By admin on September 3, 2012
By Kelan Stanfill So you signed up for your first half or full marathon…. now what?? In addition to planning your training runs, you will also need to think about hydration, nutrition and recovery. While there are many different training theories, I have compiled a few basic tips that I wish I had followed when [...]
Posted in Nutrition, Racing |
By admin on June 16, 2012
By Elizabeth Jenkins With the weather getting warmer and more people running in the heat, electrolytes and their role in hydration become an important topic. Some of you may be wondering what an electrolyte is, and why you would need to replace them. Here is a brief explanation. “Chemically, an electrolyte is a substance that, [...]
Posted in General, Nutrition | Tagged EFS, Electrolytes, hydration, nuun, running in the heat, salt stick, sweat |
By admin on September 26, 2011
By Debbie Perry In the last 5 years, more and more people are becoming familiar with and adopting the Paleo diet lifestyle. But if you are one of those onlookers who still are wondering what in the world this caveman food is and how it may/or may not work for you, then here is [...]
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By admin on September 21, 2011
By Elizabeth Jenkins You’ve already read Running For Beginners: The Right First Steps so you know way more than I did when I first started running. You have the right shoes, fit to you specifically for your Biomechanical needs, the right socks, a running buddy and a goal. Now that you have all the confidence in [...]
Posted in General, Injury Prevention, Nutrition, Run Training, Sports Psychology | Tagged conversation pace, first run, log, running log, stretching, warm-up |
By admin on September 6, 2011
“Wow! That was an awesome run! I really pushed the pace there for a while! I deserve some deli slices of turkey or something, right? Oh, man there’s ice cream in the freezer! Oh yeah, and pounds of bison! Oh sweet, cheese too?!?!?!! Melt down some of this White chocolate on that ice cream and [...]
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