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The Eat for Endurance PodcastWhat Maurten's Lead Performance Dietitian Wants You to Know about Sodium Bicarb and Other Fueling StrategiesWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!In Episode 122 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast, I’m catching up with Lauren Thomas, an endurance athlete and the Lead Performance Dietitian for Maurten in the US.Lauren has been a collegiate sports RD, a Tactical Performance Dietitian within US Special Operations, and now works with athletes of all levels at Maurten.This episode is a grab-bag of topics, all focusing on overcoming sports nutrition challenges to improve performance. From sodium bicarbonate and hydration to real-life fueling logistics, Lauren offers a th...
2025-08-2156 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastThe Eat for Endurance Podcast Turns 6 🎉 + Birthday Giveaway!Want to get in touch? Send Claire a message!🎂 The Eat for Endurance Podcast just turned SIX!On August 13, 2019, I released my first two episodes, and it’s been quite a journey ever since. Today, I’m celebrating six years, 121 episodes, listeners in 162 countries, and countless inspiring conversations with athletes and sports dietitians.Whether it’s been big-name guests like Courtney Dauwalter, Jesse Diggins, Meb Keflezighi, Lael Wilcox, Tara Dower, and Matt Wilpers, or incredible recreational athletes and fellow sports RDs, I’ve loved bringing you a wide range of nutrition stories and...
2025-08-1414 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastWhy Fat is So Important For AthletesWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!In episode 121 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast, I’m joined by Natalie Robertello, MS RD CSSD of BeFueled Sports Nutrition. Natalie is a wealth of knowledge, and as an endurance athlete herself, she’s the perfect person to deep dive into the one macronutrient I haven't podcasted about yet...FAT! We clear up myths, provide practical strategies, and cover everything else you need to know about how fat fits into everyday and performance nutrition.Whether you’re still h...
2025-07-311h 03
The Eat for Endurance PodcastEmbracing an Alcohol-Free Lifestyle as a Multi-Sport AthleteWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!In episode 120 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast, I’m joined by Emily Holland, a trail runner, climber, creative business owner, and all-around outdoor enthusiast based in Boulder, Colorado. Emily is the co-founder of Wild Poppy Creative Consulting, where she helps small businesses and creatives increase their impact.I first connected with Emily earlier this year when she and her business partner, Angie (who you may remember from episode 110), supported me behind the scenes with this very podcast. We hit it...
2025-07-171h 06
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFueling on the Fly: Travel Nutrition Tips for Busy AthletesWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!In episode 119 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast, I’m on the mic solo to share some of my favorite travel nutrition tips for busy athletes, inspired by decades of personal experience and 10+ years as a sports dietitian helping active people fuel on the go. Travel is fun, exciting, and can be an enriching experience from a fitness and nutrition perspective, but it can also throw your fueling routine completely off track.Whether you’re headed out for local errands, a vac...
2025-07-0327 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastHigh Carb Fueling with the Scientist Behind Carbs Fuel GelsWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!In episode 118 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast, I’m joined by Aaron Gouw, an endurance cyclist and fellow Santa Cruz native. He's also the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of the sports nutrition brand Carbs Fuel.Aaron holds a Master’s degree in High Altitude Exercise Physiology, and is currently finishing his PhD in Human Bioenergetics. For many years, he's been on his own journey as a competitive athlete trying to figure out how to fuel effectively without breaking the bank.Aaron and...
2025-06-121h 00
The Eat for Endurance PodcastPerformance Supplements for Endurance Athletes: What Works (and What Doesn’t) with Vic JohnsonWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!In episode 117 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast, I’m joined by fellow sports dietitian Vic Johnson, MPH, RDN, to break down one of the most talked-about and often misunderstood topics in the endurance world: performance supplements.Vic works with many top trail and ultra athletes, and is an ultra runner himself, so he knows what it takes to fuel smart and optimize performance. We dive into the latest research and give practical tips for popular endurance supplements like caffeine, ketone esters, and sodium bic...
2025-05-2956 min
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, I welcome 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.What We Cover in This Episode:Traditional carb guidelines during endurance exercise, and why they have been independent of body...
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
The Eat for Endurance PodcastHow to Get Better Sleep with Melissa Azzaro, The Hormone DietitianWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to episode ONE HUNDRED of The Eat for Endurance Podcast! Woohoo! I’m excited to share my interview with Melissa Azzaro, RDN LD aka The Hormone Dietitian about how to get better sleep. Melissa and I talked for over 90 minutes about a TON of different factors that impact sleep, including nutrients, eating patterns, supplements, lifestyle behaviors, and more.Sleep is a huge and complicated topic, and sleep problems are often linked back to numerous things. Here are some of the things we h...
2024-10-031h 36
The Eat for Endurance PodcastUnderstanding REDs with Rebecca McConville, MS RD LD CSSD CEDRD-SWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!In Episode 99 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, I'm doing a deeper dive into low energy availability and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, aka REDs, with sports dietitian, eating disorder specialist, and REDs expert, Rebecca McConville, MS RD LD CSSD CEDRD. Rebecca wrote the book “Finding Your Sweet Spot - How to Avoid REDs,” and offers a REDs informed provider certification program, which I took and loved earlier this year. I was eager to get her on the podcast because she does an amazing job of trans...
2024-09-191h 07
The Eat for Endurance PodcastRecovery Nutrition for Endurance Athletes with Claire Shorenstein, MS RD CSSDWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!In Episode 98 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, I’m taking advantage of a short break between guests to bring you a solo episode all about recovery nutrition for endurance athletes. Many of my clients are training for some exciting events this Fall, and I’m getting lots of questions about what to eat after exercise. Even if you’re not training for a specific event or doing long hours-long training sessions, recovery nutrition still is extremely important. In this episode, I’m going to...
2024-09-0541 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFinding Joy in Fitness and in Fueling with Coach and Runner Amanda KatzWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 97 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring runner, coach, and native New Yorker, Amanda Katz.Amanda identifies as a body neutral strength and run coach, and believes that all bodies deserve a fitness experience without punishment, guilt, or shame. Amen to that.I’m a big fan of Amanda's positive, often hilarious fueling and fitness messages on social media and on her own show, Between Two Coaches. I'm also grateful for her frequent attacks on the toxic fitness, health an...
2024-08-221h 20
The Eat for Endurance PodcastOrganic, Processed, and GMO foods with Brooke Czarnecki, RDN LDWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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” versus “unprocessed” foods for athletes. I added a quick GMO chat at the end because it’s relevant to this dis...
2024-08-081h 24
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFueling the Ultra Life: Coach Jes Woods' Journey from Triple Jump to 200 MilersWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 and Flywheel. Jes also is a fierce athlete herself. She competed as a triple jumper for nearly a...
2024-07-251h 14
The Eat for Endurance PodcastHow to Improve Body Image with Holley Samuel, MS RD CSSDWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 strategies we use when we’ve helped an athlete eat, feel and perform better, but they still struggle with poo...
2024-07-111h 33
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFueling Life's Challenges: Erica Sara Reese on Health, Resilience, and Self-CareWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 pursue her jewelry business instead. Erica has spoken openly about her recent struggles with burnout, breast cancer, and pe...
2024-07-011h 31
The Eat for Endurance PodcastKrista DuChene on Running, Family & Fueling SuccessWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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. After retiring from professional marathoning last year in Tokyo, she joined the trail and ultra community and recently finished her first 100k.
2024-06-131h 02
The Eat for Endurance PodcastNutrition for Injury Recovery with Callie Roseland, MS RD CSSDWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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, includingInjury prevention (briefly)Nutrition strategies to recover from a variety of injuries (soft tissue, bone, concussions, surgical vs non-surgical, etc)When supplementation may be appropriate, and which ones may be recommended The emotional stress of injury and how this affects nutrition Pain manag...
2024-05-301h 21
The Eat for Endurance PodcastZion 100 Nutrition Recap with Sports Dietitian Julie ShobeWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 instead of general ultra nutrition advice we talk specifically about how Julie created her...
2024-05-161h 19
The Eat for Endurance PodcastNutrition for Mountain Athletes with Sports Dietitian Alyssa LeibWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 specialize in different niches than mine. I thought it would be fun to chat a...
2024-05-021h 07
The Eat for Endurance PodcastRunning Toward Recovery: Trey Duncan’s Path from Alcoholism to a 2:57 MarathonWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 contacted me for nutrition coaching in August 2022, right after he started the recovery pr...
2024-04-181h 00
The Eat for Endurance PodcastPersonalized Hydration with Sports Dietitian Colette VartanianWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 hydration concepts and strategies, including how to identify fluid and sodium needs during exercise, the role of thirst, pr...
2024-04-041h 26
The Eat for Endurance PodcastDeep Dive into Cortisol with Sports Dietitian, Dana EshelmanWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 one, as we both frequently see our active clients burning the candle at both ends with training, work, family, and o...
2024-03-211h 11
The Eat for Endurance PodcastReal Talk with Janet Cunningham: The Journey of a Back-of-the-Pack UltrarunnerWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 love hearing from professional athletes, a number of you hav...
2024-03-071h 30
The Eat for Endurance PodcastJoy is a Nutrient with Sports Dietitian Dawn Jackson BlatnerWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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. Because no one is having fun when they’re tired, underfed, injured, sick, burnt out, or not supporting and appreciating their body in oth...
2024-02-221h 25
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFueling for The Long Run: Jonathan Levitt on Nutrition and Running AdventuresWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 particularly loved hearing about what Jonathan has learned from interviewing over 300 podcast guests, and talking...
2024-02-081h 36
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFueling the Ride: Tessa Timmons on Surfing, Body Image, and AdventureWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 here. The only time I attempted to surf was in Hawaii an...
2024-01-251h 12
The Eat for Endurance PodcastMetabolic Efficiency Training with Sports Dietitian Bob SeeboharWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 stores of nutrients, specifically carbohydrates and fat. It’s also a way to optimize your blood sugar th...
2024-01-111h 05
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Endurance athlete, scientist, and entrepreneur, Simon DonatoWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 called Adventure Science, where he leads teams of Athlete-Explorers on various scientific expeditions in remote parts of the world. He also hosted the TV show Boundless fo...
2023-12-071h 20
The Eat for Endurance PodcastPlant-Based Nutrition for Endurance Athletes with Sports Dietitian Kelly JonesWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 to feel good, enjoy life, and perform well, as long as the eating pattern you...
2023-11-241h 07
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Pro Beach Volleyball Player Betsi FlintWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 is ranked 9th in the world, after her recent 9th place finish at World Champs! She also has a 2-year old daughter, who...
2023-11-0955 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastHow to Carb Load with Sports Dietitian Meghann FeatherstunWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 monster” on it, so I knew she would be down to chat about carbs wi...
2023-10-261h 09
The Eat for Endurance PodcastLong Course Triathlon Nutrition with Sports Dietitian, Stevie SmithWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 this topic with me. Many of the sports nutrition principles that we discuss for long distance running, cycling, or other endurance sports like triathlon are...
2023-10-121h 22
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Recreational Distance Runner Alice RossoWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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. Alice talks about growing up in Italy, living and training in her current home of Salt Lake...
2023-09-291h 19
The Eat for Endurance PodcastRelative Energy Deficiency in Sport with Sports Dietitian Heidi StricklerWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 knew she’d be a great dietitian to tackle this topic with me. I have...
2023-09-151h 43
The Eat for Endurance PodcastNutrition for Peri- and Postmenopause with Sports Dietitian Dina GriffinWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!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 specialities include endurance sports nutrition, women’s health and athletes in peri- and postmenopause, so I knew she’d be a great m...
2023-09-011h 28
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFueling for the Long Haul: Sage Canaday’s Plant-Based Journey from Roads to TrailsWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 71 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast! This week, I’m joined by Sage Canaday, a pro-runner, coach, and plant-based athlete with over 20 years of running experience. Sage is known for his “any surface, any distance” motto, and his impressive career has seen him excel both on the roads and in the mountains. He’s a 2-time US Olympic Trials qualifier in the marathon and has secured top 20 finishes at both the Boston and Chicago Marathons...
2023-08-181h 25
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFrom Biathlons to Ultramarathons: Corrine Malcolm's Evolving Journey in Sport and NutritionWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 70 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast! In this episode, I’m joined by Corrine Malcolm, a professional ultrarunner, coach, co-host of the Trail Society Podcast, and Editor-in-Chief at Freetrail.Corrine’s story is packed with incredible experiences, and even with 90 minutes of conversation, we barely scratched the surface! We dive deep into her background as a high school and collegiate athlete, where she excelled as a Nordic skier and biathlete, all while dipping her toes into...
2023-08-041h 25
The Eat for Endurance PodcastPerformance Nutrition for Ultrarunners with Julie Shobe, MS RDWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to episode 69 of the Eat for Endurance podcast! Today’s topic is Performance Nutrition for Ultrarunners, and features fellow Registered Dietitian and ultrarunner, Julie Shobe MS RD. Julie and I cover all the building blocks to creating a successful race day nutrition plan, such as:Hourly carb and protein goals during long training runs and ultra racesPopular sports nutrition products and foods that you can incorporate into your planHow to train the gut to reach recommended carb and protein amounts per hourHow to identify and...
2023-07-211h 30
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile: Pro-Trail Runner and Co-Founder of Freetrail, Dylan BowmanWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 68 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Dylan Bowman, a professional trail runner, co-founder of Freetrail, and host of the Freetrail Podcast.Dylan has had a long and impressive career as a trail and ultra runner, with too many wins and podiums from the past 14 years to mention here. These days, he’s at least as well known for his company Freetrail as he is for his success as a pro-runner. And that’s exactly how I connected with him, as he w...
2023-07-071h 13
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFunctional Nutrition for Endurance Athletes with Kirsten Screen, MPH RD LDWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 67 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Performance Dietitian Kirsten Screen, MPH RD LD. Today's topic is functional nutrition for endurance athletes, and let me tell you - it is a jam-packed 90 minutes that you do not want to miss! Kirsten specializes in Integrative Performance Nutrition and has been in the nutrition world for over 20 years. I took a couple of courses with her recently - a longer, more in-depth one on functional nutrition, as well as a shorter course on Ferritin - and...
2023-06-231h 30
The Eat for Endurance PodcastIron Status and Nutrition During Injury with Sports Dietitian Kelsey PontiusWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to episode 65 of the Eat for Endurance podcast, featuring sports dietitian Kelsey Pontius, RD LDN CSSD. Kelsey is the founder of her private practice, Meteor Nutrition, and is a talented distance runner as well, qualifying for both the 2020 and 2024 US Marathon Olympic Trials. Today, Kelsey and I chat in depth about two topics that we frequently address with our athletes - iron status and nutrition during injury. Here’s an overview of what we cover:Kelsey’s background as an athlete and sports RDWhy iron...
2023-05-261h 24
The Eat for Endurance PodcastJohn Kelly on Nutrition, Barkley Marathons, and Balancing It AllWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 60 of the Eat for Endurance podcast! Today, I’m joined by John Kelly, an elite ultrarunner, engineer, and father of four, who somehow finds time to push the limits of human endurance while balancing work and family life.John is perhaps best known as one of the few finishers of the infamous Barkley Marathons. In 2017, he became only the 15th person in history to complete all five loops of this brutal race. Fast forward to this week’s 2023 Barkley Marathons, where John...
2023-03-171h 12
The Eat for Endurance PodcastWinter Sports Nutrition: A Discussion with Sports Dietitian Kylee Van HornWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Happy New Year everyone and welcome to episode 56 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast. Today, we're tackling the topic of Winter Sports Nutrition, featuring Kylee Van Horn, RDN. Kylee is a sports dietitian based in the mountains of Colorado, regularly works with winter athletes in her private practice, FlyNutrition, and is a runner and winter athlete herself. Although I used to ski when I was young, I haven’t done much more than sled down a small city hill in recent memory, so I invited Kylee on...
2023-01-131h 10
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAsk Me Anything #4Want to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 49 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, and my fourth Ask Me Anything episode! It’s been well over a year since I’ve done one of these (yikes!) so this was long overdue. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions. We covered a variety of topics, including:Counting macros vs eating intuitively for athletesFueling workouts for a Type 2 Diabetic runnerThe risks/consequences of fasted runningMaintenance fueling (e.g. when volume reduces after a training cycle)Fueling for early morning runsNutrition for t...
2022-08-0538 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastMy Nutrition Story - Sports Dietitian and Recreational Runner, Claire ShorensteinWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 48 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring…yours truly! Somewhat spontaneously, I decided to do something different in this episode - spend some solo time with my mic and ask myself all the usual questions I throw at my guests!I’m obviously not an elite athlete, so if you’re here for the big names and the RD interviews, feel free to skip this one. But if you’re curious to learn more about me and my own (very windy) nutritio...
2022-03-241h 35
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFueling Epic Rides: Ultra Endurance Cycling with Lael WilcoxWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 47 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring one of the greatest ultra-endurance cyclists of all time, Lael Wilcox!Lael has been redefining what's possible on two wheels since she started racing in 2014. After years of bike touring around the world, she quickly became a dominant force in ultra-distance cycling. Her achievements are nothing short of jaw-dropping:2015 – Smashed the Women’s record in the Tour Divide (2,745 miles), despite battling bronchitis.2015 (again!) – Rode the entire...
2022-03-031h 18
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Elite Ultrarunner Coree WolteringWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 46 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast! It has taken me WAY longer than planned to get this show back into action, so thank you for your patience. I'm very pleased to finally be recording again and to bring you today's Athlete Nutrition Profile, featuring elite ultrarunner Coree Woltering. You may be familiar with Coree from World's Toughest Race - Eco Challenge Fiji (streamed on Amazon) - he was one of the athletes on Team Onyx, the first all-black team to compete in expedition r...
2022-02-161h 27
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Ultrarunner Veronica LeedsWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 45 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring ultrarunner, mother, and former private nutrition client of mine, Veronica Leeds. I first met Veronica when she reached out to me back in 2018 when she was relatively new to the sport of ultra running and was seeking help with her everyday and performance nutrition. She had a young son and had started running as a way to literally escape the challenges of motherhood (ahem, I think I can relate to that one...
2021-10-231h 12
The Eat for Endurance Podcast"High Performance Nutrition for Masters Athletes" with Sports Dietitian Lauren AntonucciWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!In episode 43 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast, I’m joined by Sports Dietitian Lauren Antonucci, RDN, CSSD, CDE, CDN, to dive into Nutrition for Masters Athletes. Lauren was first on the show back in 2019 to discuss fueling young athletes, and now, with the release of her book High Performance Nutrition for Masters Athletes, we’re shifting the focus to athletes aged 35 and up (also known as “Masters Athletes”).Lauren’s book is packed with valuable insights for anyone interested in optimizing their nutri...
2021-07-231h 40
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Elite Skyrunner, scientist, coach, and author, Hillary AllenWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 41 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring elite skyrunner, Hillary Allen. Hillary is such a fascinating, multi-dimensional person and athlete. In addition to establishing herself as one of the best mountain ultra runners in the world (hence her trail nickname of "Hillygoat"), she is a scientist and teacher, with a masters degree in neuroscience, physiology and structural biology, a trail running coach, a gravel cyclist, and now also an author. Her book, Out and Back: A Runner’s...
2021-05-281h 30
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Elite Ultra-Runner and Coach, Lisa Smith-BatchenWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 40 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring elite ultra-runner and coach, Lisa Smith-Batchen. I have been trying to get this episode recorded for AGES, and am so excited that our schedules finally aligned for this interview and I am able to share it with you all. Lisa is beyond inspiring - not just because of the incredible things she has accomplished athletically across many decades (a very very long list that includes adventure races, Ironman events, and...
2021-04-101h 31
The Eat for Endurance PodcastRelative Energy Deficiency in Sport - A Discussion with Kristin Duyn, MScNWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 39 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, during which Kristin Duyn, MScN joins me to tackle the very important topic of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). Please note that Kristin is a Certified Sports Nutritionist, NOT a Registered Dietitian. I usually only feature fellow dietitians, but she had a really valuable story to share and we had a great discussion, so I hope you enjoy it. What is RED-S? The International Olympic Committee introduced the te...
2021-03-221h 31
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAsk Me Anything #3 (plus a personal announcement!)Want to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Hey guys! I’m excited to bring to you my third (and very overdue) Ask Me Anything episode! I just realized that the last time I did one of these was when Isla was 7 weeks old…and she’s now 17 months old. Yikes! Better late than never though, and I thank you for all the great questions you submitted. As usual with these Ask Me Anything episodes, it’s completely unedited, recorded in one-go and off-the-cuff - so please forgive my rambling. :) ALSO, I ki...
2021-03-1648 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastJessie Diggins on Nutrition, Resilience, and Building a Legacy in SportWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!“Healthy, happy and balanced athletes are the ones that make it across the finish line again and again throughout a long career and leave a legacy” - Jessie DigginsWelcome to Episode 37 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast! Today, I’m honored to be joined by cross-country skier and Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins.You may remember Jessie’s incredible performance at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, where she and her teammate Kikkan Randall made history...
2021-02-0558 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastCurrent Nutrition Research with Sports Dietitian, Kelly Pritchett, PhD RDN CSSDWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 36 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Sports Dietitian and research extraordinaire, Kelly Pritchett, PhD, RDN CSSD.Kelly holds a PhD in Exercise Physiology, in addition to an undergraduate degree in Nutrition from The University of Alabama. She has been a practicing dietitian since 2005, and currently is a Professor of Nutrition and Exercise Science at Central Washington University (CWU). She also runs a nutrition and coaching company with her husband called TRIDimensional consulting, and is a mom to 3 young boys. I...
2021-01-241h 27
The Eat for Endurance PodcastSupplements for Athletes with Sports Dietitian Kelly JonesWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 35 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Sports Dietitian Kelly Jones MS, RD, CSSD, LDN. I invited Kelly on the show to talk all about supplements, and I am confident you will learn SO much from her!This episode is a MUST listen for anyone who is currently taking or thinking about taking supplements, especially as we approach the New Year and all the health-related craziness that always ensues. If you are seeking optimal, sustainable health and performance, it...
2020-12-101h 33
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Elite Vegan Ultra-Runner and Coach, Yassine DibounWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 34 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring elite vegan ultra-runner and coach, Yassine Diboun. Yassine has a really inspirational story, and I’m so grateful that we were able to have such a long and in-depth discussion, including how he was able to overcome years of substance abuse and overhaul his entire life to become the amazing athlete and role model that he is today. He’s also an all-around awesome person - we had many laughs in this epis...
2020-12-042h 03
The Eat for Endurance PodcastNathan Fa’avae: Behind the Scenes of Eco Challenge Fiji and Fueling for World’s Toughest RacesWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 33 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast! Today, I’m thrilled to be joined by Nathan Fa’avae, elite adventure racer and longtime captain of Team New Zealand, one of the most dominant teams in the sport’s history.Nathan is a true legend in the world of adventure racing, with an athletic career spanning nearly two decades. He has led Team New Zealand to six World Championship victories, proving time and again that he thrives in som...
2020-11-222h 15
The Eat for Endurance PodcastEmbrace Your Strength: Christine D’Ercole on Overcoming Struggles, Fueling for Success, and Building ConfidenceWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 32 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Senior Peloton Instructor and Masters World Champion track cyclist, Christine D’Ercole.Whether you're a Peloton rider already familiar with Christine or new to her story, I’m beyond excited to share her powerful nutrition journey today. Christine refers to herself as a storyteller, and she truly lives up to that.Over the course of our 2+ hour conversation, she shared so many personal and insp...
2020-11-182h 07
The Eat for Endurance PodcastMike McKnight Returns - Running 100 miles on Zero Calories and the Colorado Trail FKTWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 31 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast! Today we welcome elite ultrarunner and low-carb high-fat athlete, Mike McKnight, back to the show to chat about two epic things that he recently achieved. In May, he ran 100 miles on ZERO CALORIES in 18 hours and 40 minutes. Then, in late September, he set the men’s supported FKT on the Colorado Trail, which is 485 miles, in 7 days and 13 hours. In this episode, we cover his prep for each event, how he fueled (or did not fu...
2020-11-051h 15
The Eat for Endurance PodcastWhen Races are Cancelled, Create Your Own Adventures - A Detailed Look into My California Trail Running "Event"Want to get in touch? Send Claire a message!I’m particularly excited to share Episode 29 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast with you all, as it’s a more personal episode in which I share my own recent running and nutrition experiences, and I also introduce you to my fellow adventure-seeker and running buddy for life - my husband Eric.My goal for this episode is to demonstrate that running (or whatever sport you enjoy engaging in) is not cancelled! I know how disappointing race cancellations have been this year, but that does...
2020-08-191h 28
The Eat for Endurance PodcastGastrointestinal Issues & Athletes - A chat with Registered Dietitian Anne MauneyWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 28 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Anne Mauney, MPH RD. Anne is a DC area based Registered Dietitian as well as a mother, a runner, and a lover of travel, adventure, the great outdoors, and healthy recipe creation. She has a blog called fAnnetastic food and she has her own nutrition counseling private practice to help clients improve their relationships with food via an intuitive eating approach.This episode covers a topic that many athletes and...
2020-08-0159 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Ali on the Run Show Host, Ali Feller, on life with Crohn's diseaseWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 27 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Ali Feller, host of the Ali on the Run Show. I’m embarrassed to say that it’s taken me over two months to edit and publish this episode! The joys of working and parenting in these crazy times, that’s all I can say. Podcasting has had to take a bit of a backseat to everything else unfortunately, but I’m still recording episodes whenever I can!
2020-07-081h 05
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Elite Ultrarunner and (Mostly) Vegan Athlete, Mike WardianWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 26 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring elite ultrarunner and (mostly) vegan athlete, Mike Wardian. If you haven’t heard of Mike, he’s a beast of an athlete and also one of the nicest, down-to-earth guys you’ll meet in the running world (and elsewhere). The number of back-to-back races, Fastest Known Times (FKTs), and other events that he participates in - and conquers - seemingly every week is superhuman. Most athletes would take a bit of a break...
2020-05-261h 26
The Eat for Endurance PodcastInfant and Toddler Nutrition - A Discussion with Pediatric Dietitian Pegah JalaliWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 25 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Pediatric Dietitian, Pegah Jalali, MS RD. Yep, I’m taking a little break from my usual sports nutrition programing to focus on infant and toddler nutrition! It may seem unrelated to talk about general nutrition for kids on this podcast but really, it’s not. Many of my listeners and clients are parents, and as parents, we of course want to do our best to keep our entire family healthy and to cultivate positive relationships with food...
2020-05-061h 06
The Eat for Endurance PodcastCourtney Dauwalter on Nutrition, Ultrarunning, and Listening to Her BodyWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 24 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Elite ultrarunner, Courtney Dauwalter. Welcome to Episode 24 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring legendary ultrarunner, Courtney Dauwalter. Courtney is one of the best ultrarunners competing right now. She’s not just coming in as first female and setting course records at races like UTMB, Western States, and Hardrock; she sometimes dominates races outright. I wanted to get her on the show to dig into how she fuels her training as well as h...
2020-04-221h 09
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Podcast Host and Former Pro-Runner, Tina MuirWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 23 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring elite runner, Running for Real podcast host, and soon to be Mom of two, Tina Muir. Tina famously took a break from professional running in 2017, at the peak of her career and just a few months after setting a PR of 2:36 in the marathon, when she decided to prioritize her health and well-being after not having her period for nine years. She has openly shared her story and her own struggles to bring more...
2020-04-021h 03
The Eat for Endurance PodcastNourish Your Mind - Dr. Ashley Selkirk on Mental Health During the Global PandemicWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” — Viktor FranklWelcome to Episode 22 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring clinical psychologist Dr. Ashley Selkirk, Ph.D. Given the rapid unraveling of life as we know it in this post-Covid-19 world, I wanted to interview a mental health professional to discuss coping mechanisms and other strategies that we can use to deal with the anxiety, stress, disappointment, fear, and other overwhelming feelings that many of us...
2020-03-1949 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFood Allergies & Intolerances - A Discussion with Registered Dietitian Chelsey AmerWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 21 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring a discussion of food allergies and intolerances with NYC-based dietitian, Chelsey Amer, MS RD. This is an important topic and one that often causes confusion, especially in the landscape of all the fad diets out there. It’s also one that I can relate to, as I developed a severe shellfish allergy in my early 20’s, so I’m glad that we’re tackling this topic in today’s episode.Chelsey is the founder of Chelsey...
2020-03-031h 02
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Running Legend, Meb KeflezighiWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 20 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring four-time Olympian and legendary distance runner, Meb Keflezighi.Like many of you I’m sure, I have admired Meb - both his athletic accomplishments as well as his character - for many years. He won the NYC Marathon in 2009, right as I started to train for my first marathon. And in 2014, I was in the middle of running my second Boston Marathon when I heard the amazing and uplifting news that Meb, at nearly 39 ye...
2020-02-201h 03
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Outdoor Sports Journalist and Author, Lisa JhungWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 19 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring outdoor sports journalist, editor, copywriter, and content marketing creator, Lisa Jhung. Lisa has been a journalist in the outdoor industry for 20 years. She writes about adventure, running, endurance, and outdoor sports and the gear that goes with them for magazines like Outside, Runner’s World, Backpacker, Mountain, Women’s Running and Podium Runner, and also writes content for brands in the outdoor industry. Lisa has authored two books: “Trailhead: The Dirt on...
2020-02-111h 14
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Ultrarunner, Mountaineer, and Adventure Racer Marshall UlrichWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!I’m very excited to kick off Season Two of the Eat for Endurance Podcast with ultrarunner, mountaineer, adventure racer, speaker, and author, Marshall Ulrich. As an athlete, Marshall’s list of accomplishments is impressive, to say the least (and still growing, too). Just to name a few: he has climbed Mount Everest, crossed Death Valley on foot (in July) a record 22 times, completed the Seven Summits all on first attempts, finished more than 100 ultramarathons averaging over 100 miles each, competed in all nine...
2020-01-221h 16
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Recreational Cyclist and Runner, Jacqui CincottaWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 16 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring recreational cyclist and runner, Jacqui Cincotta. Jacqui is a former nutrition client of mine who worked with me back in 2018 on improving her everyday diet and her approach to sports nutrition during training and racing. I found her story to be unique and inspiring, and very much connected to food and exercise, so I asked her to be my first recreational athlete nutrition profile guest on the podcast....
2019-12-0954 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastHappy Thanksgiving!Want to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Bringing you all a spontaneous, short episode recorded on this Thanksgiving morning with my 2 year-old daughter and special guest, Arielle! She REALLY wanted to wish you a very happy holiday - no, seriously, she really did. Ever since recording her last episode over the summer, she has wanted to record another. So here you go! :) Just a friendly reminder as we all head into our Thanksgiving meals that today is about gratitude and enjoyment - enjoying food, family, friends, etc. So eat whatever tastes good, even i...
2019-11-2802 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAsk Me Anything #2Want to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Hey guys! I’m excited to bring to you my second Ask Me Anything episode, which also is my first episode recorded post-baby. It’s a short one but I’m still amazed I was able to get this done towards the end of my 7-week-old’s morning nap, without any crying interrupting me (just a doorbell, cause you know, endless Amazon packages of who knows what I ordered in my middle of the night delirium…). This is a completely unedited, recorded in one-go episode FYI - but ther...
2019-11-2522 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastSports Nutrition Principles with Tailwind R&D Director, Dr. Art ZemachWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 13 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Director of Research and Development at Tailwind Nutrition, Dr. Art Zemach. Art (or Dr. Z, as his patients call him) is a retired pediatrician and endurance athlete based in Durango, Colorado who competes in multiple sports, including white water kayak racing, mountain biking, skiing, Ironman, ultra trail running, and others. Jeff Vierling, the co-founder of Tailwind Nutrition, was scheduled to join us on this episode and unfortunately couldn’t make it...
2019-11-1149 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Coach Mario Fraioli of The Morning ShakeoutWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!“Instead of focusing on how fast I could go, or how many miles I could run, my main mission every day was to see how many calories I could burn. It became a game. I got more excited by seeing low numbers on the scale than I did by seeing faster splits on my watch.” - Mario FraioliWelcome to Episode 12 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring running coach, writer, and podcast host, Mario Fraioli. Mario is deep...
2019-10-281h 12
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Running Coach John HonerkampWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!“Everyone is a runner. Some just chose not to run or don’t know how to start.” - Coach JohnWelcome to Episode 11 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring running coach, consultant, and unofficial celebrity marathon pacer, John Honerkamp. We’re in the thick of Fall race season, so I thought it would be the perfect time to interview Coach John. If you’re a runner in NYC, you’ve most likely heard his name somewhere, a...
2019-10-211h 19
The Eat for Endurance PodcastNutrition and Running - A Toddler's PerspectiveWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Hey guys! Welcome to Episode 10 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast. In honor of just having had a baby, I thought it would be fun to post this VERY short interview with my two year old daughter, Arielle. She always has lots to say about food and running, which isn't a big surprise given her runner parents and nutritionist mother (that said, she clearly does not understand what I do for work...listen for more on that one!). We did this mostly to...
2019-10-1405 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAsk Me Anything - Your Nutrition Questions AnsweredWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!You asked, and finally received - it only took me 8 episodes, but I finally got around to doing an Ask Me Anything show to answer your burning nutrition questions! At the time of recording (and of writing these show notes), I am almost 39 weeks pregnant and trying to take my mind off of playing the waiting game (i.e. simultaneous desires to get this baby outta me right now, and also - but wait stay in, I need more time, I'm not ready yet!), so thank...
2019-10-0420 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFueling Young Athletes - A Discussion with Sports Dietitian Lauren AntonucciWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 7 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Registered Dietitian Lauren Antonucci. Today’s topic of fueling young athletes (i.e. through the collegiate level) is one that I am particularly excited about, as I love working with this client population, and as a parent myself, hope to raise my girls to enjoy physical activity as much as my husband and I do! Lauren is the perfect person to talk about fueling young athletes, both from a personal and...
2019-09-2355 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastFrom Bartender to Ultramarathon Champion: Maggie Guterl’s Journey to Big’s VictoryWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 6 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, where we dive deep with elite ultrarunner Maggie Guterl - better known as "Maggatron."Maggie and I crossed paths through Tailwind Nutrition, where she serves as the Athletes & Events Manager. She also leads the Tailwind Trailblazer group, which I joined this year. To be clear, I’m not sponsored by Tailwind, and I’m not receiving any compensation for mentioning them; I just genuinely love their products!Originally from Pennsylvania, Maggie recently relocated to Durango, CO...
2019-09-161h 03
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Strength Running Podcast Host & Coach Jason FitzgeraldWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Welcome to Episode 5 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Jason Fitzgerald of Strength Running. Jason and I met back in 2015, when he moderated a nutrition panel I was on at an Endurance Sports conference. We kept in touch thereafter, and I was excited to be a guest on his new at the time podcast to talk all about the impact of pregnancy on running and nutrition, towards the end of my first pregnancy (listen to the episode here). So now it’s Jason’s tu...
2019-09-0956 min
The Eat for Endurance PodcastAthlete Nutrition Profile - Endurance Athlete and Coach Travis MacyWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Today’s episode of the Eat for Endurance Podcast continues my Athlete Nutrition Profile Series with speaker, author, coach, and endurance athlete, Travis Macy. You name the sport, he's probably done it – and maybe even all in a single event! You will finish this episode feeling inspired to seek out your own next big adventure in life and/or in sport, even if you are not an ultra-athlete yourself. A little more background on Travis - he has finished over 120 ultra endurance even...
2019-08-261h 03
The Eat for Endurance PodcastHow Matt Wilpers Fuels for Peak Performance and EnduranceWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Today’s episode kicks off the Athlete Nutrition Profile Series on the Eat for Endurance Podcast, and I’m thrilled to start with none other than Matt Wilpers!Matt and I go way back to our days coaching a triathlon team together in New York City. He’s an exceptional athlete and coach who blends science and fun into training - an approach I also bring to nutrition with my clients.Matt’s athletic background is impressive. He competed...
2019-08-171h 02
The Eat for Endurance PodcastIntuitive Eating, Weight, and Athletes – A Discussion with Registered Dietitian Heather CaplanWant to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Meet Heather Caplan – a D.C. based Registered Dietitian, freelance writer, running coach, yoga teacher, podcast host, and mother. Heather and I connected back in 2015 at the SCAN (Sports Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition) Symposium in Portland OR, and I thought she would be a wonderful first guest on the Eat for Endurance Podcast!Here are some of the topics that we cover: What is Intuitive Eating? (Hint - it's more than simply eating when you're hungry and stopping when you're full!)Intuitive eating and sports nut...
2019-08-131h 03