Alex Hutchinson
Triathlete Magazine
Toronto, ON, Canada
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The Next Big Performance-Booster Is...Baking Soda? – Triathlete
Has Maurten finally figured out how to harness the power of baking soda without paying the gastrointestinal price? → Read More
How to Amp Up Your Strength Training (And Gains)
Army researchers assess the evidence on what makes you stronger, and speculate about new approaches that might work even better. → Read More
How Much Will a Gap in Training Hurt Your Race?
A big-data analysis of Strava training logs estimates the slowdown for marathoners who miss a week or more → Read More
How Sports Psychologists Define Mental Toughness
A new model breaks down the ability to fight through adversity into its constituent parts → Read More
Why Ladders Are The Best Interval Workouts For Runners
Let's get down to the science of why ladder workouts are key for runners and why moving from long to short efforts maximizes training results → Read More
Four fitness trends to watch in 2023
Planetary health and mini-workouts are trends that might continue to gather steam this year → Read More
These Are the Key Differences Between Road and Trail Runners
A head-to-head lab showdown finds that power and efficiency depend on your preferred running surface → Read More
Why Ladders Are the Best Interval Workouts
Moving from long to short efforts during a workout maximizes the training stimulus → Read More
Why Carbs Are So Important for Recovery
New data shows that, unlike a car, you can’t perform well with a half-full fuel tank. → Read More
Think your kid could be an elite athlete? Read this first
Early but misleading labelling of who’s talented has obvious negative effects for those who are excluded – but it can also hurt those who are chosen → Read More
Runners, The Salt in Sports Drinks May Not Be As Crucial As You Think
Heads up runners, replacing lost salt is a pillar of sports nutrition, but new research suggests more isn’t always better. Learn more about why. → Read More
What Happens When One Twin Exercises and the Other Doesn’t
New research explores the differences between active and inactive twins, and why such pairs are so rare → Read More
Why the Fight Against Doping Is Tedious But Necessary
The complexity of doping rules in endurance sports can be alienating for fans. But what’s the alternative? → Read More
What's the Most Reliable Predictor of Your Marathon Time?
Researchers in Japan try to figure out which miles matter most for long-distance runners → Read More
What Is Athletic Talent?
Elite running coaches weigh in on what it means to be talented and how they predict who will run fastest → Read More
Want to run faster or maintain your speed? Focus on strengthening your ankles
Most aging runners worry about their knees, but it turns out that there’s another key joint you should be focusing on → Read More
There’s New Data on How Antibiotics Affect Your Workout
A pair of experiments find that mice choose to run less after taking antibiotics, even though their endurance is unchanged → Read More
How Elite Runners Train When They’re Pregnant
New data outlines how much they run, how long it takes to resume training after giving birth, and how well they return to competition → Read More
How Elite Runners Train When They’re Pregnant
New data outlines how much they run, how long it takes to resume training after giving birth, and how well they return to competition → Read More
The Illusion of Progress in Sports Technology
The unending search for a competitive edge in sports has a cost. It’s called the Red Queen effect. → Read More