Category Archives: Nutrition

Review Of Power Bar Energy Gel Blasts

I tried something yesterday that I want to share with you.  Power Bar Energy Gel Blasts. These are great little chews for use before and during runs – or any exercise.  For the those techies out there – they are … Continue reading

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Nutrition For Road Running – Eating And Drinking Before The Long Run

What you eat before your long run or race will help determine how well your run goes. Nutrition for road  running is extremely important. Two days before your long run, you should be thinking about carbohydrates.  You want to increase … Continue reading

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Running Tips – Fun Foods To Eat During Your Long Runs For Energy

Long runs can be a wonderful way to build your endurance, strength, and to add miles onto your weekly training program. They’re also a super stress reliever and a good way to learn more about yourself and what you’re capable … Continue reading

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Running Tips – Make Sure To Get Your Iron

Have you ever had this happen to you?  You head out the door for your 5 mile run.  From the first step, you’re feeling draggy – it’s a chore to get one foot in front of the other.  Your energy … Continue reading

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Running and Nutrition – Carbohydrates – When You Need Them

As we’ve talked about before – runners need their carbohydrates.  But when to eat them?   Here’s some information that should help you. First of all, you need to eat carbohydrates before running – especially before a long training run … Continue reading

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Running and Nutrition – Carbs Are Our Friends

Anyone who knows me knows that I go crazy when people talk about low-carb and no-carb diets.  I’m a firm believer that everyone needs all of the major food groups to be healthy – and runners, especially, need their carbohydrates. … Continue reading

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Running And Nutrition – Healthy Snacks For Runners

Runners love to eat!  Well, at least the crowd of runners that I hang out with do!  And, we can generally justify anything that we eat with the fact that we’re going out on that long run in a few … Continue reading

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The Importance of Good Marathon Nutrition

Running a successful marathon is more than putting in the mileage.  You need to maintain good eating and nutrition habits.  Here is a guest post that addresses just that! Marathon nutrition is a little different to most other ways of … Continue reading

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The Runner’s Diet

Like a car, a runner who wants to operate at his most optimum potential needs his particular set of fuels. He needs the right combination of carbohydrates, proteins and fats are the correct fuel for runners. Each of these food … Continue reading

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An “Eggs-ellent” Food For Runners

There’s a lot of talk going around about eggs not being good for you.  And, then there’s those that say that you should only eat egg whites. Ugh!! Have you ever seen – or smelled – an omelet made with just … Continue reading

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