The Eat for Endurance Podcast

In Episode 96 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, sports dietitian Brooke Czarnecki of Intentful Nutrition joins me on the pod to help me answer a listener question.  This person asked to learn more about organic foods as a runner, and also mentioned that she tries to minimize processed foods surrounding her runs. This inspired me to do an episode on organic versus conventional foods and “processed”...

Welcome to Episode 95 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast! I have an Athlete Nutrition Profile for you today, featuring ultrarunner and coach Jes Woods. You may already be familiar with Jes, especially if you live in NYC. She coaches thousands of athletes through Nike Run Club, Brooklyn Track Club, and Brooklyn Trail Club, and has also worked with boutique fitness studios including Mile High Run Club...

In Episode 94 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, sports dietitian Holley Samuel (MS RD CSSD) joins me to talk about body image among athletes.  Holley and I explore how you can improve or at least neutralize your mindset when experiencing negative body image so that you can embrace fueling yourself adequately and withstand the physical demands of training and of life. We also discuss specific strat...

Episode 93 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast features runner and jewelry designer, Erica Sara Reese, who is the talent behind Erica Sara Designs.  Erica grew up dancing ballet, dabbled in crew while in college, and eventually discovered her love of running while going through some major life and career changes. She actually completed the same nutrition program at NYU that I did, but then decided to...

Welcome to Episode 92 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Canadian marathon icon Krista DuChene.  Krista wears many different hats - she’s a Registered Dietitian, a coach, a recently retired professional distance runner, and a mom of 3. She has competed in 22 marathons over more than two decades, including the Olympic marathon in 2016 and the Boston marathon in 2018, where she placed third...

Welcome to Episode 91 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Callie Roseland, MS RD CSSD. Callie is a tactical Performance Dietitian and athlete, and today we’re chatting about nutrition for injury recovery.  We cover a lot in this episode, including Injury prevention (briefly) Nutrition strategies to recover from a variety of injuries (soft tissue, bone, concussions, surgical vs non-surgical...

Welcome to Episode 90 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring sports dietitian and ultra runner Julie Shobe, MS RDN. Julie is a second-time guest on the show, and I brought her back to tell me all about her recent Zion 100 mile finish. In case you missed it, we did an in-depth episode (number 69) all about how to fuel an ultra marathon. So think of today's episode as a sequel, where inste...

Welcome to Episode 89 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Alyssa Leib, MS RD of Peak to Peak Nutrition. Today, we’re chatting about sports nutrition for mountain athletes, with a spotlight on climbers. Alyssa is herself a trail runner and climber, and I had a ton of questions about climbing as it’s most definitely not my sport, plus I’m always eager to learn from other sports RDs who speci...

Welcome to Episode 88 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Masters distance runner Trey Duncan.  Trey is a former nutrition client of mine, and he recently ran 2:57 and placed second in his age group at the LA marathon. What a different place he is in now compared to just two years ago, when he was suffering from years of alcohol abuse and was about to enter rehab.  Trey originally contacte...

Welcome to Episode 87 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Colette Vartanian (MS RD), a sports dietitian and the Athlete Care Manager over at Skratch Labs. Today, Colette and I are chatting about personalized hydration. It’s been awhile since I did a dedicated hydration episode, so I figured it was time to revisit this important topic, especially as the weather warms up. We discuss key hydr...

Welcome to Episode 86 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring fellow Sports Dietitian and endurance athlete Dana Eshelman (MS RD CSSD), founder of A Dash of Dana Performance Nutrition.  Today, Dana and I are chatting about the hormone cortisol (aka "the stress hormone") and how it relates to health and performance in endurance athletes. We were brainstorming topics and landed on this...

Welcome to Episode 85 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast , where I sit down with trail and ultra runner Janet Cunningham - a back-of-the-pack athlete with a powerful story to share. Janet is not only a passionate runner, but also a mental health professional and a dedicated fan of the podcast. She reached out to share her unique journey with nutrition, and I’m so glad she did!  While many of you lov...

Welcome to episode 84 of the Eat for Endurance podcast, featuring fellow sports dietitian Dawn Jackson Blatner (RDN, CSSD).  Dawn is all about “positive nutrition” and the idea that “joy is a nutrient,” which really captured my attention, as I send similar messaging to my clients. I encourage them to fuel themselves fully so they can feel good, perform well, and just as importantly, have FUN. Beca...

Welcome to Episode 83 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Jonathan Levitt. Jonathan is based in Bolder, Colorado and wears many different hats as a runner, podcast host of For the Long Run, and senior sales executive over at Inside Tracker. We had an awesome conversation on all things running and nutrition, and went off on more than a few tangents, which always makes for a fun episode. I p...

Welcome to Episode 82 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Tessa Timmons, a professional long-board surfer with O’Neill. I know this show is mostly focused on endurance athletes, but I love talking to athletes in different sports and learning about their nutrition journeys. So today is one of those episodes! As you guys know, I grew up in Santa Cruz, a major surfing town, but I never surfed...

Happy New Year and welcome to Episode 81 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast! Today Sports Dietitian Bob Seebohar (MS RD CSSD CSCS) of eNRG Performance joins me on the show to chat all about Metabolic Efficiency Training (MET), a concept that he created in the early 2000s. MET can be defined as a systematic nutrition and exercise approach to improving the body's ability to use its internal store...

Welcome to Episode 80 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, and my last episode of 2023! As you may have heard in my previous episodes, I’ve been working on a new self-paced course called Peak Performance for Endurance Athletes: Your Ultimate Guide to Strategic Fueling . I thought it would be fun to give you all a FREE sneak peek, so I've recorded the first module for you all to enjoy. The course...

Welcome to Episode 79 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Simon Donato, an endurance athlete, scientist, entrepreneur, and life-long adventure seeker. If you’re not familiar with Simon, he has a really interesting background. He grew up exploring and playing multiple sports, eventually getting into adventure racing while at University. After getting his PhD in Geology, he founded a company...

Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to Episode 78 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast. Fellow Sports Dietitian Kelly Jones (MS RD CSSD) of Kelly Jones Nutrition returns to the show today to chat with me about plant-based nutrition for endurance athletes. Kelly calls her diet plant-forward, while I am very much a plant-loving omnivore. As this show seeks to demonstrate, there are many different ways to eat...

Welcome to Episode 77 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Betsi Flint, a professional beach volleyball player on Team USA. Betsi is a 6-time Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Champion and holds a number of other awards and accolades, including gold and silver medals at several International Volleyball Federation games. She is currently training for the 2024 Paris Olympics and i...

Welcome to Episode 76 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring fellow sports dietitian and runner Meghann Featherstun (MS RD CSSD) of Featherstone Nutrition. I’ve had carb loading on my list of topics for awhile now, and I couldn’t think of a better dietitian to tackle this one with me than Meghann. She is known for her love of graham crackers, and she literally sells a shirt hat says “carb mon...

Welcome to episode 75 of the Eat for Endurance podcast, featuring fellow Sports Dietitian Stevie Smith (MS RD CSSD). Today we’re discussing performance nutrition for triathlon, specifically for the 70.3 and 140.6 distances. Stevie is not only an experienced dietitian, but she has also finished ten full ironman distance triathlons and numerous 70.3 races, so I knew she would be a great RD to cover...

Welcome to episode 74 of the Eat for Endurance podcast, featuring recreational distance runner and screen writer, Alice Rosso. I love showcasing a variety of voices and have been trying to include more recreational athlete episodes, so I was excited when Alice reached out as a fan of the show who wanted to share her story. We recorded in early August, just after she completed the Speedgoat 50k. Al...

Welcome to Episode 73 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring fellow Sports Dietitian Heidi Strickler, MS RD CSSD.  Heidi is a trail runner and self-proclaimed outdoor junkie based in Seattle. I got a listener request to do a show on relative energy deficiency in sport - also known as RED-S (soon to be REDS) - around the same time I heard Heidi’s interview on the Trail Society podcast, and kne...

Welcome to episode 72 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast! Today’s guest is sports dietitian Dina Griffin, MS, RDN, CSSD, CISSN, who I invited on the show to chat about Peri- and Postmenopause nutrition for female athletes.  Dina is the Owner and Founder of The Nutrition Mechanic, and she also co-hosts the Inside Sports Nutrition podcast with fellow sports RD, Bob Seebohar. Some of Dina’s specialitie...