WATCH OUT FOR SUGAR ALCOHOLS!

After an email inquiry from a client asking about a certain electrolyte product on the market, I felt compelled to share this, for those of you who may be unfamiliar… While we PALEO devotees, whether athletes or not, are already quite savvy at reading labels in search of hidden culprits, there are a couple of […]

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Balance

Our last day in Kona…after a season of hard work to get to Kona, the big day has come and gone.  Although we're already talking about next year, there's always a bit of that post-IM race lull… Time to take a moment, breathe, enjoy our surroundings. We spent our last morning here paddling around with […]

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Post Race Paleo…

Nell, How do you recover from Ironman… and do you just eat whatever you want for days after the race? Yes, BUT, keep in mind that what I want is still foods that are those that are part of the #PaleoDiet.  The main difference is that I need to eat even more frequently as caloric […]

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Race Day

Thanks to all readers who checked in and tracked Chris and me yesterday- it was, as always, an honor to race here in KONA and we are happy to have a couple of days of R&R after the big day! Aside from a short period of gusty side winds on the bike segment leading out […]

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FOLLOW and SEND GOOD VIBES- RACE DAY!!!

Ironman World Championships start at 7AM HI time, Saturday, October 9, 2010. Follow live at: IRONMANLIVE Using the athlete tracker function… I'm # 1474 and Chris is # 740 Please send us your good vibes, energy and thoughts for a brilliant day out there!  

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My henna tattoo for the race tomorrow… Keeping my mom with me in spirit! Racing with gratitude, the gift of having a healthy body and the honor of racing here in HI. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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Meditation In Motion

I meditate when I move.  I've never been able to sit still.  After a brief (failed!) attempt to meditate while sitting in lotus (also not very successful!) I once visited an expert- a lovely, elderly Chinese 'healer' of sorts.   After I explained that I'd felt frustrated at my lack of focus and seeming inability […]

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Another ‘Plan B’ Bar- When You’re In A Pinch!

I always hesitate to recommend bars, as they are, in fact still a processed food.  I will always preface with the following caveat: "I do not recommend that people eat 'bars' every day or every week; rather, think of them as 'plan b', something to keep in your car, your desk, your attache case for […]

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SCORE this AM @ the farmer's market on Ali'i Drive! Fresh, local, organic produce = one happy Paleo Athlete! (Actually, two-Chris & I were both stoked to have found one of our favourite local island foods-the blue sweet potato! Will roast them in olive oil & sea salt tomorrow and snack on them throughout the […]

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Athlete ‘Goodie’ Bag: Oh, Dear…

Not surprisingly, most of the items in the Ironman World Championship Goodie Bag that we received at registration are: a) NOT FOOD b) CERTAINLY NOT PALEO FOOD and, unfortunately, a very good representation of what the majority of competitors that will be out there on Saturday eat to fuel most of their training and racing. […]

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