One of the big challenges of being an OCR (Obstacle Course Race) racer is fueling yourself. This is less an issue in the shorter races (the 5K variety, like the Spartan Sprints, Warrior Dash, and most of the one-off races), but even then it’s nice to be able to stay fed. But…
Back before World War I, a French navy officer named Georges Hébert was present at the eruption of Mount Pelée on the island of Martinique. There, he witnessed the disaster and what he considered too much needless death due to the accident. And it had nothing to do with early-warning…
I’m now on day 9 of my 21-Day Sugar Detox and things are continuing to go well. I’ve completed two goals thus far – first, just to complete this challenge and get rid of the sugar cravings that were affecting me; and second, to increase the amount of vegetables I’ve…
I promised that I’d keep everyone up to date on how things are going with my 21-Day Sugar Detox that I started Monday. It’s been interesting, to say the least. The first thing I’m discovering is that I’ve let myself eke back into the world of carbohydrate-burning. At least I…
It probably happens to us all at one point. We have a great eating plan going – eating food that we know is good for us and, more importantly, we know makes us feel good. And then, for whatever reason, we veer away from that little by little. For me,…
I haven’t tackled a lot of serious nutrition topics yet on this blog, mostly because I think that topic is more than adequately covered by people are much more qualified than I to do so. Don’t get me wrong: I know a lot about nutrition, and a lot of the…
You’ve probably heard the saying “variety is the spice of life.” The creator of that saying knew what he was talking about, without a doubt. I’m in the middle of a great book right now: Move Your DNA: Restore Your Health Through Natural Movement by Katy Bowman, M.S. (as I mentioned…
