“Looking back now, I’m noticing things over the Ironman training that I’m like, ‘I should’ve picked up on this a long time ago.’ But it was things that were normalized in training that I see other people going through."
Remember the Couples Championship? How about Colleen Quigley and Mary Cain in tri? And is anyone racing the Ironman Open category? We caught up with the people behind the most-talked-about news in triathlon.
The International Olympic Committee just came out with an update on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (shortened to REDs or RED-S) - and endurance athletes are firmly in their crosshairs.
Low sex drive, low sperm count, and a greater rate of injury - the combo of underfueling and overtraining has major consequences for men in endurance sports.
You may not even realize you're not eating enough calories to fuel your training - and it's sabotaging all your hard work.
“It wasn’t easy to admit that my idea of a perfect athlete’s diet was actually wrecking me.”