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Race Preparation:  The Last Two Days Before Your Race

Let’s start with carbo-loading and whether it’s a myth, or if there’s truth behind the science of it.  Carbohydrates (such as pasta, rice, bread) are converted by the body to glycogen and stored in the muscles waiting to provide energy to the body.  Fat also provides energy, but it’s not as easily converted as glycogen, […]

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Friday Tidbits

One of the many reasons I’m looking forward to spring is because my laundry will go down dramatically when it gets warm! My husband and I are both runners, so you can only imagine the dirty laundry we go through, just counting our running clothes. I can’t wait for shorts, short sleeved shirts, and singlets!  […]

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Wimped Out Saturday Morning

I woke up this morning at 5:15 to the howling 45 MPH wind gusts and sent an email to the Cruisers rescheduling our long run for tomorrow morning. Then I slept in until 8:45! Yay me! My hubby beat me to the elliptical as the wind continued to howl outside, so I waited until this […]