by ELEVATE Performance Services | Apr 24, 2024 | endurance, moutain biking, nutrition, racing, training
This week I bring to you an interview with a very special athlete, my husband, on his experience from the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race last year. We recorded our interview for your listening pleasure. Please be kind to our low budget chat, I am no...
by ELEVATE Performance Services | Mar 14, 2024 | endurance, health, marathon, pain management, training, triathlon
NSAIDs. What are they and should athletes be using them? Are there risks, should you swear them off? These might be questions that you have never asked yourself. Many athletes trust them to be safe and even find them helpful. Hopefully, after reading this post you...
by ELEVATE Performance Services | Dec 11, 2023 | health, Life, off-season, training
Improvements in sports performance have become seemingly more accessible and transformative with the advancement of wearable technology. There are new devices hitting the market every day, tracking pretty much anything you want. I value the power of this type of...
by ELEVATE Performance Services | Nov 15, 2023 | endurance, marathon, nutrition, racing, training
At this very moment, someone, somewhere is training for a marathon. The marathon is often the gateway to a lifetime love of endurance events for many people. I have found that the folks who continue down this path are the ones who get their nutrition figured out,...
by Nicci Schock | Jun 20, 2017 | endurance, hydration, marathon, training, triathlon, water
I love the feeling of a good sweat, don’t you? I mean, when you have the intention of sweating, not when you are commuting on a blistering humid summer day and are sweating on the train platform in your work clothes thinking, “why did I even shower?”...
by Nicci Schock | May 31, 2017 | Life, training, triathlon
Long hours on the bike can bring about pain and discomfort where your body contacts the saddle, you know ‘down there’. If this is you: logging long hours on the bike, sweating a lot, it’s necessary to take special care of that area which can easily get raw and harbor...
