Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

After a lot of training this past weekend in Kona, Monday was a well-needed recovery day.  Karel wanted to swim in the ocean so I walked down with him to the pier and walked around while he swam for 25 minutes.  It's amazing to see how the island has changed over the past few days now that more athletes, spectators and volunteers are arriving for the race.  There is signage everywhere - it's hard to forget that it's IM Kona race week! It's so great to see so many familiar faces here in Kona - it seems silly but with so many people on a small little island, it's really easy to bump into people you know. We made the list!!! Marni #2129 Karel #1739 A wall of names in front of the Courtyard King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel  (host hotel). After Karel's swim, we walked back to our condo and got ready for an EZ 1 hour spin on the Queen K Hwy. Karel and I kept seeing this crater-like hole on the side of the road so we stopped ...

I am always excited to share my knowledge and experience with others, especially to the newbie triathletes who are about to train for (or race in) their first triathlon.  If this is you (or someone you know), you are about to step inside a fun, rewarding, inspiring, active lifestyle with a wonderful community of passionate, like-minded, multi-thinking, time management experts who love to challenge the body and mind to reach goals and to push physiological limits.  A big thanks to  Oakley Women  for letting me share my triathlon training tips with you all! To read more about my trip to Laguna beach with Oakley Women this past spring, click  HERE . PRE RACE NUTRITION TIPS SWIM TIPS BIKE TIPS RUN TIPS Any questions? Send me an email via my website: TRIMARNICOACH.COM

Last Friday I held another all-day chat with Oakley Women on Facebook.  in honor of National Nutrition Month. The topic was " Myths and Truths about diet, exercise and health" Thank you for everyone for your great questions! Here are my responses below. Q.   What is your take on not eating carbohydrates for dinner and sticking to lean protein and veggies. In order to minimize calories before bedtime/less energy expenditure at night.   Breakfast being biggest meal and decreasing throughout the day based on training session timing. A.   great question. There's two ways that I like to see food - for fuel and for health. There many great nutrients found in food that we never want to restrict a healthy food for fear of calories. It is important to think about the nutrient s in food, throughout the entire day. Food for fuel means using the food that we eat to give us energy when we need it (or need to recover). If there is minimal working out in the ...

Did you participate in the  Oakley Women  chat on Friday? If not, no worries!  I will be back next Friday to answer your questions on another great nutrition topic in honor of National Nutrition Month. You can check out all of the great questions and my responses on the  Oakley Women   page but I wanted to share some of the questions and my responses on my blog that I felt would apply to all of you athletes and fitness enthusiasts.  Thank you everyone for your great questions and for taking time to pick my brain! Q:  Hi Marni - Is there a big difference between peanut butter and almond butter? I have  always eaten peanut butter, but I've been told that almond butter is healtier. Any insight you can provide there (note: I have a crazy addition to PB! hahah).  A.  don't worry - a peanut butter addiction is a good one to have. I recommend a natural  PB (ex.  Smucker's Natural Peanut Butte...