Coconut Water & Bananas…or Gels?

Nell, I’m confused. I follow you on twitter and sometimes you post about having just coconut water and a banana or yams whilst training, but I’ve also read your posts about using man-made carbohydrate gel when you are racing.  Can you clarify when to eat what?  I’m training for my first 70.3 race. Thanks, Will, […]

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Paying It Forward On Your Birthday

Today is my birthday.  I’m 21.  (OK, that’s a bit of a fib, but I did get carded the other day whilst buying wine at Whole Foods, but that’s another story…).   May I ask everyone for a birthday gift?   I don’t need a thing; rather, how about spreading some good energy around? Please do […]

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And What Was That Excuse?

Sure, we all have rough days.  The kids kept us up during the night, our minds were racing about things that happened at work, or we were stressing out about not loving our day job.   Morning comes along and the shrill alarm is the last thing we want to hear when it feels as […]

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Intermittent Fasting & Paleo: How Important Is It?

Nell, I love the idea of Paleo and want to give it a try…but I’ve read a little about the intermittent fasting component and to be honest, that’s what’s putting me off.   I have been on and off diets my whole life, and I know myself well enough that when I’ve tried things like […]

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