Your marathon fueling strategy, planned to the gram with Maurten

Kotcha now builds a personalized marathon fueling strategy into your training plan. With this iOS update, you get race-day nutrition guidance powered by Maurten, the fuel behind Eliud Kipchoge, planned down to the gram, every km of the race. The same release improves your weekly insights and adds new challenges. If you've ever trained for months and then lost your race to an empty tank, this one is for you.

What's new

• Personalized fueling strategies. Your race-day plan is built for you and your race, not copied from a generic chart.
• Nutrition guidance to prepare for race day. Know what to take and when, so race morning has no surprises.
• Powered by Maurten. The same fueling system that broke records, now built into your plan.
• Better weekly insights and new challenges to keep your training on track.

Why a marathon fueling strategy matters

You can nail every long run, hit every interval and taper perfectly, and still have a bad marathon. Fueling is often where it goes wrong.

The marathon is long enough that what you take in during the race matters. Too little, and you slow down in the second half. Something new on race day, and your stomach lets you know. Elite runners leave none of this to chance. Their fueling is planned as carefully as their pacing.

That's the fourth pillar behind Kotcha: the same fueling system that broke records. Race-day nutrition strategy powered by Maurten, the fuel behind Kipchoge, built into your plan, down to the gram, every km of the race.

A good fueling strategy comes down to three things:

• A plan, not a guess. Know in advance what you'll take and at which point of the race.
• Personal to you. Your race, your pace, your needs.
• Practiced before race day. Your gut needs training too. That's why gut training is part of the Kotcha approach, alongside strength training, adapted to your training load.

Your nutritionist coach, one of the four coaches in your Kotcha team, now has a much bigger role on the day that counts.

How it works

1. Set your goal race in Kotcha, as usual.
2. Your plan now includes a personalized fueling strategy for race day, powered by Maurten.
3. Follow the nutrition guidance in the app as race day gets closer.
4. On race day, you know what to take, and when, every km of the race.

Your running plan keeps adapting every week. Every Sunday, Coach K reviews your week and plans the next one. Now the plan also covers what you eat and drink on the day it all comes together.

Your progress, at a glance

Earlier this month, we also gave your progression its own dedicated space in the app, with clear graphs and streaks to celebrate your consistency. Consistency beats intensity: getting faster without burning out is the hard part, and seeing your streak grow week after week is one of the best motivators there is.

How to get it

Race-day fueling with Maurten is available now on iOS. Update Kotcha from the App Store and open your plan to find your fueling strategy.

Got a tune-up race before your marathon? Add it as a B-race and use it to rehearse your fueling. And don't forget the work that keeps you on your feet until the finish: strength training is built into your plan.

FAQ

What is a good marathon fueling strategy?

One that's planned in advance, personal to you and practiced in training. Kotcha builds a personalized race-day fueling strategy into your plan, powered by Maurten, down to the gram, every km of the race.

Do I need to practice my race-day nutrition?

Yes. Your gut needs training just like your legs. Try your fueling in training, especially in a tune-up race, so nothing is new on race day.

Who powers the Kotcha race-day nutrition?

Maurten, the fuel behind Eliud Kipchoge. The strategy is built into your Kotcha plan and personalized to your race.