Find Your Edge: Training, Sports Nutrition & Mindset Tools for Triathletes, Runners & High Achievers Chasing Performance & Longevity

Functional Nutritionist Chris Newport interviews Yael Joffe to dive into genetics, training and performance. We discuss how understanding your genetics is so critical in affecting your decisions about training, exercise programming, recovery and more. Yeal describes: How performance is relevant whether you’re an Olympic athlete, recreational athlete, or even a non-athlete Current problems in genet...

In this Find Your Edge podcast, host Chris Newport talks with John Yeager. As the co-author of The Coaching Zone: Next Level Leadership in Sports , John is the executive director of The Coaching Zone Initiative and CEO of The Yeager Leadership Group. Should we eliminate labeling ourselves in sport, like “I’m slow?” John suggests actually focusing less on eliminating labels, being less judgemental...

Nutritionist Chris Newport sits down with Chef Jay for this month’s Athletes in the Kitchen. In our healthy grilling guide, we talk about essential equipment, safety tips, and some cool tricks that will make your grilling experience more fun and food more tasty. Get some ideas for cooking chicken on the grill including some ideas for dry rubs, slathers and marinades.  Here’s what else you’ll hear:...

In today's Find Your Edge podcast, we welcome Coach Marty and hear about his extensive experience in track and field as well as triathlon. We talk about common mistakes triathletes make and how to keep the sport fun. We dive into: Training Too Hard, Too Much, Picking Races “Willy-Nilly”, Thinking that Triathlon is all about Ironman, Don’t Be that Tri-Geek, and Getting Data Obsessed Learn more...

Chris Newport and her teammate Josh, both experienced triathletes, decided to try their hands at a new multisport event: SwimRun. In fact, since their bikes were going to be left at home, and Josh is a big Beatles fan, we named our team “While Our Bikes Gently Weep.” SwimRun is a newer multisport event, starting in 2002 after “4 drunk Swedes” challenged each other. Learn more about the history her...

Chris Newport talks with Dr Catherine Darley. She is a naturopathic sleep specialist in Seattle, WA. She works with individuals, organizations and healthcare professionals on sleep strategies for optimal performance.  Dr Darley explains how sleep is critical in shaping our days, which she thinks of in 5 domains. The 1st domain of sleep is physical performance. For athletes, this is where sports im...

In today's episode, Chris Newport , Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Hydration Expert talks all about how to stay hydrated in the heat, including hydration and cooling strategies.  Remember, hydration in the heat is more than just drinking a ton, but managing your core temperature.  Stay cool this summer and beyond! Read more here Support the show 🎧 Thanks for tuning in to the Find Your...

Coach Chris joins her fellow Performance Dietitian Sarah Heckler to talk about how to make the perfect snack.  First, we talk about the components of a healthy snack. We encourage people to have at least two foods in a snack, combining protein, fat and/or carbohydrate. Ideally, it's great to have a fruit or veggie, but the purpose of a good snack is to keep your blood sugar balanced and energ...

We're excited to bring your our first Athlete Race Story! Every athlete has a story to tell relating to their training and racing journey. We wanted to share Jay's story since his insight into ultrarunning is a wonderful blend of wisdom, newbie mistakes, storytelling, and modesty.  Jay and Coach Chris met virtually during the pandemic in 2020. His goal was to race his first 100 mile ultr...

Coach Chris talks with Dr. Lisa Ingarfield  about diversity, equity and inclusion in endurance sports. She's a fellow USA Triathlon Coach and spoke at a recent triathlon conference on this topic. She co founded the Outspoken Women in Triathlon Summit. As a "day job," she does research and evaluation surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion. Hang on to your hat, be a little uncomf...

This week, Coach Chris speaks with Lindsey Richter, who created Ladies AllRide , to talk about why more women should mountain bike for the physical, mental and emotional benefits it brings. Lindsey visited us in North Carolina several times, where Coach Chris attended and learned how to ride more confidently. Lindsey even taught her how to pop a wheelie! Lindsey talks about how she got into (then...

Coach Chris & Chef John are back for another monthly episode of Athletes in the Kitchen. Today's episode is all about how to cook crucifers. Cruciferous veggies are part of the Brassica family and include foods like broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, brussels sprouts, bok choy, and more. They have a powerful compound called sulforaphanes, which are incredibly anticarcinogenic.  Be sure...

Coach Chris from The Endurance Edge talks with the folks at Triangle Bikeworks , a local youth bike touring organization whose mission is to strengthen the power of youth who are Black, Latine, Indigenous, Asian, and People Of Color to overcome challenges, achieve audacious goals, and discover their true selves. Triangle Bikeworks is a non-profit that is completely free for youth. In fact, just ab...

Coach Chris , Registered Dietitian, Sports Nutritionist and Hydration Expert guides you through one of her favorite topics: fueling and hydrating for triathlon!  In today's episode, she presents 3 of the most common fueling & hydrating mistakes that half ironman triathletes make and how to fix them. Support the show 🎧 Thanks for tuning in to the Find Your Edge Podcast ! If you enjoyed th...

Coach Chris talks with Gina James and Sharon Kyner from Fleet Feet Raleigh and Morrisville. If you or someone you know is hesitant to start running, Gina and Sharon have some great tips and ideas to be a more confident, consistent runner or walker.  We discuss Fleet Feet's training programs, including: Make it a Mile 4 week training program to make it 1 mile No Boundaries 10 week program for...

In the latest episode of our monthly Athletes in the Kitchen series, Coach Chris and Chef John talk about how to cook the perfect egg. We talk about: How to purchase "good" eggs, including whether the color of the egg affects the nutritional value and what size and grade are ideal to use for different applications How to cook the perfect hard boiled egg, including step-by-step instructio...

Coach Chris Newport talks with Dr Mike Young, owner of The Athletic Lab and arguably one of the most educated gym owner's on the East coast (and possibly beyond!). He works with several professional teams, high level distance runners, and the general fitness population.  As a gym owner in the local area for over 12 years, we talk about the impact of COVID-19 on the fitness and gym industry an...

Coach Chris sits down with Bill Scott, owner of Set Up Events , a Wilmington, NC based race production company that started in 1994. Bill talks about how racing, staffing, communication, and logistics has changed due to COVID-19.  Support the show 🎧 Thanks for tuning in to the Find Your Edge Podcast ! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, subscribe, and leave us a review — i...

Coach Chris meets with Coach Ben Turits from The Endurance Collective, who specializes in bike fit. What sets him apart is that he's a massage therapist specializing in corrective exercise. With his background, he brings a bit of a different perspective to bike fit, or what he calls, a "fun detective game." What's unique about Ben's fit process is that he does a thorough m...

In this episode, host, coach and dietitian Chris Newport meets with the founder of 3x4 Genetics , Dr. Yael Joffe RD PhD FACN. She began as a dietitian in South Africa, then discovered genetics and how the power of food and lifestyle can affect our genes. Her 3 takeaways for health and performance are: 1) Eat your broccoli sprouts! 2) Try cold water immersion (via lake, river, shower, bath, etc) 3)...

Join Host and Registered Dietitian Chris Newport and Chef John Kolar in our monthly series called Athletes in the Kitchen, where we help athletes and fitness enthusiasts cook and eat healthy food to fuel their performance. Today's episode is all about how to cook chicken, which is one of the most googled search terms for recipes. We start with how to properly purchase chicken, which is a grea...

Chris talks with Lee Welch, PT, DPT, OCS from The Running PTs to discuss how to choose the right running shoes. Lee discusses the typical injuries from having improper shoes, which generally affect the muscles that control the body in the transverse plane. They includes things like shin splints, peroneal issues, knee pain, and more. He also talks about the different foot types and how they may nee...

Coach Chris Newport talks with Vincent Bounds, owner of Myology Sports Massage to see how athletes can best use massage and bodywork to recover.  Vincent describes how often an athlete needs to get bodywork. Generally, he says that most athletes do well getting bodywork about every 4-6 weeks, but it may need more or less based on their goals and where they are in their training. Your bodywork shou...

Join Dietitian Chris Newport as she talks with Sam Ratto, owner of Videri Chocolate Factory in downtown Raleigh.  While he may not say it (nor will you find it on his website), Sam's renowned as one of the best chocolatier's in the nation. And for good reason: he's CRAZY passionate about everything chocolate, including how it's grown, shipped, roasted, grinded, and more.  Raise...

Welcome to episode 1 of our Athletes in the Kitchen Series with Chef John Kolar. First, meet Chef John and hear about his journey from a dishwasher to going to French Classical Culinary School to cooking healthy food at Apple, Inc and for several renowned chefs. We're pretty lucky to have him on our team creating healthy dishes (if you haven't tried his Smokey Chili yet, you need to get...