15 great foods for marathoners

There simply isn't a magic food that will make you fitter, faster and healthier. Too bad one doesn’t exist. If there was, we could just load up on it and be assured of great times and healthy lives.

But there just isn’t any...

Aid-station etiquette

When you run any road race, you will encounter an aid station. To the uninitiated, an aid station is a table (or series of tables) staffed by eager race volunteers who distribute water, sportsdrink and encouragement to the...

Amino acids: Essential building blocks for protein

It’s hard to believe, but approximately two-thirds of a person’s body consists of nothing more than water. And the rest? It’s mostly made of protein. Amino acids come into play because the building blocks of protein are amino...

Aspirin: Safe and effective

Aspirin. The various types of this wonder drug have become so commonplace in our lives that almost everybody who runs or walks has taken them. Just about everybody else also takes aspirin.

And why not? They are...

Baking soda may increase how long you can run

It may seem hard to believe, but something as simple as baking soda—that’s right, baking soda—may help you to run longer and easier.

For many years, sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda, has been effectively used as a medication...

Bananas: The perfect runners' food

You know the old cliché: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. If you’re a runner, that should be amended to include bananas. Without a doubt, eating a banana every day is the best fruit for your health and success in races and...

Basic nutritional needs for beginning runners or walkers

You’re probably aware that runners and dedicated walkers are more concerned with what they eat than the average American. If some of your friends are runners and walkers, you may have noticed that they might seem a little more...

Beer and running: Does it help or hurt?

As Forrest Gump might have said, “Running and beer go together like peas and carrots.” Well sort of. The connection between beer and running does go way back to the days when a club’s group run invariably ended up at the local...

Better butter options

Life used to be so easy. When you went shopping you either bought butter or margarine. Simple. You made your choice and went down the next aisle.

But today, the selection process is a lot more complicated. There are...

Caffeine can extend your endurance

Performance-enhancing drugs have been in the news for the past decade as various types of athletes--including runners—have attempted all sorts of means to boost performance. Some have been legal; some not.

But the most...