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Let’s talk about recovery; it’s a favourite subject for runners right?!….No!!!!

We all know what it means; we know why we should do it, and most of the time we know what we should be doing. Do we do it as often as we should though? Nah! Of course we don’t.

Caffeine is a well-known ergogenic aid and is used widely in the world of sports nutrition due to it’s safety and efficacy in enhancing exercise performance, including short-distance events.   

There are various ways in which caffeine may improve exercise performance in short-distance events.  The main effect is likely to be achieved via impact on the Central Nervous System (CNS).  This impact may reduce the perception of effort, making exercise seem ‘easier’.  Other potential benefits of caffeine include increased alertness/concentration, improved endurance, and reduced fatigue.

When I look back to my younger years, running around my neighbourhood with nothing but myself, my cares and troubles, or my dreams and visions it is hard to imagine the change that would happen within me when I would reach my 20’s and 30’s and find my tribe.

Those years of running solo were a selfish pursuit if I look at it honestly. I ran to clear my head, to de-stress, to stay thin…. too thin. I ran for mostly all the wrong reasons. I didn’t really have the joy that I have now, as I run with so much more freedom in my mind and body and a sense of adventure that I have found, now that I’ve found my community.