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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Athletes and Alcohol: Does Drinking Impact Performance?

Hello from Sonoma! It’s been another great weekend in wine country, where I’ve been busy with the race, some R&R, delicious Paleo eating (it’s hard to go wrong when you’re surrounded by such an abundance of local produce and foodie culture!) and, of course, a little bit of indulgence in the form of some good, […]

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