In the sporting world, nutrition is equally, if not more important, than the training sessions one puts in. So, when I started doing middle distance triathlon races, I put together daily nutrition plans based on information gathered from fellow athletes and the internet in the hopes of having a leaner and more efficient body that would get me closer to the timing I set for myself. While the healthy diet helped me to score better in my annual medical reviews, it didn’t give me the result I was looking for, for my races.

The change came when I consulted Elvia early 2019 as I prepared for Danang Ironman 70.3 in May 2019. A race that I managed to complete with a decent timing despite my work and travel schedule, and also considering that I took a 9-month break from all training prior. What amazed me was how my body felt different during the race, and I believed that it is not just the hours of training I put in but also the nutrition advice and the race nutrition plan. This race boosted my confidence as I prepared for another two races in November 2019 under Elvia’s guidance.

The two races in November were just 2 weeks apart. I managed to shave off about 5 minutes for Xiamen 70.3 compared to Danang 70.3. And I took another 13 minutes off for Western Sydney 70.3 and came in with my best timing after 4 years into this sport. All this could not have been possible with just the hours of training alone, the nutrition plans played an important role in helping me achieve this result.

Elvia is thoughtful and diligent. She provides insightful dietary advice and detailed nutrition plans based on the athlete’s lifestyle which helps with training recovery as well as race day. Her empowering approach allows athletes to better understand and learn from the process.

If you are confused with different nutrition concepts or are looking for the potential booster for your races and looking for someone who understands a triathlete’s lifestyle (she is a triathlete herself) I would strongly recommend you speak to Elvia.

Now I go into races with confidence that I have the energy to give my best, and also more aware of what I put in my mouth. I am after all what I eat.

I started with my triathlon journey 3 years ago after being introduced to the sport by some friends.

In this technology advanced world we lived in, I naturally looked up my ‘good friend’ – Google, to ‘get advice’ on triathlon training.

After a few races, I realised that it is not working. With the internet, I am getting information from all over the places but I am not sure whether am I following the right stuff, and I was not able to get feedback, or any corrective advice. But most importantly, there were no ‘personal touch’ at all. And so, I decided to seek professional help. Other than a triathlete coach to put up a structured plan for me to follow, I have also wanted nutrition advice as it is an important part of a race.

I reached out to Elvia after hearing some positive feedback from fellow triathletes about what she has done for them.

I started my nutrition planning with Elvia 5 to 6 weeks before my race. As a Age Grouper, I have to balance work and training. Elvia was understanding in this area and was very accommodating to my schedule.

Elvia first set up an appointment with me to gather the necessary information about my fitness, my past races, my current nutrition details etc. With these information, she worked out an initial nutrition plan for me to follow during my training. Elvia does not dictate me to follow what works for her but instead allow me to continue on my current nutrition gels/powders/drinks.

Then she will adjust my nutritions intake and if need to, advice on the type of alternative nutritions, base on my feedback. I find this useful as I am able to adjust accordingly until I find something that I am comfortable with.

Being a triathlete herself, Elvia understand the importance of balancing proper training, nutrition and recovery. Other than nutrition, she also gave advice on proper recovery for myself.

I have never knew what is proper recovery until now and I started to see improvement in the quality of my training. In fact, many times, she has to ‘order’ me to eat and rest properly!

A couple of weeks before the race, Elvia would get the race details from me to analyse them, and then provided a detailed nutrition plan for me to practise during my training. I have to practise at which point of my bike and run that I should be taking my gels, my liquids, my salt etc. And she will adjusted the nutrition plan accordingly after my feedback after every training.

I find this very useful as I am able to practise my nutrition according to the race course, and it took all the nutrition planning out of my mind, and allow me to really focus on my training as well as my race. And she never forgets to remind me to also take note of my recovery after each training session.

I am glad that I seek Elvia’s help for my nutrition planning. I am thankful that I have someone that I can reach out to for proper guidance on nutrition and recovery, which allows me to train and race better. I am looking forward to working with her again to fine tune my nutrition and recovery strategy in my future races.

Signing up for Danang 70.3, I knew I need nutrition guidance. It’s a hot race and I’ve always had trouble getting nutrition in during races. But not this 70.3!

Under Elvia’s guidance in the weeks leading up to the race, during race week and actual race day, I fuelled well during trainings, recovered well to repeat the long weekend trainings.

Elvia also made sure I ate the right food during race week.

Race day nutrition has been practiced, tweaked via close and frequent communications with Elvia and hence executed properly!

Despite the sweltering race conditions, I biked and ran well without any cramps and was able to push myself harder than I’ve ever had in all my past races.

Elvia’s expert knowledge coupled with robust communications made the process very fun, enjoyable and very rewarding!

Thank you, Elvia!