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Question of the Day
Can’t Boost My Iron! What should I do?
Hi Lauren,
As an athlete I’ve struggled to manage my ferritin and it has begun to get frustrating. There was a while I was getting a blood panel done at least every 6months, mostly to trac ...
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How to Bounce Back from a Bad Race (like a Badass)
Hey Lauren,
I am a collegiate runner in my last season of cross country, so it’s really important to make this year special. I just had a race this weekend and I went into it sick. Mentall ...
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Six Tips to Have Your Best XC Season Ever?
Hey Lauren!
I hope everything is going well for you:) I had a decent track season. 800-2:18; 1600-5:15; 3200-11:30. So not great but I had some setbacks coming in…I struggled w/ low ir ...
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Should I Take a Break after the Season?
Hi Lauren!
I just finished a road racing season. It wasn’t that intense, but I definitely feel it. I want to take some downtime, but I was wondering your thoughts of taking time comple ...
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My XC season is spiraling fast! Can weight loss be the cause? Help!
Dear Lauren,
I really look up to you and I’m hoping you might have some advice for me. I am a college runner and just had the best summer of training of my life. My first week back at ...
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Ankle Sprain Pain that Just Won’t Quit?
Hey Lauren,
I was wondering if you could help me. In October last year [11 months ago] I sprained my ankle. I had physio in December through to February. I was diagnosed with a grade 1 (slig ...
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Discouraged by Weight Gain After Injury?
Hey Lauren,
My teammates recently told me to check out your site and I’ve been so inspired by coming here…thank you so much.
I’ve struggled with a hamstring injury and a lab ...
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Why am I Getting Stomach Cramps? (problem solved)
Dear Readers of ALF,
I’ve been having a problem, on and off, throughout the past 12 years of my running career, and its pissing me off so I want to submit to the running community for ...
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How to Rehab (and/or Survive) a Navicular Injury?
G’day Lauren,
I stumbled across this website and had a question regarding a navicular injury that I sustained. I shattered it, was in a backslab for 4 weeks until surgery, then I had a ...
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