Claire Shorenstein (MS, RD, CSSD) is a distance runner and board-certified Sports Dietitian with over a decade of experience working with teenage and adult athletes from the recreational to elite level. Through her virtual private practice, Eat for Endurance, she helps busy, active people learn how to fuel themselves for health and performance while navigating the challenges of everyday life. Claire also hosts The Eat for Endurance Podcast, which provides evidence-based guidance, inspiring athlete stories, and practical tips on a wide variety of nutrition topics to fuel better, crush your endurance goals, and thrive as a human being.

In this episode, we talk about:

-nutrition needs for ultra-endurance racing

-addressing under-fueling and GI issues

-common nutrient deficiencies in endurance athletes

-hydration

-importance of carbohydrates

-how to make gradual changes

-multi day events

-creative nutrition solutions for ultra runners

-caffeine usage

-key insights

You can find Claire on Instagram ⁠@eatforendurance⁠

Learn more about her membership and nutrition services HERE

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Mackenize Lowe (formerly Mackenzie Donahue) was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. She started running in 7th grade and went on run D2 cross country and track at Daemen University specializing in long distance events including the 5,000m and 10,000m. She became the first athlete at Daemen (in any sport) to qualify for the NCAA DII Championships when she earned individual Nationals qualifying spots in cross country, indoor, and outdoor track. Her collegiate running career earned Mackenzie the eventual honor of being inducted into the Class of 2023 Daemen University Athletics Hall of Fame. Post-collegiately, she continued to run competitively in road races and got married to her high school sweetheart, Greg Lowe! They spent a few years living in Greenville, SC so that Mackenzie could pursue training on an elite Olympic Development running team– ASICS Greenville Track Club (GTC) Elite. Mackenzie made her way back to Buffalo where her and her husband opened AWAKEN Performance Rehab, a PT and sports performance clinic that specializes in helping runners. Mackenzie helps with the business, coaches high school cross country and track at Starpoint High School, and continues to pursue competitive road racing with the goal of qualifying for the Olympic Trials in the marathon.

She also has a Bachelor's in Health Promotion with a Specialization in Health and Fitness and is USATF Level 1 Certified.

In this episode, I talk with Mackenzie Lowe about her running career, experiences and life inside and outside of sport. In this episode we cover:

-her running career

-athlete identity

-balancing work, life, health & running

-handling races when they don’t go your way

-coaching experiences

-overtraining & recovery

-navigating nutrition struggles

-body image

-advice for young runners

You can find Mackenzie on Instagram @kenzieruns

Learn more about PT and sports performance services at https://www.awakenperformancerehab.com/

Book suggestion - Run to Overcome

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In this episode, I talk with Courtney Smith MS, RD, CDES about the use of continuous glucose monitors in the athletic population. Talking points in this episode include:

-understanding glucose abnormalities

-introduction to CGMs

-role of stress and blood sugar regulation

-use of CGMs for endurance athletes

-data interpretation concerns

-blood sugar response during exercise

-carbohydrates & diabetes management

-nutrition strategies for managing blood sugar

-sleep, blood sugars & nutrition strategies

-lab work for blood sugar management

-our beef with certain sports nutrition products and on-course race nutrition

Courtney is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, and founder of The Keys to Nutrition. She has been practicing as a RD for 12 years. Courtney consults with athletes 1:1 nationwide via telehealth. Courtney specializes in diabetes and sports nutrition for endurance athletes. An endurance athlete of 24 years, Courtney started running in middle school and went on to run on to run XC and track in highschool and college. She has completed 4 marathons and an ironman triathlon. Courtney is based in Salida, Colorado.

Find Courtney at @the_endurance_dietitian on Facebook and Instagram, as well as her website.

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