Archive for May, 2011

My first experience with trail running was in high school. I grew up in a small rural town, where we didn’t have sidewalks, couldn’t get pizza delivered and didn’t need our parents to accompany us as we roamed the foothills until dark. I lived across the street from an old-school baseball park, and on...
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This week, let’s combine three all-time favorites: running, the outdoor grill, and pizza. In that order. We’ll make a crust that promotes health and energy and doesn’t drag us down. Then, we’ll bombard our cells with the antioxidants of tomatoes, such as lycopene. To top it off, we’ll reduce belly fat and bodily inflammation...
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Question: I cramped badly during the Flying Pig Marathon. I never cramp on training runs no matter how long they are. What is the best nutrition plan for race week for a full or half marathon? Answer: Here are my suggestions for the week leading up to a “big event.” Since you haven’t had...
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Wanna improve as a runner? You can gain an edge if you consistently consume a recovery meal or snack. To recover well after a hard run, you simply must use fluids, carbs, and protein to replenish hydration and glycogen stores while reducing muscle wasting and damage from free radicals. Sound tough? It can be....
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Question: Is it possible to have an entire year’s meals planned based on an athlete’s particular training program? Answer: Thanks so much for the question. Although its sounds perfect to have a meal plan that correlates well with a training program, all laid out for a year, in my experience, it simply doesn’t work...
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You’re never too old to learn something new.  Although I have been trained, and you have likely been taught, to avoid saturated fats as much as possible, I believe we’ve all been a little misled.  During the last 15 months, I stripped my education down to the bare bones to study metabolism, fat loss,...
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Today is my 32nd birthday (Yippee!). But it is two years ago – the year I turned 30 – that I choose to celebrate. In January 2009, I registered for my first half marathon. Although I had never run before, I figured that in the year where I went from being in the ‘25-29...
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