Becoming Fat Adapted

Ah, nothing like a bottle of GatorAde to quench your thirst, replenish electrolytes and give us much needed carbs during exercise, right? Yesterday, in the first part of this two-section post, I left off in the middle of sharing how I’ve recently changed my training and racing fueling strategy from being heavily reliant on carbohydrate […]

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Fat Is Fuel

When you’re new to something, you make mistakes. I’d even go so far as to say that’s a fact. And I’m no different from the next guy, err gal, in that I sure made plenty of them not only when I was new to Paleo, but new to triathlon. My focus today will be on […]

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Co-Co for Coconuts

I don’t know about you, but for years, I avoided coconut oil like the plague. The mere fact that it was high in saturated fat alone was enough to take it out of consideration for a fat option. Back then, I was under the impression that my only good fat options were olive oil, avocado […]

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Post Race Wrap Up

The more I race, the more I learn.     Not just about how best to mentally prepare or what strategies to employ, but about myself.   About what things I allow to serve as motivators to dig deeper and push harder than I had before, as well as attempting to discern which might have the […]

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