One of the most popular posts I have ever written is “A Real Conversation About Unreal Food,” which I wrote in August of 2012. The post discusses a British Medical Journal article written by Timothy Noakes (of Waterlogged fame), and continues to bring traffic around to Salty Running, having received its latest comment just a couple days ago. The BMJ article is heavily critical of certain sport science institutions that more » Read more
Can You Keep Running While Pregnant? The Quick and Dirty Answer
Running and pregnancy. There is so much confusing information out there. Is it ok for you to keep running when you have a bun in the oven? Let’s consult the experts. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, in their 2002 report on exercise during and after pregnancy (which was reaffirmed in 2009), states that most women with uncomplicated pregnancies can adopt ASCM recommendation of 30 minutes of moderate exercise more » Read more
How To Blow Your Nose While Running
File this one under, “stuff I always thought was weird and gross and kind of embarrassing until I found out that everyone I know does it.” It’s Snot a problem. It’s Snot unladylike. It’s Snot something to hide. It’s just a normal, natural part of running in the winter! If, like me, you’re an outdoor runner year-round, you know that running in cold weather can present some perplexing new problems, more » Read more
The Problem with The Biggest Loser
The internet (and my local Y.M.C.A. for that matter) are abuzz about the latest The Biggest Loser finale. The show bestows $250,000 on the person who loses the highest percentage of their starting body weight. This year’s winner wasn’t the guy who lost 222 lbs. (!). No, the winner outdid that incredible feat by going from 260 down to 105 (in 5 months). Twitter blew up with cries of #anorexia more » Read more
Remembering Madison Holleran
I was laying in my bed, browsing through my Instagram feed on a snowy day, when I encountered the story about Madison Holleran. Holleran was a 19-year old freshman on the cross country team at the University of Pennsylvania, and was a star athlete in high school, both playing soccer and running track. About an hour before she committed suicide by jumping off of a parking garage in Philadelphia, she posted more » Read more
You Can Run But You Can’t Hide: A Runner In Recovery
Hi Salties. It’s me, Ginger. I’ve been away for a while. Where did I go, you ask? Well, well. It’s been quite a journey! I started running when I was sixteen. The summer going into my junior year of high school I began going for walks around my neighborhood, complete with my Sony Walkman. I’d leave the house for almost an hour at a time to enter my own little more » Read more
Too Much of a Goo Thing: Is Overuse of Gels Making You Slow, Fat and Broke?
I love walking into my local running store when it’s time to buy energy gels. I feel like a kid in a candy store! How could I not with all those shiny packages and fruity flavors to choose from? They’re fun to buy and they look like astronaut food; surely they will make me fast! When out on the run and feeling tired the temptation to rip open the sparkly more » Read more
Holiday Special: Running with a Hangover
Dear Tequila, How could you do this to me? Last night at the wrap party I thought we had something really special. When we were romping around the room in that conga line, singing our heads off and laughing I felt like we were making a real connection. I’m sorry I drunkenly flirted with that boy…and the other one…and the other one…but that’s no reason you should have knocked me more » Read more
Changing the Way You Think Isn’t Enough: You Have to Change What You Believe
I admit it: I love those lists of things successful people think or don’t think. As a competitive runner, I’m always looking to improve the little things to take my running to the next level, especially when it comes to my mental game. Anyway, I’m sure you know these lists I’m talking about. The latest one I noticed making the social media rounds is “Mentally Strong People: The 13 Things more » Read more
How to Help a Running Friend You Suspect is Suffering from an Eating Disorder
The holidays and a little contract work have got the best of Salty, and Cinnamon, though hard at work on an EPIC post, was called into work at the last minute, so here we are: Rerunland! But rest assured that we’ve picked a great post to revisit today. Last year around this time, Ginkgo shared these great tips on helping a friend you suspect might be suffering from an eating more » Read more