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...
by Nicci Schock | Apr 26, 2017 | health, minerals, nutrition, racing, stress, training
When you don’t know what’s happening in your body you can’t make the best decisions to accelerate your performance. Every individual has different physiologic needs. Is your body responding well to your training plan? Can you be pushed harder? Do you need a rest...
by Nicci Schock | Oct 20, 2016 | hydration, training
Can you can relate to my pain of training through the brutal heat this summer? Hooray for fall! It felt like it came out of nowhere and then just smacked us down hard right through September. It was a treat when I escaped to Seattle in August. I felt amazing...
by ELEVATE Performance Services | Mar 11, 2015 | training
Some people would say that any endurance athlete is insane, because of the training and racing they do, but I think some are insane for a very different reason. I’m talking about the popular definition of trying to achieve different results using the same...
