How Do You Know?

How do you know if you are healthy? What does that even mean to you? Is it a number on the scale? A mileage amount for the week? A time in a race? Is it how well you fit into your clothes?  How quickly you recover from a workout?  How tired you feel during the day? Do...

Are You All or Nothing?

Most triathletes and runners are very determined people, and sometimes that determination brings with it an ‘all or nothing’ attitude.   “If I can’t devote 100% of my energy to something, then I’m not going to devote any. I don’t do anything with half an effort.”...

What’s on your plate?

Is spring here yet?   I’ve been asking myself this every day for the past few weeks.  Spring represents all things new, and I’m definitely ready for it.   New flowers, new grass, new leaves, new sneakers, new tires for your bike, moving forward with new...

Eat Like an Olympian. Really?

I’m always bummed when the Olympics end, it’s like all your new best friends just left you. I’m already looking forward to summer 2016, but until then I can get back on my earlier to bed schedule. Part of what makes the Olympics so much fun to watch is learning...

The Anti-inflammatory Story

A seemingly harmless habit, can be affecting your health and your performance more than you know.  The group of drugs known as Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), includes aspirin, naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), are used almost...