Recoverite
ZICO Coconut Water/Hammer Recoverite Smoothie
I’ve really enjoyed drinking ZICO coconut water lately. I found it at Trader Joe’s a few weeks ago, and have been a little addicted to it ever since. According to their web site: ZICO contains the five essential electrolytes that gives your body everything it needs to stay hydrated and perform at your best. One [...]
Hammer Chocolate Walnut Mocha Blast Smoothie
On a bit of a smoothie kick at the moment and thought I’d share the recipe for one of my current favorites — the Hammer Chocolate Walnut Mocha Blast. Like most smoothies, it’s quick and easy to blend up and makes for a perfect post-run recovery drink. Ingredients: 3/4 cup fat free milk 1 tbsp [...]
Hammer Nutrition Blender Bottle
Regular Run Bulldog Run readers will know I highly recommend the great range of Hammer Nutrition training/racing supplements. Not a day (or race) goes by without me taking at least one of their products. For example, I take between 2-4 Tissue Rejuvenator capsules on a daily basis to maintain joint and tissue health. Before a [...]
Hammer Nutrition Announce Three Great New Flavors!
HEED – Hammer Nutrition’s popular sports drink – is now available in two great new flavors; Mild Melon and Subtle Berry. I’m typically a fan of the Mandarin Orange flavor, but now I’ve tasted Mild Melon (the good folks at Hammer Nutrition included several sample packs in my last order), I think I’ll soon be [...]
Hammer Nutrition Fueling Strategy For Shamrock Marathon
Just over four full days to go until the Shamrock Marathon, so it’s time to start thinking about my fueling strategy and race day plan. Quite predictably, all of the products I’ll be using are from the excellent Hammer Nutrition range, and will fulfill my pre-, during-, and post-marathon requirements. I’ll start tomorrow (Wednesday) with [...]
Week 4 – Key Run Workout #3
Definitely the toughest long run since I started the Furman Institute of Running Marathon Plan one month ago – partly due to the heat and high humidity but also the fact I had to run 20 miles. Typically at this stage of a marathon training program (i.e. 12 weeks to go), I wouldn’t be running [...]




