Ben Greenfield joins “Sports Nutrition” to answer your questions on what is considered an “empty stomach,” getting hungrier after a swim than other workouts, risks on not sweating, what does all that salt in your sweat indicate, nutrition to match Maffetone training, iron for females, how Ben fuels during triathlons, and more! Click here to Read More

On this episode of Ask the Ultrarunner, Lucho joins to answer your questions on the art of pacing a friend in an ultra, the best kind of workouts to improve an Ironman marathon, how to execute the long tempo run, Maffetone vs. Joe Friel training zones, running with an injury, rehabing a weak quad, should Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Running Downhill”, please leave it below in the comments section… There are quite a few ultramarathon events that involve hills. When faced with such an obstacle the natural tendency is to run going up and take a Read More

Good news and bad news! Bad news: There is no “This Week in Sports Nutrition” because Ben is racing in Japan and Tawnee is in Vegas. Good news: We’ve published a brand new EndurancePlanet.com book: Endurance Planet’s Guide to Training and Racing at Altitude. Check it out now by clicking here. Also, click here to Read More

It’s Time To Conquer Altitude, Once & For All Altitude training and racing information can be confusing. There are scores of supplements, gear, and training strategies that so-called “experts” recommend to keep you from biological disaster at altitude. We turned to a seasoned endurance athlete who actually lives, eats and trains at altitude every day Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Hill Training Is Possible Even Without Hills”, please leave it below in the comments section… When ultramarathon events like those in Leadville and Vermont are mentioned, one of the first things that probably spring up in a Read More

On this special episode we bring you an interview with pro triathlete Lesley Paterson who’s having huge successes in XTERRAs, 70.3s and beyond. She’s the reigning XTERRA World Champion and just recently was first at ITU Cross Triathlon World Champs and third at XTERRA East Championships, among other top results. Today we learn about Lesley’s background growing up Read More

Ben Greenfield joins to answer your questions on the best eats before early AM swim (or nothing at all), is collagen supplementing important for endurance training, post-workout protein-carb ratios, green coffee extract to stabilize blood sugar, benefits/effects of peptides, Extreme Endurance loading and should you take it during exercise, Vespa Wasp extract, and more. Click here to download audio. Read More

On this episode of ATU, Lucho joins to answer questions on chronically high heart rate and would MAF help, a heighten Z2 HR coming off injury, tips for peaking and tapering, race with HR monitor or by RPE, what caused a bonk (nutrition or training), references for ultra training plans, detailed insight on strength training Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Using Magnetic Therapy for Your Injuries”, please leave it below in the comments section… Ultrarunning is so difficult that athletes who are into it acknowledge that acute and chronic injuries are an unavoidable part of the sport. Read More