meal plan

Runners' legs

Vegetarian marathon meal plan

Miso roasted tofu with sweet potato

Vegan marathon meal plan

peruvian-chicken-avocado-quinoa-salad on a white plate

Gluten-free marathon meal plan

Lacing up running trainers on the road

Paula Radcliffe: How to run your best marathon

Michel Roux Jr holding a London marathon medal

Michel Roux Jr: How to run a marathon

Legs of runners in action

What should I eat when training for a marathon?

What to eat for your sport

Cycling

What to eat before cycling

Tour de France

What to eat during cycling

People bike riding in mountains

What to eat after cycling

Swimming

What to eat before a swim

Woman swimming

What to eat during a swim

Swimming

What to eat after a swim

Young woman running training in the city

What to eat before your run

Runner in a yellow top

What to eat during your run

Woman running with her phone

How to recover after your run

A woman running in the morning

What should I eat if I exercise in the morning?

A woman running in the evening

What should I eat if I exercise in the evening?

James Collins

Eating for energy: What is The Energy Plan?