Category Archives: food
Runner’s Strip: Racing Weight
Oh what a difference running crazy amounts of miles in training makes. Come time for that post-race break those racing shorts…errrr, ‘shoes’ may be fitting a little differently! Sunday morning deserves some running cartoonage! That being said, we can poke … Continue reading
Running and the Science of Nutrient Timing: WHEN to eat to best fuel your performance
Running and fueling the machine. In my recent article for Competitor: Nutrient Timing is Everything for Runners I really like the bottom line to everything my go-to sports nutritionist Krista Austin Ph.D. professes, “Food is a performance tool.” She teaches … Continue reading
The GI Issue Cursed Runner: Tackling those great, poopy disasters
This runner has had burritos on the brain. That being said, tucking into a 5lb burrito bomb and taking off on a 5 mile tempo isn’t such a hot idea. Actually, going for any run after that may be iffy… … Continue reading
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Super Secret, Amazing, Scientific Answer To Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain: RUN
Every year around this time I admit to getting up a little on my runner’s high horse and thinking, “Gosh dang, you people, shut up about all those ‘Avoid Holiday Weight Gain’ articles the answer is simple: RUN!” I’m not … Continue reading
Downing Donuts and Crunching Carrots: Runners balancing their nutrition
In case you needed an excuse to hit up Krispy Kreme, today is National Buy a Donut Day; please runners, by all means indulge, let’s just make sure it’s of the 100% whole wheat vareity. Let’s talk runner eats. I’m … Continue reading
Is It Really That Bad? We’re runners but we’re humans too…are some of those ‘human bad habits’ really doing any harm to our running?
I’m a runner…not a nutritionist, I’m not a super scientific sports physiologist, I admit that the vast majority of what I know is through experience, what I’ve seen and what I’ve learned from others who are experts. I’m not ashamed … Continue reading
Smoothies Aren’t the ONLY Way to Go: Eating those fruits and veggies rather than sipping
I don’t like smoothies. Now, before all you smoothie loving masses stop reading here and immediately black-ball me, at least let me explain my case. I don’t get a lot of trendy things, I don’t even drink coffee, for shame! … Continue reading
The Post-Run Refuel: Why 30 minutes is your winning window of opportunity
Dairy overload comes to mind in watching the Cal Fenton’s Creamery 5k video. Yesterday was Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s so I hope you all got your ice cream on…too bad it was only one scoop for free … Continue reading
Childhood Obesity and Getting Active: The answer is not in blaming pollution
Oh, Runner’s World you’ve done it again. I got a really good laugh when I read their online headline screaming, ‘Is Pollution Making Us Fat?’ Seriously, could it have nothing to do with inhaling mass quantities of McDonald’s and constituting … Continue reading
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Mental Games for Getting Through Tedious Cross-Training Workouts: The Chocolate Edition
Tuesday morning and I, admittedly a bit begrudgingly, took to the elliptical machine. (I swear I AM a runner, even if the last time I had an awesome, pain-free run seems like a far-off, distant memory…haha) Let’s be honest, when … Continue reading
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Hello! My name is Cait, I'm a freelance writer and artist who is more than a little obsessed with running. The Arty Runnerchick is dedicated to connecting with other runners and those sweat obsessed through words and art!