For part two of our alcohol and athletic performance video series, Mallory Creveling, Runner’s World deputy health and fitness editor, sat down with Tamanna Singh, M.D., codirector of the Sports Cardiology Center at the Cleveland Clinic to chat about how alcohol can affect your training and race-day performance.
While many factors play into how you perform during everything from a mile to a marathon, booze certainly doesn’t support a strong or fast finish. Singh explains exactly why you want to ditch the drinks during your training—and the ideal time to do so, so you show up on the line as your best self. Plus, she explains how alcohol can mess with your fueling and your sleep—two essential factors to a solid run game.
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Mallory Creveling, an ACE-certified personal trainer and RRCA-certified run coach, joined the Runner's World and Bicycling team in August 2021. She has more than a decade of experience covering fitness, health, and nutrition. As a freelance writer, her work appeared in Women's Health, Self, Men's Journal, Reader's Digest, and more. She has also held staff editorial positions at Family Circle and Shape magazines, as well as DailyBurn.com. A former New Yorker/Brooklynite, she's now based in Easton, PA.
