As I age, preventing cramps has gone from something I never thought about to a top priority. A bad cramp can ruin your ride or run and leave you limping home...not to mention ruin a race. After trying many options, I’ve found a simple protocol that works best for me and I'm excited to share that here.
Liquid IV is a stand-out daily hydration option for active people and athletes. When we lead busy lives, water alone just won't cut it. Learn about Liquid IV's benefits and the ways in which it can support better hydration.
Brendan Johnston, an Australian-based professional off-road bike racer, has had a unique rise to his position in the sport. He balanced training part-time as an electrician, fought cancer, and built a career and family while on a patient path to full-time racing. On the eve of Unbound, we sat down to dive into his experience and expectations.
This year, ultrarunner Hillary Allen is tackling her fifth Unbound. What started as a post-injury rehab project has evolved into a mixed-discipline journey. In the last few years, Hillary has broken the mold of what's expected of professional athletes.
It doesn’t matter who you are, where you are, and what your intentions are – Unbound will test you and bring stories that last a lifetime. Guest writer and gravel racer Joe Laverick provides us with his take on preparing for the biggest gravel race of them all: Unbound.
Tailwind Nutrition teamed up with the GOAT of ultrarunning + HPT Athlete Courtney Dauwalter for a special edition of her favorite fuel: Dauwaltermelon. Check out the story behind this flavor and a briefing on how to use the Tailwind Nutrition product line.
The Traka: a sleeper Spanish gravel race that is quickly earning its nickname as "the Unbound of Europe". Pete Stetina claimed a dramatic win at this year's 360k event and shared his grueling experience here for the next installment of Race Roundups with Pete.
Real food gels are making waves in the endurance community, and for good reason — they offer a natural, flavorful alternative to processed gels. Many athletes may opt for more natural options when it comes to fueling their endeavors, but struggle to find the right balance. Here is how you can use real food to fuel your performance.
HPT Athletes Hannah Shell and Starla Teddergreen tackled the daunting eight-day challenge of the Cape Epic. As you may know, this race has gained the reputation of being the Tour of mountain biking. Hannah and Starla shared their "green" experience as a duo at the world's largest MTB stage race.
In this three-part series, we are tackling a common piece of the performance puzzle that can drastically impact your training: hydration. In Part One, we aim to inform you on how to choose the right hydration for you by, pairing it with your needs alongside planned training efforts.
HPT Athlete Grace Norman is a 2 x Paralympian and Paralympic Champion in Triathlon. She's welcomed the value of a high-performance nutrition plan into her routine and shares with us specifically how Kyoku has been a key piece of that.
HPT Athlete Alexey Vermeulen came to Sea Otter with a bone to pick. After a less-than-desirable result in 2023, he claimed a commanding 2nd place in the first LifeTime Grand Prix event: the Fuego XL.
Earlier this year, Alexis Skarda, a fresh face on The Feed’s HPT team, ventured into the massive undertaking of Cape Epic: a grueling mountain bike stage race spanning 8 days in South Africa. Competing alongside her partner Vera, they navigated a demanding course and fiercely competitive field to secure an impressive 5th place overall.
On February 21st 2024, Connor Emeny became the first person ever to complete an IRONMAN distance triathlon on all 7 continents. He shares a fraction of what this insane 4-year journey looked like, finishing with Chasing Antarctica, right here on the Feed Insider.
As a successful runner, coach, and podcast host, David Roche has a wealth of experience when it comes to athletic performance. One of the areas with which he's familiar is fueling. In this article, David writes about the revolution he and his wife + co-coach have witnessed with high-carb fueling.
Paralympian Dennis Connors is among the top paracyclists in the world – chasing the opportunity to represent the USA at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. After his recent victory at the Paralympic Cycling Open in Texas, he shared what a standard fueling protocol looks like for him and his events.
HPT Athlete and PTO #10, Chelsea Sodaro, capped off a successful string of spring races with a win at IM New Zealand. Here, we get some insight into how Sodaro fueled her success and what her go-to strategy looks like for an IRONMAN.
Pete Stetina is back for round two of the Race Roundups Series to break down his experience at Levi's Gran Fondo, The Growler. This remodeled road race brought an impressively deep field to the roads of Sonoma County.
After finishing 70.3 Oceanside in a commanding 8th place, HPT Athlete Justin Riele secured himself a spot in the 70.3 World Championships in New Zealand. Riele wrote this piece detailing his day and the fueling plan that pushed him to the line for our Feed | Insider.
Spring is here and –along with it– a subtle nudge to tidy things up. With the new season blooming, it’s an ideal time to check in on your training routine and goals to prepare for a strong summer.
Maurten came out with their first-ever bar, called SOLID, and it changed the game for fueling. SOLID reinvents bars by removing everything but the essentials. The result is a performance-focused oat-and-rice-based chewable... it's solid.
Don't be left heartbroken (or bonked) by a subpar fueling plan. If you are running Boston in a couple of weeks or have any big event on the horizon, here are 36 hours of fueling advice from our coaching team.
For the third and final installment of Bobby Julich's Pursuit of Performance, Bobby is expanding on his experience training exclusively with chews. He has been contributing to a three-part series focused on testing various fueling methods to improve performance – all reinforced by blood glucose monitoring. Let's dive in.
These slides were made for walking. Slip into our latest product review on the Oofos Slides –a game-changing recovery footwear– that is becoming popular among elite athletes and fitness enthusiasts alike.