Antioxidants for athletes: friend or foe?
If you’re a hard-training athlete who is even a bit curious about dietary supplements, it is likely that antioxidants (e.g….
Building an Iron Gut – Part II. GI Solutions
In part 1 we talked about the potential causes of GI distress during exercise, now let’s look at some solutions!…
Building an Iron Gut – Part I. Causes of GI Distress
Imagine your perfect race. You’ve trained hard and went to sleep early for all those months. You have your Roka…
Carbs and Running Economy: Data from the trenches
Theories and discussion are nice, but putting ideas/concepts/principles into practice and seeing (positive) change is nicer. I want to share with…
Cycling Fluid Intake
A brand new meta-analysis came out recently, aiming to figure the effects of drinking during endurance cycling. Here are the…
Look “under the hood” to fuel smarter
Everyone who trains for a triathlon wants to get faster, but how do you know if your training and nutrition…
I did Ironman to become a better dietitian (and here’s what I found out)
2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run. While doing a race like this would sound like a…
What’s your running economy? A tale of two runners
TL,DR: Running efficiency refers to a measure of how much oxygen you need to run a given pace. This can…
Here’s why you need a nutrition plan for your next race
“I’ll just eat when I’m hungry and drink when I’m thirsty.” This is the approach that many endurance athletes, at…