Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

It's just as important to have a healthy relationship with food going into your endurance races as it is to have a healthy relationship with food after your races.  I've never been one to restrict the occasional indulgence in training and I certainly don't have rules for post-race indulgences. Yum...ice cream, french fries, pizza and doughnut holes. The most obvious reason for indulging is to compensate for the glycogen depletion, dehydration, brain fatigue and the massive amount of calories that were expended . Despite the gels, sport drinks, cola and solid food that you consumed during your race, your body is so famished post race that your choice of post-race food is likely a mix between "reward" food and whatever appeals to your taste buds and tummy. And from my experience, every athlete craves something different post race.  E ven the professionals indulge too! As a general guideline (as a coach, board certified sport dietitian and 10...

Indulging on cheese curds the day after IMWI after placing 6th female amateur/3rd AG (this was an appetizer to my juicy "veggie" burger and salty sweet potato fries). I was joined by Karel who also enjoyed indulging on a juicy burger with salty regular fries after qualifying for his first IM World Championship after his 3rd IM.  Racing in endurance racing, at any level, requires extreme attention to every detail. Triathletes and long distance runners are known to be a bit driven, obsessive and competitive and more often than not, a bit food-obsessed.   Because achieving perfect race-week and race day nutrition may make the difference between having a dominating race day performance and struggling to make it to the finish line (or get out of the port-o-potty), triathletes who have a healthy relationship with food and the body intuitively understand the best foods for their body that will ultimately support health and race day goals. But...