After our 2nd half marathon in 2017 My husband and I are both runners. It’s not unusual for us to have a training plan hanging from our refrigerator, with workouts carefully crossed off as we complete them, strength sessions planned out, and yoga scheduled every Friday. We work diligently to complete every workout to the best of our ability. We pay attention to mileage, long runs, recovery weeks, and strength training. But there is another part of the training plan that runne

Am I the only one who still has flashbacks from the fat-free and low-carb eras? Recently, I was putting together a Running Nutrition Strategy Guide for a client training for a 50K, and as I entered her calorie and macro recommendations, I had a moment. Because even though I know what it takes to fuel a body for endurance training, recommending that many carbs can still feel a little daunting. That’s how deep those old food rules run.

A few years ago, a friend showed me a habit tracker she absolutely loved. Each month was written out, with one spot for every day of the month — January had 31 dots, February had 28, and so on. Every day she completed her habit, she colored in a dot. She called it the “Stupid F*ing Dots” (or SFD for short), and it really helped her exercise consistently. She found something that worked for her, and I was genuinely happy for her. But it also made me realize something uncomfort