Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

This weekend we raced the inaugural OZ MTB 3-stage race in Bentonville, Arkansas. If you’ve never heard of Bentonville , it’s truly the mountain bike capital of the world. There are 80 miles of trails running throughout the city, which seamlessly connect to over 500-miles of trails which spread over the bluffs and hollers of Northwest Arkansas. And since our last visit in October for Little Sugar, there is a new Bike Park ( Oz Trails Bike Park ) which features 20+ miles of gravity (downhill) trails and the first chairlift-served mountain bike park in Arkansas. Over the three days, we covered ~105 miles and nearly 10,000 feet of climbing across every type of terrain imaginable: slick roots, chunky rocks, steep descents, flowing single track, endless switchbacks and muddy technical trails that demanded full focus and commitment. The one word to describe our experience at the event was…..eventful. Pre Race On Wednesday, we flew from Greenville to ATL to XNA so it was a quick 2.5 hours of ...

How I Fueled 440 Miles, 48,000 Feet of Climbing & 8 Consecutive Race Days The Absa Cape Epic is not the race where you wing-it with haphazard fueling plan. Eight stages across the Western Cape of South Africa (440 miles, 48,077 feet of climbing, and nearly 40 hours of racing) required a fueling strategy that was tested and practical. As a sport dietitian and endurance athlete, I take the application of sport nutrition seriously. What I put in my body before, during, and after every stage is not guesswork. It is research, practice, and intentional across months of training. This post breaks down every product we used at Cape Epic, the science supporting each choice, and the practical reasoning behind our strategy. Most of our products were sourced through The Feed, which made the logistics of packing for a 2.5 week trip to South Africa very manageable. The ability to search by carbohydrate content, sodium level, product type, and price is something I rely on for events like this. A...