Ride The Waves

I hope everyone is having a great weekend! This weekend I traveled back to Colorado for a friend’s baby shower. It was a quick trip but I was able to see so many people and even got brunch with my former Team Boss teammates! I can’t quite keep up with them on runs these days, but I can when it comes to eating pumpkin pancakes 😋.

Before I left, Nick and I got in a few runs including one of the longer ones we’ve done since the marathon. I must say that “winter” training in LA is pretty nice and it’s easy to get out the door for a run when it’s always 70 degrees and sunny. I have definitely done my time training in tough winter weather, so if you’re struggling right now I totally get that. Just remember that each day it stays lighter for longer and each day we get closer to spring weather!

Speaking of spring, if you’re running a spring marathon or are in high school gearing up for spring track season, we still have spots left in our group programs! The spring marathon group program is a 12 week program focused on giving you the tools you need to nail your fueling leading up to and during your race. You can learn more and apply HERE. The high school winter boot camp series is a 4 week program beginning in February to help high school runners learn more about fueling during the school day and track races. You can learn more and sign up HERE. Both programs include a runner specific blood panel, and you can read more about why that’s important in today’s weekly tip section!

In Today’s newsletter:

• What’s for dinner? I’ve planned out your week in meals and snacks so you don’t have to! Check out my menu plan for the week, and some simple recipes to go with it.

• Weekly tip: Now is a great time to get blood work done before heading into your next training block, but sometimes it’s hard to know what blood labs to check and what levels are optimal for athletes. Today, we’re highlighting what blood labs we recommend for runners and why!

• Science corner: Vitamin D is often called the sunshine vitamin, but for runners, it’s so much more. From bone strength to immunity and performance, we’ll cover what athletes need to know.

• Food for thought: I was talking with a friend this week about comparison to our past selves, so I wanted to share my thoughts on why that isn’t a helpful metric of success.

Do you have topics, recipes, or thoughts that you’d like to see in the next Sunday Brunch Club? Reply to this email and let me know!

Listen👇🏼: to the most recent episode of the Fueling Forward podcast where you can find interviews with athletes or listen to me answer questions submitted by listeners.