Recovery

I took this of some of our ATC elites at the One Mile invitational in Boston when we were there this April. (Luciano Fiore, Luke Houser, Clay Pender, Sean Dolan) This past weekend I was glued to the TV watching the USATF Outdoor Championships. There were several of our ATC athletes competing so I was not only engaged, but also yelling at the TV. One of our athletes, Sean Dolan was interviewed after advancing through his preliminary race in the men's 800 meters. Early in the i

Caffeine is a favorite among runners at Fast Bananas RUNsource. Many of us rely on it to jumpstart our days and fuel our workouts, but what is caffeine really doing to our performance and recovery? Let’s dig into the science to understand how to maximize the benefits of coffee for both performance gains and optimal recovery. Caffeine’s Effect on Performance Caffeine can boost endurance and reduce perceived effort during exercise by stimulating the central nervous system and i

Sometimes I feel like a broken record, but every year I like to tell my story. To build awareness in our running community. I like to remind my friends, patients and anyone that will listen that just because we run and live healthy lives doesn't mean we are invincible. Ten years ago, I was running regularly. Training hard. Lifting. Eating right. Living what looked like a “healthy” runner’s life. And I almost died. Not from a car. Not from dehydration or heat stroke. From my h