What Should I Eat Before a Run? How Much? When? Fueling properly before a run is key to ensuring you have the energy and endurance to perform your best. Aim to eat a balanced meal or snack – ideally one or more hours before your run. Focus on eating on easily digestible carbohydrates for quick […]
Monthly Archives: July 2024
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Injuries can be a tough setback for runners, but with the right approach, you can handle them effectively and come back stronger. That’s when making backup plans are essential to overcoming an injury. When we listen to our bodies and rest as needed, we allow proper healing and reduce our recovery time, as opposed to […]
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We can’t continue our discussion on proper rest and recovery without diving further into the topic of SLEEP. We all know it’s healthy for us, but how does it specifically relate to runners? Sleep is when our bodies undergo the most significant repair and recovery processes. During deep sleep, our muscles repair the micro-tears that occur […]
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Stillwater Moms on the Run member Becky Solensten (pictured on the right in the photo) is a warrior. Throughout an intense battle with cancer last year, she continued to show up to class to run, walk and keep getting stronger. In June, she crossed the finish line of Grandma’s Half Marathon in Duluth, Minn., after […]
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Last week we talked about how rest days are an important part of recovery. Let’s look closer at why they are so important, how to schedule them, and even how to NOT schedule them! (An unplanned day of rest when you need one is A-OK!) And what is the difference between an active recovery day […]