What Andreas takes before his hardest sessions?

Before a hard training session, Andreas Almgren takes a 60ml shot of Nomio. It has been part of his routine for two years, through the training that led to his remarkable marathon debut in New York.

For Andreas, the details of a session matter. After years disrupted by injury, he rebuilt his training around controlled threshold work. He tracks how hard a session feels, his heart rate and his lactate readings, then uses that information to keep the effort where he wants it. Nomio fits into that measured approach.

Why lactate matters to Andreas?

Lactate is one of the ways Andreas judges the intensity of a workout. When he is running threshold intervals, the reading helps him understand whether he is keeping the session controlled as his pace changes.

Nomio contains isothiocyanates from broccoli sprouts. In a controlled study of broccoli-sprout supplementation, participants had lower blood lactate during exercise at a given intensity. That finding helps explain why a product focused on lactate response interests an athlete who pays such close attention to his numbers.

Nomio recommends taking one shot around three hours before a hard session. For you, that might be a tempo run, threshold intervals on the bike or a race-specific workout. Try it during training so you can see how it fits alongside the pacing and fuelling you already use.

The work behind the New York finish

In 2026, Andreas won European 10,000m gold and the world half-marathon title before lining up for his first marathon. In New York, he stayed with the leaders as the race intensified, then broke clear in the final mile.

He won in 2:06:01, becoming the first Swede to win the New York City Marathon. His final 2.2km took just 6:01, which LetsRun reported as the joint second-fastest recorded closing split over that distance.

That finish came after years of carefully planned sessions. Nomio is one part of the routine Andreas chose for his hardest days. If you are building towards your own goal, it is a product you can explore in the sessions that matter most to you.