Ben Greenfield answers your questions on the best way to use creatine for crossfit-style programming, S Caps per hour for a cold race, homemade energy recipes that will stay firm for a 5+ hour ride, the annual cost of Ben’s supplement regime, the differences and similarities between wild rice and quinoa, and more. Ask your sports nutrition questions on Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “The Cross-Training Value of Swimming”, please leave it below in the comments section… Much argument has been thrown around about the cross-training value of swimming. But there’s no denying that swimming can be an option of an Read More

On this episode of Ask the Ultrarunner, Lucho answers your questions on dealing with “internal demons” in the later stages of an ultra event, support from others, the top 3 things that brought him to ultra-running, doing stadium stairs for training, speed training for ultra runners, training for running through the night and dealing with the mental fatigue of Read More

On this episode of Sports Nutritoin, Ben Greenfield joins us to talk about what he eats with his family for Thanksgiving, and answers your questions on joint supplements, real/natural foods for exercise (including some insight on Dr. Allen Lim’s famous rice cakes and his new cookbook for athletes), nutrition help for eye issue, should you Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Including Aqua Jogging in Your Training”, please leave it below in the comments section… Aqua jogging started out in the US in the field of physical therapy and was used as an exercise for recovering surgery patients. Read More

Another packed episode of Ask the Ultrarunner with Lucho answering your questions on a good fanny pack model for a 5k, what “full recovery” means with interval training, gauging when to run again after strength training, the best way to get your stomach back when it goes south in an ultra, adjusting intensity to compensate for the diminishing return Read More

Ian Adamson is one of the greatest adventure racers of all time and the Director of Research and Education at Newton Running. On this show we talk to Ian about his career as a professional adventure racer, including some of his favorite memories and best experiences as well as how to deal with the harsh nature of the sport, Read More

On this episode of Sports Nutrition, Ben Greenfield joins us to answer your questions on Clif Bars for pre-workout,  L-glutamine and BCAAs, some staple supplements to add to one’s diet, antioxidants, if stearic acid and magnesium stearate are safe to consume, drinking Coke during a marathon as opposed to using gels, replenishing muscle glycogen during and after exercise, and  “no brainer” supplements, Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Weight Training for Ultramarathons”, please leave it below in the comments section… Just like all the other athletes, ultrarunners can benefit from cross-training. The long run is your fundamental workout as the extreme distances you’ll be facing Read More

On this episode of Ask the Ultrarunner, Lucho answers your questions on suggestions on a waterproof running shoe, strength exercises to correct ham/quad imbalances, training for ultras with a limited time schedule, tips on finding a coach (if you need one, what to look for, etc.), how do you approach the week before a 100 miler, get started in Read More