What does it mean to be an adventurous eater? Well, it can mean things like adding more colors to your plate, taking a chance with foods outside of your normal routine or eating seasonally. These are all brilliant ways t...
Tag: Nutrition
We love dinner – both as a time to focus on the main meal and to recuperate from the day. The end of the day is the perfect time to prepare some rad food and bring people together to connect, eat and socialize. For athle...
The return of warmer weather and longer days means one thing: it’s trail season. And with that, there’s more time to spend outdoors away from the kitchen to take advantage of time on trails. But, it also means that you h...
Running has always been my happy place—a place I think and unwind. I’ve resisted the idea that running places stress on my female body. But speedwork, long runs and weightlifting stress muscles. And with perimenopause an...
How do I ensure I eat sufficient calories for my needs? (@jmbarbit) There are numerous challenges to overcome as an ultrarunner and one of the greatest, at least from a nutritional perspective, is consuming enough calor...
As summer heats up and the pandemic winds down, many ultrarunners are eager to put in some big miles of training in preparation for the backlog of events. We will stack up big training weekends, cajole our trainin...
Carbohydrate has four calories per gram which equates to 240 - 360 calories per hour. Current nutritional guidelines for carbohydrate intake during ultra activity is 60-90 grams per hour (g/hr), which lasts 2.5 hours or...
For 60 hours, Maggie Guterl lined up ready to start a 4.166667-mile loop every hour. But what happened in those furious 9-12 minutes leading up to each start tells an incredible story of teamwork and some gold star skill...
Busy. It’s one of the most used four letter words in describing all the things in life you either can’t or don’t make time for. It is also one of the most used words in describing all the reasons you either miss a run or...
With its hot temperatures and a fast pace, the bright spotlight of Western States can really showcase athletes while also being an Achilles heel for others, especially when it comes to nutrition. I asked a collection of...
After finishing your long run, hard effort workout or morning run that lasts over 90 minutes, what’s the first thing you think about? Let’s all admit that unless you’ve developed a good routine, getting in a balanced mea...
URM: The flavor wheel includes sweet, sour, salty, spicy and stringent (bitter). Can you describe how GU determines their variety of flavors based on this wheel, knowing that there will be more demand for a sweet flavor...
During exercise, we typically think of carbohydrates and fats as our main sources of fuel, while protein is associated with recovery. Today, many sports nutrition bars, gels and drinks contain branched-chain amino acids...
Ultrarunners are typically healthy eaters. By healthy, I mean, we eat a lot. And we run a lot. Running and eating go well together.When it comes to being a healthy eater, there are different definitions. Diets or types o...
Every year, runners search the shelves of their local running stores for the latest nutrition products to help their performance and recovery. Here is a recap of what’s new on the market, along with the innovation behind...
One of the things I love about coaching ultrarunners is adapting the standard recommendations and best practices from the running industry into an ultra-specific context. All too often, the recommendations we see aren’t...
As I left Paradise aid station on loop three of the 2016 HURT 100, I yelled over my shoulder to my crew, Jesse Haynes, “It’s working, man, it’s working!” I’d moved into the lead over course-record-holder Gary Robbins and...
Last month’s column was dedicated to vitamin supplements and their possible benefits. But there are hundreds of other WADA legal substances sold with promises of improving athletic performance. (WADA banned substances sh...