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Race Day Nutrition and Energy Bars

As usual, when my key race looms in the not so distant future, I begin thinking about all those necessary requirements needed to get from start to finish that should have been thought about at the beginning of training, when there was time to experiment. You would think after so many marathons and other races, I would have nutrition, training, and strategies all worked out. That’s not the case since needs change and strategies are adjusted to work towards optimal performance. The bottom line here is that nutritional needs vary from person to person, situation to situation, race season to [...]

By Joanne|2015-04-16T15:38:18-04:00April 16, 2015|Running|1 Comment

8 Grain Hot Cereal Gets Me Through the Long Run

Trying to figure out what to eat the morning of a long training run is always tough for me. Although I would like to mimic the food I’ll have race day morning, time doesn’t allow me that convenience. You see, I get up and within 30 minutes, hit the road. That’s not enough time to digest a multi grain or Ezekiel bagel. So I’ll end up barely finishing instant oatmeal or I might choke down a banana which never settles well when I start to run. What has been settling well AND allowing me a good, warm bowl of 29 [...]