Contributor for Team Africa Rising

Matheny Coaches Juniors in their First Big Race – Tour of the Volcanoes

Why I'm Here: I pulled a poker move and went “all-in” with Team Africa Rising/Team Rwanda, resigning from my salaried full-time coaching gig and starting my own business, Matheny Endurance. I knew it was something I wanted to get involved with after hearing from fellow coaches that helped here in 2011 and 2013 speak of the talent, the relationships, the potential, and the life-changing experience

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Re-post: Contribution for Pre-Industrialized Palate

Fat Intake & Myelin Epiphany

In my eyes, nutrition and the recommendations surrounding are currently and will be ever evolving. This process is good for the health of the everyday person and the athlete as well.  Things that I once believed as hard facts, that I was instructed in my college nutrition textbooks, I'm now beginning to challenge.  In part I think this is due to further research and knowledge, but also because our food sources are becoming more industrialized to fit the lifestyle and population demands.

Recently I've been reading The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle and a concept struck me that I don't believe the author intended, but did because of my recent mindset to challenge the norms of nutrition recommendations.

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