Today I want to talk to you about goals. No, not life goals and all that self-improvement stuff (though I must say I'm still enjoying the taste of all the Tony Robbins Kool-Aid I drank at a fantastic seminar this weekend). Instead, I'm talking about the goals you bring into a race, particularly a marathon…
Hey no-meaties, I thought I'd give you a little change of pace today with a mid-week guest post. Rachel writes the blog Shedding It and Getting It, and she has a fantastic, energetic attitude toward fitness and body image. She's training for the Disney Marathon in January, and she just finished her first half. Here…
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This blog is about food. This blog is about running. So what's more appropriate than what to eat before, during, and after a race? This information applies mostly to half marathons or marathons; for shorter races the hydration and nutrition needs aren't as great. What To Eat Before and After a Race I've generally taken…
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I said I'd be ecstatic, and I am. Ecstatic, and really tired. I amazed myself today. It's not that I thought I couldn't run a half marathon in under 1:35– I knew that I could do that on a flat course. But as we drove up a two-mile long hill in the middle of the…
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Reader 30-Day Challenges Wow, my innocent query "What change do YOU need to make for the next 30 days?" has inspired quite a few of you to join me in this challenge! Here's what we have so far: I'm giving up coffee Christine is starting the Core Performance Essentials program, a fitness plan that I…
![[Matt on bike image]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/meals-038-150x150.jpg "[Matt on bike image]")
Happy holiday-weekend Sunday, readers! I started my day with a smoothie (no coffee all weekend, thank you very much), this time with rolled oats in it. I got this idea from the blog Kath Eats Real Food. I love getting lots of whole grains, and "add it to the smoothie" is pretty much the easiest…
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