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Hill Training for Running and Cycling: How to Be a Better Climber
Different terrain favors different body types and skill sets.
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The Endurance Athlete Weight-Gain Paradox
"My scale must be broken!" my sister screamed at me over the phone. She was frantic. "The scale must be broken, right?" She had just finished her third month of training for her first sprint triathlon, and she was not losing weight. In fact, she was
Nutrition
Beating the Holiday Rush – Athlete’s Guide to Good Eating
Christmas sugar cookies. Cranberry-pecan cheese balls. Bacon cheddar spread with crackers. Good eats and the holidays go hand-in-hand. Late November through December can be one of the most challenging times of the year to stay on track with diet and training goals. It’s dark. Cold. Rainy.
How to Recover from Overtraining: Prevention and Awareness
In order to improve performance, you have to challenge your body’s ability to tolerate an increase in physical, mental, and emotional stress. This is called overload and is defined as adding stress greater than your body is accustomed to. Overtraining is a term that is used to describe both
Nutrition
Nutrition for Female Athletes
Each year since the passage of Title IX, greater numbers of women from all age groups have been competing in endurance sports. Like their male competitors, they share many of the same nutrition-based concerns: maintaining energy, optimizing body composition, and improving performance. Although their goals may be similar, there’
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Running Scared
Fear keeps us planted. Fear keeps us is constant motion. It is both quicksand and the burning coals beneath our feet. We fear the possibility of failure, incertitude of change, and discomfort of pain. While a healthy dose of it is good, especially when in the presence of real danger,
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Taking Time Off
Our bodies are in desperate need of rest. Without proper rest we can incur some side-lining injuries.
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How to Be A Swim Animal: Open Water Swim Preparation for Triathletes
ANIMAL (Definition): The highest compliment you can give an open-water swimmer Do you dread the swim portion of your upcoming triathlon? Are you training in a pool, even though you know (intellectually!) that triathlon swimming is totally different? The only effective way to train for an open water swim
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From Walking to Running
For many people, the idea of starting a running program is appealing, yet overwhelming.
Nutrition
Keeping Nutrition Resolutions on Track
Diet has a tremendous impact on an athlete’s life. Fueling up on nutrient poor foods can short circuit hours of dedicated training. Not only can performance be lackluster, nutrient deficiencies can result in a host of problems that frequent exercise does not prevent, such as a depressed immune system,
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Methow Valley, A Hidden Gem in the Pacific Northwest
Drive four-and-a-half hours northeast of Seattle, Washington and two-and-a-half hours east of Bellingham and you will find yourself in the middle of nowhere. Well, almost… “The Methow Valley is a bit of a hidden gem, I believe, because of the access to the area,
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The Truth About Carbs: How Low Should You Go?
Spring is traditionally the time of year for endurance athletes to up their training intensity and do some serious calorie burning workouts. Ironically, it’s also the time of year many athletes want to lose some winter weight. That’s when carbohydrate recommendations can really get confusing. High carb or