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Sunny Blende

Sunny Blende

Sunny Blende, M.S. is a Sports Nutritionist who writes and counsels individuals and teams on fueling for enhanced performance and making healthy food choices. Currently she writes the nutrition column for UltraRunning magazine and runs ultras herself. She has presented at the National RRCA Convention, the National Rowing Convention, Nike San Francisco Marathon Expo, and the Runners World San Francisco Marathon and worked as an assistant with the Los Angeles Marathon Association. An avid master competitor herself, she trains and competes in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Sunny received her Bachelor of Science degree from University of Southern California and her Masters in Human Nutrition degree from University of New Haven. (Photo at left, by Luis Escobar).

  • Fat Burning: A How-to Guide

    Sunny Blende 04/23/2015
    Sunny Blende 04/23/2015

    We have become a society of carb burners. That is where sports nutrition has been for the past couple of decades. Of the two main food sources the body uses for energy, carbohydrates and fats, our working muscles would prefer carbs because they create ATP (energy) faster. They are “easier” to convert into energy.

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  • What’s For Dinner? A Review Of Cookbooks For Athletes

    Sunny Blende 08/06/2014
    Sunny Blende 08/06/2014

    If you’ve ever been to my house for dinner, you will soon come to understand that I am a nutritionist and not a chef. My meal planning consists of 1.0…

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  • Thirsty?

    Sunny Blende 06/11/2014
    Sunny Blende 06/11/2014

    Why, exactly, do we as ultramarathoners need to drink so much fluid? What is so magical about being hydrated? If you think about it, the result of the human body running and running and running boils down to one thing – heat production.

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  • Fiber – Friend And Foe To The Ultrarunner

    Sunny Blende 03/05/2014
    Sunny Blende 03/05/2014

    When fiber is mentioned in conversation, there is usually a pause – then everyone has an opinion. We know that fiber is healthy; after all, fiber decreases transit time through…

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  • Metabolic Efficiency: Becoming A “Better-Butter-Burner”

    Sunny Blende 01/06/2014
    Sunny Blende 01/06/2014

    For those of you who are totally lean, terrific fat burners and never have any GI issues, stop reading this article. But for those of you who want to become, in the words of former fitness expert Covert Bailey, a “better-butter-burner,” read on.

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  • Nutrition and Your Mental Edge – Fueling Your Attitude

    Sunny Blende 11/28/2013
    Sunny Blende 11/28/2013

    Food for Thought – Ultrarunning requires some mental stamina and the question, “Can we feed the mind with any special nutrition?” seems intriguing. Certainly lack of food can produce some pretty…

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  • Fueling Rim to Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon

    Sunny Blende 11/28/2013
    Sunny Blende 11/28/2013

    September 27, 2008 was the day that three of my Northern California friends (Ana Braga-Levaggi, Janet Bodle, and Pam Jolliffe) had picked to run Rim to Rim to Rim in…

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  • Read Those Labels

    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013
    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013

    Nutritionists often talk about reading labels, encouraging you to look for healthy ingredients and recognizable foods that are close to their original source, such as whole wheat instead of white…

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  • Nutritional Support for Sport Injuries – Eating your Way to Recovery

    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013
    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013

    You’re an ultrarunner and you have an injury. Bad combination for training, not to mention your sanity. While ice, rest and physical therapy are significant in the treatment of cuts,…

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  • Nutrition for Your Long Training Runs

    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013
    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013

    You want your nutrition to rebuild your immune system while maintaining the adaptation in the muscles that all those miles have produced. You spend considerable time carefully planning “a long…

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  • How Much Sugar Can We Stomach?

    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013
    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013

    The array of food at a typical aid station in today’s ultramarathon races is overwhelming. The choices become almost as hard to negotiate as some of the trails. Besides all…

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  • Fats in the Endurance World

    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013
    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013

    Second only to carbohydrates, fat may be the most misunderstood nutrient in endurance sports. There are those athletes who totally shun it and others, touting its virtues, just as emphatically…

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  • The LAST Article You’ll Ever Need to Read About What to Eat During an Ultramarathon

    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013
    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013

    If you have been reading any newsstand magazines for the past few decades, you have probably watched with amusement the trail of articles on the “Last Diet You Will Ever…

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  • Do UltraRunners *Really* Need Vitamin and Mineral Supplements?

    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013
    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013

    No! Well, maybe. Well, sometimes. This has to be one of the more confusing and ongoing issues for all endurance athletes, ultrarunners in particular. We are bombarded daily with advertisements,…

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  • Demystifying the BONK

    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013
    Sunny Blende 11/24/2013

    By Sunny Blende, M.S., Sports Nutritionist Bonking, hitting-the-wall, crash and burn, total muscle fatigue, whatever the name – as an ultrarunner, this is your worst nightmare. When you are beginning…

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