Sports Nutrition For Endurance Runners

What to Eat and Drink Before, During and After Exercising
By: Krista Sadlers
 

Proper nutrition and hydration can help endurance athletes maintain their health, train efficiently, prevent soreness and recover quickly.

 
Running, especially training for endurance events, can cause fatigue quickly. Proper nutrition and hydration help runners meet the demands of their physical training. Sports nutrition includes [...]

Water Intoxication from Distance Running

You’ve been running for miles. You haven’t had a sip nor a drop of water or fluid from your kit. Your throat is parched. Your feet are screaming and your back is aching. But you refuse to sit down, to bend over and take a few seconds to rest. In a race, even seconds count. [...]

CrossFit Central 300 Challenge

 
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Running on Inspiration

By FitMom
Last spring a couple of my neighbors started training for a half-marathon. I watched as they ran past my home office window. After several weeks of watching them I couldn’t help but be inspired. I laced up my shoes and headed outside.
I knew two things about running: 1) It worked and 2) I didn’t [...]

Strength training and interval training for runners

By: Daniela Nahas
With the good weather fast approaching, there are many runners coming out of hibernation. I thought it only appropriate to speak about how strength training and interval cardio training can increasing your speed, stamina and prevent injury down the road.
Prevent injury: Running is great for building cardiovascular strength, however it also puts [...]

Running for Beginners

By: Chris Brogan
How does a fat guy get fit enough to run? Are you thinking of taking up running? Here’s some advice:
Trails versus Street
First, a word about trail running. Trails are softer which gives two immediate results. One, your knees thank you for less painful impact. Two, because trails are less solid than streets, you [...]

2007 Tiszaujvaros BG Triathlon World Cup

 

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Caffeine, exercise may help ward off skin cancer

By Will Dunham

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Exercise and moderate caffeine consumption together could help ward off sun-induced skin cancer, researchers said on Monday, but cautioned against ditching the sun screen in favor of a jog and a cappuccino.

Experiments on mice showed that caffeine and exercise together somehow made them better able to destroy precancerous cells whose [...]

Peanut Butter as Running Food

 
In this day and age of energy bars, protein powders and weight gain shakes, many athletes forget about "real" foods, such as peanut butter. Peanut butter is one of the best sports foods around. It is tasty, inexpensive, satisfying, nourishing, and even good for our health. But all too often, one can hear athletes say [...]

How Much Water Does An Athlete Need?

 
By Dr. Lorraine Williams, chiropractor turned TrackMom.
One of the biggest challenges for parents, athletes and their coaches is determining how much water an athlete needs at different times in their day and training.
If the athlete’s urine is dark and scanty, it is concentrated with metabolic wastes and the athlete needs to drink more fluids. When [...]

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