Articles by Jeff Gaudette

Jeff has been running for 13 years, at all levels of the sport. He was a two time Division-I All-American in Cross Country while at Brown University and competed professionally for 4 years after college for the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project. Jeff is certified by the USATF, the RRCA and has been featured in Running Times magazine, Endurance Magazine, as well as numerous local magazine fitness columns.

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  Improve Your Lactate Clearance Rate

  • Published 14 hours ago

  Lactic acid itself isn’t responsible for the muscle fatigue that causes you to do the skeleton dance at the end of a race.

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  Hydration 101: Sports Drinks vs. Water

  • Published May. 14, 2012
  • Updated May. 15, 2012 at 9:40 AM UTC

  Learn how each works and when it's best to use one versus the other.

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  Racing Yourself Into Shape

  • Published May. 7, 2012
  • Updated May. 8, 2012 at 9:41 AM UTC

  While not without its potential pitfalls, it is possible --and can be beneficial -- to race yourself into shape.

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  Reassessing The 10 Percent Rule

  • Published May. 4, 2012

  We all love the strict and explicit “rules” of training, but sometimes rules are meant to be broken.

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  Sleeping Issues For Runners

  • Published Apr. 30, 2012

  Learn what you can do to get the right amount of sleep you need to recover and feel rested.

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  Carbohydrate Cycling For Runners

  • Published Apr. 27, 2012

  While tricky, it's possible to achieve that delicate balance between weight loss and optimal performance.

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  Learning To Trust Your Training

  • Published Apr. 23, 2012
  • Updated Apr. 25, 2012 at 12:40 PM UTC

  To consistently run well, it's critical that you have an unwavering belief in your fitness and your race plan.

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  Improve Your Race Times By Reconditioning Your Mind

  • Published Apr. 9, 2012

  Be mindful of the deceptive paralysis that can take hold when you become intimidated by your increasingly faster paces.

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  Eat Yourself Out Of Overtraining

  • Published Apr. 2, 2012
  • Updated Apr. 3, 2012 at 8:39 AM UTC

  Use these three simple but effective nutrition changes to help dig yourself out of a hole.

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  Four Strategies For Overcoming Racing Anxiety

  • Published Mar. 26, 2012

  Learn how to get over your mental racing hurdles.