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Running on Paleo: What’s fueling you?

Important note: This post is meant to be informative, NOT a promotion of the Paleo diet. Please do your own research. See your own doctor/nutritionist before making any change in your diet. I’m not, nor is dailymile, compensated in any way for the following recommendations and links. Nor am I suggesting that you run out and buy everything (be they products or even ideas) shared here. Personal homework time! It seems everywhere you turn these days, you stumble on something … Continue reading

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Nutrition crisis: What happens when you don’t have time for lunch?

Mom always told me not to snack because I’ll ruin my dinner. Did I listen to her? Nope, I always did it anyway. Athletes make amazing grazers. We have to have some way to fuel the bottomless pit that our bodies turn into when we’re training hard. Beyond maintaining our need to constantly fuel ourselves, snacking provides a double win, it gives us energy when we’re too time strapped to think about food. “How could you not think about food?!” … Continue reading

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Question of the week: Do you do coffee?

When I go for a morning run, I usually wake up with enough time to have a quick cup of coffee. I don’t go for anything fancy, I just want it to wake me up and get me out the door [insert poop joke here]. From what I read in online science journals (ok, and Runner’s World… the go to bible for most of us) I found that caffeine, when taken in moderation, has mostly positive effects. This is good … Continue reading

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Race Nutrition Tips from 3 Boston Qualifiers

Last weekend we presented you with the shoe choices of three dailymilers who would be running the Boston Marathon. Well, the results are in, and Caleb, Steve, and Chaz all ran sub 3-hour times in Boston! A fellow dailymiler asked if we could put a post together on how these three speedsters handle race nutrition (thanks for the suggestion Brendan M.!), and we were happy to oblige. So here again, in their own words, is how Caleb, Steve, and Chaz … Continue reading

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