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The Eat for Endurance PodcastDoes Body Weight Affect How You Should Fuel During Exercise?Want to get in touch? Send Claire a message!In episode 115 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast, Claire welcomes back Sports Dietitian Stevie Lyn Smith, MS RD CSSD to dive into how body weight impacts fueling needs during exercise.For years, carb recommendations during exercise were based on duration and intensity, without considering body size. New research suggests that larger-bodied athletes may benefit from higher carb intake to optimize performance.Claire and Stevie discuss:Traditional carb guidelines during endurance exercise, and why they have been independent of body sizeHow a 2024 study suggests...2025-05-0141 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFuel for Effort, Not Speed: Why Slower Endurance Athletes Still Need CarbsWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!In episode 114 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast, Sports Dietitian Stevie Smith, MS RD CSSD joins me for the first in a two-part series on how various factors impact how you should fuel during endurance activities.In Part 1, we discuss how exercise intensity affects fueling needs. More specifically, we tackle a question that we often hear from mid and especially back-of-the-pack athletes:“Do I really need to eat that many carbs during exercise if I’m not very fast?”Here’s what we cover...2025-04-1730 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFrom DNF to Dominance: How Tara Dower Fuels Thru-Hikes, FKTs, and UltramarathonsWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!In Episode 112 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast, I chat with ultrarunner and thru-hiker Tara Dower, aka Candy Mama. If you don’t already know Tara, she’s an incredible endurance athlete with multiple FKTs, podium finishes, and race wins under her belt. Most notably, she set the overall Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Appalachian Trail (AT) in September, breaking the previous record by 13 hours! She also recently secured her golden ticket to the Western States 100 with a second-place finish at the Black Canyon 100K....2025-03-271h 00
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFrom Underfueled to 100-Mile Finisher: How This Athlete Regained Trust in her BodyWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!In episode 110 of the Eat for Endurance podcast, host Claire Shorenstein sits down with ultrarunner, author, podcaster, and adventure seeker, Angie Marie. From her early days in karate and track to ultrarunning and gravel bike racing later on, Angie shares her evolving relationship with food and body. She opens up about her struggles with orthorexia, how a surprise ectopic pregnancy and emergency surgery served as a wake up call, and how this ultimately led her to change the way she moves, fuels herself, and adventures outdoors.2025-02-271h 04
The Eat for Endurance PodcastBlood Sugar and Performance: Myths, Facts, and Fueling Strategies with Hayden JamesWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!In Episode 109 of the Eat for Endurance podcast, Hayden James, RDN CSSD CDCES of Satiate Nutrition joins me for a deep dive into blood sugar levels and athletic performance.Hayden is a sports dietitian, Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist, and the conference director for the inaugural 2025 Fuel Fest, an endurance and mountain sports nutrition conference for healthcare professionals. She's also an avid trail runner, climber, skier, and lifter based in Salt Lake City, Utah.Hayden and I discuss...2025-02-1359 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastHow to Elevate Your Running with Coach Sara ManderscheidWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to episode 108 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring endurance athlete and run coach, Sara Manderscheid. Sara hosts the podcast Elevate Your Running, which is also the name of her coaching company. In this Athlete Nutrition Profile, Sara shares how her approach to fueling herself has changed dramatically across her life. We discuss:Her memories of being physically active as a kid, including adventures on her bike with lots of snacks in her basket How the message of “smaller is better” from various media source...2025-01-301h 05
The Eat for Endurance PodcastNew Year, Your Diet (Still) Sucks with Kylee Van Horn and Zoë RomWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Happy New Year and welcome to Episode 107 of the Eat for Endurance podcast!We’re kicking off Season 7 with a bang, featuring two awesome guests: sports dietitian Kylee Van Horn, RDN and journalist and writer Zoë Rom. These two are not only best friends but also trail-running partners, running coaches, Aussie dog moms, and co-hosts of the podcast Your Diet Sucks.With the New Year in full swing, you're probably seeing an avalanche of marketing nonsense plus a lot of confusing if not...2025-01-161h 08
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFrom Burnout to Endurance: Emily Halnon on Joy, Nutrition & RunningWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to episode 106 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast! It’s been a few months since my last Athlete Nutrition Profile, so I’m extra excited for today's guest - writer, trail runner, and mountain athlete, Emily Halnon.Emily's essays and articles explore the intersection of running and the human experience, and have been published in a number of major media outlets. She also recently published her first book, called To the Gorge. To the Gorge is a beautiful memoir that...2024-12-191h 25
The Eat for Endurance PodcastNutrition for Active Women in Midlife and Beyond with Sports Dietitian Val SchonbergWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to episode 105 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast! Sports Dietitian Val Schonberg, MS RD CSSD MSCP joins me to discuss several key topics relating to midlife nutrition and health for active women.Val is a Certified Menopause Practitioner with The Menopause Society and helps women rethink aging, avoid harmful restrictions, and adopt sustainable lifestyle changes for vitality and long-term health. Here are the topics that Val and I cover in this information-packed episode:1. Protein n...2024-12-051h 25
The Eat for Endurance PodcastHow to Take Care of YOU This Holiday Season: 5 Practical Tips [Bonus Episode]Want to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 104 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast, which is a special bonus episode on how to practice self-care during the holidays! The holiday season can be a time of joy, caring, and giving. But let’s be real: it’s also easy to get swept up in the hustle and bustle, leaving little time or energy to care for yourself. This year, let’s do things differently. In today's episode, I’m sharing my top five tips to help you take c...2024-11-1926 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastNutrition for Teenage Athletes with Sports Dietitian Bob SeeboharWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 103 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Sports Dietitian and endurance athlete Bob Seebohar, MS RD CSSD CSCS. Bob comes back on the show today to chat about nutrition for teenage athletes. We both work with high school and collegiate athletes and thought it would be worthwhile to share our experiences as well as our professional expertise on this important and complex topic.Bob and I cover nutrition for teenage athletes from many different angles, including:How nutrient n...2024-11-141h 00
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAsk Me Anything: Collagen Supplements, Candy at Work, Protein at Breakfast, and MoreWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Happy Halloween and welcome to Episode 102 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast. In my first Ask Me Anything episode in over two years, I'm tackling four listener questions on the following topics:1. If / when you should take collagen supplements and if so, what is an effective dosage2. How to eat on rest days and specifically, if you need to eat protein at breakfast3. How to fuel yourself during a 200 miler, especially at mealtimes 4. How to...2024-10-3131 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthletes and Mental Health with Sports Psychologist Riley NickolsWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to episode 101 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring sports psychologist and certified eating disorder specialist Riley Nickols, PhD, CEDS-C. Riley is the founder of Mind Body Endurance, and works with athletes on a wide range of mental health and sport performance issues. He also is an endurance athlete himself, as well as a running and USA Triathlon coach.Riley and I explore the intersection between common mental health challenges, nutrition, and performance among athletes, often drawing from our own experiences as providers i...2024-10-171h 17