Chattahoochee Challenge Race Report: Learn something from every training session and race that you do. Lesson from Saturday’s race: learn to accept the things you cannot control – for this race, that’s weather and hormones. At this point, I may have either intrigued you or scared you off! Don’t worry. There’s nothing gross or disgusting […]
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It’s race season! Here in the Knoxville, Tennessee area we’ve got two big races coming up this month. First is The Pistol Ultra Run this weekend, March 16-17, in Alcoa, Tennessee where runners will meet to take a shot at distances ranging from 1 to 100 miles or greater over 32 hours. Second is the
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How to Limit Nausea, Vomiting and Diarrhea Mid-Race – Race Day Strategies The past 2 days and posts we’ve covered causes of GI distress and pre-race strategies to minimize risk for distress on race day. As race day approaches, keep these strategies in mind for the day of your race so that your system is
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How to Limit Nausea, Vomiting and Diarrhea Mid-Race – Pre-Race Strategies Yesterday we talked about all the many causes of GI distress. Today, we discuss pre-race strategies to limit your risk of race day distress. Now, for all of those causes of GI distress we discussed yesterday, you may think that if you cut back
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HOW TO LIMIT NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA MID-RACE Endurance athletes that do long distance running (marathons and ultra marathons) or long course duathlon or triathlon (70.3 or 140.6 mile distance) have all likely had training runs or races that turned ugly due to GI distress. Warning, this is long for a typical blog post, but
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It FINALLY cooled off this week! So, let’s talk about Autumn and the number one thing that most people stop doing when this time of year comes round – getting outdoors. While summer may strike you as the best time to be outside as much as possible – Autumn is also the perfect time to
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Purple Out Day Contest Donate Now!! 100% of your donation will go TO ALZHEIMER’S TENNESSEE Purple Out Day Contest Rules: Contest Participation: Two Options – 1 for gym folks and 1 for endurance folks! Contest starts Monday, September 10 and ends Friday, September 14! GYM FOLKS – QUEST FOR REPS! Log your reps for squats,
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In East Tennessee, most schools have started back at this point, including colleges now. For all ages, this means backpacks to haul supplies and books, and sometimes those bags get really heavy, especially in comparison to the size of the students. Poor backpack carrying habits can lead to aches and pains in students. Combine backpack
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You know exercise is important to your health. It helps you feel better physically, gives you energy, and helps you deal with the stress of your busy life. But what do you do when life gets too busy to take an exercise class, go for a run, get to the gym, or when you’re traveling?
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Riding your bike shouldn’t hurt! Comfortable cyclists are happy cyclists and faster cyclists! As a cyclist or triathlete, do you ever get “hot spots” on your feet? Do one or both feet hurt, get numb or tingly when you’re riding? It shouldn’t happen. There are many things that can cause it and fix it. Poor
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