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Motherhood-The Nutritional Sacrifice

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By Debbie Perry As Published in Rocky Mountain Running. Being a mom is exhausting!   So many hats to wear, work to do, children to look after, places to drive, service to give and sleep to give up.  The very nature of rearing children is a physical and emotional drain, but ever wonder why you may…

Funky Trail Shoes

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By Scott Dickey SLRC Staff Member Every now and then a shoe will come out that completely breaks the mold of a typical running shoe.  Recently Hoka has done exactly that. The  Mafate Trail Shoe is unlike any other trail shoe I have ever seen or used. When Nicolas Mermoud first brought these shoes into…

Wasatch Back Relay Checklist

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Wasatch Back Relay Checklist Packing for24-hour race that you have never done before can be a daunting task.  That is why we have polled our Wasatch Back veterans for a checklist of all of the things that you must have in your pack and all of the things that you will wish you had packed…

Marathon Q&A

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by Rhielle Widders We know that one of Utah’s newest and largest races is coming up this weekend in Utah Valley.  For all of you doing the marathon or the half marathon, or doing the Wasatch Back Relay next week, here are some of the answers to the most popular pre-race questions.  Want to know…

What To Eat After A Workout

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By Debbie Perry Your post run, bike or swim recovery habit is the first and most important nutrition habit to establish! After a typical hour run you have drained about 100-175 grams of carbohydrate from your muscle tissue, crushed red blood cells from the force of impact, torn muscle fibers and connective tissues, caused inflammation,…

Running On Vacation

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To run or not to run on vacation, that is the question. Well, to us it’s not a question, but to you it might be! Seriously here, SLRC staffers have collectively travelled all over for all different kinds of vacations. On occassion, we all have had a vacation or two that was just that, kick…

Wasatch Back Relay Do’s and Dont’s

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Wasatch Back Relay Checklist Can you really ever describe a relay team experience? That sweet and sour journey of sleepless fun on the run? It only takes once to understand the indescribable experience of trying to survive the all-night and all-day van extravaganza. Since there are so many things to learn and to help your…

BJ’s Transition Tips Video

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The Triathlon Transition area set up can become overwhelming pretty quick. A few quick tips include: Keep it simple: only include the essential items that you will need during the race- everything else goes in a bag in the car or leave it with your fan club. Essentials make you faster: equipment like Yankz, Trislide,…

Under Control: Getting the Right Bra

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by Kris Gill Kris lives just outside Washington DC (Takoma Park MD).  She is a mother of 2 (2yr old and 5 yr old).  Kris has more than 10 years of experience in the sporting goods industry and has been working as a Sports Bra Expert (Fanatic) for over 7 years (gravity is not your friend,…

A Few of Our Favorite Things

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On Monday, May 10, 2010, Salt Lake Running Co. was featured on ABC 4’s Good Things Utah.  One of the hostesses, Nicea DeGering, has been doing half marathons this year and after purchasing a pair of shoes with us, she asked us to be a part of her favorite things.  So, on Monday, our running…
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