Articles

With Alexey Vermeulen

Alexey's experience across disciplines has convinced him most riders are training to hard to be fast when it counts. Alexey breaks dow fueling, managing failure, and pacing a season for success.

By Jennifer Kurtz, PhD, CISSN, CSCS, EP-C

Can a 3,000-year-old Ayurvedic herb actually make you a faster endurance athlete? We break down what modern sports science says about ashwagandha, cortisol, and recovery.

By Jennifer Kurtz, PhD, CISSN, CSCS, EP-C

Heavy legs on an easy run or a heart rate that doesn't behave how you expect isn't always about fitness. Iron is foundational to oxygen delivery and storage and plays a key role in expressing the fitness athletes build.

By Jennifer Kurtz, PhD, CISSN, CSCS, EP-C

Tart cherry isn’t just a recovery trend. It’s a proven tool for helping endurance athletes manage soreness, inflammation, and the toll of hard training.

With Hannah Otto

Hannah Otto went to the big island to chase the Mauna Kea FKT, but it almost fell apart. She talks pacing, fueling at 100g+ carbs/hour, battling a relentless headwind, and the mental shift that turned a potential disaster into the biggest margin of her FKT career.

With Whitney Allison

"One of the most asked questions I get is whether I would go back to Transcordilleras. For the last three years, the answer has been an absolute yes. The experience, the people you meet, and the places you see change your perspective on how the world works, how people live, and what truly matters." 

By Jennifer Kurtz, PhD, CISSN, CSCS, EP-C

The conversation around fueling usually focuses on carbohydrates, fluids, and sodium, and with good reason: they are the building blocks of endurance performance. But beneath that revolution sits a quieter layer of performance physiology that rarely gets the same attention until it's too late: micronutrients.

With Phil Gaimon

Phil Gaimon sits down with First Endurance to talk through the prep, psychology, and fueling of his epic Mauna Kea KOM ride. Hear about his full circle experience conquring the KOM for the second time.

With Miron Golfman

Miron Golfman's third-place finish in the Silk Road Mountain Race through Kyrgystan's remote terrain is a powerful testament to human willpower, grit, and a unique perspective on competition that prioritizes personal fulfillment over material success. 

By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD

When it comes to MVM support, MultiV-PRO is foundational because it closes every vitamin and mineral gap affecting endurance athletes. But that’s just the baseline. The formula earns its “PRO” status through the inclusion of additional nutrients that elevate it from foundational to elite.

By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD

The past few years have seen intense research conducted and published on long-term endurance exercise and changes in your immune system. Surveying this research helps explain the causes and complications while providing avenues for athletes to avoid them – or at least mitigate the risk of exposure.

By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD

Adaptogens constitute a catch-all category lumping together various herbs and traditional medicines that have a long history of keeping humans healthy under periods of stress, both physical and mental.