By Adam Bowers One of my favorite and most versatile pieces of issued gear while I was in the Marine Corps was my Camelbak. I used that bad boy for everything – strapping it onto my flak jacket for hydration while out on patrol, wearing it during battalion or company runs, or just keeping it [...]
By Todd Parker, M.A., M.S. Countless times each season, I will have athletes tell me “I had a great race until I cramped up,” or “I was racing phenomenally until I bonked!” These experiences occur each and every year, to both elite athletes and beginners. Let’s delve into the areas of hydration and supplementation so [...]
By Todd Parker, M.A., M.S. Countless times each season, I will have athletes tell me “I had a great race until I cramped up,†or “I was racing phenomenally until I bonked!†These experiences occur each and every year, to both elite athletes and beginners. Let’s delve into the areas of hydration and supplementation so [...]
By Lisa Spohn Through many years of participating in endurance sports and working with many athletes I see that while we all prepare for the swimming, biking, running and even practice transition, we often neglect the fifth discipline: nutrition. Try to keep it simple. Here are some important guidelines to work with: Plan: Eating a [...]
I did not run on Sunday morning. Instead, I sat on the beach, and prayed. Sunday, as most of you probably know, was the Broad Street Run, a 10-miler through Philadelphia. It was also the New Jersey Marathon and Long Branch Half Marathon. I was supposed to run in the Long Branch race, but since [...]
I stick close to home in the spring and summer (this, after all, is my regular gig). So in the fall and winter, I hit the skies and go on a few four, five, six day trips. But this is the first winter I’m also training for a marathon. Of course I’m going to keep [...]
I decided to kick start my training with a Sat, endurance paced road ride, Belgium style.
I decided to kick start my training with a Sat, endurance paced road ride, Belgium style.
