The Eat for Endurance Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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In Episode 98 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, I’m taking advantage of a short break between guests to bring you a solo episode all about recovery nutrition for endurance athletes. 

Many of my clients are training for some exciting events this Fall, and I’m getting lots of questions about what to eat after exercise. Even if you’re not training for a specific event or doing long hours-long training sessions, recovery nutrition still is extremely important. 

In this episode, I’m going to teach you about the main puzzle pieces that impact recovery (nutrition, sleep, rest, life stress), specific nutrition and hydration guidelines to promote recovery and overall health, and how to apply these guidelines to real life as meals and snacks.

If you are more of a visual learner, I covered this topic in a recent blog post on my website. There you’ll find much of the same content as well as plenty of helpful graphics. 

I hope you find this episode helpful and as always, I welcome your questions, feedback and topic requests!

Links & Announcements:

• Relevant blog posts: “What to eat after a long run” and “How much do I need to eat as an endurance athlete?”
• Watch this episode on my YouTube page 
• Check out my free and for-purchase offerings
• Sign up for my email list to download my FREE fueling before exercise guide
• Fill out a new client inquiry form if you’re interested in 1:1 nutrition coaching
• Join my Patreon community to support the pod while getting free merch, special discounts, and other perks
• Please subscribe or follow the show and rate/review it wherever you listen
• Get in touch at claire@eatforendurance.com
• Music Credit: Joseph McDade

Disclaimer – all information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to replace individual medical and nutrition recommendations

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Welcome to Episode 97 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring runner, coach, and native New Yorker, Amanda Katz.

Amanda identifies as a body neutral strength and run coach, and believes that all bodies deserve a fitness experience without punishment, guilt, or shame. Amen to that.

I’m a big fan of Amanda's positive, often hilarious fueling and fitness messages on social media and on her own show, Between Two Coaches. I'm also grateful for her frequent attacks on the toxic fitness, health and wellness culture that is pretty much unavoidable in today's world.  

Amanda and I discuss a wide range of topics and explore many tangents, including:

• What life was like growing up in Queens
• Her relationship with food and movement when she was young
• How she navigated a variety of different eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors as a young adult
• What nutrition looks like now that she is “in recovery,” including some of her favorite sports nutrition products, cuisines, and meals
• Her journey to becoming a runner and coach 
• Her bagel shop order and why cottage cheese needs to be left alone
• How she fuels herself to stay energized and adequately nourished during her long days of coaching, especially while marathon training herself
• Foods and products that you’ll find in her backpack as a fitness professional
• Random things that make her piss boil (nutrition edition)
• And so much more!

I hope you enjoy learning all about Amanda and hearing her nutrition story. 

Links & Announcements:

• Amanda’s website and Instagram
• Watch this episode on my YouTube page 
• Check out my free and for-purchase offerings
• Sign up for my email list to download my FREE fueling before exercise guide
• Fill out a new client inquiry form if you’re interested in 1:1 nutrition coaching
• Shop using my affiliate sports nutrition discount codes for Momentous (EATFORENDURANCE15) and for Skratch (EATFORENDURANCE20)
• Join my Patreon community to support the pod while getting free merch, special discounts, and other perks
• Please subscribe or follow the show and rate/review it wherever you listen
• Get in touch: claire@eatforendurance.com.
• Music Credit: Joseph McDade

Disclaimer – all information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to replace individual medical and nutrition recommendations

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Welcome to Episode 88 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Masters distance runner Trey Duncan. 

Trey is a former nutrition client of mine, and he recently ran 2:57 and placed second in his age group at the LA marathon. What a different place he is in now compared to just two years ago, when he was suffering from years of alcohol abuse and was about to enter rehab. 

Trey originally contacted me for nutrition coaching in August 2022, right after he started the recovery process for his addiction. He had enjoyed distance running in the past, and wanted to get back into the sport!

In this episode, we talk about how Trey went from underweight, underfueled, frequently injured, and over trained runner to a healthier, smarter, and faster athlete. He needed a major overhaul of his everyday diet, a lot of education surrounding everyday and performance nutrition, and focused work on other things like sleep and stress management. 

I also recommended Trey to a running coach, so that he would follow a more structured training plan. He tended to lean heavily on exercise for comfort and just to have something to do, and he needed someone to hold him back.

After we stopped working together, Trey kept in touch to share some wins with his running. He recently sent me a photo of him passed out on the streets of LA from just two years ago along with a photo from his recent 2:57 LA marathon finish. That’s what prompted me to ask him to come on the show to share his powerful story. 

If you are struggling or have ever struggled with any form of addiction, I hope his story resonates and shows just how dramatically life can change over a relatively short period of time when you seek the help that you need. 

Announcements:

• Watch this episode on my YouTube page 
• Purchase my NEW Peak Performance course
• Check out my other free and for-purchase offerings
• Sign up for my email list to download my FREE winter fueling guide and receive my monthly newsletter filled with nutrition tips, recipes and special discounts
• Fill out a new client inquiry form if you’re interested in 1:1 nutrition coaching
• Join my Patreon community to support the pod while getting free merch, special discounts, and other perks
• Please subscribe or follow the show and rate/review it wherever you listen
• Get in touch at claire@eatforendurance.com.
• Music Credit: Joseph McDade
• Disclaimer – all information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to replace individual medical and nutrition recommendations

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Welcome to Episode 87 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Colette Vartanian (MS RD), a sports dietitian and the Athlete Care Manager over at Skratch Labs.

Today, Colette and I are chatting about personalized hydration. It’s been awhile since I did a dedicated hydration episode, so I figured it was time to revisit this important topic, especially as the weather warms up. We discuss key hydration concepts and strategies, including how to identify fluid and sodium needs during exercise, the role of thirst, prehydration vs hyperhydration/preloading, various methods of sweat rate and sweat composition testing, how to adjust your hydration plan for different weather conditions, and SO much more.

If you’re fairly new to my podcast or you just happened to miss it, Episode 52 with Andy Blow, the co-founder of Precision Hydration, is another great episode that deep dives into hydration. There's some overlap with today's show, but we also cover many other aspects of hydration, including a more in depth discussion of hydration basics, so it's a great starting point if you're looking to gain a better understanding of this topic.

FYI, this episode is NOT sponsored by Skratch, but I really like their products and always enjoy connecting with my dietitian colleagues. If you’re interested in trying Skratch products, you can use the 20% discount link that I provide to my nutrition clients - EATFORENDURANCE20 (this is an affiliate link, so you can shop while helping to support the pod).

Thanks for listening and I hope you find this episode helpful!

Links & Resources:

• Follow Colette on Instagram
• Try Skratch using my affiliate 20% discount code EATFORENDURANCE20 
• Check out my YouTube page to watch this episode
• Check out my NEW performance nutrition digital downloads here
• Sign up for my email list to receive my monthly newsletter filled with nutrition tips, recipes and special discounts
• Join my Patreon community to support the pod while getting free merch, special discounts, and other perks
• Please follow/subscribe to the show and give the podcast a 5 star rating and review wherever you listen
• Have nutrition questions, a guest or topic request, or any other feedback? Email me - claire@eatforendurance.com.
• Music Credit: Joseph McDade
• Disclaimer – all information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to replace individual medical and nutrition recommendations

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Welcome to Episode 86 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring fellow Sports Dietitian and endurance athlete Dana Eshelman (MS RD CSSD), founder of A Dash of Dana Performance Nutrition. 

Today, Dana and I are chatting about the hormone cortisol (aka "the stress hormone") and how it relates to health and performance in endurance athletes. We were brainstorming topics and landed on this one, as we both frequently see our active clients burning the candle at both ends with training, work, family, and other aspects of their busy lives. They’re often under fueling, whether intentionally or unintentionally, dealing with mental and physical stress, and not sleeping enough, and this obviously does not produce good outcomes.

If you’ve ever been curious about cortisol and how it ties into all of the above, tune into this episode. I provide tons of background on how cortisol functions in the body, and then Dana and I dive into how and why things go off track and what you can do about it.  I hope you find it useful!

Links & Resources:

• Dana’s Website: https://www.adashofdana.us/
• Follow Dana on Instagram

Announcements:

• Watch this episode on my YouTube page 
• Purchase my NEW Peak Performance course
• Check out my other free and for-purchase offerings
• Sign up for my email list to download my FREE winter fueling guide and receive my monthly newsletter filled with nutrition tips, recipes and special discounts
• Fill out a new client inquiry form if you’re interested in 1:1 nutrition coaching
• Join my Patreon community to support the pod while getting free merch, special discounts, and other perks
• Please subscribe or follow the show and rate/review it wherever you listen
• Get in touch at claire@eatforendurance.com.
• Music Credit: Joseph McDade
• Disclaimer – all information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to replace individual medical and nutrition recommendations

Support the show

Thanks for listening! Follow me on Instagram and Facebook (@eatforendurance).

Want to get in touch? Send Claire a message!

Welcome to Episode 85 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, where I sit down with trail and ultra runner Janet Cunningham - a back-of-the-pack athlete with a powerful story to share.

Janet is not only a passionate runner, but also a mental health professional and a dedicated fan of the podcast. She reached out to share her unique journey with nutrition, and I’m so glad she did! 

While many of you love hearing from professional athletes, a number of you have expressed interest in hearing more from recreational athletes. This episode is for you!

Janet’s athletic background began with swimming and rowing during her younger years, but it wasn’t until about five years ago that she discovered running, and eventually ultra running. Along the way, she’s faced and overcome struggles with body image, REDS (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport), and injuries. Through it all, the importance of community support, mental health, and individual recovery strategies has been central to her growth and success as an athlete.

In this episode, we dive into:

• Janet’s journey from swimming and rowing to ultra running
• Struggling with and overcoming body image issues
• Dealing with RED-S and the role of nutrition in her recovery
• The impact of injuries and how to stay mentally strong
• The power of community and support in her athletic and personal life

Janet’s story is a testament to perseverance, recovery, and the importance of self-compassion. I hope you find inspiration in her journey - and if you’re interested in sharing your own, feel free to get in touch!

Links:

• Watch this episode on my YouTube page 
• Join my monthly membership service, Fuel for Life Crew, for just $30/month (cancel anytime)
• Check out my free nutrition downloads
• Fill out a new client inquiry form if you’re interested in 1:1 nutrition coaching
• Support the podcast with my Skratch affiliate code EATFORENDURANCE20 
• Join my Patreon community 
• Get in touch at claire@eatforendurance.com
• Music Credit: Joseph McDade

Disclaimer – all information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to replace individual medical and nutrition recommendations

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Welcome to episode 84 of the Eat for Endurance podcast, featuring fellow sports dietitian Dawn Jackson Blatner (RDN, CSSD). 

Dawn is all about “positive nutrition” and the idea that “joy is a nutrient,” which really captured my attention, as I send similar messaging to my clients. I encourage them to fuel themselves fully so they can feel good, perform well, and just as importantly, have FUN. Because no one is having fun when they’re tired, underfed, injured, sick, burnt out, or not supporting and appreciating their body in other ways.  
 
 If you're rolling your eyes and wondering, what on earth does joy have to do with nutrition, health, and athletic performance?! Listen to this episode and learn. Dawn’s own struggles motivated her to develop skills to access more joy, and she realized through this process just how impactful joy can be as a success strategy when applied to all parts of her life, including nutrition and lifestyle behaviors. We also discuss how to cultivate body gratitude, combat poor body image, achieve one’s “best” weight, incorporate more play and simplicity into the everyday, what to do when joy feels out of reach, and SO much more. 

To be clear, we're not saying that every moment is joyful and fun - of course not! I have little kids and live a real life with plenty of tough moments, and I’ve had my fair share of crappy workouts and races. We're also not telling you to put on a fake smile. But we can all slow down enough that we catch and appreciate geniune moments of joy, while also being kinder to our bodies and fueling ourselves in a way that supports health and feels good.
 
 This is one of my favorite episodes, and I hope you love it as much as I do. 

Links:

• Dawn’s Website: https://www.dawnjacksonblatner.com/
• Follow her on Instagram (@djblatner)
• Check out my YouTube page to watch this episode
• Check out my NEW digital downloads and upcoming course here
• Sign up for my email list to receive my monthly newsletter filled with nutrition tips, recipes and special discounts
• Join my Patreon community to support the pod while getting free merch, special discounts, and other perks
• Please give the podcast a 5 star rating and review wherever you listen
• Have nutrition questions, a guest or topic request, or any other feedback? Email me - claire@eatforendurance.com.
• Music Credit: Joseph McDade
• Disclaimer – all information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to replace individual medical and nutrition recommendations

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Welcome to Episode 83 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Jonathan Levitt. Jonathan is based in Bolder, Colorado and wears many different hats as a runner, podcast host of For the Long Run, and senior sales executive over at Inside Tracker.

We had an awesome conversation on all things running and nutrition, and went off on more than a few tangents, which always makes for a fun episode. I particularly loved hearing about what Jonathan has learned from interviewing over 300 podcast guests, and talking about the many iterations of “Boulder average” that he’s encountered since moving out West. I’m also very curious to hear about his N of 1 40-day experiment with ketones, which we chat about towards the end.

Thanks for spending some time with me Jonathan and I hope you all enjoy this one!

P.S. Exciting news - I finally started to record these interviews as video and audio, so if you prefer to watch your podcasts, head on over to my YouTube page! My previous 82 episodes are also available over there, but with a static image.

Links & Resources:

• For the Long Run website: https://forthelong.run/
• Instagram: Follow @forthelrpod and @jwlevitt

Announcements:

• Check out my YouTube page to watch this episode
• Check out my NEW performance nutrition digital downloads here
• Sign up for my email list to receive my monthly newsletter filled with nutrition tips, recipes and special discounts
• Join my Patreon community to support the pod while getting free merch, special discounts, and other perks
• Please give the podcast a 5 star rating and review wherever you listen
• Have nutrition questions, a guest or topic request, or any other feedback? Email me - claire@eatforendurance.com.
• Music Credit: Joseph McDade
• Disclaimer – all information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to replace individual medical and nutrition recommendations

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Welcome to Episode 82 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Tessa Timmons, a professional long-board surfer with O’Neill.

I know this show is mostly focused on endurance athletes, but I love talking to athletes in different sports and learning about their nutrition journeys. So today is one of those episodes!

As you guys know, I grew up in Santa Cruz, a major surfing town, but I never surfed here. The only time I attempted to surf was in Hawaii and let’s just say, it’s NOT my sport. But I love to watch it, and I’ve worked with many clients who are recreational surfers, so it was only a matter of time until I featured a surfer on my show!

Tessa technically lives in California, but it’s hard to pin her down. She frequently travels the globe chasing waves and at the time of our recording, she had just gotten back from a VERY long surfing adventure across Asia and Africa.

Tessa and I covered so much in this episode. We discussed surfing culture and the differences between short and long board surfing, growing up as 1 of 11 siblings, struggles with nutrition and body image as a model and surfer, her dreams of turning pro and how that came about, how she fuels (and sometimes doesn’t fuel) her surfing, how her nutrition changes when traveling around the world, and so much more.

I loved chatting with Tessa, and I hope you enjoy this break from the world of endurance.

Links:

• Follow Tessa on Instagram
• Watch her surf 

Announcements:

• Support the podcast by purchasing my new merch! 
• Please give the podcast a 5 star rating and review, and share it with your friends!
• Sign up for my email list to download my FREE Winter Fueling Guide and also receive my monthly newsletter filled with nutrition tips, recipes and more
• If you can afford to support the show financially, please visit my Patreon page to make a donation
• Have nutrition questions, a guest or topic request, or any other feedback? Email me - claire@eatforendurance.com.
• Music Credit: Joseph McDade
• Disclaimer – all information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to replace individual medical and nutrition recommendations

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Happy New Year and welcome to Episode 81 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast!

Today Sports Dietitian Bob Seebohar (MS RD CSSD CSCS) of eNRG Performance joins me on the show to chat all about Metabolic Efficiency Training (MET), a concept that he created in the early 2000s. MET can be defined as a systematic nutrition and exercise approach to improving the body's ability to use its internal stores of nutrients, specifically carbohydrates and fat. It’s also a way to optimize your blood sugar through proper periodization of food, using a non-diet approach.

We explore this concept in great detail, talk about what nutrition periodization for athletes looks like in everyday and performance nutrition, and discuss how you can test for metabolic efficiency.

This was a fantastic conversation and I hope you all enjoy it and find it useful!

Links:

• Bob’s Website: https://www.enrgperformance.com/
• Follow Bob on Instagram and eNRG performance on Instagram
• Check out Bob’s podcast, Inside Sports Nutrition 

Announcements:

• Support the podcast by purchasing my new merch! 
• Please give the podcast a 5 star rating and review, and share it with your friends!
• If you can afford to support the show financially, please visit my Patreon page to make a donation
• Have nutrition questions, a guest or topic request, or any other feedback? Email me - claire@eatforendurance.com.
• Music Credit: Joseph McDade
• Disclaimer – all information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to replace individual medical and nutrition recommendations

Support the show

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