Coach Claire has helped hundreds of real runners chase their dreams and conquer what they never thought possible. Her coaching philosophy combines science-based training, plant-based running nutrition, and proven mindset techniques to unlock every runner's true potential. She's a certified vegan running coach, sports nutrition specialist, mom, and borderline obsessive plant lover. As an athlete herself, she went from a 4:02 first marathon all the way to a 2:58 finishing time at the age of 42, entirely plant-based. She coaches vegan, plant-based, and plant-curious runners to achieve the same dramatic success, from those on a walk-run program, general fitness, up to high-level athletes
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The Planted Runner
Coach Claire has helped hundreds of real runners chase their dreams and conquer what they never thought possible. Her coaching philosophy combines science-based training, plant-based running nutrition, and proven mindset techniques to unlock every runner's true potential. She's a certified vegan running coach, sports nutrition specialist, mom, and borderline obsessive plant lover. As an athlete herself, she went from a 4:02 first marathon all the way to a 2:58 finishing time at the age of 42, entirely plant-based. She coaches vegan, plant-based, and plant-curious runners to achieve the same dramatic success, from those on a walk-run program, general fitness, up to high-level athletes
In 1978, a single publication dramatically changed the way people treat injuries. And to this day, it's still one of the most common pieces of advice, which also happens to be absolutely wrong. In the “Sports Medicine Book,” Dr. Gabe Mirkin explained the acronym he invented called RICE which stands for Rest, Ice, Elevation, Compression. And for the next four decades, coaches and practitioners around the world have prescribed the RICE method as the definitive way to heal any kind of injury....
There's this romantic notion out there that we should be always be perfectly in tune with our bodies. We're told by the influencers to "listen to our body" to know exactly how to train, eat, and recover. As if there is some clear, gentle voice saying, "of course I'd rather have brussels sprouts than french fries!" or "mile 23 of the marathon feels incredible!" (if that's your inner voice, I'm impressed. Skip ahead.) If it were really that simple, that you could just listen to your body, the...
What if I told you that there was a way to get faster, to improve your running form, quicken your feet, better prepare for a race, and have some fun, all in less than 90 seconds of work? I’d say sign me up. The good news that such a thing actually exists. It’s called the stride. Or striders, or accelerations, or stride-outs. Lots of names for the same awesome skill. But what it’s not is a sprint or a surge. On Instagram this week, I shared this reel talking about the difference. (And also...