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Why Runners Should Drink Pickle Juice
You’ve seen others doing it and cringed—but there are good reasons this salty beverage it make its rounds By Fara Rosenzweig | 01/07/2016 Move over coconut water, there’s a new beverage taking center stage: pickle juice. Yes, pickle lover’s rejoice! You may have had to defend your love for the stuff in the past, but…
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The Biggest Treasure Hunt Of All
By Sandy Eller – 5 Kislev 5780 – December 2, 2019 Ahhhh, Kosherfest. While it is no doubt a show about the business of kosher food, the fact remains that since it focuses on all things yummy, Kosherfest definitely has an element of fun and has been dubbed by some as “the biggest kiddush of…
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The unusual ‘sports drink’ and other tricks football players use to beat the heat during early-season games
John Roach | AccuWeather | Sep 24, 2019, 10:50 AM The NFL is a notorious copycat league with each team “borrowing” whatever works from other teams. So it was no surprise to see the Philadelphia Eagles throw shade, of sorts, on its own players seated on the bench during Sunday’s game in Philly. As the…
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Pickle juice: Why athletes are turning to an unusual drink to boost performance
BBC Sport | January 22, 2019 When American tennis player Frances Tiafoe said pickle juice had helped him reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, plenty of people were a little taken aback/grossed out. After all, who swigs the remnants of a jar of pickles to boost their sporting performance? More people than you might…
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Muscle Cramps: Causes and Remedies Based on Latest Science
CTS Coach Corrine Malcolm lays down the latest science When it comes to cramping, especially exercise-associated muscle cramping (EAMC) almost everyone has a story. A story about that one time, in that one race, where that one muscle seized. Exercise-associated muscle cramps are defined as painful spasms, and involuntary contractions of skeletal muscles that occur…
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Mind the Woods Trolls—A Reasonable Runner’s Guide to Finishing Your First Ultra
Five surprisingly useful tips you’ll only hear from a non-pro. By Moriel Rothman-Zecher Oct 9, 2019 100 miles is a lot of miles to run. Fortunately, if you google “how to run 100 miles,” you will find a lot of useful, sophisticated tips and guidelines by professional runners and coaches. I am not a professional…