Runners Vitamins

Why Your Recovery Sucks: 5 Science-Backed Nutrients Elite Runners Swear By

Runners Essentials by Without Limits® ·

  Suboptimal recovery represents the primary limiting factor in endurance performance progression among distance runners. While training load management and sleep optimization receive considerable attention, nutritional recovery strategies remain systematically underutilized. Research demonstrates that specific...

5 Benefits of BCAAs and How They Improve Your Recovery

5 Benefits of BCAAs and How They Improve Your Recovery

Runners Essentials ·

Rebecca Strong • This article was medically reviewed by Samantha Cassetty, MS, RD, a nutrition and wellness expert with a private practice based in New York City. Medically Reviewed BCAA supplements can be found in a powdered format which...

Ashwagandha… maybe you have never heard of it, right?

Ashwagandha… maybe you have never heard of it, right?

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Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is an ayurvedic herb used by athletes for its rejuvenating and recovery properties. A study performed at the Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory | School of Health Sciences | Lindenwood University in...

MARATHON: BECOMING A RUNNER

MARATHON: BECOMING A RUNNER

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Jeremy D. Larson  | A writer’s journey to becoming a runner For nine months, I haven’t met a day without soreness or left it without exhaustion. Whether nursing an inflamed Achilles tendon or dealing with...

Are Carbon-Plated Running Shoes Worth the Hype?

Are Carbon-Plated Running Shoes Worth the Hype?

Runners Daily Vitamin ·

We tested three new kicks that incorporate the controversial feature By Martin Fritz Huber | In 2017, Nike released the Vaporfly 4%, a racing shoe engineered to dramatically improve running economy and help the world’s fastest...