Common Running Injuries

Plantar fasciitis, runner’s knee and shin splints, just to name a few; if you’re a runner, chances are that you’ve sustained one of these common running injuries or know someone else who has. Rather than jumping the gun and assuming that having knee pain or a sore ankle has to mean an abrupt halt to […]

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Nitric Oxide for Distance Running

Being amongst the half million marathon runners in the US (2013 was a record year for the classic distance with more than 1,100 marathons run across the country generating 541,000 finishers with a breakdown of 57% men and 43% women)[1], I like to keep up on new trends and developments in the performance side of […]

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The 36th Ironman World Championship

Tomorrow, the 36th annual Ironman World Championships will take place here in the big island of Kona, Hawaii. The big show of triathlon, held every October is a spectacular event to witness, whether you’re a volunteer, an athlete or a spectator. A little history… The inaugural “Hawaiian IRON MAN” Triathlon was conceptualized in 1977 as […]

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You Can Do It

“You can do it.” These four words may sound simple enough, but their significance is powerful, if you believe in them. I wanted to write this piece to share a little more about why this race means so much to so many people and with the hope that anyone reading this who thinks, ‘they can’t’ […]

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