Nutrition

By Alexandra Borrelly Lebrun Its one week before your XTERRA race, the week where you reduce your training, prepare your kit, fix your bike and of course, prepare nutritionally for what you ar...

By Alexandra Borrelly Lebrun As a kid, I was led to believe the best way to prepare nutritionally for sports was ‘carbo-loading’, which most of the time meant eating a big plate of pasta with a dri...

After a festive December, it is time to get back into a good routine of training. However, with the passing of the winter solstice and the days slowly becoming longer again, it is possible to become t...

By Alexandra Borrelly Lebrun The long run is one of the key off-season workouts. Not only is it a great way to build a base, but it’s also a great way to catch up with friends or spend some quiet t...

At XTERRA Beaver Creek, the weather during a race can range from chilly to really hot. Especially at high altitudes, trails that are pleasant all year can be brutal in the summer sun. It’s important t...

We all know how important it is to refuel after a hard workout, but sometimes, after a long, hot run, the last thing we want is something in our stomachs. While eating is one of the joys of winte...

Runners tend to be gentle, mind-mannered souls. But two things can make us a bit crazy. For one thing, never tell us to change our stride (dude, that’s our signature.) And for another, don’t tell us w...

Food is usually one of those things we don’t think about until it’s too late. Either we are starting to bonk and didn’t bring enough snacks, or we ate the wrong thing and now we are beginning to suffe...