From 5K to 50K: How Active Root Scales With Your Goals

When you’re at the start of your running journey it can feel a bit daunting when faced with a variety of nutrition and hydration options. At Active Root we’re all about keeping things simple when it comes to fuelling your runs - simple, natural ingredients with clear benefits to your training and racing. We provide straightforward products that are gentle on your stomach, therefore allowing you to focus solely on putting one foot in front of the other without having to worry about the problems that come from artificial ingredients in other sports nutrition products. 

Whether you’re starting your journey with Couch to 5k or a regular weekly parkrun, or you’re upping the miles for a half marathon, full marathon, 50k ultra or more, we’ve got you covered with all your fuelling requirements. Being properly fuelled and hydrated for your training and racing is essential regardless of the distance you’re running - Active Root is suitable and beneficial for every distance and ability.

We use natural root ginger in all our nutrition products. Ginger is scientifically proven to help prevent bloating, nausea and stomach discomfort during exercise, thereby allowing athletes to focus on their performance rather than their stomach. 

When you’re starting out you may not necessarily need to carry nutrition or hydration options with you (although they’re always good to have, regardless of the mileage), however ensuring you fuel well pre and post run is very important. A good place to start is our Sports Drink Mix, a carbohydrate based drink designed to fuel and sustain longer efforts. This can be consumed before, during and after exercise, and features a carefully formulated blend of slow-burning cane sugar to provide a steady stream of fuel rather than the short-lived bursts of energy from traditional sports drinks.

Simply add a serving of Sports Drink Mix to your water bottle or soft flask (usually 500-750ml of water), shake well, and you’re ready to hydrate and refuel on the go.

If you’re looking for an easy snack as you train, we offer a number of different ginger-based options such as our Energy Chews for a deliciously fiery and refreshing alternative that provides a clean, natural boost of energy and hydration, or our popular Energy Gels, crafted with quality and convenience in mind. Using natural ingredients helps maintain a settled stomach, providing more predictable results.

We also offer simple, easy to use Electrolite Drink Mix, Energy Gel Mix, and Recovery Drink Mix to fulfil your fuelling and hydration requirements before, during and after exercise. Our range of sports nutrition can scale with your goals; if you’re looking to increase your distance or take on a new challenge, we have the products that can help get you to the start line - and the finish line! - feeling properly fuelled and ready to go.

And if you’re starting out as a runner, you have a rewarding and fulfilling journey ahead of you! Why not harness the power of ginger and discover its many benefits through Active Root?