Today's athlete question is about calories per hour needed for utra distance running. I will be looking at calorie burn rate versus calorie absorption rate. What to do about the calorie shortfall and how to tap secondary energy sources. These are my opinions and what works for me and the athletes that I coach.
Today's athlete question deals with the best calorie balance between macro nutrients for both weight loss and marathon training. This video shares my opinion on the matter.
Today's athlete question deals with how to choose a direction for a circular trail. In the scenario when you have a hill with smooth forest roads on the one side and gnarly technical single track on the other.... Do you use the technical single track for the uphill or downhill part of your run? This video gives my opinion on which is the best choice to make.
Today's athlete question deals with what needs to happen before you can define yourself as an ultra runner? With Apps like STRAVA these days, is it necessary to complete an organized event that is longer than a marathon - or is it simply a case of doing a run that is further than marathon distance... That is the question... This video is my opinion on the matter.
There has been so much written about how sugar is evil, how you need to cut sugar from each and every thing that you ingest. Have you ever given any thought to why it is that athlete race fuel seems to be the biggest culprit when it comes to sugar content. This video covers my opinion on the matter and offer alternatives to sugary gels and sports drinks.
Today's athlete question deals with the importance of cross training for distance runners. Running is a higher impact activity and choosing your cross training activities carefully will allow you to continue building fitness by having more workouts and active recovery sessions than you would be able to manage just from running. This is what I do for cross training.
Today's athlete question is on the theme of questions that I see in my inbox weekly. Fat adapted running. What are the benefits for the average you and I? Will it make us faster or healthier? This video covers my opinions on the matter.
