What to Eat Before a Race

One of the more frequent questions runners ask me is what to eat before a race. There’s no one right answer (though Big Macs would be a definite no-no), but there are some definite dos and don’ts when it comes to choosing what to eat before a big race.
Choosing What To Eat Before a Race
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Sports Recovery Drinks–When is Water Not Enough?

Is your body getting enough fluid during your workout? And is water enough or should you be drinking sports recovery drinks? Weigh yourself before and after a workout, whatever weight you’ve lost during sports participation is all body fluid that needs to be replaced. Sweat losses of as little as 2 percent of body [...]

Fuel Belt Helium Review: What Makes it The Ultimate Running Hydration Belt

“We Compared the Fuel Belt Helium vs the Classic Fuel Belt and Have Chosen a Winner!”
Up until a couple year’s ago, I hated wearing a running hydration belt during my runs. Not a good thing when you train for longer distances. The running water belts that I used held only one water bottle that ALWAYS [...]

5 Essential Race Day Tips

Prepare yourself properly for race day. Here are 5 essential tips to remember that will help to relieve some of the stress.

4 Day Marathon Taper to Victoria

Only 4 days left before the marathon. Learn nutritional strategies for ensuring optimal energy for race day performance.

Tapering Strategy for the Victoria Marathon

With the marathon in sight and all your training runs completed and you feel like you should be doing more than sitting around waiting. Read some suggestions that will keep you focused on your marathon.