race nutrition

Fueling Before, During, and After Your Workouts

January 19, 2012
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Hey peeps!! It has been a while. Life has been wonderful but awfully crazy as usual. The off season has almost officially ended and official Ironman training is beginning in only a few short weeks.  I still need to get a complete “2012 Goals” post out to you all, and I will soon.  I wanted [...]

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Ironman Arizona 2011: The Bike

November 29, 2011
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…Continued from pre-race and swim Transition 1: 12 minutes (ACK!) The changing tent was crazy. The moment I stepped in, I felt and breathed in a warm humidity just from all the body heat. The air was thick!  I also felt extreme panic in the air. There were half naked women everywhere! I didn’t really [...]

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Portland Marathon 2011 Recap

October 21, 2011
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So, this race was an interesting one. First off, I want to apologize for the pics. They suck. Something is wrong with our camera. Despite me failing to PR at this race, it was still a great one. I learned a lot about how hard I can push myself. I also learned when to tail [...]

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Product Review: Phenom by GNC, Coconut Water Benefits

June 7, 2011
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A few weeks ago, I was sent out some samples of Phenom to review, and I have finally gotten the chance to sit down and write about it. GNC touts their new product as a “best after workout recovery drink” containing coconut water benefits. I received the Pure Hydro version, Orange Guava Passion, Lemon Mojito, [...]

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Book Review: Racing Weight

February 10, 2011
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For the past few weeks, I’ve been reading a book called Racing Weight: How to Get Lean for Peak Performance by Matt Fitzgerald. My “blend,” Mike from 26.2ismycooldown sent it to me b/c he thinks that it will help my next racing season. Plus, he is an all-around supportive fellow blogger AND he knows his [...]

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Book Review: Vegetarian Sports Nutrition

December 16, 2010
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First off, thanks for sharing some of your embarrassing locker room stories via the comment section on my last post. The hubs and I were laughing our butts off on the way to the airport this morning reading them. If you have an embarrassing story, please feel free to share as well. Misery AND humor [...]

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Ramstein AFB Half Marathon Race Recap

September 12, 2009
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I woke up around 5:45 this morning, and tried to go back to sleep.  My alarm went off at 6am.  Snooze.  Again.  Snooze.  I got up, and stumbled downstairs for breakfast.  My prerace meal of choice is always toast with pb and preserves and half of a banana.  I wasn’t really that hungry because it [...]

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