If you’ve ever trained for anything long course (marathon, ultra, 70.3, Ironman, etc.) you know how exhausting gels, blocks and bars can get–the stickiness, the sweetness, the awful tastingness. I’ve definitely consumed my fair share…

This past Spring I attended one of my closest friend’s wedding in Cottonwood, Arizona. In fact, I was a bridesmaid. (No, I did not wear a ruffled chiffon bridesmaid dress–but totally would have if asked…