Paul from True Food - fuelling athletes, cycling miles and never saying no to ice cream

Meet Paul, the better half of the team at True Food 🍕🥗 When he’s not fuelling athletes, supporting teams, or cracking dad jokes, you’ll probably find him out running, cycling, or crafting his latest custom pizza masterpiece.

We put Paul in the hot seat to find out a few of his favourites, from training fuel to guilty pleasures.

Stats: 25 mile trail run, Temp: 26 degrees, Time: 4 hours 12 mins, Average pace: 10 min/mile, Sun cream: factor 50, Blisters: 2, Toenails lost: 1, Black toenails: 1, ,Falls: 0, Near falls: 3, Pain: 9 out of 10, Enjoyment: 10 out of 10

Nutrition: 2L of water, 1 electrolyte tablet, 2 gels, 2 jam sandwiches, 2 handfuls of Haribo, 5 small bread sticks

Favourite sport

Tough call… running and cycling take the win.

Favourite sport to watch

Running and gravel riding, especially the ultra-endurance events.

Favourite pizza topping

Honey + goat’s cheese + balsamic on a margarita. No debate needed.

Favourite international cuisine

Mexican. Tacos forever.

Favourite food hack

Marmite sandwiches on a long run. Savoury energy, baby!

Favourite pre-bed snack

Ice cream… don’t judge me.

Favourite cinema snacks

Also ice cream. That still counts, right?!

Food icks

Snails. Hard pass.

Best thing about working with Kit

The dad banter… and him actually laughing at my dad jokes.

Paul and Kit complete the Breca Swimrun together!