Run Fast Eat Slow: Nourishing Recipes for Athletes: A Cookbook

New
Illustrated
2016
$33.40

From world-class marathoner and three-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan and culinary nutritionist Elyse Kopecky comes a whole foods, flavour-forward cookbook that proves food can be indulgent and nourishing at the same time. Finally here's a cookbook for runners that shows fat is essential for flavour and performance and that counting calories, obsessing over protein, and restrictive dieting does more harm than good. Packed with more than 100 recipes for every part of yourday, nutritional wisdom, and inspiring stories, Run Fast, Eat Slow has all the bases covered. Fitness-minded readers will find delicious meals, satisfying snacks, thirst- quenching drinks, and wholesome treats. Fan favorites include Can't Beet Me Smoothie, Arugula Cashew Pesto, High-Altitude Bison Meatballs, Superhero Muffins, and Double ChocolateTeff Cookies. Packaged as a beautiful, full-colour hardcover cookbook, Run Fast, Eat Slow, will please Flanagan's fervent fans as well as the 42 million runners nationwide who will discover the recipes she eats to break records and live well.

Synopsis

From world-class marathoner and three-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan and culinary nutritionist Elyse Kopecky comes a whole foods, flavour-forward cookbook that proves food can be indulgent and nourishing at the same time. Finally here's a cookbook for runners that shows fat is essential for flavour and performance and that counting calories, obsessing over protein, and restrictive dieting does more harm than good. Packed with more than 100 recipes for every part of yourday, nutritional wisdom, and inspiring stories, Run Fast, Eat Slow has all the bases covered. Fitness-minded readers will find delicious meals, satisfying snacks, thirst- quenching drinks, and wholesome treats. Fan favorites include Can't Beet Me Smoothie, Arugula Cashew Pesto, High-Altitude Bison Meatballs, Superhero Muffins, and Double ChocolateTeff Cookies. Packaged as a beautiful, full-colour hardcover cookbook, Run Fast, Eat Slow, will please Flanagan's fervent fans as well as the 42 million runners nationwide who will discover the recipes she eats to break records and live well.

$33.40

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 256
Edition: 1
Publisher: Rodale Books
Published: 13 Oct 2016
ISBN 10: 162336681X
ISBN 13: 9781623366810
Book Overview: Leading American distance runner and holder of numerous records in the 1oK and marathon, Shalane Flanagan's cookbook to help fuel runners and athletes of all abilities with good fats and natural foods.

Media Reviews

Feeding my cravings with healthy food has long been my recipe for running longevity. Run Fast Eat Slow contains sound advice and delicious and nutritious recipes--finally a true runner's kitchen companion.
-- Joan Benoit Samuelson, first-ever women's Olympic marathon champion

You are what you put in your body. In Run Fast, Eat Slow, Shalane and Elyse provide amazing recipes for fueling your body. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to excel in running or just live a healthy and active lifestyle.
-- Meb Keflezighi, four-time US Olympian and Boston Marathon champion

There are so many misleading diet trends pushed at young female athletes. Finally here's a book after my own heart--celebrating indulging in real food!
-- Allyson Felix, Olympic gold medal sprinter

Author Bio

Shalane Flanagan is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow. She is an Olympic silver medalist, 4-time Olympian, winner of the 2017 TCS New York City marathon, and multiple American record holder. She finished second in the 2010 NYC marathon and ran the fastest time ever by an American woman at the 2014 Boston Marathon. She has been running at an elite level for 14 years and typically runs 100-plus miles a week. She lives in Portland, OR.

Elyse Kopecky is a chef, speaker, nutrition coach, and New York Times bestselling co-author of Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow. The book features Elyse's indulgent nourishment food philosophy for long-term health and happiness. She studied nutrition at the Natural Gourmet Institute, the nation's top health-supportive culinary school. She lives in Bend, OR.