Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

In a world where elite athletes push the limits of human performance, people still feel entitled to comment on the bodies of athletes. From social media to sports commentary, athlete bodies are constantly judged, praised, picked apart, or criticized. Too often, weight and appearance overshadows performance. Here's the truth: this obsession with how athletes look is harmful and needs to stop. Athletes are not training to meet beauty standards. They’re training to compete, to excel, to inspire, to protect their mental and physical health and to maintain joy for the sport that they love. Athletes deserve respect without conditions. Stop obsessing over what athletes’ bodies look like.  Let’s shift the focus from appearance to achievement.

Just because you can run fasted doesn’t mean you should.  The ongoing debate "to fast or not to fast" sparks passionate discussions within the running community, with proponents highlighting benefits like improved fat adaptation and weight loss, while opponents raise concerns about performance, health, and weight gain. Pro ultrarunner @kilianjornet has publicly discussed occasional use of fasting before easy, low-intensity runs to understand how his body adapts to running with depleted glycogen (carb) stores. Meanwhile, other elite ultrarunners, like @mountainroche  attribute the “high carb revolution” as the primary catalyst for the increasing rate at which endurance running records are being broken. So, what’s the real story behind fasted running, and is it a strategy worth considering for your training? Check out my full article at HERE.

I was quoted in an article from Outside Run titled " A Sports Dietitian’s Guide to High-Carb Drink Mixes. " With the recent hype of professional endurance athletes consuming between 120-180g of carbs per hour while racing, it's important to know that more is not always better. Like your muscles, the gut is adaptable. You can train your gut to increase its ability to absorb and tolerate carbs when training and racing but it takes time and repeated exposure. Don't expect your stomach to tolerate 100g carbs per hour on race day if you have only been training with 50g carbs per hour.  

  The pictures above represent my 19-year evolution in the sport of triathlon. On the left, I am doing something that I've never done before. My first Ironman in Panama City Beach, Florida at the age of 23. On the right, I am preparing to race my 24th full-distance triathlon on one of the most challenging Ironman courses in the world - Ironman Lanzarote (a Canary Island located off the coast of Northwest Africa).  At the age of 43, it's wild to think that on Sunday, I will be participating in my 25th full distance triathlon. I will be racing Ironman Chattanooga - which is one of my favorite race venues in the US.  Next year will mark 20-years since my first Ironman. Every year, for the last 19 years, I have participated in some type of triathlon event. Whereas there was once a time where my self-identity was triathlon, I can say that for the past ten years, triathlon is simply part of my lifestyle.  To keep my fire alive and to prevent burnout, he...