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The Role of Electrolytes in Athletic Performance By Coach Maria Simone You begin your run on a hot day, as the sun feels like it’s peeling layers of skin from your body. You’ve barely even made it through the warm-up, and you are already sweating through your clothes. By the time you are halfway through[…]
How much do they really impact performance? By Coach Maria Simone TLDR – a lot. If you want more information than this basic answer, then read on. Okay, maybe calling heat, humidity, and dew point the “Satan’s Trifecta” is a bit dramatic. But we’ve all been out there on rough days when it feels like[…]
By Coach Maria Simone Above (L to R): Melina Grudzinski, Clarissa Ramos, Maria Simone & Sally Kado atop Mt. Elbert, the highest peak in Colorado at 14,439 feet. __________________________________ I went to high altitude for the first time when I ran the Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim in the Grand Canyon in 2015. The rims themselves sit at 7500-7700[…]
Where the Waiting Ends: My Western States 100 Begins By Coach Maria Simone We wait so long for a thing to happen. But, before we know it, the time has come to begin. And now, it’s my turn to start. It’s the eve of my first – and likely only – running of the Western[…]
By Coach Lindsay Zemba Leigh ‘Tis the season when triathletes can branch out from pool swimming and get into the open water. To be ready for our best race day, learning how to maximize both safety and performance in open water is crucial. For many triathletes, the open water is the most anxiety-producing aspect of[…]
By Coach Maria Simone What should we do when we have to miss training? First, recognize that all of us will miss at least some aspect of our training across a season due to illness, injury, work, competing priorities, and so on. So, you aren’t alone! Realize, as well, that some limited misses in[…]
By Coach Lindsay Zemba Leigh We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But is there truth to it? Absolutely…and especially for athletes! Having a healthy, balanced breakfast full of nutrient-dense carbs and protein replenishes your stored glycogen after a nighttime fast, revs up your metabolism so you burn[…]
By Coach Lindsay Zemba Leigh Ironman World Champs in Nice lived up to its hype – beautiful and epicly challenging! I hope this review helps you plan your training and travel for racing there – a once in a lifetime trip and race! Weather: After last year’s event, I expected heat and humidity[…]
TLDR – Yes, it’s important! By Coach Maria Simone Here’s the scene: You are short on time and won’t be able to fit in your entire workout. So, you decide you’ll shorten the warm-up – or maybe even cut it out entirely. You think: This won’t make that big of a difference, and I’ll[…]
By Coach Maria Simone As Ben Franklin once opined, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes…and the desire of an endurance athlete to go faster and/or further.” Okay, maybe I added that last bit. But it’s true, right? Athletes seek to improve as a constant state of being.[…]
