Jen Kates is a familiar name in the Colorado mountain-biking scene and we've been fortunate to have her as a contributor in our Smoothie Recipe Video Series and several articles. Since she's widely respected for helping athletes reach their objectives, Brian was anxious to sit down with her her to talk shop during a recent visit.
Jen and Brian are at it again with another smoothie recipe. This time it's Jen's Post-Strength Training Shake to help you recover faster from intense strength training workouts.
The Breck Epic -- it's more than a grueling mountain bike race. Just looking at the miles and elevation gain for each of the 6 stages doesn't tell the whole story. Racing day after day and trying to recover all while being above 9,500 feet is a unique challenge. Sleep itself, even when not racing, can be difficult at this elevation. It's not unusual to get winded from simply walking a short flight of stairs in Breckenridge.
The fig is a symbol of luxury, divinity and fertility, and is one of the earliest foods cultivated by humans. Mildly sweet with a unique texture, some fossil records show them appearing in our diets at about 9400-9200 B.C., which means we’ve been eating figs for longer than we’ve been eating wheat, barley and legumes!
