Can caffeine improve your running performance? It seems so. I was listening to the recent Fuel podcast on Endurance Planet and the information on caffeine caught my attention. It discussed the results of a study by David Costill Ph.D. (physiologist) concerning the affects of consuming caffeine prior to endurance exercise. (This is old news but [...]

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If you are looking for some inspiration and insight into the world of trail ultrarunning, Running Through The Wall by Neal Jamison is a fascinating read. This 304 page book is a collection of race reports from athletes of all skill levels and ages sharing their personal journey covering distances up to 100 miles on [...]

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Do you want to eliminate or reduce the amount of potato chips, chocolate, or other junk food you consume? Are you trying to limit your calorie intake yet you keep drinking those daily sodas? An article on Modern Forager refers to a list of common cravings and the likely nutritional deficiency associated with them. The [...]

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Sister Madonna Buder didn’t start running until age 49 (currently 78). Since then she has participated in 100s of running and triathlon events including many finishes at the Hawaii Ironman (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run). Enjoy and spend some time to reflect on the insight and wisdom given by Sister Madonna [...]

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On Saturday Wendy, Griffin and I headed down to White Rock Lake and the Dallas Arboretum to participate in the Tour des Fleurs 10k/20k road race. There were 1733 athletes in the 10k and 1280 athletes in the 20k. Nice numbers! This is a fund raising event for the Arboretum and they put on a [...]

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While in Costco I ran into an organic energy drink called essn ENERGY ($20 for 24). I don’t normally drink these high sugar/caffeine drinks but I have been wanting to experiment a bit with an energy drink for some of my ultra races to see if it can help provide a boost towards the later [...]

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Do you want to quickly see a compilation of your running, triathlon, or other endurance sports results on one website? Do you want to do some quick research on your competition? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, Athlinks is a site worth checking out.  Athlinks is both a results database and [...]

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