When I went to the Fitness and Health Bloggers Conference back in June, I got to try lots of new nutrition products. One that piqued my interest was Fit Frappe from Big Train, so when the company offered to send me samples recently, I was pretty excited. Fit Frappe is a protein drink mix that comes in five flavors, three of them coffee flavors. You [...]
Marathon training: Free license to eat?
July 12, 2011 by 64 Comments
Sadly, a bag of marshmallows won’t fuel your next run Think that because you’re marathon training you can go hog wild with eating? Think again. While your calorie intake needs will increase with the extra mileage, it doesn’t mean you can take your focus off your nutrition. In fact, I’d argue that it’s more important than ever to focus on your nutrition during marathon training [...]
Recovery–don’t skip it!
June 3, 2010 by 42 Comments
I was writing an article yesterday all about race recovery. I thought it was a good topic to post about too, simply because many runners skip out on this important training component. For some reason, recovery seems to get a bad rap–I see people avoiding it like the plague. I think maybe people fear that if they take it easy after a race, they’ll lose [...]
Virtual "un-race" and a giveaway
March 14, 2010 by 47 Comments
This has been one soggy weekend in my area, which meant some wet running for me. That’s ok, though–I’ve learned over the years that it’s usually the thought of getting out there and getting wet that’s much worse than reality. Yesterday I did 10 miles with my pals and within a couple of miles we were all charging through the puddles, getting soaked to the [...]
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