Marathon taper is the period of time, a week or more weeks, leading up to a marathon where runners gradually reduce their training volume and intensity in order to allow their bodies to recover and prepare for the race.
Reading this, I guess you have a hard time finding the right fuel for your long-distance runs. Don‘t worry, all aspiring marathoners have. It is part of the process, you are on the way to become a better runner.
There has been quite a fuss about rice milk in the running community recently. More and more runners including marathoners and ultramarathoners make rice milk by themselves at home. Why is that and what is so special about it? Rice milk is a great alternative to dairy milk...
I would bet you have already heard of this "magic" plant called Spirulina, right? There has been such a hype around it recently... Today you will find out why. Spirulina is a blue-green algae which many people like to call a "Superfood". Why? It is mostly because...