The one topic I am asked most often to comment or talk about is nutrition. There are many different directions we can go with this topic including weight manage ment, training nutrition, race day nutrition, recipes, etc…. The best advice is to first have a goal, understand how your body works, understand how changes in your nutrition can help meet your goal, and be prepared to make a life style change. With that said, where do we start? Let’s begin with a basic understanding of food types, nutrition labels, and, portion controls. Future articles will further discuss these and other nutrition related topics.

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In the past 15 years, I have participated in various endurance activities including double centuries and Ironman. I have experimented with various hydration and liquid nutrition products. Throughout, one products remains by my side; SPIZ.

Randy Ice, founder of SPIZ, has sponsored many of my endeavors including previous bike and tri clubs and today Triathlon Connection. In fact, Randy supports thousand of armature, pro, and everyday athletes.

When you hear “track workout”, do you think “painfull?” Most of us do and avoid or make excuses not to do track runs. It’s easy to relate track workouts to Indy Car driving….left turn coming. Another left turn. OK wait, get ready, left turn again. This can get boring.

If you’re serious about making speed improvements, no one can deny the benefit of track workouts. There are many workouts you can do to move your focus away from the circles and more on performance improvement. Here are 3 example workouts that will help you befriend the track and improve your running.