While there are no super foods that can transform an athlete from neighborhood runner to Olympic marathoner, the beet does deliver on a majority of the claims made by the study mentioned in my previous post. The first of three beet tests were conducted in my “lab” known as the St. Jerome’s 10k/5k challenge. Thirty [...]
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You Can’t Beat A Beet
Over the past few years I have heard many superstitions, crazy fueling concoctions and snake oil cures regarding running. We can discuss the merits of powerless potions, such as coconut water or pickle juice, another day. Today the “supplement” or “pre-race fuel” I speak of may sound like it falls into one of those categories but, [...]
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Why does it seem training runs require so much effort, yet racing flows so much easier? Is it the crowd? The adrenaline? Or maybe the competition? This was something I pondered while running up my own personal “Heart Attack Hill” for the quadrillionth time last Monday. I came to the conclusion that no matter where I [...]
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