24 Jan A Runner’s Guide to Meal Planning
It's the single most important thing you can do to save time, money, and stress when it comes to healthy eating...meal planning!
10 Jan How to Get the Most Out of Your Long Run
The weekly long run is one of the most common training runs that you'll find on any runner's plan. Whether you're preparing for a 10K, Marathon, or Ultra race, a weekly long run will probably be an important part of your race preparations. Many runners struggle...
01 Jan Here’s How Much You Need to Run Weekly to Meet Your 2024 Mileage Goal
Here's How Much You Need to Run Weekly to Meet Your 2024 Mileage Goal The start of a new year is often a time to set goals and intentions for the coming 12 months. While some runners look at their training or mileage based solely on...
16 Aug Garmin Coach Review
Garmin Coach: A Pro Running Coach on Your Wrist?
A few months ago I was playing around with my Garmin Connect app, and found their Garmin Coach platform. This offering through the Garmin Connect app describes itself as "Having a pro running coach on your wrist". With it, you can set a race goal, whether to just complete your race or finish with a specific time goal. From there it creates a running program to get you to your goal. This includes a weekly schedule different types of training runs, suggestions for pace, and additional content in the form of written articles and videos.
20 Apr Easy Running: Why You Need to Run Slow if You Want to Run Fast
Easy running is a critical but often overlooked part of becoming a stronger, faster runner. And, to be fair it isn't hard to understand why. It doesn't make a lot of logical sense that running SLOWER allows us to eventually become FASTER. Practice usually makes perfect, right? So, shouldn't we practice running fast if we want to get better at running fast?
05 Dec Cold Weather Running Tips
Winter running. It's a cold reality many of us face each year, and when the temperatures drop you might be more motivated to hibernate until spring than keep up your mileage.
But, how we approach our winter training season can have BIG impacts on our performance year over year.
29 Oct HIIT Training: Don’t Make These Mistakes!
HIIT training. Quite arguably the best thing to happen to fitness since running shoes. A HIIT workout promises all the benefits of steady state cardio, but in half the time (or less!)
24 Oct How to Stop GI Issues From Hurting Your Running
GI issues while running- more common than you might think!
Did you know an estimated 70% of runners have experienced GI issues or 'tummy troubles' while training or competing?
70-f******* percent!
While 'runner's diarrhea' is generally thought to be the "worst" symptom to experience, GI symptoms during exercise can include nausea, vomiting, cramps, bloating, or burping. For some of us symptoms are relatively minor, or only occur if we know we messed up (like if I were to say, eat a cheeseburger and fries before heading out for a run!). For other runners, GI symptoms can be mysterious, frustrating, and debilitating. They can also affect runners at all levels, from newbies to elites. So, if you struggle with GI issues during running, you're not alone!
In this article I'm breaking down the various causes of GI distress while running, from top right to er, bottom. I'll also be sharing my tips and strategies on how to train your gut to avoid these annoying and performance killing symptoms!
22 Jun Genetics, Nutrition, and Performance: What Every Athlete Should Know
We all know that genetics play an important role in health and performance. Genetics are also often used to explain differences we often see between people living in similar environments. They tend to be thought of as an uncontrollable factor, something we just need to live with. But, what if that wasn't the case? What if we can learn more about our genes and how to work with them? What if we can use genetics to create personalized nutrition and training programs to help us truly perform our best? With nutrigenomic testing we can do just that!