Do you think you know everything there is to know about nutrition for marathon runners? Here's your chance to prove it! Jane Nodder, nutrition lecturer and clinic tutor, has devised ten questions that will test whether you know what it takes to be a marathon runner.

Simply read the question and choose your answer from one of the four options. The answer will be revealed on the following page, just click the link at the bottom of the page to be taken to the answer and to read the next question.

If you're training for a marathon then knowing the answers to these questions will be a big help during your training and come race day. Even if you're not training for a marathon, these questions will reveal how much you know about eating and exercising in a healthy way.

For each correct answer give yourself 3 points. Keep track of your score and at the end of the quiz we'll let you knowhow you've done and suggest what you should do to improve.

Good luck!

Question 1: Which of the following systems supplies most of the energy for marathon running?

a) Phospocreatine system
b) Oxidative or Aerobic system
c) Anaerobic System
d) Glycolytic or Lactic Acid system 

 

 

Reveal the answer and go to question 2.