Question of the Day

How Can I Keep Running for Myself, and Keep Outside Expectations from Ruining it.

Hi Lauren,

I have been struggling with getting back the competitive edge that I had in high school. I came from a small team and had an amazing relationship with my coach. Running gave me a ...

How to Avoid Jetlag as an Athlete (more like minimize it).

Hi Lauren,

Do you have any tips on handling running with jet lag – both heading out and returning home?
How do you manage training when you are traveling – either domestically or i ...

Is Soy Good for Athletes?

Hi Lauren,

I was wondering, is there something bad about soy milk? I know that with your Picky Bars website, you said that too much soy can be a bad thing ...

How did your HS Coach Create an Environment of so Many Healthy Girls?

L-Flo,

After our radio show I was thinking about your team of 60 girls in high school and the fact that you only had 1 instance of an eating disorder. And I was thinking about you as the lea ...

Playing Coach: How to approach eating disorders with a team?

If you were the coach of a collegiate women’s cross country team, how would you approach the issue of body image and weight?

Do Fancy Watches like the Nike+ Sportwatch GPS or Garmin help you train better?

Lauren-

It seems like everyone has one of those Garmins or the new Nike GPS watch or something similar. Does having one of those actually help you train better? I just have a watch (and a Ni ...

Can Max Weights and Marathon Training Play Nice Together?

Lauren,

I will be training for the Chicago Marathon this October. I will be running five days and resting or cross-training the other two. I want to add barbell squats and seated calves to m ...

What to Eat Before You Run?

Hi Lauren!!!

I’m a sophomore in high school in my first year of running. When you have morning practice, how much can you eat? At what time from practice, and what can you eat?

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Ahhh! How Do I Break Through a 20+ Year Plateau in the 5k?

Hi Lauren,

I have this ridiculous lofty goal of running a 5k at a 6min/mile pace… to be honest I would love something in the high 5s. (5:59, 5:58 pace would work) The fastest I have every ...

How Can I Get a Faster Kick?

Hi Lauren,

I am a 1500 meter runner competing at the junior college level. Every race that I had last season came down to the last 200 meters. I feel like I do everything right during the ra ...